New Jersey
N.J. education advocates to Duncan: State’s waiver plan is a disaster.
This is commentary from Darcie Cimarusti. The debate over No Child Left Behind (NCLB) continues in New Jersey, this time ...
13 years ago
N.J. distributes $19 million for AIDS prevention, treatment
More than $19 million in state grants will go to 54 community organization and health agencies in New Jersey for the prevention and treat ...
13 years ago
Atlantic City jitney drivers help police track down an alleged hit-and-run driver
A Lancaster County man was arrested in Atlantic City on Tuesday morning after an alleged hit-and-run which left an elderly woman injured ...
13 years ago
Cranberry festival highlights Ocean Spray’s economic importance to New Jersey
What could be better suited for Indian summer weather than a free, outdoor festival celebrating a native fruit first harvested by the Len ...
13 years ago
N.J. high court hears case of warrantless tracking of suspect by cellphone
The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering privacy issues in a case where police used cellphone information to track a burglary suspect ...
13 years ago
N.J. considers opening school sports to vo-tech, charter students
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would require school districts to allow children in vocational and charter schools to ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves toward online voter registration
It could become even easier to register to vote in New Jersey. Residents now have to fill out paper voter registration forms they ...
13 years ago
Finally, medical marijuana is on its way to New Jersey
Back in March, John Ray Wilson was sentenced to five-years in prison for growing pot in the backyard of his Somerset home. At his trial, ...
13 years ago
World Trade Center beam arrives in Evesham for future 9/11 memorial
On September 12, 2001 members of the Evesham Township Fire Department assisted in rescue efforts at the site of the World Trade Center. N ...
13 years ago
After red-light cameras are installed, accidents nearly double at one N.J. intersection
The goal of New Jersey’s red-light camera program is to increase safety at hazardous intersections. That’s hasn’t happe ...
13 years ago
Fungal meningitis cases in N.J. rise to 13
New Jersey health officials are reporting another fungal meningitis case, bringing to 13 in the state tied to a potentially tainted medic ...
13 years ago
N.J. may review police procedures on dealing with disoriented individuals
Some Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature want to make sure police are trained to deal with individuals in diabetic shock. The ...
13 years ago
Jobless rate inches down in New Jersey
Amid concerns that New Jersey’s unemployment rate might hit double digits, it’s actually moved a bit lower. The jobles ...
13 years ago
New Jersey attempts to fix industrial polluting loophole
A portion of New Jersey’s law that regulates industrial pollution needs to be rewritten. NJ Spotlight’s Tom Johnson recently ...
13 years ago
Rider University to present retrospective of artist Joan B. Needham
On a rainy October day, Joan Needham walks out to her deck, surrounded by lush gr ...
13 years ago