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Ocean County brush fire that consumed 500 acres is nearly under control

Mar 21, 2010 4:19 pm

BARNEGAT -- Firefighters are close to containing a brush fire that started on Saturday and has already consumed nearly 500 acres of forest. The blaze, which started around 12:10 p.m., will be fully co...

Jersey becoming the state of reality TV

Mar 21, 2010 3:28 pm

"Jerseylicious" is just the latest in a string of network shows that have filmed in the Garden State

Gov. Chris Christie's budget cuts adds to Newark's economic hardships

Mar 21, 2010 1:49 pm

John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in this February photo. Christie detailed where he would cut $275 million from state aid. Leaders of New Jersey municipalities are reeling fr...

Jersey becoming the state of reality TV

Mar 21, 2010 1:04 pm

"Jerseylicious," which premieres tonight on the Style Network, is just the latest in a string of network shows that have transformed the Garden State into a reality-TV mecca.

Brush fire in Ocean County may burn more than 500 acres

Mar 21, 2010 12:04 pm

BARNEGAT -- A large brush fire has burned more than 250 acres, and that number is expected to double before the blaze is contained, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. Firefighters ar...

Rutgers plans to launch N.J. 'immigration infrastructure map' online

Mar 21, 2010 11:19 am

From Ukraine, Mexico, Korea, Liberia indeed, from virtually every nation on the map the nearly 2 million immigrants living in New Jersey have made their presence known from the states urban north to...

Lopatcong Township to join N.J. solar energy rebate program

Mar 21, 2010 11:04 am

Alexander Pais/For The Star-LedgerA file photo of solar panels at the Fellowship Village Retirement Community in Basking Ridge, New Brunswick. Lopatcong Township joins the list of towns committing to ...

NJ Transit meeting in Morristown focuses on bus, rail route cuts

Mar 21, 2010 10:49 am

Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger Alan Baker a disabled Korean War veteran from Mendham is one of the many rider of the Morris Metro bus system, which is facing elimination from NJ Transit.MORRISTOWN -...

Morris County expects employment, business growth in near future

Mar 21, 2010 10:34 am

MORRIS COUNTY -- Affluent Morris County is not immune to the states current fiscal woes, but there are glimmers of economic optimism for a county that ranks second lowest statewide in unemployment, ac...

Women engineers and scientists still making inroads

Mar 21, 2010 3:34 am

As more women earn more awards for science and engineering feats, inequality still remains