NEW YORK -- With the notable exception of gay marriage, Gov.-elect Chris Christie and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg found common ground today as the two men met for the first time. Christie said he shares the mayor's approach to... Full Story »
Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram at a September press conference.TRENTON -- The state needs to come up with a new pay scale that puts state prosecutors on par with other public lawyers because the salary situation is... Full Story »
BRIDGEWATER -- A Superior Court judge today dismissed the murder charge against a reputed mob boss, who was accused of gunning down a man 32 years ago in the parking lot of a Bridgewater motel. Michael Coppola, 63, was charged... Full Story »
Steve Hockstein/For The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram at a press conference in July. A tow truck driver from Union County and a Passaic County salesman were indicted by a state grand jury on charges they distributed child pornography... Full Story »
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie speaks to the Star Ledger editorial board in Newark in October.Gov.-elect Chris Christie today defended his decision to go along with New Jersey's sale of more than $1.2 billion in bonds to pay... Full Story »
Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerSenator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), co-sponsor of the marriage equality bill, reacts after getting a round of applause from members of Garden State Equality outside the Senate chamber gallery at the Statehouse this afternoon.Advocates on both sides of the... Full Story »
One day after a take-out meal donation program was started by a Rutgers University alumnus, the school's Dining Services changed their policy and began limiting students to one take-out swipe at a time, according to a report by the Daily... Full Story »
PARSIPPANY -- A UPS employee has been accused of stealing $1,200 worth of electronics, police said. Dorian Ingram, 21, of Irvington was arrested Wednesday after his backpack was found to contain several iPods and an electronic video device during a... Full Story »
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Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerA September rally in Morristown for immigrants rights, held outside Margaret's Church.TRENTON -- Immigration rights advocates are making a push for long-stalled legislation that would qualify undocumented immigrants for in-state college tuition rates in New Jersey. Advocacy and... Full Story »
MOUNT OLIVE -- A jury in the trial of a California trucker accused of carrying marijuana worth $516,000 when stopped by police on Route 80 asked to rehear testimony from the state trooper that stopped him. The panel of seven... Full Story »
Jacqueline Reyes, 27, was stabbed to death in her Paulus Hook Towers apartment and her 9-month-old baby boy, Ivan, was sent to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, Tuesday. Robbery may have motivated the attacks.Robbery may have been the motive... Full Story »
MANVILLE -- An appellate panel today refused to overturn the 2007 conviction of a Manville man who murdered a local woman by beating her with a 4-by-4 and dragging her body onto a set of train tracks to disguise it... Full Story »
NEW YORK — A construction worker imprisoned for nearly three years was cleared by an apologetic judge today after his accuser admitted she lied about being gang raped to make her friends feel sorry for her. William McCaffrey hugged his... Full Story »
APThe building on Broad Street in New York's Financial District that houses brokerage firm Goldman Sachs.NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism... Full Story »
Mark Grier, the company’s vice chairman, said this morning that the sale of the so-called “look back’’ option is proceeding according to the terms of Prudential’s contract. “Everything is unfolding. We’re on schedule and we’re on track,” Grier said during an investor conference in New York City. The transaction is expected to be completed in early Jan. 1. Full Story »
SOMERVILLE -- Utility work on Route 202 eastbound caused a five-mile delay in Raritan and Somerville. One lane eastbound is closed due to the construction. The traffic was concentrated where Route 202 meets Route 287. Google MapsRoute 202 in Somerville... Full Story »
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PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers University is inaugurating a program that will conduct research for the U.S. Homeland Security Department. Rutgers is partnering with Purdue University in Indiana on developing the DHS Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability. The Star-LedgerRutgers... Full Story »
AVENEL -- A train fatally struck a person at the township NJ Transit station today, Woodbridge police said. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m., authorities said. Police officers from Woodbridge and NJ Transit were at the scene investigating. Jennifer Brown/The... Full Story »
ROCHELLE PARK -- A township man shot himself in front of the police building Wednesday night, a report in NorthJersey.com said. The 66-year-old man was found on the front steps around 7:45 p.m., and police told the newspaper there was... Full Story »
HANOVER TOWNSHIP -- An overturned truck on Route 287 southbound near Exit 37 in the township this morning closed the two southbound left lanes and one northbound lane, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation website. The accident has... Full Story »
APTraders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.NEW YORK -- Stocks were rising today as a report showing an improved trade deficit offset disappointing employment data. The Commerce Department says a surge in exports helped narrow the trade... Full Story »
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PLAINFIELD -- Through tough periods of his life — marital strife, health scares for his mother, problems conceiving a baby with his wife — Wiston Jaramillo has prayed to Our Lady of Guadalupe. And he credits her whenever his fortunes... Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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