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The List: Dozen ‘Smartest’ Towns in New Jersey

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The List: Dozen ‘Smartest’ Towns in New Jersey

NJ was recently ranked Number One in US, based on educational achievement and test scores; on that basis, which towns would top a smart list?

Colleen O'Dea | January 21, 2020
The List: What To Expect During Lame-Duck Legislative Session
The List: What To Expect During Lame-Duck Legislative Session

With Election Day receding in the mirror, Assembly speaker assesses what might happen during the closing days of this term

John Mooney | November 8, 2019
The List: New Jersey v. Trump, on a Case-by-Case BasisPixabay; Office of OAG/Tim Larsen
The List: New Jersey v. Trump, on a Case-by-Case Basis

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has taken on a new set of responsibilities, representing the Garden State as part of the anti-Trump resistance

Colleen O'Dea | October 22, 2019
The List: Top Ten Payments into NJ’s Public-Worker Pension System
The List: Top Ten Payments into NJ’s Public-Worker Pension System

The $3.2 billion pumped into the pension system under Gov. Phil Murphy in fiscal year 2019 tops the list, but the problems remain

John Reitmeyer | October 7, 2019
The List: The Hottest Months in NJ Since Records Began
The List: The Hottest Months in NJ Since Records Began

If you’ve been around since the year 2000, you have lived through most of the hottest months on record in New Jersey

Colleen O'Dea | August 14, 2019
The List: ‘Lighthouse’ School Districts Lauded for Big Improvements
The List: ‘Lighthouse’ School Districts Lauded for Big Improvements

Credited for having made significant academic progress and for helping diverse sets of learners, the newly designated ‘lighthouse’ districts are expected to be beacons of ...

Carly Sitrin | August 2, 2019
The List: Ranking 2020 Campaign Contributions for NJ House Candidates
The List: Ranking 2020 Campaign Contributions for NJ House Candidates

Gottheimer leads way as Democratic incumbents are main recipients of more than $9 million in funding through the first half of 2019

Colleen O'Dea | July 29, 2019
The List: Ranking New Jersey’s Highest Paid Executives
The List: Ranking New Jersey’s Highest Paid Executives

New report says state’s average corporate CEO made about $13.4 million in 2018, while the average worker made $58,210

Colleen O'Dea | July 8, 2019
The List: NJ Schools that ‘Underachieve’ in Serving Free Breakfast to Students
The List: NJ Schools that ‘Underachieve’ in Serving Free Breakfast to Students

The top 10 high-poverty schools in New Jersey that serve breakfast to fewer than 20 percent of eligible schoolgoers

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | April 15, 2019
The List: NJ Schools are Most Often Named for These Figures in History
The List: NJ Schools are Most Often Named for These Figures in History

Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt: Spot the connection in the naming convention for many of New Jersey’s public schools

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | February 19, 2019
The List: Average Property Taxes Paid in New Jersey, Ranked by County
The List: Average Property Taxes Paid in New Jersey, Ranked by County

The average bill varies greatly by county, with homeowners in the north having to dig deeper

NJTV News | February 6, 2019
The List: Assembly Races to Watch in 2019 as Dems Seek to Keep Control, Cement Gains
The List: Assembly Races to Watch in 2019 as Dems Seek to Keep Control, Cement Gains

Grassroots groups had a big effect on the 2018 midterm elections. Will they have as much influence on this year’s Assembly elections even as Democrats ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | January 7, 2019
The  List: Top Ten Highest-Paid Public School Employees in New Jersey
The List: Top Ten Highest-Paid Public School Employees in New Jersey

The Garden State’s governor has a salary of $175,000. Almost 400 public school employees earned more last year, some of them a lot more

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | November 26, 2018
The List: Top Ten Counties in NJ for Federal Farm Subsidies
The List: Top Ten Counties in NJ for Federal Farm Subsidies

New Jersey is among the states that reap the least in annual federal aid to farmers, getting only a fraction of the $20 billion paid ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | October 15, 2018
The List: Taking the Measure of New Jersey’s Ten Tallest Lighthouses
The List: Taking the Measure of New Jersey’s Ten Tallest Lighthouses

The lonely job of lighthouse keeper has been eliminated by automation, but visiting one of the state’s historic lighthouses — and in some cases climbing ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | August 15, 2018
The List: Top Ten Counties in New Jersey for Highest Wages
The List: Top Ten Counties in New Jersey for Highest Wages

The best places for higher-wage jobs are in northern and central NJ. But pay hikes in Garden State straggle behind national average

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | July 9, 2018
The List: The Graying of New Jersey Keeps Pace with Aging of America
The List: The Graying of New Jersey Keeps Pace with Aging of America

With its median age of 35.2 years, Hudson County — with its millennial magnets of Jersey City and Hoboken — is positively spry compared with ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | June 25, 2018
The List: How Much More Do New Jersey’s CEOs Earn Than Their Employees?
The List: How Much More Do New Jersey’s CEOs Earn Than Their Employees?

Hold onto your metaphoric hat: In 2017, the total compensation package for the CEO at the Children’s Place was 1,813 times more than the median ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | June 11, 2018
The List: NJ’s Honduran Population Will Suffer from Loss of Protected Status
The List: NJ’s Honduran Population Will Suffer from Loss of Protected Status

Administration’s decision to strip Hondurans of temporary protected status could affect 3,700 New Jersey residents and their communities

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | May 7, 2018
The List: Dems Who’ve Scored Big Using Website for Small Donations
The List: Dems Who’ve Scored Big Using Website for Small Donations

ActBlue’s digital fundraising tools let voters make mostly small donations to the candidates and causes they support — and has pulled in $3.6 million to ...

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | April 22, 2018
The List: No NJ Baby Bust for Unmarried Women Ages 35 and Older
The List: No NJ Baby Bust for Unmarried Women Ages 35 and Older

But census data shows that births to unmarried teens plummeted by 80 percent

Colleen O'Dea, Colleen O'Dea | April 9, 2018
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