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Traffic ‘nightmare’ for New York-bound motorists, but when?
FILE – In this Thursday, June 21, 2018, file photo, traffic spirals up-and-down a section of Route 495 to the Lincoln Tunnel, in Weehauken, N.J., with the New York City skyline in the background. WEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) — With a lengthy highway construction project looming that could turn one of …
Ever think about where your Spanish rice comes from? A good bet it’s from Jersey. | Public Radio International
Not long ago, Saveur Magazine dubbed New Jersey the most “edible state” in the country, with a food culture more rich and diverse than California or New York. A nice feather in the cap for the state. But going beyond accolades for dishes served up in restaurants, New Jersey is also working …
Quote of the Day: New Jersey Is Last State to Insist at Gas Station: Don’t Touch That Pump – The New York Times
“The only thing you could argue is that New Jerseyans are more flammable than people in the other 49 states. Because we eat so much oily pizza, funnel cake and fries, maybe you could make that argument. Otherwise, it’s simply ridiculous.” ~DECLAN J. O’SCANLON JR., a Republican assemblyman from Monmouth …
Quote of the Day: In New Jersey, Tax Bill Looms Like a Dark Cloud – The New York Times
“If they’re raising the taxes, you know what’s going to happen: Everyone’s going to raise prices. Raise my taxes, I raise your challah.” ~JEFF LAJQI, manager of a Jewish deli in Livingston, N.J., where residents worry about the economic shock from a Republican plan to limit how much property tax …
Six (Unlikely) Scenarios That Could Change The 2018 Senate Map | FiveThirtyEight
Americans inclined to pay attention to these sorts of things have engaged in some distinctly Calvinist political thinking of late: that the Senate map for 2018 is predestined to stay Republican. The GOP currently controls 52 seats to the Democrats’ 48 (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats). The Democrats would need to …
Quote of the Day
“As we came back up, I’m looking, I’m like, ‘that’s him,’ there’s no doubt in my mind that’s him.” ~ANDY MILLS, a photographer for The Star-Ledger who photographed Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on a beach he had ordered closed as part of a government shutdown. (There is an …
The Last of the New Jersey Bondsmen
For criminal-justice advocates, bail reform has been a long sought victory; but for people like Ron Olszowy, it means the loss of a way of life. On a rainy afternoon in April, I went to see a 71-year-old New Jersey bail bondsman named Ron Olszowy, who keeps a suburban office …
Ominous and overlooked: Back-bay flooding plagues millions
In this April 26, 2017, photo Jim O’Neill walks through a flooded street in front of his home in Manahawkin N.J., after a moderate storm. He lives in a low-lying area near the Jersey shore, and is often affected by back bay flooding, a type of recurring nuisance flooding that’s …
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Trips Likely Will Shift To New Jersey As Summer Heats Up : NPR
As the Florida summer heats up, President Donald Trump is expected to decamp from his weekend retreat at the Mar-a-Lago Club in West Palm Beach to spend more time at one of his golf clubs in New Jersey. Now the sleepy town of Bedminster is bracing for the attention — …
Roadside memorials a tricky matter for mourners, officials
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — As roadside memorials become more common on roadways in the wake of fatal crashes, efforts to regulate these makeshift sites can be fraught with peril for lawmakers who must balance public concerns with sensitivity for those dealing with loss. The memorials can quickly become eyesores or …
Airlines pushing back on talk of banning overbooking flights
DALLAS (AP) — With the federal government and a Senate committee looking into the dragging of a man off a United Express flight, airlines are beginning to speak up against any effort to bar them from overselling flights. The CEO of Delta Air Lines called overbooking “a valid business process.” …