] ASBURY PARK -- The city's beachfront developer has begun
] demolishing the 15-year-old unfinished high-rise between
] Third and Fourth avenues and yesterday received a
] demolition permit to take down the Palace Amusements
] building at the city's southeast corner.

Bye Tillie..... :(

Demolition imminent at 2 city landmarks

] West Warwick, R.I. -- Not a cemetery, and not exactly a
] memorial, The Station nightclub site has become a mecca
] since 100 concertgoers died there a year ago today,
] trapped inside by a quick-moving fire that injured some
] 200 others. A circle of eclectic crosses loosely marks
] the footprint of the now infamous club, which burned to
] the ground when pyrotechnics set off by the band Great
] White ignited soundproofing foam on the ceiling.

Seriously. Clean up the site already.

It's been a year since the Station fire already???

Book recommendation for Rattle.
Nick, I just picked it up. I suggest you get your hands on a copy too.
-Jess

The Sea's Bitter Harvest: Thirteen Deadly Days on the North Atlantic

Groton — The captain of a submarine under construction at Electric Boat was relieved of command over the weekend when the admiral at the Naval Submarine Base lost confidence in his ability to command.

Another Sub Captain Relieved Of His Command

] BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Frigid temperatures in New
] England -- expected to dip to 20 degrees below zero on
] Friday -- have brought life to a standstill, and
] residents are being urged to conserve energy.
]
] In Vermont, Gov. James Douglas appeared live on the
] state's largest television network Thursday to ask New
] England residents to save energy and help prevent rolling
] blackouts, which may be needed in an extreme
] circumstance.

That's just what I need.... a freakin' blackout.
It's not even funny how cold it is up here.
The pipes are frozen in my office building, and the coffee bar downstairs is closed because of it. So it's COLD, and there's NO COFFEE. Bring on the BLACKOUT.

Northeast power grid strained by cold

] Here's a question you haven't been asked since the Carter
] administration: do you know how to do The Hustle?
]
] If you do still know, here's the chance to put that
] long-dormant disco knowledge to new use: queue up in
] downtown New London on Wednesday as a gaggle of
] enthusiasts try to set the world's record for the longest
] hustle line.

Just in case you needed another reason to stay away from downtown New London....

‘Hustle'-ing Into The Record Book

This is a really sweet story. John really was a great man, and he will be (and is) missed..

Mulheren was generous to friends and to strangers

] Groton - Electric Boat won a $222 million contract
] Thursday to convert the first of four Trident submarines
] to fire conventional missiles, a contract that could
] eventually employ almost 1,000 people at shipyards in
] Virginia and Washington.

woot!

EB Awarded Conversion Deal Worth $222 Million

] The Connecticut Yankee nuclear power station shipped its
] largest and most vital piece of equipment down the
] Connecticut River and out to sea Thursday, clearing a
] major hurdle in the decommissioning of the state's first
] nuclear power plant.

A Journey Into Nuclear History

] BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) -- Hungary moved on Thursday
] to stop users of new camera mobile phones from taking and
] sending snapshots of people without their permission.

Taking phone pics without permission illegal in Hungary