
New Jersey
When it comes to funding N.J. schools, it’s time to try something new
You can’t fault New Jersey for inconsistency. For decades now we’ve strove to create an equitable school funding system that ...
13 years ago
Suit seeks swift emergency repairs of schools in N.J. cities
New Jersey’s Education Department is being pressed to act on emergency repairs in urban schools. The Education Law Center ha ...
13 years ago
Without cost estimate, N.J. lawmaker balks at advancing university merger
The chairman of the New Jersey Assembly budget committee says it doesn’t make sense to move ahead with a plan to reorganize the sta ...
13 years ago
Video: Lee Pui Ming breaks new ground with Bay-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
A ground-breaking Concerto for Improvised Piano and Orchestra — by Canadian pianist and composer Lee Pui Ming — was performed by the ...
13 years ago
Child poverty growing 14 percent in New Jersey
The latest “Kids Count” report shows more children in New Jersey are living in families that are struggling to make ends meet ...
13 years ago
South Jersey photographer brings history of Medford to life in new book
A South Jersey photographer’s 18-month project of combing through photographs, postcard collections and historic images is now comi ...
13 years ago
Several familiar attractions and some new ones at this year’s Communiversity
This weekend, Princeton will celebrate Communiversity, the largest community arts festival in the central New Jersey region. ...
13 years ago
N.J. opts out of suit over federal delays on ozone regulation
New Jersey has withdrawn from a multistate lawsuit over federal delays in implementing new ozone standards. More than a dozen stat ...
13 years ago
Torrential rains ease fear of drought in N.J.
All the rain over the weekend is easing concern about a drought in New Jersey. State climatologist Dave Robinson says rainfall mea ...
13 years ago
Christie, Lautenberg feud leaves N.J. residents with one last option
As Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Gov. Chris Christie continue to squabble like a couple of school boys with a crush on the same girl, I’ ...
13 years ago
N.J. job losses show need for tax cut, Christie says
Gov. Chris Christie says while New Jersey’s loss of 8,600 jobs in March is disappointing, he doesn’t expect it will have an e ...
13 years ago
N.J. toughens penalties for injury-causing accidents spurred by road rage
A new law in New Jersey increases the penalties for road rage incidents resulting in serious injury. Gov. Chris Christie signed it Friday ...
13 years ago
Keep busy this summer in N.J., Pa. and Del. without breaking the bank
With summer approaching and gas prices averaging around $4 a gallon, a lot of families are rethinking the long vacation road trip or one ...
13 years ago
New EPA rules and the impact of drilling on the Delaware River Basin
New regulations adopted this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could reduce harmful emissions from drilling operations by ...
13 years ago
Ocean Grove vs. Ocean City: The BYOB issue
Ocean Grove, N.J. labels itself as “a blessed place to play.” They lock the gates between itself and neighboring Asbury Park ...
13 years ago