Latest New Jersey Headlines
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New N.J. Law Emphasizes Traffic Safety to Young Drivers
Aug 12 2015 // Applicants for a New Jersey driver’s license must answer whether they’re aware of the dangers of failing to follow traffic laws under a law signed by New Jersey Acting Gov. Kim Guadagno. Guadagno signed the...
New Jersey Motorcyclist Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Aug 12 2015 // A New Jersey man has been indicted for allegedly reporting that his motorcycle had been stripped of its parts by thieves on two occasions, when in actuality he directed a repair shop to remove the parts so that he could...
New Jersey Drivers Still Frowning Over ‘No Smile’ Driver’s License Policy
Aug 10 2015 // Smile and the world smiles with you — unless you’re having your driver’s license renewed in New Jersey. It’s been three years since New Jersey instituted its “no smiling” policy for...
National Transportation Safety Board to Hold Hearing on Tracy Morgan Crash
Aug 10 2015 // Federal investigators will meet this week to determine the probable cause of the accident that injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killed one of his friends. The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a meeting...
N.J. Man Gets 3-Year Sentence for Faking Mercedes Carjacking to Get $38K
Aug 5 2015 // A New Jersey man who fabricated a story about being carjacked is heading to prison. Maurice Douglas received a three-year sentence on Monday, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said. Douglas, 42, had pleaded...
N.J. Regulators Recovered $15.7M for Consumers in Fiscal Year 2015
Aug 5 2015 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) recovered more than $15.7 million for consumers in fiscal year 2015 which ended June 30, according to an announcement today by Acting Commissioner Richard J....
Study: Ongoing Recovery Efforts Take Mental Health Toll on Sandy Survivors
Jul 30 2015 // A new study says the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy — in the form of unfinished repairs, disputed claims, and recurrent mold — are associated with increased odds of Sandy-impacted residents experiencing...
N.J. Files Eminent Domain Actions Against Beachfront Property Owners
Jul 20 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has begun legal proceedings to obtain land from beachfront property owners so the state can build dunes to protect against storms. The New Jersey Department of...
People – East
Jul 20 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance promoted Jamie Trish to president of its Northeast Business Insurance operations. Trish will be responsible for the profitable growth of business in the region that includes Connecticut, Maine,...
Brown & Brown Acquires RF Ougheltree & Associates in New Jersey
Jul 17 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its wholesale brokerage division, Hull & Company, has acquired certain assets of RF Ougheltree & Associates LLC in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not...
N.J. Gov. Christie Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Storm-Ravaged Counties
Jul 15 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday requested the federal government to issue a major disaster declaration for severe thunderstorms that caused more than $15 million worth of damage and knocked out power to 300,000...
Damage Assessment Tops $20M in Storm-Hit New Jersey Counties
Jul 13 2015 // Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day...
Doctor Gets 5-Year Sentence for Medical Bribe Scheme in New Jersey
Jul 10 2015 // A New Jersey doctor is headed to prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes from a medical lab company. Federal prosecutors say Frank Santangelo received a 63-month sentence on Tuesday and will have to serve three years...
N.J. Brothers Admit Recruiting Auto Accident Victims for Chiropractic Facilities
Jul 8 2015 // Two brothers in New Jersey have admitted organizing a scheme to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients for chiropractic facilities they controlled. State authorities say 52-year-old Anhuar Bandy and his...
Outgoing N.J. Commissioner Kobylowski to Join AmeriHealth as Senior VP
Jul 6 2015 // Ken Kobylowski The outgoing New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski will join AmeriHealth New Jersey as senior vice president of provider contracting and network operations effective July...
People – East
Jul 6 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on June 22 that Ken Kobylowski, commissioner for the state’s Department of Banking and Insurance, will leave the administration over the next several weeks. Kobylowski was one...
N.J. Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Over Damage Done to Car
Jun 29 2015 // A Newark, New Jersey, man who committed insurance fraud is now headed to prison. New Jersey state authorities say Derrick Smith recently received a three-year sentence. Smith sought more than $15,000 from his insurer for...
Obamacare Tax Subsidy Recipients in Northeast Express Relief
Jun 26 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the tax subsidies for health insureds across the country including those in states without their own health exchanges that use the federal health insurance exchange. The following...
New Jersey Doctor Sentenced for Role in Bribes-for-Test Referrals Scheme
Jun 25 2015 // A New Jersey doctor who took part in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme is now headed to prison. Douglas Bienstock received a 37-month sentence Tuesday, federal prosecutors said. He also will have to serve a...
Storm Cleanup Gets Underway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jun 25 2015 // Powerful storms that thundered through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut downed trees and power lines, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without electricity and disrupting mass transit service Wednesday. In...
