New Jersey News

Owners Say Downturn Won’t Harm Stadium
The men overseeing the new Meadowlands are satisfied with its progress, but the question of who will fill the new stadium’s seats is uncertain.
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Ex-Lawmaker Convicted of Fraud
The former chairman of the New Jersey State Senate's Budget Committee was accused of taking money from a university in exchange for securing state funding for it.
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U.S. Attorney Steps Down in New Jersey, With a Record Disproving Early Critics
Christopher J. Christie silenced skeptics by making and winning cases against elected officials and political powers from both major parties.
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A Boardwalk Is Poised for Revival. Then the Economy Tanks.
After all those years of going nowhere, Asbury Park, N.J. was finally going somewhere. And then, boom the bottom fell out of the economy.
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Malls in New Jersey Plan to Survive Bad Economy
Mall developers in New Jersey are adopting strategies to survive what is expected to be a difficult holiday season.
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The Voters Have Spoken, in Droves
The Obama phenomenon and some hard-fought local races produced a record turnout in New Jersey.
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With Names That Could Kill, Women Rev Up Roller Derby
Women’s roller derby is having a moment in New Jersey. At least seven leagues, with more than a dozen teams, have sprouted statewide since 2005.
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Homicide Task Force Unwelcome in Elizabeth
City officials in Elizabeth are so far refusing to cooperate with a new county’s task force, insisting that the city can handle crime fighting on its own.
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In Bayonne, Students Stake Nature’s Claim With Oysters
Teaching eighth graders about the natural world in the dense corners of New Jersey where it seems in shortest supply.
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A Dedication to Realism in Sculpture and Tableaux
At a retrospective at Montclair State University, a commitment to the human form and condition comes through in George Segal’s work.
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Cuban Comfort
Perhaps the best time to go to Isabella’s is for breakfast, especially for the crisp home fries and toasted, slightly sweet Cuban bread, slathered with butter.
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Pedestrian Fatalities Remain Hard to Cut
A police sting raises driver awareness of the need to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks where most fatalities occur.
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