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An abnormally wet June has caused some crops of strawberries to mold and delayed the planting of watermelon. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow undocumented students who graduate from a New Jersey high school to pay in-state tuition rates at colleges throughout the state. For more New Jersey news, vis...

Gov. Christie says he followed the law in calling for a special election in October to choose the successor of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/nj...

Cities like Newark continue to have a high number of carjackings, despite efforts to keep the occurrences down. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

City residents can adopt vacant city-owned lots in their neighborhoods. The project has helped beautify the area. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

The Newark mayor says holding the special election in November would be better because more New Jerseyans would be involved. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

The newest flood maps have put more residences in A zones than V zones. V zones are the most hazardous flood zones. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider, a Democrat, has thrown his support behind Gov. Chris Christie in his bid for reelection. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonline.org/n....

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono says the move is designed to depress voter turnout because most voters will not be aware that an election is being held. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at h...

"We all have to work with Republicans, but it has to be in a way that actually accomplishes something for the American people," says Rep. Frank Pallone. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at http://www.njtvonl...

Stop FEMA Now founder George Kasimos says FEMA's revised flood maps is a good starting point, but that there is still a lot more work to do on behalf of property owners. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today online at h...

United Nations fact-finders report the Syrian conflict's killing 5,000 people a month, mostly civilians. President Obama says Assad crossed the so-called "red line" by using chemical weapons against his own citizens.

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Nearly eight months since Sandy hammered Mantoloking, destroying an estimated one third of the Ocean County community's housing stock, local officials decided to name the five homeowners who refuse to sign easements requir...

Tens of thousands of New Jersey residents receive federal emergency unemployment compensation. They will see their weekly benefits payments cut by 22 percent starting at the end of the month because of automatic federal sp...

Once every two years, artists, curators, gallerists, and fans gather for a four-day celebration, as Millville becomes the center of the world for glass art.

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The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut six months ago had a profound impact on schools all across this country. NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider spoke with the New Jersey State Coordinator for S...

Democratic strategist Jamel Holley and Republican strategist Jeanette Hoffman discuss the candidates to replace Frank Lautenberg in the U.S. Senate and the Democratic endorsements for Chris Christie, and what that says abo...

A severe storm that rolled across the country, rolled right into the Garden State today, and the consequences were felt from the north to the south. For an update, NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider caught up with Sen...

Strong emotions on both sides were on display at an Assembly committee meeting today about a bill designed to protect minors from being forced into controversial treatment -- therapies to change their sexual orientation. ...

Chris Christie and Barbara Buono were seated at the same dais.

It's a tradition that goes back to 1969, the two gubernatorial candidates making their first joint appearance at the New Jersey Business and Industry Associat...

An Assembly panel today passed a bill banning conversion therapy by licensed professionals. The controversial practice has been used by some group as an attempt to convert gay minors into heterosexuals.

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Most of the candidates attempting to take the seat o the late Senator Frank Lautenberg are political veterans. Then there is Alieta Eck, a doctor from Piscataway who is seeking the Republican nomination. She is challenging...

Now that Newark Mayor Cory Booker has his eye fully trained on the U.S. Senate, local attention will turn to who will replace him. but what happens if he wins. One person looking to succeed Booker is Newark councilman Ras ...

The Democratic committee met today to select their new chairman. Yesterday, Sen. Ray Lesmiak told NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider that he would challenge Barbar Buono's pick -- Jason O'Donnell -- for the position. ...

Buoyed by fresh polls that show his potential for a landslide on track, the governor was back on shore duty, today highlighting recovery work done at two schools in Monmouth County, visiting with students and staff who had...

he state AFL-CIO endorsement doesn't come as a surprise, given the fact Barbara Buono fought against the governor's push for pension and benefits reforms and attempts to modify collective bargaining rights.

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Even getting called out on being overtly political, Gov. Chris Christie manages to win. Contrast that with the news coming out of the Barbara Buono campaign. What news, you ask? Well, that's part of the problem. While the ...

Earning a high school diploma is a defining moment in a student's life. It's especially sweet for the high school graduates from Trenton and Orange who participated in a three-year college preparatory program with a non-pr...

Beach-goers aren't allowed to swim at Middletown's two beaches, a first for the Monmouth County community.

"We are concerned that there still may be some debris in the water and I know the DEP has been doing a great job a...

Joe DiVincenzo joins a growing list of Democratic elected officials who have endorsed Chris Christie. Standing with him today were more than a dozen Essex County black ministers who support the Republican this time.

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Barbara Buono's selection of Assemblyman Jason O'Donnell (D-Hudson) to head the state Democratic party is not sitting well with many in her party. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate has traditionally been given the rig...

The controversy over the state's affordable housing funds is drawing a strong reaction from James Harris, President of the New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP. Harris told NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider that ...

While Republicans have essentially left Steve Lonegan a clear path to the GOP nomination, Democrats are at the beginning of what could prove to be a bruising inter-party primary.

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Mayor of East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov says ruling affords towns due process so that they can respond to any state seizure of funds.

Veteran lifeguard training officer Timothy O'Donnell has never seen this many rip currents in the 50 years he's worked in Belmar. Jon Miller of Stevens Institute of Technology says Hurricane Sandy caused a couple of things...

George Norcross and Gov. Christie announced that Cooper University Health Care in Camden is teaming up with MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to provide expanded cancer treatment and research in South Jersey.

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In a special roundtable discussion, Democratic Strategist Brendan Gill and Republican Strategist Chris Russell share memories of the late U.S Senator Frank Lautenberg with NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider.

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A steady rain fall pounded the beach in Belmar throughout the day. Waves crashed against the sand in Manasquan.

According to Manasquan Council President Edward Donovan, everybody's had enough. "Everybody's hoping to get ...

Instant frontrunner Cory Booker will make it official tomorrow, ending days of speculation and setting the stage for what could be a robust, albeit truncated, primary contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. ...

It is the end of an era. Some of New Jersey's leading lawmakers gathered in the gloom of Arlington National Cemetery today to say goodbye to Frank Lautenberg, the longest serving senator in New Jersey history and the last ...

New Jersey is filled with historical sites but some are in serious trouble. NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider spoke Stephanie Cherry-Farmer, Programs Director of Preservation New Jersey, to discuss the organization's...

Gov. Christie's announcement that state Attorney General Jeff Chiesa would temporarily take over the late Frank Lautenberg's seat in the U.S. Senate is causing ripple effects in New Jersey's political landscape. To discuss...

Esthere Tolbert's 10-year old son Micah was supposed to start school in the fall at a Newark-based virtual charter school, where all classes are taught online to home-based students. But that changed recently when New Jer...

The announcement this week that Education Commissioner Chris Cerf will return control of fiscal matters to the local school board is getting mixed reaction.

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Jeff Chiesa was a surprise pick. Of the dozen or more names in circulation this week, the pundits overlooked one of Chris Christie's closest confidantes.

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Patrick Diegnan, chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, seeks further study on virtual charters schools.

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Ken Kobylowski, Commissioner of the state's Department of Banking and Insurance, says the mediation program by the American Arbitration Association will afford the department and policyholders another bit at the apple to r...

Rutgers' new Athletic Director Julie Hermann met with the press for less than 15 minutes to answer questions. NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider spoke with correspondent David Cruz who was at the event.

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As expected, Chris Christie scored a landslide victory and looked ahead to November. Democrat Barbara Buono also won her primary decisively. State and local races turned up no surprises in this primary election.

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