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Booker says if the council would adopt his proposed budget, it would spread the pain in a responsible way over two years.
New Jerseyans handed in over 14,000 pounds of unused medicine during this past weekend's Operation Take-Back.
The layoffs could go into effect as early as this November.
New Jersey students were among the best in the nation by such standards as test scores and graduation rates, but the public schools were also among the nation's most expensive to run.
Booker appeared in Manhattan on Monday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the "Education Nation" Summit.
Around 31 other fire department officers were retiring on the same day, and close to 30 more said they'll retire by the end of the year.
The money hasn't even arrived, but it's already creating a buzz in Newark, where three out of five third-graders can't read and write at their grade level.
Newark Airport will receive the biggest chunk of the money. It's getting more than $4 million to rehabilitate and widen taxiways to accommodate larger aircraft.
Talk about picking up some new friend requests.
There are allegations of excessive force and improper arrests.
The founder of Facebook is set to friend an entire New Jersey school district. The young billionaire is giving away $100 million of his fortune to help the less fortunate.
We talked all summer about how it was unusually hot and the numbers back it up.
A man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the execution-style slayings of three friends in a New Jersey schoolyard.
Vernon Parker faced eight years in prison after pleading guilty to official misconduct.
A Florida man known for his sports-related philanthropy pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a multistate Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say left investors with up to $100 million in losses.
The ACLU has filed a formal complaint with the federal government, saying the Newark Police Department has shown a pattern of excessive force and police brutality.
Rutgers University is teeming with a record number of freshmen, up 3 percent from last year.
A statement given to police by one of the juveniles charged in the execution-style slayings of three friends in 2007 is not admissible because he wasn't adequately informed of his Miranda rights, a state appeals court ruled today.
A Florida man accused of running a $880 million Ponzi scheme that authorities say paid for lavish spending sprees and sports philanthropy may have reached a deal with federal prosecutors.
Lee Evans, charged with killing five teenage boys, including Michael McDowell , in Newark 32 years ago, posted bail and walked away from the Essex County Jail on Friday.
