New Jersey
Gas prices dip again in New Jersey
It’s costing a little less to fuel up in New Jersey. Gas prices in the Garden State are down for the ninth week in a row. Th ...
13 years ago
Food costs, healthier diet spark growing interest in N.J. community gardens
Inspired by the locavore movement, the White House kitchen garden and the increasing cost of food in an unsteady economy, more and more p ...
13 years ago
N.J. considers tax credit for motorists paying more than $1,000 in E-ZPass tolls
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would give drivers a tax credit for tolls paid using E-ZPass. The legislation ...
13 years ago
Rutgers won’t go down quietly as boards reject severing Camden campus
After months of relative silence, the Rutgers University Boards of Governors and Trustees have finally taken a joint position on the prop ...
13 years ago
Despite law, N.J. town says there is still delay in cleaning up contaminated sites
The final stage of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) took effect on May 7. Though the legislation is meant to speed t ...
13 years ago
Looking between the N.J. report card lines
When is a School Report Card not just a School Report Card? When it’s a political instrument. This is commentary f ...
13 years ago
Audrey Flack headlines at Rutgers Feminist Fete
She looks like a rock star, with tight jeans, spiky blond hair, gold sneakers and chains around her neck. From these hang a medal she won ...
13 years ago
Costs of reorganizing Rutgers campuses ‘huge,’ university trustee says
As officials of Rutgers University met Wednesday to talk about the proposal to realign the state’s higher education system, one tru ...
13 years ago
More talks on Rutgers-Camden merger proposal
The governing boards of Rutgers University met Wednesday afternoon to further discuss the proposed merger Rutgers-Camden with Rowan Unive ...
13 years ago
Princeton Battlefield’s designation as endangered site may renew development fight
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2012 list of endangered sites around the country. The 11 sites include ston ...
13 years ago
Donald Payne, Jr., son of late Congressman, wins 10th district seat
History repeats itself in the 10th Congressional District. Newark Council President and Essex County Freeholder Donald Payne, Jr. beat ou ...
13 years ago
Pascrell wins bruising battle for N.J.’s revamped 9th district
Bll Pascrell pumped his fist before the enthusiastic crowd at his victory party in downtown Paterson. With his shirt sleeves rolled up he ...
13 years ago
N.J. translator’s work ensures Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient is never forgotten
Jan Karski came to the United States in 1943 with tales of horrific acts committed in Poland by the Nazis. At the time, no one believed h ...
13 years ago
Drivers who continue to use their cell phones for texting or talking while driving may soon face stiffer penalties. This week, a N ...
13 years ago
N.J. weighs mandatory 25-year sentence for repeat molesters of young kids
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would mandate a prison sentence of 25 years to life for repeat offenders who sexual ...
13 years ago