New Jersey

Johns Hopkins Student From New Jersey Kills Intruder With Samurai Sword

Joe Territo | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Joe Territo

A Johns Hopkins student from Wall, N.J., killed a man who broke into his Baltimore garage with a samurai sword, according to a report in the Baltimore...

Babette Perry, New Jersey Pharmacy Technician, Sues Employer Over Fake OxyContin Holdup

AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A New Jersey pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding OxyContin ...

Choose Life: Was Moses Really Pro-Life or Pro-Abortion?

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Bruce Feiler

From the "Baby Moses Law" in Texas to a pitched battle over "Choose Life" on license plates, the Bible's leading prophet has become the latest touchstone in America's hottest hot-button issue.

New Jersey Lets the Sun Shine In

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green


Jonathan A. Schein

The hands-down winner in offering solar energy incentives is none other than New Jersey, followed by Pennsylvania. Why New Jersey?

New Jersey Governor Candidate Chris Christie's Wrong-Way One-Way Drive

Joe Territo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home


Joe Territo

Republican candidate for Governor Chris Christie in 2002 got lost in Elizabeth and attempted to turn right onto a street that was one-way in the other direction.

Michael Jordan Bringing His Motorcycle Racing Team to New Jersey Labor Day Weekend

Joe Territo | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Joe Territo

Jordan likely will be very visible at the race. However -- sorry fans -- he is not planning to sign autographs.

Atlantic City (and all of New Jersey) Bets on Green Energy

Joe Territo | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York


Joe Territo

The next time you hold your nose while filling up at the Vince Lombardi rest stop, breathe easy knowing New Jersey is doing its part to clean up our environment and decrease dependence on fossil fuels.

Mafia Looking For Cut Of Stimulus Pie

New York Times | WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


Everybody is looking for stimulus money. From bridge builders to food stamp recipients, from roofers to subway riders, from teachers to housing proje...

Heath Slocum Wins Barclays, Was Seeded 124 Out Of 125

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Heath Slocum might have been the one player no one expected to win The Barclays. He was locked in a tense battle over the fi...

The Old Packard Plant: From the Detroit Stories

Lester Sloan | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Lester Sloan

While the old Packard is an image of urban decay, it has nothing to do with the demise of the auto industry as we know it today.

Rep. Steve Rothman: Gadhafi Won't Stay In Englewood

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman said late Friday he's been given assurances from a representative of the Libyan government that Moammar G...

The Barclays: Sergio Garcia, Paul Goydos, Steve Marino Share First-Round Lead

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Webb Simpson looked at the scores and the weather, neither of which indicated an easy time Friday at Liberty National. He qu...

NTSB: Controller Didn't Warn Plane In Hudson Collision

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — An air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane about aircraft in its path before it collided with a sigh...

Tropical Storm Danny Headed Toward New York, New Jersey

AP | KEVIN MAURER | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — Coastal residents looked ahead Friday to a late-summer weekend with fewer beach-loving tourists as Tropical Storm Danny k...

Rafael Pichardo, Man Who Bit Off Cop's Finger In Atlantic City, Gets 15 Years In Prison

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York


MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A New York City man who bit off part of a New Jersey police officer's finger has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Thi...

Gov. Corzine, Sen. Menendez Say Gadhafi Should Be 'Barred' From New Jersey

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Jon Corzine and New Jersey federal legislators joined an angry chorus of opposition Wednesday to Libyan leader Moammar Gadha...

Englewood, New Jersey Wants To Block Moammar Gadhafi From Staying In Town

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York


ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Officials are trying to prevent Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from staying in northern New Jersey when he visits the United St...

Q-Tip Knocks Mayor Bloomberg On Twitter, Calls Out To New York Jews

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York


Q-Tip, hip-hop legend and former member of A Tribe Called Quest, has taken to Twitter in a bid to sway New Yorkers from voting for Mayor Bloomberg thi...

George Maddox And Unidentifed Man Injured In Fiery Teterboro Plane Crash

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York


TETERBORO, N.J. — Two men walked away from a fiery small-plane crash Friday morning and were found by emergency responders at a bus stop minutes...

Lockerbie Victims' Families: Terrorist Release Sickening

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York


HADDONFIELD, N.J. — Some stared at their televisions in disbelief. Others were too furious to process the news. More than two decades after a t...

New Jersey Doctors Getting Paid Extra To Save Hospitals Money

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York


MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A dozen New Jersey hospitals are paying doctors as an incentive to save the hospitals money. The principle is known as gai...

Require Lie-Detector Tests For New Jersey Politicians And Candidates: Consultant

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — A political consultant proposed a last-ditch effort to lawmakers Monday to help rid the state of its reputation for political co...

Chris Christie's First Ethics Push In New Jersey Was Short-Lived

New York Times | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York


He billed himself as a corruption fighter, questioned the ethics of those in power and promised to put an end to no-bid contracts for the politically ...

Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood Superstar, Detained At Newark Airport

Posted 09.15.2009 | New York


NEW DELHI (AP) -- Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for two hours for questioning at a U.S. airport before being released by immigration...

Hudson River Crash Air Traffic Controller Failed To Warn Plane That Helicopter Was In Its Path

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York


WASHINGTON (AP) - An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then...