New Jersey
NJ receives $226 million federal grant
New Jersey has received a $226 million supplemental Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) from the US Department of Health and Human Service ...
13 years ago
78 Project follows in the steps of Alan Lomax’s legendary folk recordings
Music has become more digitized than ever, yet two documentary filmmakers seek to recapture the wonder of field recordings on good olR ...
13 years ago
The NJ Spotlight Roundtable: Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey
Camden public schools have found themselves at the center of New Jersey’s debate over how to improve the education offered in the s ...
13 years ago
South Jersey hospital-nurse standoff stuck in legal limbo
A battle involving the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has delayed resolution of a dispute over a September 2010 vote by nurses at ...
13 years ago
Ruiz raises ‘severe concerns’ about administration’s teacher evaluation program
As the Christie administration’s new regulations for teacher evaluation near a critical juncture, the prime author of the landmark ...
13 years ago
AmeriCorps post-Sandy clean up efforts extended through April
Some storm weary New Jersey communities will receive additional help from members of AmeriCorps. The national service organization ...
13 years ago
Five creative ways to welcome spring in Princeton
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. What season is this? The calendar says spring but the wee ...
13 years ago
Now in banktruptcy, Revel to bring back smoking
The latest addition to Atlantic City’s skyline is continuing forward with a pre-packaged bankruptcy. As the Revel casino fin ...
13 years ago
Christie, Cerf & Co. take the reins of Camden public schools
It’s called an “intervention” instead of a “takeover,” and there was lots of talk yesterday about partnersh ...
13 years ago
Christie doesn’t trust Camden to pick new superintendent
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. Why did the State take over Camden’ ...
13 years ago
Homeowners who have Sandy losses need to be careful with their taxes
Some shore residents who normally would be filing their taxes by April 15 could be filing for an extension so they can total and write of ...
13 years ago
Why some ocean front homeowners are wary of dune projects
The sand dune that ruined Harvey and Phyllis Karan’s view of the ocean allowed their beachfront home to see another day when Supers ...
13 years ago
Patients need Christie to be a ‘compassionate conservative’ on medical marijuana
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. Despite being legal, medical marijuana patient ...
13 years ago
Budget review process begins in New Jersey
New Jersey lawmakers are continuing to examine Gov. Chris Christie’s $32.9 billion budget plan. They’ll be holding a series o ...
13 years ago
Camden begins training for transition to regional police force
About 100 trainees will begin learning how to protect one of the nation’s most dangerous places. The new Camden County regional pol ...
13 years ago