More NJ schools cleared of cheating accusation    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: WABC 7
State education officials say 14 more public schools across New Jersey have been cleared in an investigation of possible cheating on state tests.... Full story...

Promising New Plays Featured At The Premiere Stages Spring Readings Series    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Clarks Hometown News Patriot
Premiere Stages at Kean University will hold its annual Spring Readings Thursday, March 15 through Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 18 at 5 p.m. in the University Center Little Theatre, located on Kean's Central Campus, 1000 Morris Avenue...... Full story...

What's playing on New Jersey's professional stages    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: Examiner.com
Ambiguity, secrecy, twisted prophecy and ambition collide as characters hurtle towards their own delusion and destruction.... Full story...

NYPD spying affects FBI in New Jersey    Posted on 2012-03-10
Source: NorthJersey.com
NEW JERSEY'S FBI chief assembled reporters in his office on Wednesday to dole out the bad news: People in the Muslim community who once cooperated with law enforcement are backing away.... Full story...

2 Killed, 2 Wounded In Roselle Shooting    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: MyFoxNY
No arrests have been made in a shooting that left two people dead and two wounded in a northern New Jersey town.... Full story...

Is the Best Young Singer in America from New Jersey?    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
Is the best young singer in the nation from New Jersey? Three Garden State natives are among the finalists competing nationally on two separate singing competitions, Fox's "American Idol," and NBC's "The Voice." Former Kinnelon resident Elise Testone...... Full story...

Appeals Panel Nixes Christie COAH Plan    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Patch.com
A state appeals panel has overturned Gov. Chris Christie's reorganization of New Jersey's affordable housing bureaucracy, saying the governor lacked authority to abolish an independent agency.... Full story...

State officials warn New Jerseyans about email scam that offers share of legal settlement    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: NJ.com
"Anyone who receives a letter, email, or phone call from someone who says you have won a prize or a legal settlement should be very cautious," state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa said.... Full story...

New Jerseyans Warned Of Attorney General Impostor [AUDIO]    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: WKXW-FM Trenton
A fraudulent email that bears the logo and seal of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is going around.... Full story...

Minimum-wage hike advances in New Jersey Senate    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Philly.com
A plan to hike New Jersey's minimum wage by $1.25 to $8.50 an hour is a step closer to approval after the Senate Labor Committee passed it 3-1 Thursday.... Full story...

NPR's Al Letson finds 'Sanctuary' at New Jersey Repertory    Posted on 2012-03-09
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
NPR radio host, poet, playwright and Plainfield native Al Letson recaptures a 'Summer in Sanctuary,' opening at the New Jersey Repertory in Long Branch.... Full story...

Staten Island elected officials: We don't want New Jersey water    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: SILive.com
Don't take our water. Borough President James P. Molinaro and borough elected officials said yesterday that one option in a city plan for a water tunnel repair project would temporarily leave Staten Island "high and dry," and stuck with water from New...... Full story...

New Jersey's minimum wage would increase under Senate President...    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: The Jersey Journal
Legislation to increase the state's minimum wage to $8.50 per hour from its current rate of $7.25 released today by the Senate Labor Committee.... Full story...

Westfield Library to host New Jersey photographer Walter Chor-oszewski    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: The Jersey Journal
The Westfield Memorial Library to present Walter Choroszewski, well-known New Jersey photographer, author and advocate of state pride, on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Chorozsewki will give an award-winning lecture offering his unique images and perspective...... Full story...

Menendez, Lautenberg Announce More Than $500,000 For New Jersey Fire Departments    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: The Paramus Post
U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg today announced that three New Jersey fire departments have received more than $500,000 in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program...... Full story...

Geese targeted in Lacey    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
Listening to all the talk about banks raising the bar for what it takes to get home mortgage can be... 3/7/12 Forked River, NJ Geese walk into Deer Head Lake leaving their fecal waste lined along the shore Wednesday March 7. Staff photo Tanya Breen WHAT&#...... Full story...

PJ Library leaders share ways to spread the word NEW    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: New Jersey Jewish News
PJ Library community development director Dyan Wiley chats with, from left, Marsha Goldwasser of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County, Stacey Herman of the Shimon & Sara Birnbaum JCC in Bridgewater, and Linda Poleyeff of the Jewish Federation...... Full story...

Older NJ highways the most deadly for pedestrians    Posted on 2012-03-08
Source: Asbury Park Press Online
On The Web: Tri-State Transportation Campaign's Most Dangerous Roads For Walking report: http://tstc.org/reports/danger12/dangerous%20roads-2012-final.pdf Here is a look at the most dangerous roads in New Jersey for pedestrians, as measured by the number...... Full story...

Assembly Democrats Unveil 20 Percent Property Tax Relief Credit to Help New Jersey Middle-Class    Posted on 2012-03-07
Source: The Paramus Post
Continuing their effort to send vital tax relief where needed most, Assembly Democratic leadership on Tuesday unveiled a 20 percent property tax relief credit for New Jersey's middle-class and lower-income homeowners.... Full story...

Radon Action Month In New Jersey [AUDIO]    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: WKXW-FM Trenton
Radon. You may not know it is around you, but it can hurt you and your family. The state Environmental Protection Department has dubbed January, "Radon action month.... Full story...

Christie Nominates First Asian-American, Openly Gay Man To NJ Supreme Court    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: CBS Local
An openly gay African-American and an Asian-American law enforcement official are New Jersey Gov.... Full story...

IRS Urges New Jerseyans To E-File [AUDIO]    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: WKXW-FM Trenton
It's that time of year again, tax return season. The Internal Revenue Service is urging all New Jerseyans to take advantage of its electronic filing service.... Full story...

FDU Poll: New Jerseyans Don't Want to Pump Gas    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: Patch.com
A majority of New Jerseyans would prefer to pump fists, not gas. According to the latest recent statewide poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University 's PublicMind, 63% of voters said they support the state's rule that an attendant must pump gas.... Full story...

Dancers enliven 'Fire' festival, but soloist sets concert ablaze    Posted on 2012-01-23
Source: The Jersey Journal
Prometheus' gift of fire lit up the mortals. They gleefully whirled across the stage, a golden glow cast across their faces.... Full story...

NJ Sees Success In Fighting Steroids In Schools    Posted on 2012-01-22
Source: CBS Local
In a sports world where athletes want to get as much of an edge on the competition as possible, the use of steroids is a relatively quick fix.... Full story...