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Air quality experts say the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire released enough particulate matter to affect neighbors.

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon, state officials said. 

SEPTA riders no longer need $5 to add a boost to their Key Card travel wallet.The minimum farecard load has been reduced to $1.

Current research indicates that children as young as 2 years old show awareness of racial differences and may express racial prejudice by age 4.

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow veterans and active duty military personnel free access to the state's parks, forests, and beaches. 

Trenton’s Art All Night festival returns this weekend one year after a mass shooting, but it will no longer be open for 24 hours straight.

Odunde is 44 years old but the largest street festival in the nation continues to grow as newcomers discover its vibrant charms.

Rain helped firefighters get the upper hand on a fire that consumed 1,800 acres in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest.

The program most of us refer to as "welfare" began as Aid to Dependent Children during the New Deal, and offered financial assistance to women.

Even Gritty showed up to twirl a colorful flag.

In one study at Monmouth University, researchers are evaluating water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore.

A teenager was rushed to a hospital after he was pulled from an Ocean County lagoon Saturday, authorities say. 

YouTube announced it will be taking steps to remove supremacist content and re-examine its anti-harassment policy following days of backlash.

The Game Commission plans to bring the bear north, to the mountains he would typically call home.

A string of natural disasters has hit the U.S. in recent weeks. While none of these events can be directly attributed to climate change, for many the connection seems clear.