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 Bonnie Post urges New Jersey lawmakers to enact a measure calling for tougher penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

N.J. considers tougher penalties for boaters who flee accident scene

New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would toughen the penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident. The ...

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N.J. lawmakers try consolidating gubernatorial, U.S. Senate elections

A New Jersey Senate committee has voted along party lines in favor of legislation that would move the November general election to the sa ...

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N.J. considers regulation of drone use

A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation that would set standards for using drones in the Garden State. Sen. Nick Sa ...

13 years ago

Visits to Atlantic City down early in 2013

Tourism experts are blaming the effects of Superstorm Sandy for a steep drop in visits to Atlantic City during the first four months of t ...

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N.J. town giving free treats to kids in helmets

A southern New Jersey community is launching a new kind of citation from police. Kids caught wearing helmets when they are riding, ...

13 years ago

 (Cartoon by Rob Tornoe)

Barbara Buono’s kryptonite? Everything

This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. Poor Barbara Buono. The only Democrat in the state w ...

13 years ago

 Atlantic City firefighter and professional sand sculptor Matthew Deibert. (Kim Paynter/for NewsWorks)

Sand sculptures rising in Atlantic City [video]

The 2013 World Championship of Sand Sculpting is taking place in Atlantic City, N.J., from June 13-30, off the boardwalk near Caesar̵ ...

13 years ago

Construction of TCNJ’s $50 million student housing and retail complex delayed

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 This Oct. 30, 2012 aerial photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows flooding on the New Jersey shoreline during a search and rescue mission. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

FEMA releases long-awaited revisions to N.J. flood maps

Some homeowners along the Jersey Shore are finally getting answers from FEMA about their risk for flooding. Over the weekend,&nbsp ...

13 years ago

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N.J. may extend DNA sampling to those convicted of disorderly person’s offenses

New Jersey is considering demanding DNA samples from people convicted of less serious crimes.   Current law requires t ...

13 years ago

 N.J. Sen. Rand Paul is shown here later in the week speaking to the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference in Washington, (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Rand Paul steps into Chris Christie country

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 Cara McCollum is the new Miss New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of John O'Neill, Princeton Alumni Weekly)

Princeton University student crowned Miss New Jersey

A Princeton University student has captured the Miss New Jersey crown and earned a spot in the Miss America pageant when it to Atlantic C ...

13 years ago

 New Jersey Sen. Barbara Buono (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Opinion: Buono — Free-Falling Without a Chute?

This commentary first appeared on NJ Spotlight. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this: Gov. Chris Christie ...

13 years ago

The toll that chemical dumping has taken on Toms River

A nurse at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia is credited with identifying the cancer cluster in Toms River, New Jersey. Author Da ...

13 years ago

 N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, left, gets the endorsement of Essex County Executive Democrat Joe DiVincenzo on June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Barbara Buono campaign downplays Chris Christie’s Democratic endorsements

The Democratic tide continued to turn against Senator Barbara Buono on Wednesday when Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider became the 19th De ...

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