Monmouth Dems to take control of freeholders today

Democrats today take control of the Monmouth County government for the first time since 1986, but their clout over job appointments has been diminished by last-minute rule changes enacted by the departing Republican majority. More

$13 million judgment issued against deceased killer

A Superior Court judge this morning awarded a $13 million judgment to the estate of a Middletown girl whom deceased killer Robert Zarinsky is suspected of murdering in 1968. More

• PHOTO GALLERY: Today's hearing
• A serial killer dies
• Slain girl's family may sue deceased killer

Eagles or Giants? What does Princess the Camel say?

Take heart, Giants fans. Princess the Camel is on your side. The football winner-picking beast, who is 15-3 on the year when it comes to predictions, has chosen the Giants in this Sunday's match-up of the Eastern Division rivals at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. Princess, whose home is Popcorn Park Zoo, makes her choice each week by gobbling up one of the graham crackers held in the hands of John Bergmann, the Popcorn Park Refuge general manager. On each of his hands is the name of a team. The name on the hand holding the cracker that Princess eats is declared her pick. This week, she picked the defending Super Bowl champions. "This is Princess's third year of picking teams. She's always had an edge, but this year is unbelievable," Bergmann said. "No human can predict, no computer can calculate winners with such accuracy." OK, Princess, we'll take your human pal at his word. But Eagles fans may yet have the last laugh. In both Philadelphia-New York games earlier this year, Princess picked the Giants. In Week 14, she was wrong. The Eagles beat the Giants 20-14, proving that even a prognosticating camel with a record Las Vegas oddsmakers would admire can be as wrong as rain in the desert. More