A Brazilian wax, that is. The state on Friday decided to reverse course on the proposal after angry salon owners complained about losing business ahead of swimsuit season. One spa owner: "In New Jersey especially, where the government has been picking our pockets for so long, it was like, 'Just stay out of our pants, will you?'" Update to an earlier story picked by suebe 8 months ago

...has haunted New Jersey and the surrounding areas for the past 260 years. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

More than 1,100 pieces of Bruce Springsteen memorabilia have been returned to the Asbury Park Public Library in New Jersey after library officials filed a police complaint against the men who had taken out the items. picked by suebe 12 months ago

David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Two New Jersey rivers that a pod of bottlenose dolphins have called home since the summer are freezing, increasing concerns that the mammals might not be able to survive much longer. Update to this post picked by suebe 10 months ago

Welcome to the Jersey Shore! Have a great time, but please don't dig too deeply in the sand in Surf City (you could get blown up), feed the seagulls in Ocean City (you could catch a disease), or draw dirty pictures in the sand in Belmar (it's rude). picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Scott's newest novel, Infected comes out April 1st. It is a science-fiction/horror blend. You can download it for free for the next few days. It is in pdf format. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

I used to live in Jackson, N.J. I do not know these morons. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

First Jersey boy to rock the Bowl!!!!!!!!!! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A dozen turkeys are spotted all over New Jersey, including, seemingly, waiting for an outbound train. picked by Skid 3 years ago

Try as I might, I just couldn't come up with a better headline than the one they already made. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

A woman stabbed her de facto husband to death after he stopped her playing her favourite Bruce Springsteen CD.
Karen Lee Cooper told arresting police: "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo - can you believe that? Can you believe that?" picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Billboard reports that 'Magic' will be released on 2 October; the album is described by Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, as a "high energy rock CD".
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Wayne Buckle, 28, was allegedly whipped by belts and then stabbed with a steak knife after "coming on" to one of the angry women. Police say that similar attacks have been attributed to this gang around the same time every month. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Set adrift in 1969 by a New Jersey fireman, this simple message didn't show up for 39 years when it was found in Mississippi. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Feeling that Julien didn't have the team ready to make a Cup run with the playoffs scheduled to start next week, Lamoriello fired him on Monday and took over behind the bench for the second straight year. picked by punthe 3 years ago

What do you do with a decaying finger with a french manicure when you determine it isn't really a finger (but you don't know what it is) - ya throw it away and fuggedaboutit! picked by BrownTrout 4 months ago

Experts searching a hidden cellar at the former Haut de la Garenne children's home on Jersey have discovered children's milk teeth, police revealed today. picked by davethefish 2 years ago

"JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A father who raped his teenage daughter over several years and ordered her to throw two newborns he had fathered with her down an air shaft was sentenced to 35 years in prison."

And folks still wonder why W1K uses New Jersey as a euphamism for Hell. picked by bevissimo 3 years ago

The unidentified falling object was first seen at about 8:40 p.m. by people on Normandy Beach in Ocean County, and was also spotted as far away as Fire Island and South Carolina, officials said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago