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In honor of NJ PBS’ “Shore Week” — a weeklong celebration of New Jersey’s most iconic destinations under threat from environmental challenges — we’re bringing it to a close tonight with an encore presentation of a documentary we produced called “Paradox: Rising Waters and Mounting Costs.” The Jersey Shore’s sunny beaches and shallow surf have […]
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:11 AM
State task force recommends more addiction services, more education and new advertising requirements
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:10 AM
Three recent votes in Congress tell the story
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/25/2025 12:07 AM
With near drought conditions, state forest fire officials reduced prescribed burns this spring and worried about ‘quite a fire season’ ahead
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By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/25/2025 12:05 AM
One-on-one conversations with Republican and Democratic contenders
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By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/24/2025 6:31 PM
We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. State lawyers work ‘around the clock’ as NJ challenges Trump’s orders Interview: New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin ‘Complete devastation’ for business destroyed in Jones Road Wildfire Police arrested […]
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By NJ Spotlight | Joanna Gagis | 4/24/2025 5:30 PM
Energy bills set to spike on June 1
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Businesses are scrambling for merchandise and raw materials, hoping to avoid shortages
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Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire
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Interview: New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/24/2025 12:11 AM
Multibillion-dollar Gateway Program could generate $450 billion in long-term economic benefits
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/24/2025 12:09 AM
Screen NJ official fears layoffs, other impacts if funding is cut
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/24/2025 12:08 AM
Developer says Gibbstown project has not changed significantly since last extension
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/24/2025 12:06 AM
CEO of SJI says renewable natural gas and hydrogen are key to safe, reliable and affordable energy
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By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 4/23/2025 6:31 PM
We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. Ocean County wildfire forced thousands to evacuate The Jones Road Wildfire intensified on Tuesday night and could be the largest in 20 years. NJ city delays vote on controversial […]
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In Summit, critics say the ordinance would criminalize homelessness
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The contest highlights the demise of the county line
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The Jones Road Wildfire intensified on Tuesday night, could be largest in 20 years
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Interview: Dr. Meg Fisher, pediatric infectious disease specialist
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By NJ Spotlight | Maire Crowe | 4/23/2025 12:09 AM
Pharma companies, private prison operators, tech firms lined up to contribute
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2025 is:
nonchalant \nahn-shuh-LAHNT\ adjective
Someone described as nonchalant is relaxed and calm, either because they do not care about something or because they are not worried about something. Nonchalant can also be used to describe something, such as demeanor or behavior, that expresses such relaxed, calm unconcern.
// The team showed a somewhat nonchalant attitude at the beginning of the season, but they became more serious once the championship was within reach.
"He is largely unaffected by the fame and fortune and all the talk of greatness tends to be greeted with a nonchalant shrug." — The Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland), 19 Mar. 2024
Did you know?
Since nonchalant ultimately comes from words meaning "not" and "be warm," it's no surprise that the word is all about keeping one's cool. Nonchalant’s Old French ancestor is the verb nonchaloir, meaning "to disregard," which combines non-, meaning "not," with chaloir, meaning "to concern." Chaloir in turn traces back to the Latin calēre, meaning "to be warm" (calēre is also the forerunner of the heat-related English word calorie). You might assume that the prefix non- implies the existence of an antonymouschalant, but no such word has developed in English. It’s no big deal though—if you want a word that means the opposite of nonchalant, both concerned and interested can do the job.