New Jersey
N.J. mulls prosecuting dogfighting as racketeering
New Jersey lawmakers are acting to get tougher on dogfighting. Animal fighting in general is already prohibited in New Jersey, but ...
13 years ago
New Jersey’s new teacher evaluation system benefits students
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. New Jersey’s ...
13 years ago
Gloucester County reaches agreement to send its inmates to other counties
In a bid to cut costs, Gloucester County says it will close its jail and pay neighboring counties to house its inmates. The Glouce ...
13 years ago
Princeton exhibit showcases 1913: The Year of Modernism
One hundred years ago, the U.S. Post Office sent its first parcel post, Kafka stopped working on “Amerika,” Jim Thorpe relinq ...
13 years ago
Hearing set on proposal to change N.J. rules on unemployment benefits
A hearing in New Jersey on Friday will consider whether Garden State residents on unemployment should be required to participate in certa ...
13 years ago
N.J. to spend $25 million in federal aid on tourism marketing
Some of the Sandy recovery money New Jersey is receiving from the federal government will help finance a tourism marketing campaign. ...
13 years ago
Public meetings begin on New Jersey’s new teacher evaluation rules
The New Jersey Department of Education will hold a public presentation this afternoon to explain new changes to the teacher evaluation sy ...
13 years ago
Project to fix the missing link in N.J.’s I-295 begins
Monday, New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno described how a new viaduct will soon replace “a weird factoid of New Jersey” i ...
13 years ago
2 N.J. troopers lose jobs over high-speed escort to Atlantic City
After escorting a caravan of sports cars on the Garden State Parkway last year, two New Jersey state troopers have agreed to give up thei ...
13 years ago
St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off season of hope in Seaside Heights
With bright blue skies overhead, and a sea of green-clad revelers lining the Boulevard, Seaside Heights hosted the 29th annual Ocean Coun ...
13 years ago
Web tool helps direct donations to rebuild after Sandy
Communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are still looking for ways to get donations into the hands of those in need. It’s a ...
13 years ago
Hell’s Kitchen returns for its 11th season: New Jersey chef among contestants
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. ...
13 years ago
Sandy hit low-income households, renters especially hard
The iconic images of damage from Superstorm Sandy mostly have been gutted Shore homes, including many posh vacation houses. Applic ...
13 years ago
Medicaid expansion presents policy challenges in New Jersey
In order to meet the state’s target of enrolling more than 100,000 new residents in an expansion of Medicaid, state officials, priv ...
13 years ago
Just in case, N.J. considers compiling database of gas stations, supplies
Many New Jersey residents had a tough time finding a place to gas up their cars after Superstorm Sandy. State lawmakers are working to tr ...
13 years ago