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U.S. Navy will oversee Hudson-Raritan Estuary oyster research
TRENTON — The nonprofit NY/NJ Baykeeper will again be allowed to conduct oyster research in a heavily contaminated part of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary, this time under the watch of the U.S. Navy. Under...
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Christie administration nixes plan that would have cut Medicaid coverage for...
Garden State policy group calls the decision 'a major victory for working-class families in New Jersey' Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, pictured in this Aug. 2 photo with Essex County...
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Bill to provide Hurricane Irene relief fails in U.S. Senate
Bill would have provided $7 billion for victims of natural disasters, including Hurricane Irene; tens of thousands of New Jerseyans were counting on federal help to clean up and rebuild WASHINGTON —...
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GOP presidential debate: Rick Perry defends stance on Social Security
TAMPA, Fla. — Attacked from all sides, Texas Gov. Rick Perry softened his rhetoric if not his position on Social Security in a snarky campaign debate tonight and fended off attacks on his record...
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Gov. Christie, acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf to speak to...
CHERRY HILL — A day after announcing he would reconsider some regulations on how schools measure success, Gov. Chris Christie plans to ask students about it. Christie and acting Education Commissioner...
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N.J. education officials look to cut back on high school standardized tests
The state is considering options that would allow students who take standardized tests used to get into colleges - such as the SAT or the ACT - to substitute them for the high school proficiency test...
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Carl Lewis to appear in court to attempt to get back on N.J. state Senate ballot
TRENTON — State Senate hopeful Carl Lewis has one more chance to salvage his candidacy today. Lewis has a hearing in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia at 8:30am. The former Olympic track and...
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Offices of U.S. Attorney, N.J. Attorney General feud over which agency...
TRENTON — Celebration of a major legal victory devolved into a schoolyard spat Monday, with the two most powerful law enforcement agencies in New Jersey vying for the spotlight. In an unusually public...
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Federal appeals court to rule on Carl Lewis' eligibility to run for N.J. Senate
TRENTON — A federal appeals panel this morning said they will issue a ruling on whether former Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis can run for state Senate “with dispatch.” At an early morning...
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Federal appeals court panel puts Carl Lewis back on ballot for state Senate race
Decision comes days before deadline to print ballots; Republicans vow to appeal ruling Patti Sapone/The Star LedgerNine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis is shown in this August file photo. A...
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N.J. airports to receive $27M in federal grants
TRENTON — New Jersey airports will get $27 million in federal grants, most of it for safety improvements at Teterboro and Trenton-Mercer airports, officials announced today. Trenton-Mercer, a...
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Hoboken University Hospital lawyer resigned because he was afraid city was...
HOBOKEN — The attorney for Hoboken University Hospital says he resigned in July because he feared the city was committing fraud by engineering the bankruptcy of its hospital, court documents show....
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Carl Lewis says battle over N.J. Senate race strengthened his candidacy
TRENTON — Former Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis said the five month legal battle over whether he could be on the ballot in November actually strengthened his candidacy for state Senate. “It...
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Woman fighting for right to go topless in public loses N.J. court battle
TRENTON — A New York City woman fighting for her right to leave her shirt at home and go topless in public must cover up while in New Jersey, a state appeals panel ruled today. Phoenix Feeley, 31, was...
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Gov. Christie stresses importance of staffing public schools with...
For the first time in New Jersey, teachers in nine pilot districts will be judged half on student academic performance and half on classroom observations Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerGovernor Chris...
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N.J. taxpayers picking up $420K to cover 'Jersey Shore' production costs
Tab covers 2009 season costs under state film tax credit Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty ImagesThe cast of "The Jersey Shore" shown at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, are being helped out by N.J....
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Assemblywoman claims 160K children stay home from...
Bullying in school has become a hot-button issue in New Jersey and across the country. But is it so bad that 160,000 children are staying home from school every day out of fear of being bullied?...
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Key witness cross-examined in ex-Newark deputy mayor's corruption trial
Contractor: only way to earn construction bids in N.J. is to bribe officials or make political contributions Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerFormer Newark Deputy Mayor Ronald Salahuddin is shown...
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State appeals court rejects N.Y. woman's fight to go topless in public
SPRING LAKE — When Phoenix Feeley visited New Jersey’s famous beaches in 2008, she packed all the usual stuff for a hot day in the sun, except one: a shirt. Her bare breasts caught the attention of...
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State's pay-to-play law has done little to curb loopholes, report says
TRENTON — The state’s highlytouted Pay-to-Play law has done little to curb local governments from steering contracts to politically favored vendors, according to a report released today by State...
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