TRENTON – Even though preliminary estimates indicate New Jersey added 2,600 jobs in April, the state’s unemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point to 9.1 percent, signaling that more people are actively looking for jobs.
TRENTON— Legislation long-championed by state Sen. Jennifer Beck and Senate President Steve Sweeney to prevent abuse of the state's farmland assessment law has been approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
NEWARK—Over the years Professor Angelo Perna, who has taught at NJIT for 45 years and rarely missed a graduation, has watched tens of thousands of students graduate from NJIT. On this graduation day, seated high up in the Prudential Center, Perna looked down at...
PERTH AMBOY — Mayor Wilda Diaz and Mayor Fred Henry of South Amboy announced a bi-city holiday fireworks event funded by sponsor donations at a Wednesday press conference held on the Cornucopia Princess.
JACKSON — Thirty Elvis impersonators clad in white and red jumpsuits were the first riders to take to the skies this morning on Six Flags Great Adventure’s new, extreme swing ride, the 24-story SkyScreamer.
CLARK -- Students in Jennifer Lewis’s second grade class put a good deal planning and hard work into their free verse poem for Mother’s Day. The second graders first had to interview either their Mom or a loved one who knows her very well.
NEW BRUNSWICK – American Repertory Ballet has been selected as an Artistic Affiliate of the Union County Performing Arts Center (UC PAC)’s new Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts beginning next season.
CLARK – The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Clark will return for another year of fighting cancer and helping to create a world with more birthdays this June.
PERTH AMBOY -- Jane Doherty will discuss the power of the ancient crystal skulls next month at the Proprietary House Association/Museum, located at 149 Kearny Avenue, Perth Amboy.
After the devastation of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago, many New Jerseyans wondered whether our state’s waters would be next. Although offshore drilling is not allowed right now, the Delaware and Raritan bays are home to some...
TRENTON – The Senate Transportation Committee today advanced a bill to require wheelchairs to be properly secured in vehicles by a four-point restraint system.
TRENTON— In response to several recent incidents of physical and emotional intimidation of students at the hands of school staff both in New Jersey and across the country, Senator Diane Allen (R- Burlington) is proposing legislation that will speed the disciplinary process for teachers...
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