New Jersey News

A Democratic group with ties to Hillary Clinton has launched a campaign attacking New Jersey Governor Chris Christie over a political flap in his home state in an early skirmish between the two likely contenders in the 2016 presidential race.

A state Assembly committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would create a commission to study expanding casino gambling to East Rutherford.

Arts Guild New Jersey is pleased to announce the award of a $5,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House CharitiesO New York Tri-State Area.

Advaxis, Inc., , a leader in developing the next generation of cancer immunotherapies, announced that it is one of 54 companies approved to share the $60 million allocation through the New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program in Fiscal Year 2014.

Republicans and Democrats in New Jersey are again sparring over tax cuts as Gov. Christie prepares to enter his second term with national scrutiny surrounding his expected presidential bid.

There are high school football rivalries with unique nicknames -- "the Lump of Coal'' and "The Civil War,'' among them.

TRENTON - The War Memorial Concert Hall will feature its traditional New Year's Eve symphony this year even though the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra that has performed the event in the past is now defunct.

A rivalry that dates back to the 1920s and a competition that dates back to the 1930s will both be celebrated Saturday in a building that can stand with any in the state in terms of tradition within the great sport of wrestling.

There's magic in the air and a sparkle in every smile when The Nutcracker comes to town.

The Borough of Somerville, one of the three Somerset County Regional Center communities, has been awarded the 2013 Platinum Award for Excellence for "Built Projects" by Downtown New Jersey, the leading advocate for central business districts statewide.

If you think that Garden Staters are concerned that their governor, Chris Christie, will run for president in 2016, think again.

Dr. Lauren Mason, resident OB/GYN checks a patients records at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick.

With business leaders across the Garden State expressing optimism about expansion and higher profits next year, Jersey lawmakers are discussing how best to keep the positive momentum moving forward.

Tony-Award-winning playwright Tony Holmes visited Bayonne High School to talk to the young actors who were to perform his play.

You might recall an article from this past spring, South Hackensack Municipal Court Judge is a comedian , discussing the case of His Honor, Vince A. Sicari, also known as comedian Vince August, and the fact that the New Jersey legal ethics committee thought it inappropriate for him to appear as an actor and comic on ABC-TV's Primetime: What Would ... (more)

Authorities say a New Jersey man apparently searching for warm clothes or a place to sleep died after getting trapped in a clothing collection bin.

The Scenic Route: Kayaking the Wading River: A scenic look at a kayaking trip down the Wading River, part of Wharton State Forest, in the NJ Pine Barrens.

First lady Mary Pat Christie and the Drumthwacket Foundation have rolled out a poinsettia-red carpet for the state's theaters this year, inviting the New Jersey Theatre Alliance to decorate each room - in collaboration with the mansion's traditional holiday elves, members of the Garden Club of New Jersey - with scenery, costumes, photos and props ... (more)

New Jerseyans still like the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing, though they don't know much about what he'd like to do with it next.

A Winter Storm system moving through New Jersey has resulted in speed restrictions being put in place on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced.