Families, seniors and disabled residents worry about having November benefits clawed back

SNAP benefits in NJ are secure through Oct. 31. WIC benefits will continue through Nov. 10

The USDA said it’s ending programs that help farmers send fresh food to schools and food pantries

Avian flu is killing birds nationwide, driving up costs

Interview: Dr. Don Schaffner, Rutgers professor of food science

NJ senator, other lawmakers reintroduce legislation to correct discrimination in USDA programs and practices

Stockton University is testing the potential for the industry in the region

Efforts are increasing to help students who aren’t getting enough nutritious food; by one estimate, as many as one-third suffer from ‘food insecurity.’

The bill would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide CO alarms in federally subsidized housing units.

Sick of delays and obstruction blocking progress on a new bus terminal, Jersey lawmakers challenge New York to get the lead out. The government scrubs ...

Sen. Bob Menendez and animal rights activists are calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate its search tool where people can look up ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2015 Expenditures on Children by Families report, it costs New Jerseyans an average of $253,770 to raise a ...

The nation's capital is awash in crowds and credentials. The president-elect lays a wreath and attends a rally amidst the tightest security ever. The state ...

New Jersey offers a variety of locations for people to pick out and cut down their own Christmas trees.

New research has found New Jersey's growing season for farmers is starting earlier, more like Maryland or Virginia, since temperatures are warming.

Politicians man battle positions over salvaging Atlantic City government. But the fight is also over salvaging unions collective bargaining rights. Add more Newark school buildings ...

Will that train or bus ride cost you more? Who's adopting electronic cigarettes? Your teens. Flu concerns for dogs and cats. The latest Revel ruling. ...

From backlogged applications for food stamps and Medicaid to a failed computer system, members of the Assembly questioned the Department of Human Services acting commissioner ...

"Dying on the Job" by Rutgers graduate Ronald D. Brown provides behavioral clues and contributing factors in workplace murders that few authors have attempted to ...