Garden State News

There are plenty of places to work in New Jersey. And then there are the Best Places....
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Rumors of the budget shortfall circulated within Statehouse circles a few hours before the Treasury Department issued its late afternoon press release, with one source describing the revenue drop as “catastrophic.” ...
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A recent report sponsored by the AFL-CIO highlights the disparity in pay between New Jersey's high-ranking executives and average employees. ...
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Preservationists have promised to continue fighting for Greystone, Morris County's landmark former mental asylum slated for demolition. ...
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According to a new report from Rutgers University, New Jersey residents are four times as likely as the national average to have difficulty locating a doctor who accepts their health insurance....
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Two separate in-depth investigations by journalists working in New Jersey have been recognized by the Pulitzer Prize committee....
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The Jersey Shore town is scrapping their current redevelopment plan and crafting a new one officials hope will be less restrictive. ...
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Gov. Christie needed the Mastro Report to exhorerate him of wrongdoing in the GWB scandal, but issuing the investigation has brought new problems. ...
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Discussion of municipal consolidation has brought attention to some of the state's bizarrely structured towns - namely, the doughnuts, holes and enclaves....
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The non-profit's annual gala, Diamonds for Kale, will help support Grow It Green’s stewardship of the Early Street Community Garden and the Urban Farm at Lafayette. ...
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A New Jersey appeals court panel on Friday ordered the Council on Affordable Housing to meet at specific times to adopt new affordable housing rules in a manner it specified or face contempt charges and possible jail time....
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A new study from Montclair State University says New Jersey school administrators will spend at least 35 percent more time observing teachers under the new teacher-tenure law, but does little to alleviate other administrative responsibilities....
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The $34.4 billion state budget unveiled this week offers no tax cut, but contains $205 million in veiled tax hikes....
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Attorneys have filed suit to force Bridget Anne Kelly, Gov. Christie's former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Stepien, his former top political adviser, to provide correspondence and other documents regarding the September lane closures on the George Washington Bridge....
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Pascack Valley Regional High School District, a Bergen County district which comprises two schools and about 2,000 students, held a "virtual day" of schooling, with students taking classes and completing assignments online. ...
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The Cherry Hill-based Fair Share Housing Center charged that the contractor hired -- and subsequently fired -- by the Christie administration “botched” the entire process of providing aid to New Jersey residents after Hurricane Sandy. ...
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Former Port Authority official David Wildstein said on Friday that "evidence exists" proving Governor Chris Christie was aware of the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in September....
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With Bridgegate, staffing issues, accusations of misusing Sandy aid and a flurry of subpoenas levied against his office, Gov. Chris Christie is feeling the heat. ...
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In his address last night, Gov. Christie proposed expanding the school day and calendar, an idea viewed favorably by both sides of the aisle. ...
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