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New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak at the New Jersey League of Municipalities

New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak at the New Jersey League of Municipalities

Meet the Leaders Interview with NJ State Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak at the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
Lawmakers push for convict job ban

Lawmakers push for convict job ban

A bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers is pushing for a measure that would ban people convicted of public corruption from working for the state, a direct response to Gov. Phil Murphy's hiring of ...
Ex-local official jailed for taking bribes quits job he got in Murphy administration

Ex-local official jailed for taking bribes quits job he got in Murphy administration

A former Passaic City councilman who went to prison for accepting bribes has resigned from the job he landed in Gov. Phil Murphy's administration -- a hiring that has recently drawn scrutiny and ...
Gov. Murphy touts new jobs at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edison

Gov. Murphy touts new jobs at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edison

EDISON - Touting new jobs and innovative technology and sustainability methods, Gov. Phil Murphy toured the newest Amazon Edison Fulfillment Center Monday. Along with several other elected ...
Gleaning Helps the Hungry, Keeps Farms Vital, and Builds a Supportive Community

Gleaning Helps the Hungry, Keeps Farms Vital, and Builds a Supportive Community

By MAUREEN BERZOK PublishedSeptember 23, 2018 at 2:16 PM EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Apple gleaning was the order of the day for members of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization this ...
Muslim, Catholic and Jewish Communities Join Teach NJS to Lobby for State Security Funding

Muslim, Catholic and Jewish Communities Join Teach NJS to Lobby for State Security Funding

Teach NJS, an organization founded by the Orthodox Union, brought together state coalition partners and individual schools, including the Noor-Ul-Iman School, the Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva and ...
Working to Close Security-Funding Gap Between Public and Private Schools

Working to Close Security-Funding Gap Between Public and Private Schools

CARLY SITRIN | JUNE 8, 2018 state allocates money for security at nonpublic schools at roughly half the per-pupil rate of public schools. Some lawmakers are looking to end this unequal ...
Dismal Swamp nets $200K in state funds

Dismal Swamp nets $200K in state funds

EDISON – Councilman Robert Diehl remembers a few years ago giving a tour of the Dismal Swamp to 100 first-graders, but all of the young students were afraid of the forest and the ...
Craig Coughlin Proposes Tax Amnesty Program to Raise Revenue for Budget

Craig Coughlin Proposes Tax Amnesty Program to Raise Revenue for Budget

The program would allow delinquent taxpayers to settle with the government in exchange for reduced penalties and fees. New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin is proposing a three-month tax ...
Requiring Improvements to NJ drinking water systems now up to Christie

Requiring Improvements to NJ drinking water systems now up to Christie

TRENTON -- It's up to Gov. Chris Christie to decide whether water companies in New Jersey ought to comply with more rigorous standards to replace antiquated pipes and protect against ...
Two more officials sign petition of felon running for school board

Two more officials sign petition of felon running for school board

EDISON -- Documents show that in addition to two school board members, two township councilmen signed the nominating petition of Nilesh Dasondi -- the felon running for a seat in the upcoming ...
Karabinchak Sworn into Office in NJ Assembly

Karabinchak Sworn into Office in NJ Assembly

TRENTON – Lifelong Edison resident Robert Karabinchak was sworn in Thursday as the newest member of the New Jersey General Assembly. Karabinchak will represent the 18th Legislative District ...

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