Sandy-Battered Residents Brace For Service Cuts, Tax Hikes
Communities already hit hard by superstorm Sandy are bracing for the next hit - lost tax revenue as a result of the damage.
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Communities already hit hard by superstorm Sandy are bracing for the next hit - lost tax revenue as a result of the damage.
Influenza is running rampant. It hit early and hard and it's showing no signs of letting up.
New Jersey residents still suffering from the effects of Superstorm Sandy are getting more time to apply for disaster aid.
Those traveling between Lower Manhattan and Jersey City will soon notice a difference under the Hudson River.
The Tri-State Area shivered through a third day of bitter cold temperatures on Thursday, setting the stage for some late Friday snowfall and a frigid weekend.
Newark police said the woman was inside her parked vehicle at around 7:50 p.m. Thursday when she was forced out of it and a suspect sped off with her 3-year-old and 11-month-old inside.
Northeast lawmakers from both parties hope to win Senate approval of the measure and send it to President Barack Obama, who has said he would sign it.
Power had been restored by late Thursday afternoon, but officials said technicians would work as late as necessary to bring all systems back online.
Some towns are considering offering shop local cards. People can get the card, buy from shops in their hometown, and then they get to accumulate credits against their property tax bill.
Residents of communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy have been waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to tell them how and where they can rebuild. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's not waiting anymore.
In the wake of superstorm Sandy, there is a radical proposal to raise all of downtown Highlands.
Imagine if you could test out your car at full throttle, just to see what she can do, and do it legally. Well there was a place like that in New Jersey for 50 years.
Orange cones were set up just off the road near the intersection of Doremus Avenue and Port Street in Newark on Thursday.
Last Friday, Parsipanny High School senior Jacob Rudolph stood on stage in front of 300 students, as well as teachers and parents, and told the crowd that he is gay.
In the damaged New Dorp Beach neighborhood on Staten Island, people who haven't had heat since the late October storm have been taking refuge in tents set up by aid workers.
