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Buono appeals to Democratic women in NJ gov's race

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:02 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono stepped up her appeal to women voters on Friday, as she and other Democrats sought to raise enthusiasm within the party for a candidate who remains far behind Gov. Chris Christie in name recognition and fundraising.

Christie: Obama wasn't assertive enough

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:52 -0400

BURLINGTON CITY, New Jersey - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that President Barack Obama has not been assertive enough as three scandals involving his administration have mounted.

NJEA leader, a Christie foil, handing over reins

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:38:01 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - One of Gov. Chris Christie's biggest antagonists is handing over her role at the top of the state's largest teachers union when her second term ends in August.

NJ Supreme Court reinstates sex assault conviction

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:45 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A Monmouth County man convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl will have to serve his sentence after all.

NJ Supreme Court hears beach dune case

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:05 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - When their Long Beach Island town built a dune system a few years ago, it blocked Harvey and Phyllis Karan's view of the ocean. They sued and won $375,000.

NJ ex-trooper get probation for high-speed escort

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:28:53 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A judge has sentenced a former New Jersey state trooper who led a high-speed escort of luxury sports cars to one year of probation.

State delays Route 35 repaving until September

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:55:15 -0400

BAY HEAD, New Jersey - The state Transportation Department is reversing gears on its ambitious plan to rebuild a road that was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.

AG: NJ gun buybacks net more than 10,000 weapons

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:46 -0400

TOTOWA, New Jersey - State officials say they have now collected more than 10,000 firearms through gun buyback programs staged throughout New Jersey in recent months.

NJ Democratic chair stepping down in election year

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:02:40 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - The chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee says he is not seeking re-election to the post this year as his party struggles to gain traction in the race for governor.

Correction: Boat Sinking-Rescue story

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:14 -0400

GREENWICH, New Jersey - In a story May 5 about a boat that sank in the Delaware Bay, The Associated Press, relying on information from The Press of Atlantic City, misspelled the last name of one of the two men rescued. He is Matthew Puglia, not Matthew Puglin.

NJ bill on human trafficking signed into law

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:10:17 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation that tightens New Jersey's human trafficking laws ahead of the 2014 Super Bowl.

NJ trooper's killer named a most wanted terrorist

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:29:37 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - The reward for the capture and return of a fugitive member of a black militant group convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper was doubled to $2 million on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of the bloody gunbattle.

NJ AG: Camden man pleads guilty in cocaine case

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:16:54 -0400

CAMDEN, New Jersey - State authorities say a Camden man who led a major drug distribution network in the city has pleaded guilty to racketeering.

'Jon Corzine' becomes GOP campaign fodder

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:45:07 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Gov. Chris Christie may be thinking the upcoming governor's race will come down to a choice between him and Jon Corzine.

NJ court upholds police use of 'flash-bang' device

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30:58 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Police who raided a Monmouth County man's home in 2007 were justified in using a "flash-bang" device as a diversion before entering, New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

NJ trooper training class most racially diverse

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:01:32 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - Attorney General Jeff Chiesa (kee-AY'-sah) says the new state police training class is the most racially diverse the agency has ever recruited.

Pa. trucker shot himself while driving NJ highway

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:17:17 -0400

UNION TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - New Jersey state police say a Pennsylvania man found dead after the tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on a northern Jersey highway last week died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.