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A new family attraction featuring more than 30 animatronic dinosaurs opens this holiday weekend on 20 acres of woods and grass in northern New Jersey.
Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey mayor and his adult son hacked into websites of political foes who were seeking his recall.
A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.
New Jersey will defy a federal ban and let people bet on the outcomes of football, basketball and other games this fall, Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday.
When police dug up a Manhattan basement last month in a fruitless search for the remains of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979, Lucy Suarez saw the news on TV and wished that the family of the missing child would finally get some peace.
The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.
A New Jersey prosecutor won't file charges after a toddler briefly got stuck in a washing machine.
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a former New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles player has admitted he intentionally failed to file federal income tax returns for several years.
The brother-in-law of "Cake Boss" television star Buddy Valastro has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in New Jersey.
A game of peek-a-boo between a father and his toddler son turned into a frightening few minutes at a New Jersey laundromat when the boy became trapped in a spinning washing machine.
Authorities say a father's prank at a southern New Jersey laundry facility nearly turned tragic when his toddler son briefly got stuck inside an active washing machine.
An appeals court has lowered bail for one of the defendants in a series of firebomb attacks on northern New Jersey synagogues.
A man accused of talking about shooting President Obama in 2009 can get his gun collection back, a New Jersey appeals court said in a ruling released Tuesday.
Muslim leaders in New Jersey say they are angry but uncertain what their next step will be after the state's attorney general found that New York City police did not violate any laws in its surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups in New Jersey.
"Tan mom" Patricia Krentcil is out to prove she's a good parent.
The letters came from a man who was once beaten with a baseball bat in a racially motivated attack, the widow of a Minnesota judge, a group representing lesbian, gay and transgendered people from South Asia, a gay member of the Navy, and the father of a woman who committed suicide, among others.
Japanese officials are asking a small northern New Jersey town with a large Korean immigrant population to remove a public monument dedicated to women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
The U.S. Amateur trophy is among the artifacts missing after a burglar broke into the U.S. Golf Association Museum in northern New Jersey.
Wal-Mart is being sued for $1 million by a man who claims he was traumatized by a racist comment made over an intercom at a southern New Jersey store two years ago.
In a basement in a quiet suburb 10 miles west of Manhattan, the characters of a bygone era in pop music are brought to life in mellifluous four-part harmony.
A New Jersey airport security supervisor accused of using a murdered man's identity to hide his illegal immigrant status apparently bought the man's birth certificate and Social Security number from an intermediary before his death, police said Wednesday.
The Metrodome always felt like a rental property for Zygi and Mark Wilf, two New Jersey real estate developers who purchased the Minnesota Vikings in 2005 with the hopes of moving out of the place as quickly as possible.
State education officials will no longer use a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it was difficult to keep.
Chris Christie: Sports Betting Will Start In New Jersey Despite Federal BanATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- New Jersey will defy a federal ban and let people bet on the outcomes of football, basketball and other games this fall, Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference highlighting efforts to reinvigorate Atlantic City, Christie said the …
N.J. Attorney General Says NYPD Surveillance of N.J. Muslims was LegalNew Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said on Thursday that the New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim communities within New Jersey, reports the Associated Press.
Obama's war on coal hits your electric bill. By Phil Kerpen. May 22, 2012Obama’s War on Coal has already taken a remarkable toll on coal-fired power plants in America. Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a shocking drop in power sector coal consumption in the first quarter of 2012. Coal-fired power plants are n …
Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Gets $8 Million Pay Package After Firm Went Bankrupt | ThinkProgressJon Corzine, the former chief executive of bankrupt financial firm MF Global, received an $8 million pay package in the year his company plummeted into bankruptcy and faced a shortfall in customer funds totaling $1.6 billion.
New Jersey town's monument to Korean sex slaves upsetting Japanese officials Japanese officials are asking a small northern New Jersey town with a large Korean immigrant population to remove a public monument dedicated to women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
Chris Christie jokes about VP talk in 'I Got This' New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie put on his acting hat and joked around about receiving a call from Mitt Romney about the vice president spot, saying, "I got this." The web video plays off of Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is a vocal supporter of President Obama, an …
Walmart to install solar panels on 27 stores in Mass. 18-month project will generate 10.5 megawatts Retail giant Walmart said it plans to install solar panels on top of about half of its roughly 50 Massachusetts stores as early as August as part of an expansion of solar power in the state. By Erin Ailworth (Image:Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC)
Federal report: Christie misled public on cost of Hudson River commuter rail tunnel | newjerseynewsroom.comWhen Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey had the opportunity to bring jobs to his state by building a commuter rail tunnel which would have eased traffic between New Jersey and New York, he turned it down. How can Republicans run on the economy against President Obama when they …
Open Channel - Gov. Christie's pension issue: N.J. probe looks at running mate, double-dippingNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a rising star in the national Republican Party — called an overhaul of the state pension system his "biggest governmental victory." He now faces embarrassment from flaws his reforms failed to fix.
