New Jersey
N.J. high court: Woman with no genetic connection to baby carried by surrogate is not mom
Surrogate birth advocates are disappointed with a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that a woman who arranges for a surrogate to give birth ...
13 years ago
No immediate relief for parents unhappy with Camden public schools
This week’s NJ Spotlight podcast features John Mooney explaining a judge’s decision to deny a request by parents of three Cam ...
13 years ago
Trenton museum features François Guillemin retrospective
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. Some artists never grow up. Thank goodness. With wax ...
13 years ago
Timeline for implementing New Jersey’s teacher tenure reform law
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. Late October in Atlantic City? It m ...
13 years ago
Camden case raises the question: What constitutes a toxic school?
Does a child attending a low-performing New Jersey school district — arguably the state’s lowest-performing district — ...
13 years ago
No Amber Alert issued in disappearance of South Jersey girl found slain; police explain
Two teenage brothers are accused of killing a 12-year-old Gloucester County girl who disappeared Saturday after riding her bicycle away f ...
13 years ago
South Jersey’s 1st Congressional District candidates offer competing views on job creation
Two decades after James Carville bluntly advised presidential candidate Bill Clinton to focus on the economy, the top election issue is s ...
13 years ago
N.J. education advocates to Duncan: State’s waiver plan is a disaster.
This is commentary from Darcie Cimarusti. The debate over No Child Left Behind (NCLB) continues in New Jersey, this time ...
13 years ago
N.J. distributes $19 million for AIDS prevention, treatment
More than $19 million in state grants will go to 54 community organization and health agencies in New Jersey for the prevention and treat ...
13 years ago
Atlantic City jitney drivers help police track down an alleged hit-and-run driver
A Lancaster County man was arrested in Atlantic City on Tuesday morning after an alleged hit-and-run which left an elderly woman injured ...
13 years ago
Cranberry festival highlights Ocean Spray’s economic importance to New Jersey
What could be better suited for Indian summer weather than a free, outdoor festival celebrating a native fruit first harvested by the Len ...
13 years ago
N.J. high court hears case of warrantless tracking of suspect by cellphone
The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering privacy issues in a case where police used cellphone information to track a burglary suspect ...
13 years ago
N.J. considers opening school sports to vo-tech, charter students
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would require school districts to allow children in vocational and charter schools to ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves toward online voter registration
It could become even easier to register to vote in New Jersey. Residents now have to fill out paper voter registration forms they ...
13 years ago
Finally, medical marijuana is on its way to New Jersey
Back in March, John Ray Wilson was sentenced to five-years in prison for growing pot in the backyard of his Somerset home. At his trial, ...
13 years ago