New Jersey
Chris Christie’s decision on health-benefits exchange probably won’t change insurance choices
After years of debate over whether the state would play an active role operating a health-benefit exchange under the Affordable Care Act, ...
13 years ago
Sandy pushes North Jersey shore renters farther South
Looking for a South Jersey shore rental for this summer? Expect to pay a premium. Superstorm Sandy helped create a tight rental market. ...
13 years ago
Proposal for early voting advances in New Jersey
Early voting could be coming to the Garden State. Up to five weeks before Election Day, New Jersey voters could start showing up a ...
13 years ago
Forget the sex allegations Robert Menendez has a bigger problem now
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. What’s the deal with Bob Menendez? Peopl ...
13 years ago
Lautenberg promises to continue work on gun-control laws
New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator has formally decided not to run for a sixth term. And now, Frank Lautenberg is laying out h ...
13 years ago
After Sandy, not all sand dunes are created equal
When Superstorm Sandy hit Island Beach State Park — one of the last remnants of New Jersey’s barrier island ecosystem — it flat ...
13 years ago
Rep. Rob Andrews will not run for Lautenberg’s seat
A South Jersey Congressman who once challenged retiring senator Frank Lautenberg says he’s happy where he is and will not run for L ...
13 years ago
Construction begins on new Seaside Heights boardwalk
With bagpipe musicians playing “Amazing Grace” and dozens of people watching, the first pile of the new Seaside Heights board ...
13 years ago
Thousands to rally in D.C. to demand action on global warming
Environmentalists plan to stage a major rally in Washington D.C. on Sunday to urge lawmakers to take more action on climate change. Calle ...
13 years ago
Miss America Pageant Returning to Atlantic City
Break out your bathing suits, New Jersey. Miss America is coming home. After a seven year absence, the 92 year old pageant and par ...
13 years ago
Burlington County charter school withdraws application to expand
With only two weeks before the state was to announce its decision in the matter, a Florence Township charter school has decided to pull i ...
13 years ago
No shelter from the storm: Stymied by rules and paperwork, homeowners struggle to recover from Sandy
Confused by construction codes, overwhelmed by the paperwork required to collect insurance payments, and unable to afford a contractor, m ...
13 years ago
Chris Christie and Barbara Buono are polar opposites when it comes to education policies
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. It may only be February, but New Je ...
13 years ago
Princeton University show looks back at the avant-garde
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger Overheard at the Princeton University Art Museum: ...
13 years ago
Miss America Pageant returning to Atlantic City
There she is, Miss America, headed back to Atlantic City. The Miss America pageant, a staple in Atlantic City for decades before i ...
13 years ago