School board and council veteran trounced incumbent who was criticized for handling of massive warehouse fire

Lawsuits will only increase expenses and create obstacles for a clean-energy future

Some school districts opt for half days or early dismissal with no after-school activities

Almost eight in 10 nurses at the Belleville hospital voted in favor of unionization

Dr. Frank Dos Santos of Clara Maass Medical Center discusses ‘excess deaths’ and what can be done to reduce them

Toxic mud and sediment will be targeted for cleanup

After pleas from the town's mayor, grants from the Greater Newark United Way and Clara Maass Medical Center provided a combined $70,000 to provide filters ...

Belleville officials took on domestic terrorism by staging an active shooter drill in the municipal building.

Belleville Mayor Michael Melham said his feeling of helplessness is what drove him to put up a donated billboard to try to shame the state ...

An overflow crowd that jammed Bloomfield’s Civil Center on Monday looking for answers about the safety of their drinking was offered both a measure of ...

Fears about water safety have spread beyond Newark, where federal officials have ordered the city to supply bottled water to residents after tests showed filters ...

Murphy announced new initiatives to boost New Jersey's STEM education, specifically in computer science and math.

To clean up a Superfund site along the Passaic River, the EPA secured a $165 million settlement with Occidental Chemical. The agency believes that will ...

Prepare to kiss cheap Jersey gas goodbye. Lawmakers vote to raise the gas tax to pay for road and bridge repairs. Tough talk to dissolve ...

New Jersey law lets authorized shooting ranges rent firearms to any 18-year-old with a photo ID -- no gun license required -- for up to ...

Buying a gun? You'll undergo a background check. But there are ranges where you can rent a gun, no questions asked. And that's led to ...

Politico reported that emails came out in court documents showing Gov. Christie's Intergovernmental Affairs unit, which has since been disbanded, may have been improperly engaged ...

Did Gov. Christie know before the George Washington Bridge scandal that his office was improperly mixing politics and governance? Would legalizing pot generate enough money ...

Some wonder why housing projects in counties that recovered well after Superstorm Sandy got Sandy funds when areas that were harder hit had to wait ...