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N.J. Senate committee advances bill on dating violence
TRENTON — Schools in New Jersey might soon be required to conduct classes on dating violence. The Senate Education Committee today advanced a bill that would create a task force to develop a policy...
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Gov. Christie approves bills expanding horse betting options
ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey horse racing fans soon will have more ways than ever to bet on their favorite sport. Gov. Chris Christie signed two bills into law today to expand the options for horse...
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Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners employees making more than $100K have...
At least 85 employees were making more than $100,000, 3 more than $200,000 Aristide Econompoulos/The Star-LedgerCommissioner William F. Flynn, left, and Wayne Forrest, the executive director for PVSC...
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U.S. Sen. Lautenberg, N.J. veterans launch Library of Congress' Veterans...
NEWARK — Like many of his fellow soldiers, Arthur Seltzer spent decades not talking about his years in the Army during World War II. But today, Seltzer settled into a chair in front of a video camera...
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NJ Transit opens Bayonne 8th Street Station, extending Hudson-Bergen Light...
BAYONNE — In time, it could be one of the most exhilarating and unusual rides from New Jersey. But first things first. Before there can be a rail connection between New Jersey and Staten Island via...
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Gov. Christie says he will sign Atlantic City rescue package
ATLANTIC CITY — Gov. Chris Christie said tonight he will sign an Atlantic City rescue package on Tuesday morning to help save the nation's second-largest gambling market from its four-year decline....
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Three top-level Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners officials are arrested,...
3 allegedly used workers for repairs at their homes while they were were on the clock Passaic County Sheriff's OfficeKevin Keogh, 45; Anthony Ardis, 56; and Chester Mazza, 69, officials at the Passaic...
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Ex-political aide whose drug conviction was used in N.J. campaign attack ads...
TRENTON — A former political aide whose drug conviction was used as fodder in campaign attack ads cannot sue for defamation even though his record had been expunged a year before the ads were made,...
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State Supreme Court denies N.J. request on school fiscal issue
The state had asked for written clarification to present evidence on state budget Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerThe N.J. Supreme court hears its first cases of the 2010-11 term Monday at the Richard...
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N.J. Legislative officer to testify on state budget after treasurer declines...
TRENTON — Assembly Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald is upset that state Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has declined an invitation to testify before his committee. Democrats on the committee had...
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Christie vetoes N.J. Redevelopment Authority's budget, citing 'inappropriate...
Christie said he took the action because the authority approved a 3 percent raise for staff, set aside money for 'Employee Service Awards Program' Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerChris Christie delivers...
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N.J. Department of Corrections graduates 102 recruits
TRENTON — The Department of Corrections graduated a new class of officers today, sending 102 recruits into one of the toughest law enforcement jobs in New Jersey. At the ceremony in Trenton, Lt. Gov....
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Three officials at Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners are accused of...
PASSAIC COUNTY — The work was as mundane as replacing a door on a kitchen cabinet. Pulling air conditioners. Tearing out wallboard. Fixing an outside wall. But the workers doing the home repair work...
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N.J. Democrats ask Republicans to disclose donors to organization funding...
TRENTON — Democrats today called on Republicans to disclose donors to an organization they set up to help fund their redistricting efforts, and then to disband it. Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman...
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Top financial officer of Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners resigns, 5...
State Police were called in to provide security at the agency’s facility in Newark after discovery of a small hole drilled into executive director's office, allowing anyone to eavesdrop from a...
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N.J. lawmakers tangle over Christie's budget figures as too optimistic
TRENTON — Democrats and Republicans Thursday tangled over whether budget figures released by Gov. Chris Christie are too optimistic as a new report by a panel of experts sounded a dire warning about...
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N.J. Assembly panel to weigh offering vouchers for students in failing public...
TRENTON — An Assembly panel today is set to debate a startup school choice program that would allow some children in 166 failing public schools in New Jersey to transfer elsewhere. The Opportunity...
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Detailed N.J. population totals expected to be released by Census Bureau today
The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release detailed population totals for New Jersey today. The data will include numbers on race, Hispanic origin and voting age, and will be broken down for...
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N.J. Democrats question validity of Christie administration's promising...
TRENTON — Assembly Democrats today said revenue reports coming out of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration may be a little too rosy, although the state is on track to meet its projections. The...
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N.J. Assembly panel approves bill that would no longer require towns post...
TRENTON — Local governments, state agencies, public universities and individuals would no longer have to post legal notices in newspapers under a bill that cleared an Assembly panel this afternoon....
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