New Jersey Standardized Tests Will No Longer Ask 3rd-Graders To Reveal A SecretTRENTON, N.J. -- State education officials will no longer use a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it was difficult to keep.
Memo to Would-Be Members of the 1%: Move to the Northeast or Mid-AtlanticReaching for the American dream? Your best chances are probably in New York, New Jersey or Maryland. Those states are best at helping Americans move up the income ladder, both in absolute terms and relative to their peers, according to a groundbreaking new study from the Econo …
New Jersey Insurance Broker Admits Failing to Pay Taxes, Making Illegal Donations to Federal Campaign NEWARK—A Bergen County, New Jersey insurance broker admitted today to failing to pay more than $2 million in personal income taxes and using straw donors to make almost $100,000 in illegal contributions to a federal campaign committee, U.S. Attorney for the District of …
Christie Gives New Jersey Firms Tax Breaks for Short Moves - NYTimes.comSince taking office in 2010, Gov. Chris Christie has approved a record $1.57 billion in state tax breaks for dozens of New Jersey’s largest companies after they pledged to add jobs. Mr.
Report Disputes Christie's Reason for Halting Tunnel Project in 2010 - NYTimes.comCanceling the tunnel, then the largest public works project in the nation, helped shape Mr. Christie’s profile as a rising Republican star, an enforcer of fiscal discipline in a country drunk on debt. But the report is likely to revive criticism that his decision, which …
Chris Christie Insiders: He Is 'Comfortable' Accepting Vice-Presidential Nod This morning, the National Review reports that, according to New Jersey political insiders, Chris Christie would be “comfortable” accepting the vice-presidential nomination, should presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney offer it to him.
FOX News: Public Works Projects Are Great! (When They’re In A State Governed By Chris Christie) | TPM2012A certain cable news channel struck a surprisingly positive tone on a major public works project in the New York metro area — the Bayonne Bridge, which authorities want to revamp to allow larger cargo ships into New York Harbor. The project has proponents in government, bus …
Thank goodness there are new laws regarding suntan booths and lots of warnings for those who insist on looking like Cameron Diaz's neighbour in the film Something About Mary. In a WTH moment a caring mother has been accused of putting h …
New Jersey Tanning Addict Accused of Putting 6-Year-Old in Tanning Bed An absurdly tanned New Jersey woman appeared in court on Wednesday to defend herself against a charge of child endangerment, filed after school officials noticed her 6-year-old daughter had come to school with burns on her skin. Asked by officials where she got the burns, the …
Major GOP donor arrested in $100 million veteran charity scam | The Raw StoryThe U.S. Marshal Service announced Tuesday that it had captured one of America’s Most Wanted fugitives who is accused of creating a fake charity for Navy veterans that funneled some of the $100 million collected to Republican candidates.
Newark and Camden among 25 most peaceful areas in nation, report says | NJ.comBoth the Newark and Camden areas are among the 25 most peaceful metro areas in the country, according to a report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace in Washington, D.C. The Camden area placed 14th on a list ranking 61 metro areas in the county, while Newark-Union …
N.J. Mom Busted For Taking Girl In Tanning Booth Woman faces felony rap after daughter, 5, suffers severe burnsMAY 1--A New Jersey woman has been charged with felony child endangerment after she allegedly took her five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, where the child suffered serious burns.
It’s my MARKet, so I’m gonna share…A man is suing BMW claiming that the motorcycle he bought from them caused him to have a 20-hour erection. In related news, BMW motorcycles has decided on their new advertising campaign…Kris Jenner, mother of the …
Jonah Goldberg: The Obama campaign's ties to Jon Corzine - Los Angeles TimesJon Corzine left Goldman Sachs with a net worth far exceeding even that of Mitt Romney's today. Many accounts of his tenure at Goldman suggest he "failed up" the corporate ladder. Pushed out of Goldman in a power struggle, he nonetheless pocketed somewhere between $350 million a …
New Jersey tax dollars at work: 'Death race 2012' - Gasbuddy Gas PricesTwo New Jersey state troopers were suspended this week for escorting a caravan of sports car enthusiasts, including former New York Giant's fullback, Brandon Jacobs, on a trip last month down the Garden State Parkway to Atlantic City. Weaving in and out of traffic, the caravan of …
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