New Jersey
On sick-time payouts, Christie is 100% right
There seems to be very little in the way of public policy I agree with Governor Chris Christie on. But when it comes to the abusive ...
13 years ago
N.J. bills mandate better cardiac screening for student athletes
Three bills introduced by State Sen. Fred Madden (D-Gloucester) aim to provide better cardiac screening of student athletes to preve ...
13 years ago
N.J. bill aims to shuttle energy money to towns
A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature would give towns a greater share of energy tax revenue. In recent years New Jersey ...
13 years ago
Rutgers trustees refuse to surrender Camden campus
Members of the Board of Trustees at Rutgers-Camden overwhelmingly voted to oppose severing Rutgers-Camden from the rest of the university ...
13 years ago
A little Jersey produce can go a long way this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is on its way in a little over a week. If you haven’t made your brunch reservations yet, you may be hard pressed ...
13 years ago
N.J. Supreme Court upholds caps on sick time payouts
New Jersey’s Supreme Court is upholding limits on sick time payouts for top school administrators. In a unanimous decision, ...
13 years ago
N.J. Environmental Federation sours on Gov. Christie
The only environmental group that endorsed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in his 2009 election campaign is now giving him poor grades ...
13 years ago
State of mind: Stigma still slows treatment of mental illnesses in N.J.
Mental health advocates hope for more progress against one of their most daunting challenges: Convincing people to seek help for mental h ...
13 years ago
Writers Block and Quark Park return in Princeton
The aroma of baking dough is wafting out the door of Witherspoon Bread Company. Illia Barger, about 20 feet up on a scissor lift, is appl ...
13 years ago
New way of calculating N.J. graduation rate shows all is not well in public schools
There were two big announcements from the NJ Department of Education this week. This is commentary from education blogger Laur ...
13 years ago
Rutgers-Camden grad wonders if he would have opened his checkbook for Rowan University
The proposal to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University has fired up students and staff at both schools. The merger is also on t ...
13 years ago
N.J. takes action against synthetic marijuana sales
New Jersey is cracking down on stores that sell synthetic marijuana. The chemically treated herbs have brand names such as Spice a ...
13 years ago
Attorney rallies support for forgotten Camden cemetery where black Civil War soldiers lie
Two years ago, students from Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden cleaned up what they thought was a local park as a community service. A ...
13 years ago
Some services restored to several NJ branch libraries
The Mayor of Trenton is restoring some services at four library branches that were closed 20 months ago because of budget cuts. The first ...
13 years ago
N.J. says it has caught $100 million in unemployment fraud
New Jersey is stepping up efforts to crack down fraudulent unemployment claims.Labor Commissioner Hal Wirths says the state has saved a ...
13 years ago