New Jersey
N.J. may require kids to stay in school until 18
The New Jersey Assembly’s education committee has advanced legislation that would require students to remain in school until they ...
13 years ago
Protesters push EPA on its order to Pa. coal-burning plant
Protesters arrived on the doorstep of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Philadelphia Thursday. But they were ...
13 years ago
Same-sex marriage bill advances in N.J.
The New Jersey Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has voted to advance legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Garden ...
13 years ago
Call of the mild: Sled dogs mush through the sands of New Jersey
Hardly any snow has fallen in the region this season, making life difficult for skiers and sledders. It’s no picnic for dogs ...
13 years ago
ListenN.J. considers fluoridating all public water systems
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would require the addition of fluoride to all public water systems. While mo ...
13 years ago
New corruption trial of former N.J. senator begins
The latest corruption trial of former New Jersey Sen. Wayne Bryant is under way in federal district court in Trenton. The once pow ...
14 years ago
Dems cool to Christie plan for N.J. income tax cut
New Jersey lawmakers have started to consider the potential impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to cut income taxes by 10 percent. ...
14 years ago
Gay nominee would sit out N.J. high court cases on same-sex marriage
Gov. Chris Christie said Monday one of his nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court will not participate in the case if the same-sex marr ...
14 years ago
In race to the South Pole, losing team left lasting scientific legacy
A hundred years ago, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four companions became the first to reach the South Pole. Three months later, ...
14 years ago
N.J.’s new attorney general aims for more diversity among state police
New Jersey officially has 85 new state troopers. Only two African Americans were among the troopers who received their badges afte ...
14 years ago
As unfunded mandate, N.J. anti-bullying law in jeopardy
New Jersey will need to provide some money to save the state’s revised anti-bullying law. In a ruling that cannot be appeale ...
14 years ago
Ukrainian youth hockey coach pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges
Ukrainian youth hockey coach Ivan Pravilov today pleaded not guilty to sexual abuse charges. A federal grand jury alleges ( ...
14 years ago
Trenton area posts biggest foreclosure discount rate in U.S.
A new survey shows the average price of foreclosed homes in Trenton, N.J., is showing the biggest drop in the nation. The latest d ...
14 years ago
Some N.J. towns moving school board elections to November
School boards in New Jersey have only have a few weeks to decide whether to move their elections from April to November. The state ...
14 years ago
More N.J. crisis centers use online psychiatry sessions
Mental-health crisis centers in New Jersey are increasingly relying on “tele-psychiatry” — connecting patients and psyc ...
14 years ago