As arguments over the state’s participation in PARCC rage on, it appears as if New Jersey’s reliance on the standardized tests is making it increasingly isolated. New Jersey is now just one of seven states, along with Washington, D.C., that is slated to give at least some version of the PARCC language arts and math in… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 13th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, New Jersey | Tags: Common Core, Education, New Jersey, PARCC, PARCC tests | 1 Comment »
Acting transportation Commissioner Richard Hammer said the days of expanding interstate highways are over as the state focuses on fixing and rehabilitating existing roads and transit infrastructure, and finding funds to do the work. Hammer, who addressed the Alliance for Action’s annual transportation summit Tuesday for the first time after being nominated by Gov. Chris Christie… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 10th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, NJ DOT | Tags: Department of Transportation, Infrastructure, New Jersey, NJ DOT, Richard Hammer | Comments Off on Days of expanding highways are over until we fix N.J. roads, commish says
TRENTON — This past Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey are likely to make history, according to a prominent pollster — but not in a way that would make Garden State politicians proud. Only 20.8 percent of registered voters in the state turned up to the polls on Election Day, according to a preliminary analysis by Patrick… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 8th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: 2015 Elections, 2015 Legislative Races, New Jersey, Patrick Murray | 7 Comments »
TRENTON — More than a dozen years after passing a “smart gun” law that is now blamed for stopping them from being sold across the country, state Senate Democrats on Thursday said they want to revamp the law and force gun dealers to carry the high-tech weapons. Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said she is introducing a… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 5th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gun Rights, Guns, Monmouth County | Tags: 2A, New Jersey, Second Amendment, Sen Loretta Weinberg, Smart Guns | 1 Comment »
The countdown to $1.50 gas by Christmas continues. Jeff Pelton, senior petroleum industry analyst for GasBuddy.com hasn’t wavered from his bold prediction in mid-September that the price would drop to six quarters a gallon. GOT QUESTIONS? Ticked off about mass transit? Wondering about road construction? E-mail your questions to NJ.com’s transportation expert Larry Higgs. He’ll answer… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 26th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Gasoline Prices, New Jersey | Comments Off on More reasons why N.J. will hit $1.50 gas by Christmas
ATLANTIC CITY — An appeals court Thursday upheld a lower court ruling allowing the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa to mandate weight limits for servers known as “Borgata Babes,” the New Jersey Law Journal reported. More than 20 of the servers, who are required to wear revealing uniforms, objected to the policy, arguing it only affected… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: September 18th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Casinos, New Jersey, News | Tags: Atlantic City, Borgata Babes, Casinos, New Jersey | Comments Off on Court upholds weight rules for ‘Borgata Babes,’ report says
TRENTON — Nearly all New Jersey residents age 35 and older say they hope to retire one day, but two-thirds are anxious about saving enough money so they could afford it, according to a poll released Thursday by AARP. AARP, the influential lobby for people 50 and older, is championing a solution for the roughly 1.7… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: September 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Economy, New Jersey | Tags: AARP, New Jersey, Retirement | 3 Comments »
By Jack Ciattarelli For decades, Trenton politicians from both parties have shied away from providing real long-term solutions. We can’t afford to wait any longer. Why are pension systems for municipal and county employees, as well as the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, all solvent? Because the employer pension contributions to these systems are funded by… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 29th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, Opinion, Pensions | Tags: Jack Ciattarelli, New Jersey, NJ Pension Reform, NJ Property Taxes, Opinion | 5 Comments »
TRENTON — A New Jersey judge on Tuesday approved a controversial settlement between the Christie administration and ExxonMobil over contamination at its old industrial sites in North Jersey. Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan, in an 81-page decision, called the deal “fair, reasonable, in the public interest, and consistent with the goals of the Spill Compensation and… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 25th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, Environment, Exxon Mobil, New Jersey | Tags: Chris Chrisitie, Exxon Mobil, Exxon Mobil Settlement, ExxonMobil, ExxonMobil Settlement, New Jersey | Comments Off on N.J. judge approves controversial Christie, Exxon settlement
In the two-and-a-half years since Superstorm Sandy, while the Garden State has struggled to recover, many people have puzzled over the question of why New Jersey has received substantially less federal aid than New York, even though both states suffered roughly the same amount of damage — close to $37 billion. Much of the focus has… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 9th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Community Development Block Grant, Department of Community Affairs, EPA, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County News, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Community Development Block Grants, EPA, FEMA, HUD, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, New York, RREM grants, Superstorm Sandy | 1 Comment »
