Latest New Jersey Headlines
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Elias B. Cohen & Associates Appoints Vice President in New Jersey
May 29 2014 // Elias B. Cohen & Associates, a Roseland, N.J.-based insurance agency, has appointed Jonathan Kaplan as vice president in the commercial lines department. Kaplan most recently served as account executive for...
N.J. Insurance Commissioner Alerts Consumers on Car-Sharing Services
May 28 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski alerted consumers to the potential loss of insurance coverage in connection with popular business activities known as car-sharing or Transportation...
Study: Number of Adults Without Health Insurance Plummeting in New Jersey
May 27 2014 // A new study finds the number of uninsured adults in New Jersey plummeted as people signed up for the new federal health insurance exchange. The Health Reform Monitoring System, which did polls across the country, found...
New Jersey Housing Board Members Resign Over Sandy Repairs
May 23 2014 // Three members of the New Jersey’s Ocean City Housing Authority board have resigned apparently because of a dispute stemming from the reimbursement of money for Superstorm Sandy repairs. Chairman Ed Price, vice...
Many Jersey Shore Families Still Seeking Normalcy After Sandy
May 22 2014 // Seven months after watching heavy equipment tear down their Superstorm Sandy-wrecked house in Union Beach, N.J., Bart Sutton’s family is settling into a replacement built on the same spot — but much higher in...
N.J. Awards $23.8M Contract to Build Steel Sea Wall in 2 Shore Towns
May 21 2014 // A northern New Jersey firm will get a $23.8 million contract to build a protective steel sea wall in two of the shore communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s Environmental Protection Department...
Report: N.J. Dispersed Just 25% of Sandy Aid
May 19 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 recently released on...
Health Insurance Broker in N.J. Admits Pocketing Nearly $1M
May 16 2014 // Federal prosecutors say an insurance broker has admitted stealing nearly $1 million while selling health care coverage he knew was fake. Seventy-year-old David Clark of Morristown, N.J., pleaded guilty Wednesday to...
Some N.J. Lawmakers Question Transparency of Sandy Recovery Programs
May 15 2014 // Some New Jersey lawmakers used a hearing Monday to complain that Gov. Chris Christie is not living up to his promise of transparency when it comes to rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy. The Assembly State and Local...
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...
