New Jersey
N.J. business owners anticipate improving sales, more hires
Business owners in New Jersey say they are more optimistic about the future. Seventy percent of the business executives surveyed b ...
14 years ago
ACLU challenges N.J. on confiscating protesters’ gear
There was no decision Wednesday from a judge in Trenton on a legal challenge to New Jersey’s actions against Wall Street protesters ...
14 years ago
Applications increase for N.J. mail-in ballots
The deadline is approaching to obtain a mail-in ballot for the Nov. 8 election in New Jersey. Tuesday is the last day to send in a ...
14 years ago
N.J. economy may take years to recover
Job growth in New Jersey is expected to be slow for several more years. Employment in the Garden State is higher than last year an ...
14 years ago
Camden and city employers trying to lure workers not to leave at end of the day
Camden, New Jersey leaders hope the down-trodden city will mimic the success of Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. ...
14 years ago
Struggling N.J. food banks get extra $147,000 in state aid
Food banks in New Jersey are getting $147,000 from the state to help meet an increasing demand for their services. About $30,000 o ...
14 years ago
Without N.J. funding, after-school program forced to close
A program that funded after-school activities for thousands of students in low-income families in New Jersey will be shutting down at the ...
14 years ago
Concerns over medical marijuana system slow N.J. centers’ debut
Concerns about the background checks for applicants to run New Jersey’s medical marijuana centers are adding to the delays in getti ...
14 years ago
Princeton Borough, Township to vote on consolidation
There are about 50 towns in New Jersey that are completely or mostly surrounded by another, larger municipality. For years, there has be ...
14 years ago
Volunteer firefighting crews feeling the pinch in N.J.
A lack of volunteers is having an effect on firefighting efforts and organizations around New Jersey. One South Jersey fire statio ...
14 years ago
Environmentalists worry about gas pipes crossing New Jersey
Environmental groups say the expansion of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania will have a negative impact on New Jersey. Environm ...
14 years ago
With Gadhafi’s death, kin of Pan Am Flight 103 victims hope to learn more
New Jersey relatives of the victims of the 1988 bombing of PanAm Flight 103 say they’re relieved that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi ...
14 years ago
Late-summer storms take toll on N.J. employment
Employment in New Jersey took a hit from all the flooding caused by the late-summer storms. About 11,000 jobs were cut from Garden ...
14 years ago
Judges block new affordable housing rules in N.J.
A New Jersey appeals court panel is blocking the implementation of new affordable housing guidelines. After Gov. Chris Christie tr ...
14 years ago
Crime up 25 percent in Trenton after police layoffs
Trenton is one of many New Jersey cities that laid off police officers to balance the budget. More than 100 cops were let go in the capit ...
14 years ago