Nearly a quarter of N.J. residents lived in poverty in 2010, study shows

New Jersey may be among the richest states in the nation, but a record number of Garden State residents lived in poverty during 2010, according to a report released yesterday.  (more…)

NJ Muslims, officials to discuss NYPD surveillance

New Jersey Muslim leaders who attended a March meeting with the state’s attorney general say they’ve been invited back to Trenton this week for a follow-up discussion.  (more…)

2 escaped inmates caught, 2 others still missing

Two prisoners who fled from a work detail in southern New Jersey have both been captured.  (more…)

NJ panel weighs in on environmental waivers

The Assembly’s Environment Committee has approved a resolution calling on the Christie administration to change or withdraw rules allowing environmental waivers for businesses. (more…)

What is hate? Rutgers webcam case rekindles debate

Prosecutors say they’ll appeal the 30-day jail sentence given to Dharun Ravi– the former Rutgers student who used a webcam to spy on his roommate’s tryst with another man. (more…)