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Gov. Corzine says security increased for holiday weekend travel
TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine and New York Gov. David A. Paterson today said they have agreed to give New Jersey police officers full law enforcement powers on ferries traveling between the two states today and Friday. Paterson signed an......
N.J. judge rules surrogate legal mother of twins despite not being genetically related
JERSEY CITY — -- A woman who bore twins for her brother and his partner is the legal mother, despite not being genetically related to the children, a New Jersey judge has ruled. The babies Angelia Robinson gave birth to......
\'Fast and heavy\' morning snowfall causes accidents, traffic delays throughout N.J.
Nearly 40 accidents reported on Turnpike and Garden State Parkway...
N.J. to investigate skunk-dumping in Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area
The Star-ledgerUPPER TOWNSHIP -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will investigate complaints that the borough of Avalon improperly trapped and released skunks into the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, according to a report by ...
Underground explosions damage road in downtown Morristown
MORRISTOWN — Drivers are encouraged to avoid Washington Street between the Morristown Green and Court Street today after several underground explosions in the area, according to the a report by the Daily Record. No injuries were reported in the bla...
Actress Brittany Murphy, former Edison resident, dies at age 32
Cause of death 'appears to be natural'...
Jersey City Councilman Mariano Vega is indicted in massive corruption probe
Official charged with lying to FBI, accepting $30K from government informant -- Full coverage...
Spanish town celebrates Rutgers University ocean glider\'s trip across the Atlantic
After finishing its pioneering trip across the Atlantic Ocean last Friday, a robotic ocean glider piloted by Rutgers University took a festive victory lap today through the streets of Baiona, Spain. A White House policy analyst, Spain's minister of d...
N.J. Senate delays vote on gay marriage bill
Assembly committee to hear controversial measure before full Senate vote...
NJ Transit awards $583M contract for section of N.J.-N.Y. rail tunnel
The Mass Transit Tunnel, largest transit public works project in the nation, expected to double commuter rail capacity...
Once powerful teachers union faces tough times with Christie
It was August 2008 and the New Jersey Education Association, the powerful teachers union, was at the zenith of its influence. The union’s then-president was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, hobnobbing with the country’s political...
Trouble for Dwek donors as IRS follows the money
It was only a matter of time before the IRS began looking at the master informant behind a massive money laundering and corruption sting that led to the arrests of dozens of elected officials, rabbis and political operatives in July.......
Newark man to be sentenced for brutal East Orange carjacking
EAST ORANGE -- A Newark man who authorities once called a "one-man crime spree" is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Newark today for a 2006 armed carjacking here that left a 22-year-old woman wheelchair-bound. Noah Cuebas, 26,......
Some N.J. Democrats not ready to stop spending, despite $1B budget gap
'There’s balance in life,' says outgoing Senate President Richard Codey...
Store employee is shot and killed in attempted robbery in Newark
NEWARK - A South Ward grocery store employee was shot and killed tonight following a botched robbery attempt, authorities said. Shortly after 7 p.m., officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 400 block of Hawthorne Avenue discovered the......
The Syrian rabbi\'s shocked flock
In the sweltering July rain, a white-bearded rabbi emerged from the federal courthouse in Newark and shuffled through a gantlet of news cameras. Saul J. Kassin, charged with money laundering in this summer’s epic federal sting, is the 88-year-old l...
Randolph man wanted by F.B.I. sentenced on drug charges in China
A Randolph man who has been running from the F.B.I. for close to a decade was sentenced in China this week on illegal drug charges, officials said yesterday. F.B.I. file photoJustin Solondz in a 1999 photo. Justin Franchi Solondz, 30,......
Irvington postal carrier charged with stealing gift cards to buy Thanksgiving dinner provisions
Photo courtesy of the Essex County Prosecutor's OfficeRaquel MillerIRVINGTON -- Instead of delivering the mail, one Irvington postal carrier is charged with opening it, then pocketing two cash cards to buy the fixings for a Thanksgiving Day feast, au...
N.J. voters oppose gay-marriage bill by slim margin, poll finds
Lawmakers in Trenton wrestle with potential vote...
N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez says his focus is \'jobs, not Dobbs\'
Democrats, Republicans reacts to potential challenge from former CNN host...
N.J. budget deficit grows to $1B for current fiscal year
Figure buried in bond prospectus report reveals state's budget woes are deepening...
N.J. Turnpike\'s Tammy the Turkey is captured, sent to Popcorn Park Zoo
Wild turkey had evaded initial attempts to catch her near Exit 14B...
Monmouth prosecutor announces 20 drug arrests in \'Operation Low Down\'
The arrest of 20 people following a year-long drug investigation will be announced today by The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin said a afternoon news conference is planned to detail "Operation Low Down...
N.J. law limiting handgun purchases unfair to retailers, says task force chief
Measure blocks stores from buying guns from suppliers, Burlington County prosecutor says...
N.J. man sues FBI arguing false imprisonment on al-Qaida ties suspicion
Amir Meshal, of Monmouth County, was accused by U.S. officials of receiving training from al-Qaida and imprisoned in Ethiopia...
