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
September 28, 2018
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
September 24, 2018
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
September 23, 2018
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
June 14, 2018
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
June 8, 2018
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 ...
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
April 20, 2018
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
June 9, 2017
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
September 3, 2016
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 ...
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 ...