New Jersey
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
Few lines predicted at New Jersey primary polling sites
The New Jersey primary has arrived, but don’t expect New Jersey voters to flock to the polls. NJ Spotlight writer Colleen O’D ...
13 years ago
N.J. Senate panel backs tougher penalty for texting
A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a measure that would increase the penalties for texting or talking on a cell phone while drivi ...
13 years ago
Photos: All shapes, sizes and colors featured at Burlington Bike Night
Morotcycles of different makes and models, shapes and colors rolled into Burlington Saturday night for one of South Jersey’s bigges ...
13 years ago
N.J. authorities look out for pets in transit
It’s the time of year when you hear about the dangers of leaving pets in unattended vehicles on hot days. Now New Jersey authoritie ...
13 years ago
Shared sacrifice, New Jersey style
We hear the term “shared sacrifice” thrown out a lot these days by politicians and pundits. While it seems to denote everyone ...
13 years ago
In Princeton, actions speak louder than words when demonstrating dangers of drunk driving
Students were silent as Gary Snyder, principal of Princeton High School, read student Catherine Huber’s “obituary.” ...
13 years ago
Christie, Senate Dems continue stalemate over N.J. high court
Gov. Chris Christie is still trying to fill two vacancies on the New Jersey Supreme Court after the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected h ...
13 years ago
Filling the ‘gourmet hole’ in South Jersey
Keg & Kitchen, recently reinvented by owner Kevin Meeker from the vino-centric Cork to the hop-happy craft-food restaurant, is a tast ...
13 years ago
Rejection of N.J. court pick seen as sharp signal to Christie
Governor Chris Christie is accusing Democrats in the New Jersey Senate of playing partisan politics by rejecting Supreme Court nominee Br ...
13 years ago
N.J. Senate committee rejects Christie nominee for top court
By a vote of 7 to 6, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday rejected Gov. Chris Christie’s New Jersey Supreme Court nominee Bruce ...
13 years ago
Rutgers restructuring: Behind closed doors
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex) are working to introduce legislation next ...
13 years ago
Senate panel holds hearing on Christie pick for N.J. Supreme Court
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on Gov. Chris Christie’s nomination of Bruce Harris to the ...
13 years ago
The questions we should ask when it comes to class size in N.J. schools
Mitt Romney visited a charter school in West Philadelphia last Thursday and, either brazenly or cluelessly, addressed that third rai ...
13 years ago
N.J. artist Willie Cole sees something in ordinary objects others might discard
Willie Cole’s artistic training began in the 1960s: with his dollar-a-week allowance, the Newark native visited S. Klein’s De ...
13 years ago