New Jersey
Trenton painter finds beauty in stillness
“There is danger in trying to describe what you do.” Geoffrey Dorfman could write the book on the act of creativity. A ...
13 years ago
N.J. officials go after $1 million in unpaid tolls
New Jersey officials are making another attempt to crack down on scofflaws who zip through E-ZPass lanes without paying the tolls. ...
13 years ago
Proposed bill would end government role in determining brain death
Doctors would have more say in determining brain death, rather than having to adhere to state regulations requiring a series of outdated ...
13 years ago
N.J. seeks Wall St. investment in bonds
New Jersey is urging Wall Street firms to invest in local government bonds for rebuilding along the Shore. Many coastal towns have ...
13 years ago
Reports of the Boardwalk’s death are greatly exaggerated
Atlantic City’s Boardwalk is right where it should be, right where it has been for decades. But many of those polled in the Northea ...
13 years ago
Trenton-area town may be first in N.J. to outsource 911 service
Lawrence Township could become the first New Jersey town to privatize its 911 police-dispatching services. Outsourci ...
13 years ago
Environmental groups urge N.J. lawmakers to try again on fracking wastewater ban
Environmental groups are urging New Jersey lawmakers to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a bill that would have banned fracki ...
13 years ago
Conrail talking settlement over Paulsboro derailment and chemical spill
Even though it’s been many weeks since a train derailed, spilling chemicals and causing evacuations in Paulsboro, New Jersey, the l ...
13 years ago
At-home caregivers could get tax credit
Legislators propose tax credits up to $675 for at-home caregivers. But GOP lawmakers question how to pay for program to help famili ...
13 years ago
New Jersey Democrats back Obama, gun-control measures
New Jersey’s Democrats have been joining President Obama in calling for gun violence to be considered a health crisis requiring exp ...
13 years ago
N.J. task force to focus on gun control, othe issues related to violence
Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey is taking a comprehensive approach to deal with gun violence. While New Jersey already has som ...
13 years ago
N.J. coalition calls for overturn of ‘Citizens United’ campaign contribution decision
A coalition of citizens groups in New Jersey is urging Congress to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows unlimited political c ...
13 years ago
Student test scores matter when evaluating teachers
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. One of the most contentious issues surrou ...
13 years ago
Global warming documentary Chasing Ice to show at Princeton film festival
Houses swept away by floodwaters; record drought, wildfire and hurricanes; melting ice caps and the hottest summer on record – how can ...
13 years ago
Chris Christie: Congress ‘a little late’ with Sandy aid
Gov. Chris Christie said the Hurricane Sandy aid package Congress approved Tuesday will help expedite rebuilding after the superstorm, bu ...
13 years ago