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Legislators can’t let PERS, budget deficit and transportation go unaddressed (Opinion)

By Lori Chavez-DeRemer A new legislative season has started and the chickens are coming home to roost. Legislators need...

P’burg students learning about Lincoln, oratory | Letter

My husband and I recently attended "Grandparent's Day" at the Phillipsburg Elementary School. We were honored to visit two...

Who Supports Trump? Latest Poll Shows Conservatives Approve Of President So Far

No surprise here: Far-right conservatives are fully behind President Donald Trump. A poll of the 1,447 attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual...

Donald Trump Approval Rating: Americans 'Embarrassed' By Most Unpopular POTUS In History, Polls Show

President Donald Trump was well on his way this week to cementing a presidential record for the least-approved first 100 days in American history.A poll...

The Port Authority’s new airport fee is highway robbery

The Port Authority — the New York and New Jersey government agency that runs the airports — is thinking about charging people $4 for...

Man faces deportation after prison for child porn conviction

FLEMINGTON - Adolfo Reyes-Aguayo, 39, of the borough, has been sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty...

Here’s another idea on the immigration dilemma | Letter

Besides death and taxes, there is one other certainty in life: The government will make a problem so complex...

Beware sugar-coated language for sewage sludge | Letter

Synagro has rolled into Plainfield Township with its glossy brochures. The company is counting on residents to be uninformed. If...

News media are not ‘enemies of the people’ | Letter

I do not work for the press and I am not writing to sell newspapers, but I do get...

Muslim In America: Anti-Islam Banner Outside California Home Calls To 'Keep America Safe'

A man has defended posting an anti-Islam banner outside of his southern California home by echoing the message of President Donald Trump, saying “We...

What Has Trump Done Since Elected? President Has 'Nothing To Show' For Month In...

United States President Donald Trump has "done nothing" over his past month in office. At least, that's according to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.The...

What Is PricewaterhouseCoopers? Firm Mixes Up Best Picture Envelopes At Oscars After 83 Years...

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditing and accounting firm that has counted Academy Award ballots for more than 80 years, faced a ton of backlash Monday after Oscar...

Who is trying to buy access to Rick Scott?

Gov. Rick Scott faces term limits and cannot seek re-election, but that isn’t stopping the biggest special interest groups from continuing to load up...

Gunman robs store in Long Hill and flees, police say

  LONG HILL -- Police are searching for an armed man who held up a convenience store clerk at...

Dominican fugitive wanted on murder charge caught in N.J. by ICE

NEWARK -- A man wanted on murder charges in the Dominican Republic was arrested last week in New Jersey, immigration...

The Note: GOP congressman calls for unique prosecutor for Trump-Russia

Trump’s initial one hundred days with ABC’s RICK KLEIN and SHUSHANNAH WALSHE Day No. 39 The big story: Of all the...

Tarek El Moussa Cancer Update: ‘Flip Or Flop’ Star Reveals He Battled Thyroid, Testicular...

“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa has been open about his battle with thyroid cancer, taking to social media regularly to post about...

What Is Mardi Gras 2017? History Of Fat Tuesday; When And Where Was The...

While today it may be associated with revelers drinking, stripping and bead-gathering in New Orleans’ French Quarter, the celebration of Mardi Gras dates back...

Brazil Carnival 2017: Videos And Photos From Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo As Revelers...

Brazil’s annual Carnival is in full swing with festivities beginning Friday and continuing well into Ash Wednesday. As locals take to the streets to...

Trump’s Congressional address: What you want to know

President Trump will give his initially significant congressional address at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, laying out his agenda for the nation. In...

What to know about the president’s ‘designated survivor’

On Tuesday, most of the nation's political elite -- from Vice President Mike Pence to House Speaker Paul Ryan -- will file into...

Oscars 2017: Who Are The White Helmets? Syria Civil Defence Volunteers Working In War-Torn...

“The White Helmets,” directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, bagged an Oscar on Sunday for the best short documentary. Based on a volunteer rescue group...

What Will Happen In ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago Med,’ ‘Chicago P.D.’ and ‘Chicago Justice’? #OneChicago...

Get ready for a four-way crossover of all your favorite Chicago shows! NBC is airing a three-hour crossover between “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago...

Oscars 2017 Blunder: PricewaterhouseCoopers Apologizes After Best Picture Award Faux Pas

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the accountancy company that has been counting Oscar ballots since 1935, admitted in a statement that presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway...

Trim the rebate on luxury Teslas: Editorial | Toronto Star

Cars and trucks are big polluters. In fact, more than a third of Ontario’s greenhouse gas pollution is caused by the transportation sector, with...

Anti-Zionism is masquerading as anti-Semitism: Marmur | Toronto Star

Yes you can be opposed to the State of Israel, not only its policies but its very existence, without being an anti-Semite. Some ultra-Orthodox...

A welcome mea culpa on soaring hydro prices: Editorial | Toronto Star

Ten years ago Ontario made a wise but difficult decision to stop burning coal and turn instead toward renewable energy that is healthier for...

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