Andy Sutton scored his first goal of the season with 8:17 left in the third period to give New York the lead Saturday night to help the Islanders to a 5-2 victory, their fourth of the season against the New Jersey Devils. Complete Story...
Mike Mottau's first goal since October got New Jersey even late in the third period, and Zach Parise came back from a sick day to score the only goal in the shootout, giving the Devils a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
HIV testing will soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey under a new law that supporters say is putting the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine took office in January 2006 calling for "a historic effort to end the toxic mix of politics, money and public business at every level of New Jersey government."
The New Jersey Devils put a disappointing loss in Vancouver behind them in a hurry.
A doctor living in Ohio was arrested on a charge that he beat his boss to death when he was a chef in New Jersey 25 years ago.
Both sides were to present closing arguments Wednesday in a trial over whether "Sopranos" creator David Chase owes a New Jersey man money for his help in developing the hit HBO mob drama.
Authorities broke up a major organized crime ring Tuesday that took in $2.2 billion in gambling bets over the past 15 months and supplied drugs and cell phones to street-gang members in a New Jersey state prison, prosecutors said.
New Jersey has filed suit against a coal-fired power plant in neighboring Pennsylvania, claiming the plant's pollutants blow across the Delaware River and harm New Jersey residents.
New Jersey on Friday became the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers, saying their developing immune systems and likelihood of spreading germs make them as vulnerable to complications as the elderly.
With New Jersey poised to become the first state in four decades to abolish the death penalty, opponents of the practice declared a historic victory and hoped other states would follow suit.
New Jersey will become the first state in four decades to abolish the death penalty under a measure lawmakers approved Thursday and the governor intends to sign within days.
THE RACE: Presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in New Jersey.
Chris Kaman and Tim Thomas both scored 18 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers past the Nets 91-82 on Tuesday night for their first win in New Jersey in nearly 10 years.
A trucker charged in a New Jersey woman's killing and suspected in a string of crimes along the East Coast pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking a 15-year-old girl with a knife at her family's home.
Jeff Schultz scored 53 seconds into the second period, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Monday night and snapping the Devils' point streak at 10 games.
New Jersey moved toward becoming the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers on Monday after a health advisory board backed new vaccine mandates over the opposition of worried parents.
New Jersey took a major step Monday toward becoming the first state to abolish the death penalty in more than 40 years, a change that is expect to become law within a month.
Parents concerned about possible vaccine dangers and government intrusion are trying to block New Jersey from becoming the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers.
Jason Kidd insisted a migraine caused him to miss a New Jersey Nets game, brushing aside reports he was staging a personal one-day strike to induce a trade or force a new contract.
A New Jersey man accused of stalking Holocaust scholar Elie Wiesel and dragging him off a hotel elevator has changed his plea back to not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors said Thursday.
Dainius Zubrus scored with 9:03 to play to help New Jersey beat Dallas 4-2 on Wednesday night, extending the Devils' winning steak to five and ending the Stars' winning streak at six.
Delaware and New Jersey squared off in the Supreme Court Tuesday over which state gets to decide whether a liquefied natural gas terminal gets built on the Delaware River.
Brian Gionta scored twice during New Jersey's three-goal second period, and Martin Brodeur made 34 saves to lead the Devils past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.
New Jersey enacted legislation on Thursday banning some convicted sex offenders from using the Internet.
A man who lived a low-key life has been arrested in a killing that happened in 1982 and some unwelcome memories have been rekindled.
"Four really good [books] written in different styles and for varied purposes, but all contributing to the energy of writing by New Jerseyans. Use your gift cards to open one of these doors, as they are all accessible and the writing is strong.
Visitors sometimes get a little panicky over Patricia Anderson's up-close, backyard view of the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear plant across the Delaware River from her home northeast of Odessa.
For many New Jersey lawmakers, the change of heart on the topic of the death penalty was something of a spiritual eureka moment.
The emissions standards California proposed in 2004 — but never approved by the federal government — would have forced automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in new cars and light trucks by 2016, with the cutbacks to begin in 2009 models.
In an extended and often passionate speech from his office at the state capitol, Mr. Corzine declared an end to what he called "state-endorsed killing," and said that New Jersey could serve as a model for other states.
As New Jersey has banned the use of capital punishment in the state, its use nationally is also declining, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
According to police, Blunt tried to escape in September using similar methods. There is an $8,000 reward for the men's capture.
New Jersey's renunciation of the death penalty could inspire officials in other states to muster the courage to revisit their own laws on capital punishment.
This is yet another example of big business taking people's good sense. The government is getting into some very "iffy" areas forcing this. If I were a parent, I would move before the government would make my children be vaccinated.
One more state gets out of the business of executions. This time, it appears to be an actual repeal, rather than a moratorium.
Yesterday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a devastating Report: "Political Interference with Climate Change Science Under the Bush Administration" The Report provides a rare inside look and de …
The New Jersey General Assembly approved a bill eliminating capital punishment on Thursday, clearing the way for Gov. Jon S. Corzine to sign the measure as early as Monday.
New Jersey looks like being the first State in the United States to repeal the death penalty for the past forty years. Interestingly the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission's call to change the death penalty to life without parole, and to use the funds saved to provide ser …
The New Jersey Senate voted Monday to make the state the first in the country to repeal the death penalty since 1976.
TRENTON, Dec. 10 — The New Jersey Senate voted Monday to make the state the first in the country to repeal the death penalty since 1976, when the United States Supreme Court set guidelines for the nation's current system of capital punishment.c
In the new events in New Jersey the Senate is trying to abolish the Death Penalty. If they did this then it would be the first state to abolish the Death Penalty since 1976. Even though the State has not executed anyone since 1963 this rule kind of seems not useful.
WWOR/channel 9 got a wake-up call that it's supposed to be a New Jersey TV station when the FCC held a hearing about the station's license renewal. Critics say the station's license shouldn't be renewed because it has failed to discuss NJ news and issues.
Dr. Charles Hirsch finds his objectivity and independence questioned because of his review of an autopsy of a New York City police detective who died in New Jersey last year.
The tasters at Cadbury's Gum Center of Excellence play a crucial role in the elaborate process of creating new flavors of chewing gum.
The promoters of Lollapalooza are going into competition with themselves by staging a three-day music festival in New Jersey next summer the weekend after Lollapalooza plays Grant Park.
A proposal to build a liquefied natural gas plant on the banks of the Delaware River has rekindled a centuries-old border dispute between New Jersey and Delaware.
In New Jersey cities, detectives are being urged to build criminal cases with as few witnesses as possible.
Honoring tradition!