New Jersey
N.J. plans crack down on prostitution at Super Bowl
New Jersey law enforcement officials are discussing ways to crack down on those who force women and children into prostitution leading up ...
13 years ago
NTSB to hold hearing into Paulsboro train derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board is planning a hearing to gather facts about a November train derailment in New Jersey that cause ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to keep drunken drivers off the road
Anyone convicted of drunken driving will be required to install an ignition interlock device in their car, should a proposal advanced Mon ...
13 years ago
N.J. lawmakers approve $32.9 billion budget
It’s now up to Gov. Chris Christie to sign New Jersey’s new $32.9 billion budget. The Assembly voted 52-to-25 to pass it Mond ...
13 years ago
ACLU files suit over N.J. grants to religious schools
One woman who last year voted in favor of allowing New Jersey to borrow money for higher education now is part of a coalition suing the s ...
13 years ago
Which N.J. politicians got all that Birdsall money?
The well-connected engineering firm Birdsall Services Group that pleaded guilty to evading New Jersey’s “Pay to Play” l ...
13 years ago
N.J.’s First Lady helps kick off summer on Seaside Heights’ boardwalk
New Jersey’s first lady Mary Pat Christie helped kick off the summer Friday morning by nailing a symbolic last plank into the Seasi ...
13 years ago
Open-space constitutional amendment could be on November ballot in New Jersey
With strong bipartisan support, the Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would ask voters to divert more than $200 mil ...
13 years ago
New Jersey outsources marketing and sales divisions of its lottery
New Jersey has signed a contract to outsource part of the state lottery operation and collect $120 million from the vendor as part of the ...
13 years ago
With new FEMA flood maps in hand, homeowners seek flood insurance answers
Lisa Stevens now knows that she needs to raise her home in Little Egg Harbor about two feet to comply with FEMA and New Jersey’s elevat ...
13 years ago
N.J. reserves $5 million for long-term planning after Sandy
Nine N.J. counties that were most affected by Hurricane Sandy will now be eligible to recieve between $5,000 and $50,000 in federal grant ...
13 years ago
Goombahs and goodbyes – R.I.P. James Gandolfini
I was shocked to hear the news that James Gandolfini, best known for his role as North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, died Wednesday of an ...
13 years ago
Former Duke Estate offering land to help farmers get into the business
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. In the past 15 years, there has been an explosive interes ...
13 years ago
The New Jersey teachers union is missing a great opportunity
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. It’s been a great week for senatori ...
13 years ago