New Jersey

Raja Rajaratnam, Billionaire Hedge Fund Founder, Sued For Allegedly Funding Tamil Tigers

Reuters | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused billionaire Raja Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon hedge fund, and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on ...

Bon Jovi To Open Giants-Jets Stadium: AP source

AP | TOM CANAVAN | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the G...

John Brek Arrested: Newark Security Guard Accused Of Making Terrorist Threats Against Obama

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested on charges of threatening Barack Obama the night be...

Floyd Tally, Alleged Blackmailer, Says He Thought Sex Sting Of NJ Councilman Was FBI Probe

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Floyd Tally said he was doing his patriotic duty when he helped find a prostitute for an Atlantic City Councilman. Tally ...

Solomon Dwek, Key Witness In NJ Corruption Probe, Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — The central figure in a huge New Jersey corruption investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to separate state and federal charges tha...

Corzine, Christie Tied In New Poll For New Jersey Governor

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — In another indication that the New Jersey governor's race will go down to the wire, a new poll finds Gov. Jon Corzine and Republ...

Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

Michele Brown: Christie Aide Who Got Loan May Have Helped Chris Christie Campaign For NJ Governor

New York Times | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


When news broke in August that the former United States attorney, Christopher J. Christie, had lent $46,000 to a top aide in the federal prosecutor's ...

Bills-Jets: Rian Lindell's 47-Yard Field Goal In Overtime Secures Win For Buffalo

AP | DENNIS WASZAK Jr. | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rian Lindell made good on his second chance at giving the Buffalo Bills a stunning victory. Lindell kicked a 47-yard fi...

Ilya The Manatee: Update!

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Ilya is back in Miami! ******* LINDEN, N.J. — Officials have lost sight of a wayward Florida manatee that they wanted to rescue from f...

SEC Charges 3 Men In $14 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Haitians In Florida, New Jersey

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


MIAMI — Three men are accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors in South ...

Manatee Stuck In New Jersey Is In Danger, Officials Say

AP | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — The fate of a Florida manatee that has wandered into northern New Jersey waters remained unclear Saturday night. The wayward ma...

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

Chris Christie's Weight Becomes Debate Topic In New Jersey Governor Election

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — There are weighty issues in New Jersey's tight race for governor – the highest property taxes in the nation, for one thing...

Stepfanie Velez-Gentry: Nookie Parties Sex-Toys Seller Running For New Jersey Legislature

AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — A lot of small business owners run for the Legislature, but one New Jersey candidate can tout a unique entrepreneurial experienc...

Record-Breaking Early Snowfall In New York, New Jersey

AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — An autumn storm brought snow to parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, the earliest snow on record in some towns u...

Ilya The Manatee Update: Ilya Rescued From New Jersey Waters

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Ilya is back in Miami! ****** ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A rescue attempt is being planned for Ilya, a Florida manatee stuck near an oil re...

Eugene Robinson: NJ City Councilman Set Up With Prostitute, Hadn't Had Sex Since 1989

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The note inside the manila envelope said the accompanying DVD showed an Atlantic City Councilman having sex with an undera...

Losing Jobs to Jersey

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York


Kathryn Wylde

Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. is just the latest in a string of firms lured across the Hudson by state incentives. Since the '80s, major New York employers have moved tens of thousands of jobs.

How Breasts (and Health Care) Swung a Governor's Race

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Christie's lack of specificity and stubbornness in his ad did nothing but prove his duplicity and inform more people that he sides with insurance companies over New Jersey women.

Obama Song Video: Tea Party Groups Protest B. Bernice Young School Over Children Singing Praise Of President

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Protesters brought some different songs Monday to an elementary school where students sang in praise of President Ba...

Star-Ledger Endorses Third Party Candidate Chris Daggett In NJ Governor Race

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media


Independent candidate Chris Daggett has picked up a key endorsement in New Jersey's gubernatorial race. The Star-Ledger of Newark, the state's lar...

Tough New Jersey Residents Not Afraid of Swine Flu

Joe Territo | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


Joe Territo

Less than one-third of New Jersey residents are planning to be inoculated for swine flu according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll ...

Anthony Milano: 1 Fatally Stabbed, 2 Hurt At Village At Linwood Retiree Community

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — A resident of a southern New Jersey retirement community stabbed three people Thursday, killing an 88-year-old woman who had rec...

Joe Biden: Corzine Re-Election "Critically Important"

AP | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Vice President Joe Biden says New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has complete and unwavering support from the White House because...