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'Escalating emergency': NJ traffic deaths outpace the two-decade high national rate
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTraffic fatalities increased at a significant clip again in the first three months of 2022, leading...
NJ speeds up giving out mortgage aid to prevent foreclosures but still trails other states
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew Jersey is starting to pass out out money more quickly to help struggling homeowners avoid...
State lacks 'urgency': After COVID, K-12 students in NJ still lag significantly in math
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMost students in New Jersey are still behind in math four years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit,...
Murphy says NJ Transit is 'largely fixed.' Here's what the numbers say on rider experience
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 month ago“Why is NJ Transit so bad and unreliable?” That question was posed to Gov. Phil Murphy during a...
NJ endures one of its worst days of air pollution ever as smoke from wildfires blanket state
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNew Jersey endured one of its worst days of air pollution in recent memory - possibly ever - on...
NJ releases Statewide Climate Change Resiliency Strategy. Officials want your feedback
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOn Monday, to kick off Earth Week, New Jersey's Interagency Council on Climate Change Resilience...
NJ will hand out 7,100 'bleeding kits' to state's houses of worship as attacks mount
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness wants houses of worship to be prepared...
How rare are tornadoes in New Jersey? A look at their history and severity in the state
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoSevere weather and several tornadoes have battered the Midwest in recent days, leaving at least four people dead, hundreds injured and thousands without power in a wake of destruction. Over ...
Here's how New Jersey has lowered its prison population. It's just a start, the ACLU says
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Jersey leads the U.S. in efforts to reduce prison populations over the last five years. But...
Number of out-of-state pregnant people seeking abortions in New Jersey expected to grow
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbortion providers in New Jersey are prepared to help pregnant people from other states if the U.S....