Friday, May 11, 2012
A state legislative committee approved a bill this week that would bar the practice.
Can an employer force you to reveal your Facebook or other social media password as a condition for getting hired or keeping your job? That issue began to get some attention in March after a statistician in New York reported that during an interview with a potential employer, the woman interviewing him had searched for his Facebook and, upon discovering that it was private, asked him for the password. The statistician, Justin Bassett refused and left the interview, according to the Associated Press. But the story brought to light other instances where employers have sought similar access to social media accounts, and have led several states to consider legislation to ban the practice. California's assembly voted Thursday to approve such …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Werner Franz and Werner Doehner are the last two living survivors.
Though separated by thousands of miles, history has connected Werner Franz and Werner Doehner. Both men, now in their eighties, are the last living survivors of the Hindenburg, the airship that crashed at New Jersey's Lakehurst Naval Air Station 75 years ago on May 6, 1937. At the time, Franz was a 14-year-old cabin boy serving the wealthy passengers as the great airship, the pride of Germany, made its first Atlantic crossing of the 1937 season. Doehner was eight years old and was travelling with his parents, Hermann and Matilde, and his siblings, 10-year-old Walter and 16-year-old Irene. The Doehner boys were the youngest of the 36 passengers on board during that flight. Today, Doehner lives a quiet life as a retiree in Colorado. He …
Livingston Patch has a new editor! Let's find out a little about him.
Hello Livingston. I'm Scott Egelberg, the new Local Editor for the Livingston Patch. I just wanted to take a minute and introduce myself. Some of you who read other Patches may recognize me as the former Interim Editor for the South Orange Patch. I filled in there for the seven months (October 2011-April 2012). I've covered everything from government meetings to town fairs and anything else in between. So I'm excited to see what Livingston has to offer. A little about me; I'm a lifelong New Jersey resident. I grew up in Randolph and I’ve lived in South Orange now for close to a decade. I graduated from Seton Hall University with a degree in communications. I was mainly known as a big radio guy there as I was the music director and a…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Amy Chiarello Barnett writes about one of the top 10 greatest nights of her life
I have always loved the music of “The Boss” although I cannot take credit for being one of “those” fans. The die hards who know every album, can argue song lyrics and set lists and tour dates and such. But I am a born and bred Jersey girl, and when our most famous native plays his premier gig in the largest city in the state, (not to mention in our own Essex County backyard)...well, attention must be paid. On Wednesday night, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played for the first time at the Prudential Center in Newark. And I was there. My invitation to last night’s show came via my well-connected friend Kathy. Her late night text message asking “What are you doing tomorrow night?” set into motion one of the Top Ten All Time Greatest …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Surrounded by soap opera stars, a Patch editor confesses to being starstruck in her hometown.
I admit it. I've always been a closet soap opera nut. Whether it was Luke and Laura, Cliff and Nina, or Tad and Dixie, I knew and loved them all. It started when I was little and my mother and I would enjoy As The World Turns together. We watched as stars like Meg Ryan, Marisa Tomei, and Julianne Moore got their starts. Later we bonded over the trials and tributions of Reva Shayne on Guiding Light. That led to a love affair with All My Children that began in college and lasted—off and on—until last year, when the show was axed. So imagine my surprise when I moved to Montclair in the summer of 2009 and, lo and behold, who do I see at Jackie's Grillette on Valley Road? The amazingly talented Kim Zimmer, who played Shayne and later appeared …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Break out the pie, the American Pie, that is. Its been nearly a decade since we last heard from the crew that made amorous behavior toward pastries so popular. Now they are back for the reunion.
The kids are back, rediscovering their youth, now in their thirties in "American Reunion." This is the fourth installment of the "American Pie" franchise, featuring pastry lover Jim (Jason Biggs), nice guy Oz (Chris Klein), and party animal Stifler (Seann William Scott). Each character is dealing with some sort of midlife crisis and relationship problem that builds up to an actually funny comedic payoff in the end. The supporting cast of secondary characters helps this film bring humor to sexless marriages, rehashed high school flings and dead-end careers … or, as I like to say, comic gold. This may be the best film in the series since the original, which came out back in 1999. Serving as a reminder of lost youth, many of these …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
An editor's personal journey through autism.
This story is not mine to own. It could belong to you. It could belong to your sister, your friend, your neighbor, the waitress at Jersey Boys, the bank president, the school principal, the police officer directing traffic. In New Jersey, the story belongs to all of us. The findings of a federal study released last week show that one in 49 children, and one in 29 boys, are diagnosed with autism in New Jersey. Nationally, one in 88 children are diagnosed annually. Autism is a disease that gives itself freely and without prejudice. There is no way to protect your child from it; no diet or vaccine that will prevent it. It is, as experts will tell you, pervasive. Autism has been an unwanted guest in my house for 11 years. It has attached …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
This reader says film adaptation was true to the book.
It's not every week I'd let two of my kids stay up til 3 a.m. to go to a midnight movie on a school night - but the fact we were at Caldwell Cinema Thursday late instead of sleeping, is a testament to how much we love Suzanne Collins' series, "The Hunger Games." And, if the packed theater was any indication, the rest of America does too. The movie was filled with fans - some who'd read all three books in the series, some who had only gotten through the first one. There was also one teenaged girl, was hurriedly finishing the pages of the first book, minutes before the lights went out. For book fans, the movie didn't disappoint. The depiction of Panem was just as bleak as described in Collins' trilogy. Prim and Rue were sweet and innocent, …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Wednesday, March 21
Let the Tebowmania begin! The highly-praised but heavily-scrutinized quarterback will be suiting up in green and white next season after being traded Wednesday to the New York Jets for two draft picks. The announcement Tuesday that former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had officially signed with the Denver Broncos not only made the Broncos an immediate playoff contender, it also meant media darling Tim Tebow was out of a starting job. No longer the starter, rumors began to fly Tuesday night that Tebow would be traded, with the Jets considered a possible destination. On Wednesday, FOXSports' Jay Glazer broke the news on Twitter that Tebow had in fact been traded to the New York Jets for a fourth-round pick in this year's …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Survey praises state's laws on open records, campaign finance disclosures, public integrity.
A new study ranks New Jersey tops in the nation for its procedures for uncovering corruption. In a report released Monday, the Center for Public Integrity rated all 50 states in terms of their laws for public records access, requiring reports of campaign donations, accountability of all three branches of government, state budget transparency, civil service procedures, purchasing procedures, lobbyist disclosure, audits, pension fund management, ethics bodies, insurance regulation and redistricting. "Keep in mind we're not measuring cases of corruption, but the systems in place to prevent it, and encourage openness and transparency in government," said Gordon Witkin, CPI's managing editor. The report is likely a surprise for state residents…
HobokenOwl
11:45 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
No kidding, B@b. My point was your "Professional" online persona is your linkedin account. Your fun online persona is fb. more ›