Gov. Christie Nominates Education Chief
Christopher Cerf praised New Jersey's education system but says the gap between students of economic privilege and those born into poverty remains "a shameful problem.''
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Christopher Cerf praised New Jersey's education system but says the gap between students of economic privilege and those born into poverty remains "a shameful problem.''
Gov. Chris Christie said he won't sign a bill that would allow smaller casinos to be built in Atlantic City before the rest of an ambitious package to rejuvenate the nation's second-largest gambling market is also approved.
Bills to create a casino district with much greater state oversight and to loosen the amount of regulation that govern the city's 11 casinos will be considered.
Night owls in northern New Jersey can get a close glimpse of the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.
A fatal shooting in Newark capped nine reported carjackings, nine shootings and three attempted carjackings in Essex County.
A Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows 38 percent of those surveyed say they re-gift. However, 72 percent say they do it just "once in a while."
A raging fire destroyed home after home in Perth Amboy Sunday night, leaving at least 100 people with nowhere to go just days before Christmas.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker banged the bi-partison drum Sunday morning on NBC's "Meet the Press," saying partisan rhetoric was good for ratings but not for progress.
The stalled Xanadu retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands has been more than an unfinished eyesore for New Jersey. For public pensions that invested in it, it's been a serious money drain.
Residents along Lorillard Avenue in Union Beach are in the holiday spirit, but not enough to deal with a 6-foot mechanical singing Santa that one resident put on display.
The Jersey City Board of Education says officials are trying to confine the critters to the third floor of School 23 on Romaine Avenue.
Proponents say it's not yet clear how long it would take to establish an electronic ticket buying system, noting that many issues would have to be addressed.
Two of the 10 Northeast states that agreed to dedicate millions of dollars to reduce carbon emissions and promote green energy have reneged on their promise, instead diverting substantial funds to saving their budgets.
A stubborn warehouse fire made it a tough Saturday for emergency crews in New Jersey.
City Council Member Daniel Dromm, and openly gay veteran Denny Meyer held a news conference in Jackson Heights Saturday praising Congress for the repeal vote.
