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Secretary of State John Kerry says the leaflets are, quote, "grotesque and beyond unacceptable."

TRENTON - In response to the review of his office commissioned in the wake of the September lane closings at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie today appointed Seton Hall University Law School Dean Patrick Hobbs as a new, independent ombudsman.

Is your favorite beach in Monmouth County? County leaders are hoping you'll cast a vote for one of the county's 23 beaches in a statewide best beaches survey at NJTopTenBeaches.org .

The Great Swamp Watershed Association's Great Swamp Scavenger Hunt is back for another fun-filled day of outdoor exploration and discovery in and around one of New Jersey's most important natural areas.

Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray responded to my post this morning, Patrick Murray is emphatic that his next poll will be negative for Christie, about his quote in Mark Magyar's anti-Chistie spin piece on NJSpotlight with an email asserting that his analysis was mischaracteriszed.

The Fair Haven Police Department received accreditation status from the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police Accreditation program during the borough's council meeting on April 14. Accreditation is completed within an eight-phase process that starts with an application and evolves through self-assessment, policy development, mock assessment, an ... (more)

If you think you know New Jersey, you should play Jersey "Trevia" tonight at 10 with Steve Trevelise! You could win tickets to see Dennis and Judi Live at The Brook Art Theatre on May 10th with Steve Trevelise and special guest Uncle Floyd! You could also win tickets to Catch A Rising Star in the Princeton Hyatt, or a Dennis Malloy Live DVD from ... (more)

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 American Water has resumed the use of chloramines to treat water at its Canal Road and Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plants.

The Spring of 2014 could go down in history as one of the greatest times of both challenge and opportunity New Jersey gun owners have ever seen.

When it comes to state taxes , New Jersey residents are among the most likely to complain that they are too high.

New Jersey's open space preservation programs are in crisis, and without long-term, sustainable funding they will grind to a halt - and our way of life here in the Garden State will surely suffer.

Henrik Holgersson cooks for his son, Arvid, at their home in Stockholm. Holgersson has split Sweden's generous parental leave with his girlfriend and is spending eight months at home with their child.

TRENTON - Would you support an amendment to New Jersey's constitution that would ban governors from declining to reappoint state judges unless they are deemed unfit for the job? Last week, the state Bar Association said after seeing Gov. Chris Christie deny reappointment to two state Supreme Court justices, it's time to rewrite the constitution and ... (more)

EDISON, NJ The Edison Police Department in conjunction with the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County will participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back on April 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 100 Municipal Blvd, Edison, NJ.

The Garden State Film Festival closed its four-day event with a sold-out Awards Dinner at the Trump Taj Mahal on April 6, 2014.

The debate rages on over whether or not to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana vs. an out and out legalization of the sale and use of recreational pot - along the lines of what is allowed in Colorado.

He refers to the vagaries of nature condensed in a single month. The weather at one minute inspires all the warm hopes of spring to emerge and then dashes their bright buds with lashing rain and chill - a literal and emotional battery.

A day after several brush fires broke out around New Jersey, the Forest Fire Service is warning of an extreme fire danger for Monday with more fire developing.

The law firm hired by Gov. Christie to investigate the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge released more than 400 pages of documents Monday that describe in detail interactions among the governor's aides as the controversy over the closures unfolded.