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Lawmakers start to hammer out details of N.J. Health Insurance Exchange

Strict conflict-of-interest rules are dividing stakeholders in New Jersey’s healthcare community as a federal deadline looms for cr ...

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N.J. moves to increase penalty for cruelty to animals

A New Jersey Senate committee has voted to increase the penalties for animal abuse. The measure known as Patrick’s Law comes ...

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Man killed by NJ Transit train in Atlantic County

A man has been struck and killed by a train in Galloway Township  and NJ Transit has temporarily suspended rail service between Phil ...

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Battlefield preservation measure advances to U.S. Senate

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to protect battlefields in New Jersey and several other states.   &nbsp ...

14 years ago

Trenton dance group to portray trees coming to life in Dancescapes NJ

This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. Trenton’s mayor may be facing charges of bribery, f ...

14 years ago

Charged in federal sting, Trenton mayor follows tradition in refusal to resign

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack is still on the job following his arrest Monday on federal corruption charges. His refusal to resign is not unusu ...

14 years ago

Camden curfew on business operations set to begin

In just a few days, it will be harder to do business late at night in the crime-ridden city of Camden. While a legal challenge works its ...

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Chris Christie: ‘Dancing in the Dark’

Unlike the President and Al Green, Christie’s love affair with New Jersey’s most popular entertainer has been completely rebu ...

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Most lifeguards in N.J. shore towns now off duty

Towns along the Jersey shore are trying to stretch out the summer tourist season with a variety of activities and events. But the time fo ...

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No money for merger study means no ballot question for Merchantville and Cherry Hill

A potential merger of two South Jersey communities is on hold.  There’s no money to study the proposed consolidation of Cherry ...

14 years ago

New Jersey School for the Deaf stepping up its fundraising effort

A school for the deaf in New Jersey facing financial difficulties has launched a fund raising campaign to try to save it.In February, the ...

14 years ago

South Jersey house tailored fit for dogs

NBC10 profiled a house in Linwood, N. ...

14 years ago

GOP Party Platform reveals the far-right influence on education

This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. The Democratic National Committee go ...

14 years ago

N.J. high court gets temporary judges to fill two vacancies

The Chief Justice of New Jersey’s Supreme Court is reassigning two appellate judges to temporarily fill vacancies on the state̵ ...

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Christie proposes law to spur N.J. utilities during weather emergencies

Gov. Chris Christie wants electric utilities in New Jersey to do a better job of responding to weather-related emergencies. Christ ...

14 years ago

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