An incident re-enacting slavery in a Toms River school has gotten the attention of some local leaders. (more…)

BERLIN (AP) — Some marriage proposals go viral. This one went aerial. A German man literally spelled out his intentions to marry his girlfriend by planting a field of corn so the gaps between the stalks spelled out, “Do you want to marry me?” Last May, Steffen Schwarz asked his girlfriend to fly a drone over the field so she could see the message — and she said yes. That’s where things get interesting. The image also ended up on Google Maps — something Schwarz found out when an aunt who lives in Canada pointed that out. Meanwhile the high-flying romance continues; the couple plans to marry in June.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Betting on the NFL playoffs in the run-up to the Super Bowl, along with soaring internet gambling revenue and a solid month at Atlantic City’s casinos led to an increase in New Jersey’s gambling revenue of nearly 31% in January. (more…)