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As a gun-control advocate, Carole Stiller of Ewing would have preferred a different outcome to yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a 32-year-old handgun ban in the District of Columbia that ...

Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizing an individual's right to bear arms touched off immediate debate on how it will affect New Jersey's gun laws, which are among the toughest in the nation.

The New Jersey attorney general and a gun control advocate said the state's tough firearms laws are not threatened by Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a handgun ban in the District of ...

Two women from Camden County are among four people statewide who have tested positive for salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes.

Other states prohibiting handheld mobile phone use are Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York.

CHESUNCOOK, Maine -- The Maine Warden Service says a New Jersey woman who got lost during a hike in northern Maine has been found safe and sound.

STROUDSBURG &#8212 Three people were hit while crossing the 500 block of Main Street in two separate incidents Friday and Saturday, police said Monday.

Five incoming freshman on the Rutgers men's lacrosse team have been selected to the Star Leder's New Jersey All-State boy's lacrosse team.

Comedian Joe Piscopo has a laugh with his daughter Olivia while attending the North Hunterdon Little League at fundraiser in High Bridge.

The Warren Hospital will host a car seat safety check from noon to 3 p.m., at the Wal-Mart, Routes 519 and 22.

Route 46 dips and weaves its way across North Jersey, running from river to river , from one of the country's most magnificent bridges to one of its more modest , showing off New Jersey in all its marvelous, ...

Lugging an enormous new lab shuttle Discovery was in fast pursuit of the International Space Station on Sunday following a spectacular launch that its commander, a New Jersey native, called "the greatest show ...

We hate to single out one state's drivers, but the facts speak for themselves: A recent survey conducted by GMAC Insurance found that of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, New Jersey drivers were the ...

Posted by Peter Genovese/The Star-Ledger May 25, 2008 1:49PM TIM FARRELL/THE STAR-LEDGER Munchers Liz Driscoll, Helen Leba, Lorrie McGough and Ashley Antoniello gather around Ryan Peene at Gunnar's Landing in ...

While New Jersey spends more than most states on health care, high costs and lack of insurance prevent many children from getting the care they need, according to a national scorecard released today.

“I was creatively directed in that way by very well-meaning people who didn't recognize that a woman of my age has viable thoughts and feelings that people want to hear.”

NEW YORK -- Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn't restrain herself as she got swept away singing the ... via Daily Record

“I'll get a thousand dollars and maybe a trip to Space Camp or something.”

In January, sophomore Eric Levitz was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his play "Without Parachutes." He won the Region II competition for 10-minute ... via The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

Medicare spends an average of $37,632 in New Mexico for chronically ill patients in their last two years of life. via KOB-TV

“We want to set a good foundation to build a strong climate policy of potential regulation and laws we can work toward and actually see some success”

Officials of 18 states are taking the EPA back to court to try to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming. via The Jersey Journal

“It would be more difficult to sell the company if it's pulled into bankruptcy.”

The Casino Control Commission on Wednesday denied a request by Tropicana trustee and conservator, Justice Gary S. Stein, to permit the assets of the casino-hotel to be transferred to its holding company, Adamar ... via CourierPostOnline