New Jersey
Rutgers fires Mike Rice over ‘deeply offensive’ behavior
Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players ...
13 years ago
Most Jersey Shore boardwalks will be ready for Memorial Day
Most New Jersey boardwalks damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy will be rebuilt by Memorial Day weekend. An Associated Press s ...
13 years ago
Food Network host Aaron McCargo to open restaurant in Camden
Chef Aaron McCargo owned a restaurant in downtown Camden a decade ago. But he closed his eat ...
13 years ago
Races take shape for New Jersey primaries in June
While the governor’s race tops the ballot, a number of legislative contests throughout the state, more of which target incumbent De ...
13 years ago
Deep concern over Camden schools evident at NJ Spotlight forum
The sense of unease among Camden residents and teachers over the recent announcement of a state takeover of the local school system was a ...
13 years ago
The state’s takeover of Camden’s schools may be necessary, but it’s not enough
Mark M. Murphy is president of Lead N ...
13 years ago
James McGreevey and a place called hope
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. One of my first political cartoons ever publis ...
13 years ago
Tornoe: First McGreevey cartoon
13 years ago
NJ receives $226 million federal grant
New Jersey has received a $226 million supplemental Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) from the US Department of Health and Human Service ...
13 years ago
78 Project follows in the steps of Alan Lomax’s legendary folk recordings
Music has become more digitized than ever, yet two documentary filmmakers seek to recapture the wonder of field recordings on good olR ...
13 years ago
The NJ Spotlight Roundtable: Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey
Camden public schools have found themselves at the center of New Jersey’s debate over how to improve the education offered in the s ...
13 years ago
South Jersey hospital-nurse standoff stuck in legal limbo
A battle involving the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has delayed resolution of a dispute over a September 2010 vote by nurses at ...
13 years ago
Ruiz raises ‘severe concerns’ about administration’s teacher evaluation program
As the Christie administration’s new regulations for teacher evaluation near a critical juncture, the prime author of the landmark ...
13 years ago
AmeriCorps post-Sandy clean up efforts extended through April
Some storm weary New Jersey communities will receive additional help from members of AmeriCorps. The national service organization ...
13 years ago