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37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says
Charlene O'Brien doesn't want help.
The 38-year-old single mother of two has built her life on being a strong, independent woman. The Hardyston divorcee has a full-time job training educators, which she balances with raising her 7 and 10 year-old boys, the latter of which has special needs. In her spare time she runs and designs grueling obstacle courses, the kind that make even the biggest fitness buff think twice.
26 apps and websites favored by child predators — Are your kids using them?
They pose an increasing threat in New Jersey and across the nation.
Cyber predators are constantly looking for new ways to contact and exploit children — and most parents don’t even have any idea this is happening.
This lone N.J. Republican voted to delay Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON -- Just nine House Republicans dissented from the party line Friday and opposed a budget resolution designed to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
And only one is from New Jersey: Rep. Tom MacArthur.
Editorial: Age matters when sentencing juveniles
We’re glad to see the courts are affirming a longstanding belief that children and adults are not the same. The New Jersey Supreme Court last week overturned lengthy sentences for two juveniles, saying that sentencing teenagers to the “practical equivalent of life without parole” violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
The court’s unanimous decision followed, but expanded, standards set forth in 2012 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling could reduce sentences of many offenders who committed crimes as juveniles and should prompt the Legislature to review guidelines for punishing youths.
New tankers could help prevent Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from closing
WASHINGTON -- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is receiving a new fleet of Air Force tankers, making it more likely to be protected against any future round of military base closings.
N.J. Supreme Court issues 'significant' ruling on sentencing youths
TRENTON -- In what legal experts are calling an important decision, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday to overhaul the way New Jersey judges sentence juveniles convicted in violent crimes that could keep them in prison until they are elderly or dead.
The state's highest court ruled 7-0 that judges must consider a number of factors -- including age, family environment, and peer pressure -- before issuing lengthy sentences to youths in serious cases.
Improve The System That Failed Tara O'Shea
You probably heard or read about it over the holiday weekend as we did — a massive manhunt was underway for a Cumberland County man after the gruesome death of his estranged wife.
After two weeks on the run, he was found and charged with the murder of Tara O’Shea on Wednesday.
Christie Signs Bill Limiting Gun Access For Domestic Violence Offenders
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed a popular proposal into law that limits access to firearms for people under restraining orders or convicted of domestic violence offenses.
The governor approved it seven months after the Democratic-controlled Legislature threatened to override his May veto of a similar bill that had broad bipartisan support.
Christie Signs Bill To Add 20 Judges As Part Of Massive Bail Overhaul
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed a bill into law that will invest $9.3 million to add 20 judges to the bench across the state.
The bipartisan measure to boost Superior Court judgeships is tied to sweeping changes to the state's bail system that took effect in the new year.
Christie Policy Agenda Puts Drug Crisis Before Fiscal Health
Chris Christie will spend his last year as New Jersey’s governor combating drug addiction, he said Tuesday in an annual policy-setting speech that also made an unspecified pledge to address the nation’s worst-funded public pension.