New Jersey
Living the life of a ‘locavore’ in South Jersey
Locavores are usually defined as those who consume only food produced within a 100-mile radius of where they live. Many who consider them ...
13 years ago
Christie aims to expand employment opportunities for workers with disabilities
Gov. Chris Christie is taking action to expand job opportunities for New Jersey residents with developmental disabilities. New Jer ...
13 years ago
Criminal-background checks help Camden Diocese officials safeguard kids
During National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, many Catholics are keeping an eye on details of the clergy sex abuse trial unfoldi ...
13 years ago
Federal housing plan aims to help those struggling with ‘underwater’ loans
South Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews says the Federal Housing Finance Agency is implementing pieces of a bipartisan plan he helped propos ...
13 years ago
Two unbiased views — still don’t like the Rutgers-Rowan merger
Continuing its coverage of the plan to merge Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University, NewsWorks pulled together a discussion with ...
13 years ago
The Quinoa Quandary of Princeton
Ten years ago, few of us had heard of quinoa, let alone knew how to pronounce it (KEEN-wah). Now it’s to ...
13 years ago
April school election in N.J. becoming a thing of the past
April used to be the cruelest month for New Jersey school boards as they struggled to convince voters to pass their annual budgets. Not t ...
13 years ago
As hearings continue on N.J. budget plan, Christie says he looks for negotiation
Gov. Chris Christie is hoping to avoid a major budget battle with the Democrats who control New Jersey’s Legislature. State ...
13 years ago
Christie aims to end homelessness in N.J. by 2022
Gov. Chris Christie has put a timetable on ending homelessness in New Jersey. After touring the HomeFront center in Ewing, the gov ...
13 years ago
Ocean City’s Doo-Dah Parade much more than fun and games for South Jersey Basset Hounds
This past weekend in Ocean City, Basset Hounds took over the boardwalk for a two-day extravaganza that included a race and a parade. ...
13 years ago
For South Jersey doctor, working full-time was critical to recovery from breast cancer
Like her colleagues, Dr. Melissa Labroli doesn’t wear a traditional white doctor’s coat because it sometimes scares her young ...
13 years ago
N.J. towns press for more of $1 billion state-collected energy tax
Municipal officials in New Jersey say the state is not giving them their fair share of money from an energy tax. The state collect ...
13 years ago
27 arrested in child porn sting as N.J. police investigation goes high tech
New Jersey State Police are going high-tech to crack down on child pornography. A sting dubbed “Operation Watchdog” has ...
13 years ago
Since 2010, Christie has OK’d $1.57 billion in N.J. tax breaks for business
As Americans forked over their taxes Tuesday, some companies in New Jersey may be paying a little less. Gov. Chris Christie has approved ...
13 years ago
In N.J., move to halt municipal fees as a way around cap on tax hikes
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney is introducing legislation that would prevent towns from imposing user fees in order to stay wi ...
13 years ago