Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J. Gov. Christie Conditionally Vetoes ‘Bill of Rights’ Measure for Sandy Victims
May 14 2014 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed a Superstorm Sandy “Bill of Rights” measure that was crafted by Democrats over concerns how the state has distributed aid. The Republican says the bill...
New Jersey Awards More Grants to Assist Residents With Home Elevations
May 14 2014 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has approved dozens of grants to assist homeowners with costs incurred in elevating their homes to protect against future flooding and storms. The 109 Hazard Mitigation...
N.J. Authorities Warn Residents About Sandy Recovery Program Scams
May 13 2014 // New Jersey authorities are warning local residents about potential Superstorm Sandy recovery program scams. Officials are advising Sandy recovery program participants to be cautious when contacted by home visit, email, or...
N.J.’s Waterway Debris Cleanup Project Rescues Sandy-Damaged Vessels
May 13 2014 // In Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, more than 1,500 vessels were thrown onto land and across the waterways of New Jersey, and 90 percent of them were reunited with their owners with the help of State Police. But 249...
North Dakota Pasta Maker to Repay $5M in Settlement of False-Advertising Lawsuit
May 12 2014 // A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta line has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit and pay $5 million to consumers who bought the products in the...
N.J.’s Congressional Delegation Raises Sandy Concerns With HUD Chief
May 12 2014 // Members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation have raised concerns about delays in helping homeowners recover from Superstorm Sandy. The lawmakers met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan in...
New Jersey’s Sandy-Damaged Town Halls: Fix or Rebuild?
May 9 2014 // Officials in New Jersey towns hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are grappling with many of the same questions as their residents when it comes to municipal buildings damaged in the storm. Can the town halls be fixed, or do they...
New Jersey Dispersed Just 25% of Federal Sandy Aid in 11 Months
May 6 2014 // New Jersey officials say they dispersed just 25 percent of the state’s first large allocation of federal Superstorm Sandy aid in the first 11 months. That is a finding of a quarterly state report released last week...
Selective Insurance Group in New Jersey Announces Officer Appointments
May 5 2014 // Selective Insurance Group in Branchville, N.J., announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America. Thomas Case has been named vice president, Business Intelligence &...
Declarations
May 5 2014 // Still Not Fixed “They got an advert on TV saying they fixed the Gulf, but I’ve never been fixed.” —Louisiana oysterman Jules Melancon, whose livelihood was disrupted by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil...
Auto Accident Insurance Scheme Busted in New Jersey; 12 Facing Charges
May 2 2014 // A doctor, a lawyer and two chiropractors are among 12 people facing charges stemming what authorities say was a scheme in New Jersey to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients. New Jersey Acting Attorney General...
1,300 N.Y., N.J. Households Losing FEMA Rental Aid This Week
Apr 30 2014 // Over 1,000 families in New York and New Jersey displaced by Superstorm Sandy are losing their federal rental assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency benefit that helped them obtain temporary housing runs out on...
Former Chubb COO Degnan Nominated as Chairman of Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J.
Apr 30 2014 // John Degnan, a former chief operating officer of Chubb Corp., was nominated for chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, filling a vacancy brought on by the scandal...
Analysis: No Rise in Car Crashes in N.J. Despite End of Safety Checks
Apr 29 2014 // New Jersey has not seen a rise in crashes caused by vehicle malfunctions since it stopped motor vehicle safety inspections in 2010. An analysis by The Record newspaper found vehicle malfunctions accounted for roughly 2...
Capacity Coverage Affiliate Invests in Tri-Partners Field Claims Services in N.J.
Apr 28 2014 // Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey Inc. announced that its affiliate company has made a strategic investment in Tri-Partners Field Claims Services in Warren, N.J. Tri-Partners Field Claims Services was previously...
N.J. Resident Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Invoices to Health Insurer
Apr 28 2014 // A Monmouth County, New Jersey, woman has been indicted for allegedly submitting more than $500,000 in bogus invoices to her health insurance company. A state grand jury indictment alleges that from March 2011 and March...
Port Authority Wrestles with World Trade Center Financing
Apr 24 2014 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s failure to agree to a loan guarantee for World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein shows agency leaders are wrestling over its direction as they seek to fix...
6 N.J. Residents Charged in Staged Auto Accident Scheme
Apr 23 2014 // New Jersey authorities say six Passaic County, N.J., residents played roles in a staged-automobile accident scheme that defrauded two insurance companies out of more than $78,000. Acting state Attorney General John Hoffman...
Poll: N.J. Residents Back Gov’t Storm Mitigation Efforts but Few Willing to Pay
Apr 23 2014 // A newly published study from Rutgers University in New Jersey shows that most state residents strongly support government programs aimed at lowering the likelihood of severe damage from future hurricanes. The study also...
N.J. Court Advisory Panel Seeks to Speed Up Civil Cases, Unclog Dockets
Apr 21 2014 // Lawyers, judges and litigants have often complained they’ve had to wait years for resolution of civil lawsuits, and now New Jersey’s state Supreme Court advisory committee has offered guidelines to try to speed...
