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(The New Jersey Civil Service Commission, facing camera, and staffers, backs to camera. Credit: David Madden)

NJ Civil Service Board OKs Hiring of Replacement Cops in Camden County

The decision allows the county to bypass many civil service rules for a year to get the force up and running.

2012/10/03

(The New Jersey state capitol in Trenton.)

Program For At-Risk Children In Trenton Receives Assistance

A program that benefits at risk children in and around Trenton got a shot in the arm this week from a former mayor.

2012/09/30

1 Killed, 3 Injured In Trenton Shooting

Trenton police say two men and two women were “hanging out” on the porch of a city home when two people walked up to them just before 3 a.m. Saturday and started shooting.

2012/09/22

Trenton, NJ Restores 18 Police Officers, Among 100 Previously Laid Off

In addition, 14 staffers previously demoted are being restored to supervisory positions.

2012/09/14

(NJ attorney general Jeffrey Chiesa, center, announces charges against two state troopers. Credit: David Madden)

Two NJ Troopers Charged In High-Speed Escort on Garden State Parkway

Twenty-five year veteran sergeant Nadir Nassry is said to have recruited trooper Joseph Ventrella for the escort of luxury vehicles that, at times, exceeded 100 miles per hour on the Garden State Parkway.

2012/07/27

(NJ governor Chris Christie, in file photo. Credit: Scott Olson/ Getty Images)

Governor Christie Turns Up Pressure On Democrats To Approve Budget In New Jersey

Despite lower than expected revenues, Governor Chris Christie wants taxes cut, and says he won’t sign a budget without one.

2012/06/14

(File photo. Credit: Tim Boyle/ Getty Images)

NJ Tells 3rd Graders To Reveal A Secret On Standardized Test

Can you get a third grader to tell you a secret? New Jersey education officials are trying to do just that — on a standardized test.

2012/05/11

NJ Comptroller Says Questionable DRPA Payments Went To Norcross Firm

New Jersey’s state comptroller has reviewed the inner operations of the Delaware River Port Authority, saying his office has found a pattern of waste and mismanagement that cost the bi-state agency millions of dollars over a number of years.

2012/03/29

NJ Senate Committee Clears Plan To Hike Minimum Wage Across Garden State

The state assembly is ready to take a full vote on the plan as soon as next week.

2012/03/09

(Gov. Christie folds his notes before taking questions at a press conference today in Trenton. Photo from State of NJ video)

Gov. Christie Defends Plan To Put Same-Sex Marriage To NJ Voters

New Jersey governor Chris Christie is sticking to his guns on the issue of same-sex marriage, but wonders why its proponents are sticking to theirs.

2012/01/30

Audit Finds Errors Rife In NJ Low-Income Child Care Subsidy Program

It’s a $124-million-per-year, state and federally funded program that provides assistance for low-income families in need of child care.

2012/01/25

NJ Legislature Ends Session With Late-Night Flurry of New Measures

Just hours before a new legislature was taking office Tuesday in New Jersey, state legislators wrapped up the old session by approving a long list of proposals that are now subject to action by the governor.

2012/01/10

Trenton, NJ Laying Off 150, Including 108 Police Officers

The plan, submitted last week to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, calls for the layoff of 108 police officers and supervisors which, when paired with 42 job cuts in other departments, will save the city about $5½ million.

2011/07/27

NJT Approves New Budget With River Line-Atlantic City Transfer Link

Officials at New Jersey Transit have approved the second half of a federally funded project that will, when complete, link the popular River Line light rail service with the not-so-popular Atlantic City-to-Philadelphia rail line.

2011/07/14