All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2014 // New Jersey authorities say six Passaic County, N.J., residents played roles in a staged-automobile accident scheme that defrauded two insurance companies out of more than $78,000. Acting state Attorney General John Hoffman...
Apr 23 2014 // A newly published study from Rutgers University in New Jersey shows that most state residents strongly support government programs aimed at lowering the likelihood of severe damage from future hurricanes. The study also...
Apr 21 2014 // Lawyers, judges and litigants have often complained they’ve had to wait years for resolution of civil lawsuits, and now New Jersey’s state Supreme Court advisory committee has offered guidelines to try to speed...
Apr 17 2014 // Authorities said the president of a roofing company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to providing false and misleading information to the company’s workers’ compensation carrier in order to avoid paying hundreds of...
Apr 16 2014 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman this week announced the staggering toll driver inattention has taken on New Jersey’s roadways in the past 10 years.Hoffman said New Jersey has experienced a...
Apr 16 2014 // A Superstorm Sandy charity that was suspected of fraud has started distributing money nearly a year after a settlement with New Jersey prosecutors.The unregistered Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation handed out $225,000 to...
Apr 16 2014 // Records show more than 60 percent of Superstorm Sandy state housing assistance is going to homeowners in Ocean County, N.J.Nearly $14 million of the $23 million spent on the Sandy Housing Rental Assistance Program has...
Apr 15 2014 // While scientists, politicians and engineers ponder ways to better protect New Jersey from storms like Superstorm Sandy, some of the best ideas are coming from those who suffered the most.As the second summer after Sandy...
Apr 10 2014 // Aon Plc was sued by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which claims the insurance broker kept unauthorized commissions and failed to return premium overpayments, causing the agency to pay millions of dollars...
Apr 10 2014 // Consolidated Insurance Agents, a network of independent insurance agencies in New Jersey, is changing its name to ANE, Agency Network Exchange. It also unveiled a plan to add resources and staff to expand its network of...
Apr 9 2014 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to give the state’s residents and businesses who suffered flood damages from Superstorm Sandy an...
Apr 7 2014 // A low-lying barrier island community north of Atlantic City is the first to be awarded state aid since Superstorm Sandy to help residents elevate their homes.New Jersey officials announced on April 4 they have approved...
Apr 7 2014 // Sandia National Laboratories is bringing decades of experience solving problems with practical engineering and modeling complex systems to cities around the world under a new agreement to support the 100 Resilient Cities...
Apr 4 2014 // Two New Jersey towns are contesting findings from the federal government that they are not entitled to certain Superstorm Sandy debris removal reimbursements.In a report made public Wednesday, the Homeland Security...
Apr 3 2014 // New Jersey’s Transportation Department officials have found fewer crashes at intersections equipped with red-light cameras in the state.But the report also says the sample size is too small to draw conclusions....
Apr 2 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski this week provided advice to consumers when shopping for insurance coverage.Whether buying and insuring a new car, starting a small business or...
Apr 1 2014 // It is a near-unconscious action carried out by millions of smokers every day — flicking the burned-out butt of a cigarette to the floor or into an ashtray after the last pull.It’s also an act that can have...
Mar 31 2014 // A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, according to a new proposal.It’s a big proposal —...
Mar 27 2014 // A Monmouth County, N.J., man has pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent insurance claim related to Superstorm Sandy. Authorities say 74-year-old Farouk Soliman admitted he attempted to recoup the cost of hiring a demolition...
Mar 25 2014 // If flooding were a real concern for Taylor Rambo in Burlington City, N.J., he says he wouldn’t have built a bar in his basement.Yet he pays about $2,700 each year for flood insurance that he is required to have as...