Latest New Jersey Headlines
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N.J. Roofing Co. Exec Admits to Misleading Its Workers’ Comp Carrier
Apr 17 2014 // Authorities said the president of a roofing company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to providing false and misleading information to the company’s workers’ compensation carrier in order to avoid paying hundreds of...
New Jersey Officials Fighting to End ‘Epidemic of Driver Inattention’
Apr 16 2014 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman this week announced the staggering toll driver inattention has taken on New Jersey’s roadways in the past 10 years. Hoffman said New Jersey has experienced a...
Suspect Sandy Charity Begins Distributing Money
Apr 16 2014 // A Superstorm Sandy charity that was suspected of fraud has started distributing money nearly a year after a settlement with New Jersey prosecutors. The unregistered Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation handed out $225,000 to...
Most Sandy Housing Assistance Going to Ocean County in N.J.
Apr 16 2014 // Records show more than 60 percent of Superstorm Sandy state housing assistance is going to homeowners in Ocean County, N.J. Nearly $14 million of the $23 million spent on the Sandy Housing Rental Assistance Program has...
N.J. Residents Providing Valuable Storm-Proofing Ideas for Post-Sandy Rebuilding Efforts
Apr 15 2014 // While scientists, politicians and engineers ponder ways to better protect New Jersey from storms like Superstorm Sandy, some of the best ideas are coming from those who suffered the most. As the second summer after Sandy...
Aon Accused by N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority of Unauthorized Commissions
Apr 10 2014 // Aon Plc was sued by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which claims the insurance broker kept unauthorized commissions and failed to return premium overpayments, causing the agency to pay millions of dollars...
N.J.’s Consolidated Insurance Agents Changes Name to ANE, Eyes Expansion
Apr 10 2014 // Consolidated Insurance Agents, a network of independent insurance agencies in New Jersey, is changing its name to ANE, Agency Network Exchange. It also unveiled a plan to add resources and staff to expand its network of...
N.J. Gov. Asks FEMA to Give Sandy Victims More Time to File Flood Claims
Apr 9 2014 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to give the state’s residents and businesses who suffered flood damages from Superstorm Sandy an...
Home-Elevation Grants Begin Flowing to N.J. Communities
Apr 7 2014 // A low-lying barrier island community north of Atlantic City is the first to be awarded state aid since Superstorm Sandy to help residents elevate their homes. New Jersey officials announced on April 4 they have approved...
In Search of Scientific, Engineering Solutions to Make Cities Resilient
Apr 7 2014 // Sandia National Laboratories is bringing decades of experience solving problems with practical engineering and modeling complex systems to cities around the world under a new agreement to support the 100 Resilient Cities...
2 New Jersey Towns Contesting Audits on Sandy Aid
Apr 4 2014 // Two New Jersey towns are contesting findings from the federal government that they are not entitled to certain Superstorm Sandy debris removal reimbursements. In a report made public Wednesday, the Homeland Security...
Red-Light Cameras Reducing Crashes, N.J. Report Says
Apr 3 2014 // New Jersey’s Transportation Department officials have found fewer crashes at intersections equipped with red-light cameras in the state. But the report also says the sample size is too small to draw...
N.J. Regulator Offers Tips on Shopping for Insurance Coverage
Apr 2 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski this week provided advice to consumers when shopping for insurance coverage. Whether buying and insuring a new car, starting a small business or...
Data Shows Nearly 1 in 5 N.J. Fire Deaths Are Due to Smoking
Apr 1 2014 // It is a near-unconscious action carried out by millions of smokers every day — flicking the burned-out butt of a cigarette to the floor or into an ashtray after the last pull. It’s also an act that can have...
Proposal Envisions Artificial Islands Near N.Y. to Blunt Future Storm Surges
Mar 31 2014 // A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, according to a new proposal. It’s a big proposal —...
New Jersey Man Admits to Filing Fraudulent Sandy Insurance Claim
Mar 27 2014 // A Monmouth County, N.J., man has pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent insurance claim related to Superstorm Sandy. Authorities say 74-year-old Farouk Soliman admitted he attempted to recoup the cost of hiring a demolition...
In New Jersey, Rising Flood Insurance Costs Not Just a Shore Worry
Mar 25 2014 // If flooding were a real concern for Taylor Rambo in Burlington City, N.J., he says he wouldn’t have built a bar in his basement. Yet he pays about $2,700 each year for flood insurance that he is required to have as...
N.J. Regulators Recovered $21M for Consumers, Health Care Providers in 2013
Mar 25 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced last week that his department recovered nearly $21 million for consumers and health care providers, including nearly $7 million for...
Protesters Criticize N.J. Gov. Over Storm Aid, Scandal at Town Hall
Mar 20 2014 // At least a dozen protesters disrupted a town hall meeting Tuesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, criticizing him over the distribution of Superstorm Sandy recovery aid and a for political payback scandal...
N.J. Senator Urges Officials to Speed Up Sandy Rebuilding Aid Distribution
Mar 14 2014 // Government officials must speed the way home rebuilding aid is getting to thousands of New Jersey victims of Superstorm Sandy, which can be done in part by revamping a burdensome application process, a senator from the...
