New Jersey News

On Saturday, April 5, 2014, members of the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit arrested James Wade Barclay, ending the hunt for one of New Jersey's top 12 fugitives that spanned for more than two decades.

New Jersey asked a federal appeals court Thursday to block a seismic research plan involving blasting the ocean floor with loud sound waves.

New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman today announced new guidelines requiring prosecutors to keep forensic evidence from rape cases for a minimum of five years.

Top New Jersey officials may be moving toward letting voters decide whether to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City a few years earlier than expected.

JUNE 20: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' Policy Conference at the Omni Shoreham hotel June 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.

The deficit in pension liabilities for public employees is the "big elephant in the room" for New Jersey's state budget, according to Montclair Republican Club President John Van Wagner.

Egg Harbor Township Police Department is advising motorists of increased penalties to the state law prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving.

In a career spanning 50 years, Patricia Dell has done a little bit of almost everything, playing everywhere from carnivals to opera halls, to main stages across the US.

It's the game that's sweeping the ten o' clock hour! Play Trevia tonight with Steve Trevelise and win tickets to Catch A Rising Star comedy club in the Princeton Hyatt Regency or a Dennis Malloy DVD from when we toured New Jersey together performing standup.

A proposal to award a multinational manufacturing company $260 million in tax breaks - one of the largest such subsidies in recent years - could produce more than 400 jobs in Camden, individuals familiar with the deal said Wednesday.

In honor of New Jersey's 350th Anniversary, Westfield will be a stop on the New Jersey 350 Pop-Up Store tour.

The former public works inspector for a northern New Jersey town who admitted stealing $460,000 in quarters over two years has been spared a prison term.

New Jersey's top Democrats are pressing the Port Authority to scrap a little-known program that gives the governors on both sides of the Hudson River partial control over $950 million for pet projects in each state over the next decade.

North Jersey still has the "lion's share" of bears , but animal experts claim bear sightings are bound to become more common for residents in the central and southern portions of the state.

Utility crews are busy and some commuters will face delays after severe thunderstorms rolled through New Jersey, downing trees and knocking out power.

CiCi's Pizza raises funds for Special Olmpics Program to take place in July Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/1megTn2 Area CiCi's Pizzas, including Route 1 south in North Brunswick, is set to raise funds for Special Olympics New Jersey in July.

Daughter of British couple found dead in New Jersey home says she has 'inner peace' knowing parents are now 'stress-free' as deaths are ruled murder suicide Julian Knott, 45, and Alita Knott, 47, were found deceased inside their home at 12 Log Road in the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Township at around 1 a.m. Sunday The couple's daughter, ... (more)

Scientific research that involves blasting the ocean floor with sound waves can go ahead despite an effort by Gov. Chris Christie's administration to halt it, a judge ruled Tuesday.

The NJYS Youth Symphony, the top ensemble among New Jersey Youth Symphony's fourteen ensembles, was awarded first place in the orchestral division of the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival and Competition in Vienna on Sunday, July 6. The symphony joined 32 other ensembles from around the world for the festival, held July 4-8, and ... (more)

Marc Ferzan, New Jersey's Superstorm Sandy czar, is stepping down and will be replaced by his deputy, Gov. Christie's office announced this morning.