NJ Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged In November
The state Labor Department says preliminary estimates indicate total nonfarm wage and salary employment grew to 3,881,000.
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The state Labor Department says preliminary estimates indicate total nonfarm wage and salary employment grew to 3,881,000.
Essex County freeholds voted unanimously to award a contract for a facility in Newark to a politically-connected firm with close ties to Gov. Chris Christie.
New Jersey's utility companies have been slammed in a new state report.
The budget also reflects the first of the two toll increases that took effect three years ago. Motorists will see the second increase on Jan. 1, when tolls go up 53 percent on the turnpike and 50 percent on the Garden State Parkway.
State records show that troopers earned $25.5 million in overtime last year and $15.7 million as of September this year.
The bear, an adult male estimated to be well over 500 pounds, took a long time to go down. Officials hope to examine, tag and release him onto state property.
A weekend that should have ended with New York's 37-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs instead took a disturbing turn for Jets fan James Mohr.
Authorities are still hunting for the suspects believed responsible for recent incidents that have raised great concern amongst residents.
Members of New Jersey's large Muslim community and some lawmakers are condemning the Lowe's home improvement chain for its decision to pull ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims.
Delays are expected for Wednesday's evening commute on three NJ TRANSIT rail lines due to signal problems.
The biggest airliner Boeing has ever built could soon be coming to Newark Liberty International Airport.
His cartoons famously depicted Santa Claus and Uncle Sam, but there's a move afoot to keep Thomas Nast out of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Authorities have charged 34-year-old Kasia Rivera of East Orange with reckless manslaughter and unauthorized practice of medicine.
An animal rescue officer says it was apparently an illegal puppy-selling operation. He also says conditions in the home were "horrendous" and not fit for animals or people.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation says the banner violates the Constitution because it was put up by members of the local fire department and hangs from two town-owned light posts.
