Mayors and lawmakers unite in attempt to dismantle NJ building policy that's stricter than federal government's

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin says the 14 mile-long beach replenishment project for northern Ocean County is expected to cost $150 million.

Prayers for the victims. Praise for the emergency responders. And a multi-state/multi-agency investigation into the horrific rain crash in Hoboken. The scene suddenly filled with ...

The total price tag to repair a 12.5-mile stretch of Route 35 from Bay Head to Seaside Heights devastated by Superstorm Sandy will be $341 ...

The Route 35 post-Sandy repair, a year behind and way over budget. How did a 12-mile stretch down the shore become the most expensive road ...

Beaches along the New Jersey coast experienced erosion during the latest major winter storm.

It's the Monday after the historic winter storm and the big dig is underway. As is the Monday morning quarterbacking. An assessment of what was ...

Getting out of the sand dunes, doctors without contracts, taking down a rogue blimp. Today's Garden State Express features stories from Bay Head, Stratford and ...

The cost of cleaning up. Legislators question the proposed Exxon settlement. Home sweet home -- green building in Newark. Sparking relief for Parkinson's sufferers. And ...

During a budget committee hearing, members of the Assembly asked DEP Commissioner Bob Martin about the reasoning behind the $225 million settlement with Exxon.

More dangerous crossings. Rahway River flood control. Bay Head's stalled beach replenishment. Could Liberty State Park be opened to developers? And women and heart disease: ...

Many in Bay Head haven't signed easements allowing for sand dunes to be built. They say the area has sand-covered boulders that prevent major storm ...

Testing the business outlook for 2015. Tracking the nor'easter's toll on beaches. The human cost of food without nutrition. Newark's bet on raising graduation rates.

After a strong nor'easter battered the Jersey Shore, crews are working to replenish the sand on the beaches.

Three years out is the 2017 governor's race off and running? Seeking tax revenues for cities with Urban Enterprise Zones. And Bay Head's oceanfront homeowners ...

Many in Bay Head won't sign easements needed for the Army Corps beach replenishment project, saying the move would convert private land into public.

Lessons from Ferguson? We do the opposite. Raising alarms about rocketing immigrants through deportation hearings. Megan's Law and murder. And Jersey's tech revolution. The glory ...

Some residents affected by Hurricane Sandy are upset that Verizon wants to offer wireless phone service instead of restoring landline service knocked out by the ...

The vinyl chloride disaster in Paulsboro: the NTSB spreads blame all around. The price of illegal dumping. And vaccinating kids against a deadly cancer.

Business owners at the Jersey Shore say their situation is better this summer than last year, but that business still isn't as good as it ...