New Jersey Voters Approve State Minimum Wage Hike
New Jersey residents on Tuesday approved raising the state's minimum wage by $1, to $8.25 an hour, as well as to provide for automatic cost-of-living increases as 10 other states already do.
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New Jersey residents on Tuesday approved raising the state's minimum wage by $1, to $8.25 an hour, as well as to provide for automatic cost-of-living increases as 10 other states already do.
A lopsided race for governor in New Jersey will be decided Tuesday when voters choose between Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democrat Barbara Buono.
"My brother intended to harm nobody else but himself," Kevin Shoop told reporters. "He just sadly decided to make an act of self-indulgence by taking his own life publicly, and it's a tragedy to us all."
Shoppers were on edge across the Tri-State Area Tuesday, as worried parents tried to explain the latest random violence to their children.
Monday night's shooting incident at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, N.J., is the latest tragedy at a public place, raising questions about security at shopping centers.
The Affordable Care Act website has been plagued with issues since going live more than a month ago and new bugs continue to be uncovered.
A Passaic, N.J. man pleaded guilty Monday to charges in the death of a fellow homeless man in an abandoned building last Christmas Eve
A deer has been spotted wandering in Morris County, N.J. with a hunter's arrow in its head, residents hoped the injured animal could be found in time to save its life.
The body of Richard Shoop was discovered in a closed-off area that is currently under construction at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said.
Witnesses said the sound of gunfire around 9:30 p.m. Monday sent customers and employees rushing for the exits and hiding places.
It's Election Day across the region. But newly sworn in Sen. Cory Booker gets to sit this one out. He was elected to take over the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's seat last month in a special election.
Around 9 a.m., police received an anonymous call that there was some sort of threat inside the building, authorities said. It's still not clear what the call was about.
Police responded in force late Monday and early Tuesday, after a gunman fired several shots inside the Garden City Plaza Mall.
It appears that one baby couldn't wait to be born!
Residents are on high alert after two attempted kidnappings were reported near a New Jersey school.
