Teachers in New Jersey will begin to be judged on test scores in the near future. A pilot program is being implemented that will judge teachers on both test scores of students and classroom evaluations. The program will begin in select classrooms this fall and expand state-wide in 2012. This is apart of Gov. Chris…
A triple schoolyard murder in Newark netted one man 212 years in prison. Sentencing was handed down against Alexander Alfaro. A guilty conviction on 16 of 17 counts were handed in during April. The murders took place in 2007. Alfaro is one of three men to get a life sentence. In total, six men were…
New hires in New Jersey are going to have to move to the state. A new bill was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie requiring all public employees to move to New Jersey within one-year of getting the job. The measure applies to all public employees at the state and local level. Some exemptions…
There was some positive signs with the new jobs numbers in New Jersey. The state added 14,000 jobs in April, despite the unemployment rate remaining the same. It represents the third straight month of positive job growth in the state. New Jersey is lagging behind the national average of 8.8 percent for unemployment.
When someone cheers you up by saying “it’s not the end of the world,” they may be wrong according to one group. A national effort is also taking place locally to warn people that judgement day is coming on Saturday. Billboards are up in Cumberland County warning travelers that May 21, 2011 is the end…
Underage botex? May be a no-no if the state legislature votes that way. An Assembly panel will be voting today on banning the use of botex by those under the age of 18. A new study says there was a 50 percent increase in juveniles using the medication, which is meant to clear away wrinkles.…
In the wake of a 3-year old boy’s death in a grease trap on Tuesday, the mayor of Vineland has called for new legislation. Mayor Robert Romano wants to see a new law that would add mandates to how long grease traps or other types of pits can be left uncovered or unattended. The legislation…
A judge ruled yesterday that State Trooper Robert D. Higbee, was not eligible for back pay of 27 months and 12 days while he was suspended from the NJ State Police. Higbee was found not guilty of vehicular homicide in a traffic accident that killed two sisters in September of 2006 in Upper Township. Judge…
An attorney for a Somers Point man argued unsuccessfully to have his bail reduced for his client who caused the death of one man and injured another. Antonio Vargas, 22, was in court on Wednesday to lower his $350,000 bail on aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault. The charges were the result of a January 6th…
According to the Press of Atlantic City’s wesite, a stabbing occurred at 6:51 Wednesday morning in the 300 block of North 2nd Street in Millville. The victim is a 25-year-old Bridgeton resident, who was stabbed in the neck by his assailant. Police say the victim was stabbed by another man after an altercation occurred. Police…