New Jersey
Photos: A special kind of Mother’s Day at Camden’s Ronald McDonald House
Members of the Lauren Rose Albert Foundation took part of their weekend to provide a special ...
13 years ago
For foster kids’ safety, Camden lawmaker wants N.J. to change home-schooling rules
A measure intended to ensure the safety of children in foster care will have a hearing Monday before a New Jersey Assembly committee. ...
13 years ago
Interactive map: Waste and recycling in New Jersey
NJ Spotlight has found New Jerseyans are recycling less of their waste than they did in the mid-1990s, according to data from the state D ...
13 years ago
Roadside BBQ: South Jersey’s secret gastronomic weapon
When it comes to most things, food or otherwise, people are likely to say that North Jersey has it better than South Jersey: more ethnic ...
13 years ago
N.J. cracks down on gun trafficking in cities
Authorities in New Jersey are aggressively targeting gun violence in urban areas. In a new initiative, the State Police Intelligen ...
13 years ago
N.J. lawmakers consider banning unsolicited text messages
Tired of advertising being sent to your phone? The New Jersey Legislature is talking about banning unsolicited text message ads. A ...
13 years ago
The decision to divert environmental funding to fill a hole in New Jersey’s budget
In the fiscal year 2013 budget, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has suggested diverting millions of dollars in environmental f ...
13 years ago
Old Man Willow: As told by Princeton resident Frank Magalhaes
Joyce Kilmer may never have seen a poem lovely as a tree, but Frank Magalhaes proclaims “I Am a Tree” in a series of photogra ...
13 years ago
A calculated move? Christie turns up heat on NJEA
To those who follow NJ’s education politics — particularly the fraught relationship between Gov. Chris Christie and NJEA, NJ̵ ...
13 years ago
Crackdown sought on union leave for N.J. public workers
A watchdog agency says New Jersey taxpayers are spending millions of dollars to give paid leave to public employees when they’re ou ...
13 years ago
Measure on health-care costs meets some resistance in N.J.
Some provisions of a measure intended to clarify for New Jersey residents whether medical care is covered in their insurance network plan ...
13 years ago
Camden County prepares to launch bike-sharing program
The lack of a car may not be such a big deal soon for some New Jersey residents. This spring, Camden County is launching a countywide bi ...
13 years ago
Christie plans to siphon off hundreds of millions earmarked for environment
Gov. Chris Christie does not like raising taxes, but diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from environmental programs is apparently ...
13 years ago
N.J. high court hears challenge to law requiring decals on young drivers’ license plates
New Jersey’s Supreme Court heard legal arguments on a challenge to the law requiring young drivers to display red decals on their c ...
13 years ago
What makes a town so likable? Residents weigh in on the appeal of Princeton
Princetonians were happy and proud that Smithsonia ...
13 years ago