Democratic leaders strike a double-deal to gradually hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour. First, by law. If Christie vetoes it, then by constitutional amendment. Christie calls it a job killer.

Hoboken residents weigh in on three competing proposals to prevent storm surges from flooding the streets. But they all involve building a wall. And the very idea seems dead on arrival.

And how to extract life from a block of ice? Fire up the chain saw and behold! What was cold is now hot stuff.