EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Chris Christie was in friendly territory - a Republican town in a swing district - promoting the ticket in one of the state's most competitive legislative races. But in this election season, his appearance in Egg Harbor Township trolling for votes was a sight that has not been repeated often.

Tony Scimeca took his son Gavin's hands and clapped them together, pointing toward the teenage goalie who had just scooped up the ball. "We have to cheer for Sean," Tony Scimeca told his son during a soccer game earlier this fall. "We say, 'Yay,' Gavin. Sean made a save for us!" Sean McCann's saves first benefit the Park Ridge High School boys' soccer team, which plays today at Becton High in a first-round playoff game. But McCann's success means more to Gavin than anyone else - his teammates, his coaches and the parents in the stands. Each save McCann makes comes a step closer to saving Gavin's life.

Consider it a warning sign when your life choices put you in the company of Britney Spears, Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman . Less than three months after tying the knot in a lavish $10 million televised wedding, Kim Kardashian has already filed for divorce from Kris Humphries. But their whiplash romance won't set any records. -- other than for the most elaborate publicity stunt, that is. Rodman filed for an annulment nine days after wedding Electra in a Las Vegas ceremony, although those two crazy kids managed to make it work for another six months before officially splitting. Spears was married to childhood friend Jason Alexander for 55 hours before filing for an annulment.

Tens of thousands of residents are without telephone service and are likely to remain that way until JCP&L restores power. Internet and cable TV service is also linked to the availability of electric power in many areas.

By the time Margaret Campbell-Harris and her family checked into the Residence Inn in West Orange, the hotel was completely booked and the front desk phones rang constantly. "This is the first place we called after we lost power on Saturday around noon," she said, "and we were very, very lucky to get a room." Campbell-Harris, of Upper Montclair, is staying at the hotel with her husband, her son and her dog, Archie, until Friday. She's not very confident that her electric company, Public Service Enterprise Group, will have the power back on by the end of the week.

TRENTON - A Mercer County program that provides financial assistance for home heating and energy saving modifications begins today.

Sports: World Series
National: Judge allows DNA testing
Business: A woman in charge of a mans world
Local: Bicyclist accident in Clinton
International: German Satellite

ARLINGTON, Texas - They bookended the night standing together - face to face, man to man, manager to starter - both aware of the stakes, both aware of their desperation heading into Game 4 of the World Series.

HOUSTON (AP) - Just weeks away from execution, a Texas death row inmate is asking the courts to force prosecutors to turn over knives and clothing that were never tested for DNA, claiming that the evidence could show he didn't kill his girlfriend and her sons nearly two decades ago.

Marjorie Perry is the woman in charge of what may be considered a man's world. Perry is president and CEO of MZM Construction & Management. The Newark-based business provides construction, architecture, engineering, and waste disposal services for a variety of companies, nonprofits and government agencies.

The Jets had arguably their best win of the season, a 27-21 comeback victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Bicyclist Frank M. Stellmah Jr., 53, with addresses in Flemington and Lebanon, was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and failure to stop for a police officer on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Parents of students at a suburban Chicago high school are concerned about the possible health risks presented by a new policy penalizing students for taking more than three trips to the bathroom per semester.

It's National Teen Driver Safety Week this week. Considering that auto crashes are the number-one cause of death for teenagers, it's a good time to think about your (and your friends') driving habits.

A Florida school board's dress code did not violate students' rights by barring them from wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "Islam is of the Devil" on school grounds, a federal judge ruled Sept. 30, labeling the shirts a "disruption."

The findings of a new study add evidence to the latter theory: IQ seems to be a gauge of acquired knowledge that progresses in fits and starts.

All those hours you spend on Facebook may be adding grey matter, signifying greater density, to the part of your brain linked to social skills. Or, perhaps, people with larger areas of the brain for social skills may just have higher than average Facebook friend counts

National: Schools closed as exotic animals prowl Ohio
Science: American Cancer Society, scientists to release new guidlines for cervical cancer screen
Local: Motorcycle riders injured in Clinton Twp. flown by helicopter to hospital
International: Hamas Frees Israeli Soldier as Prisoner Swap Begins
Sports: San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions

Ravi Jain started his business researching carbon capture technology for coal plants in his garage, but now the Department of Energy thinks his work is worth $2.5 million in funding, taking his fledgling company InnoSepra from the level of small prototypes to larger-scale testing at an actual power plant.

There's more news on cancer screening tests - this time for women. Scientists advising the government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and it's only needed once every three years. But they say there is not enough evidence yet to back testing for HPV - the virus that causes the disease.