Trenton News

Share + Nov 26, 2009 2:43 pm US/Eastern CRANBURY, N.J. Motorists using the New Jersey Turnpike found some slow going Thursday as holiday travelers clogged the highway.

Share + Nov 26, 2009 4:57 pm US/Eastern TRENTON State police say a body found on a southern New Jersey island was identified as a missing New York woman after a relative recognized her tattoos.

A July photo of traffic backed up on the New Jersey Turnpike. Early holiday travelers found the highway to be relatively smooth early today, but problem areas were sprouting up as the day progressed.

The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.

Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey as "an intermediary step" that could lead to a run for the White House.

Sixty-nine-year-old Maxwell B. Smith pleaded guilty today in state Superior Court here, admitting to money laundering and defrauding 13 investors over a 17-year period.

With a Republican governor in place in the new year, wonder how many Democrat appointees will get replaced with Republicans? Some of the changes, no doubt, will trickle down to local boards.

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Share + Nov 22, 2009 12:26 pm US/Eastern TRENTON, N.J Gov. Jon Corzine has signed a measure that gives high school administrators in New Jersey access to adult students' criminal histories.

Business leaders hoping to head off legislation that would hurt them in the lame-duck session in Trenton may be in luck.

What options does Gov.-elect Chris Christie have for getting the state's financial disaster under control? Two: raise taxes or cut like there's no tomorrow, and he's already said he won't hike taxes.

David Johansen could use a break. The veteran vocalist has been touring constantly with a reconstituted version of the New York Dolls since 2006.

Share + Nov 21, 2009 1:39 pm US/Eastern TRENTON, N.J Credit card companies that want to solicit customers on New Jersey's college campuses are now facing tighter restrictions.

The first order for Graham Lustig when he took over as artistic director of the New Brunswick-based American Repertory Ballet, or ARB, in 1999 was to deliver a new 'Nutcracker.'' It's always a good idea to start out small in a new job.

Plainfield native George Clinton never goes away. The leader of the legendary Parliament Funkadelic, which returns tonight to the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, is constantly on tour and picks up some airplay, particularly on satellite radio.

Source: Retired NBA star Jayson Williams to take plea deal in shooting case, will face prison.

A CPA working for a Jersey City-based electronic component manufacturer with offices around the globe pleaded guilty to embezzling about $1 million in cash and stocks from the company today, officials said.

Share + Nov 19, 2009 9:45 am US/Eastern TRENTON, N.J. 1 of 1 Former basketball player Jayson Williams confers with defense attorney Billy Martin during a hearing at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville, N.J., on July 16, 2007.

At an annual mega-municipal meeting in Atlantic City, everyone from mayors to ex-governors took the chance yesterday to rate the job outgoing Gov.

Levittown - A state administrative law judge has refused to throw out disciplinary charges against seven New Jersey state troopers involved in a sex scandal.Earlier this month, the troopers' lawyers asked that the allegations be dismissed, saying the state Attorney General's Office withheld crucial evidence.But on Tuesday, Administrative Law Judge ...