All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 18 2014 // New Jersey will receive $1.28 billion in federal funds to strengthen its transit system against catastrophic storms such as Superstorm Sandy, which brought commuter service to a halt almost two years ago.New Jersey...
Sep 16 2014 // Rebuilding is slow one year after a fire devoured more than four blocks of boardwalk and destroyed more than 50 businesses in two New Jersey shore towns.The boardwalk that was lost on Sept. 12, 2013, has been rebuilt...
Sep 16 2014 // Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s chemical unit agreed to pay $190 million to cover its liability for the cleanup of the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, state officials said.Occidental Chemical is the legal...
Sep 15 2014 // Democrats see New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District as one of their best chances to pick up a House seat in November’s general election in a race full of early spending on accusatory ads, and in which the...
Sep 12 2014 // Following up on issues that were raised at the July 30 hearing on post-Sandy flood insurance claims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Sep 12 2014 // New Jersey state authorities say a northern New Jersey man fabricated a story about being carjacked so he could get about $38,500 from his insurer.New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced Wednesday...
Sep 8 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last month began selling its Nationwide-branded auto insurance in New Jersey for the first time since 1981.Amy Shore, senior vice president of field operations at Nationwide, said on Aug. 26...
Sep 5 2014 // The federal government says New Jersey did not run afoul of any regulations when Gov. Chris Christie starred in ads that promoted beach tourism in the summer after Superstorm Sandy hit the state.But an audit by the...
Sep 3 2014 // On a tiny spit of land off Long Island in New York, the wealthy village of Asharoken faces a dilemma borne of Superstorm Sandy.Either it accepts millions of dollars in federal aid to build a protective sand dune and for...
Aug 29 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has begun selling its Nationwide-branded auto insurance in New Jersey this month for the first time since 1981.“So we’ve been writing business now for about two weeks and so...
Aug 28 2014 // The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on systemic flaws leading up to a 2012 train derailment that leaked a dangerous gas in southern New Jersey.The report issued Tuesday was approved by...
Aug 21 2014 // A hotel in southern New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $65,000 to settle allegations of price gouging in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.Amy Hotels did business as Econo Lodge in Egg Harbor Township. New Jersey state...
Aug 18 2014 // Two years after Hurricane Sandy pounded the New Jersey coast, the USCGC Sailfish has yet to return home.The gleaming white 87-foot patrol boat, now temporarily based out of Bayonne, New Jersey, still cannot go back to its...
Aug 14 2014 // Selective Insurance Group in Branchville, New Jersey, announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America.Kory Jensen has been named senior vice president, IT infrastructure and...
Aug 13 2014 // Motorists breezing through parts of Pennsylvania are now able to set their cruise control at 70 mph without having to worry about getting a speeding ticket.Pennsylvania is the latest state to join the 70 mph club. A...
Aug 12 2014 // A U.S. senator from New Jersey is calling for tougher penalties for railroads that violate safety rules among other changes he’s proposing to try to prevent accidents involving hazardous materials.Democrat Robert...
Aug 8 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski this week advised pet owners to carefully review their options before purchasing pet health insurance and pet injury coverage.“Pet insurance...
Aug 8 2014 // The City Council of Clifton, New Jersey, has voted to reimburse a homeowner after the city’s sewage test flooded a basement, ruining a joint birthday celebration and flooring that was put down the day...
Aug 7 2014 // New Jersey state officials say they have accelerated spending on housing programs from federal aid sent to New Jersey to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy amid improvements to a big program that got off to an uncertain start...
Aug 7 2014 // Heidi Burke New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a Hamilton, N.J.-based specialty intermediary for environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage, has hired Heidi Burke as account manager....