New Jersey
Hurricane Sandy’s toll on school funding may be a new disaster on the horizon
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. Last week I suggested that Hurricane Sand ...
13 years ago
N.J. Senate sets vote on raising minimum wage
The New Jersey Senate intends to vote Thursday on a bill to boost the minimum wage. Passed by the Assembly in May, the measure wou ...
13 years ago
N.J. seeks $36.8 billion from U.S. to cover Sandy costs
Superstorm Sandy’s costs to New Jersey are adding up to even more than previously estimated. Gov. Chris Christie says the st ...
13 years ago
Governor Chris Christie: Damage estimates from Sandy top $36 billion
Gov. Chris Christie says Superstorm Sandy caused $36.8 billion in damage in New Jersey. Christie is requesting that amount, which ...
13 years ago
Cherry Hill approves outdoor smoking ban for its city parks
Smokers in Cherry Hill will have less room to enjoy a puff in the near future. Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance which p ...
13 years ago
N.J. charters outperforming traditional public schools, study finds
The first in-depth examination of charter schools in New Jersey finds they outperform their public school counterparts. ...
13 years ago
New Jerseyans tell pollster homes should be rebuilt with tougher codes
A new poll finds New Jersey residents want tougher rules for rebuilding at the shore. About 70 percent of New Jersey voters survey ...
13 years ago
Facing reduced tax revenues, Shore towns ask N.J. for help with basic services
Some Jersey Shore towns struggling to clean up the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy are faced with another problem: how to deal with a lo ...
13 years ago
Which would you rather have – the view or the house?
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. It’s amazing how every time tragedy strikes, p ...
13 years ago
As rebuilding begins, N.J. panel hears from towns ravaged by Sandy
New Jersey’s Senate Budget Committee held a hearing in Toms River to examine the process of rebuilding communities that were hard h ...
13 years ago
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie files for re-election
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed papers to seek re-election next year, while enjoying a popularity surge due to his hands-on resp ...
13 years ago
A.C. Airport has built it…hoping international travelers will come
Atlantic City Airport is expanding with hopes to make the “international” in its name a reality. Until now, Atlantic C ...
13 years ago
Teacher seniority still a four-letter word to Chris Christie’s administration – ‘LIFO’
For all its celebration of New Jersey’s new teacher tenure law, Gov. ...
13 years ago
Online home videos show Camden’s happier times
Home videos about Camden, N.J., now being posted online show a very different kind of city. Instead of depicting poverty and violence, th ...
13 years ago
New Jersey mulling paying your debt with service, not money
Some New Jersey towns say they have had trouble collecting fines for minor crimes. An Assembly committee has advanced legislat ...
13 years ago