New Orleans named most crime-ridden US city

The city of New Orleans has the highest level of crime in the US, according to an annual ranking of crime rates in American cities.The report from CQ Press draws on data from the FBI on murder, rape, robbery,...

Governor Corzine To Provide Help to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Governor Jon S. Corzine has proposed a financial aid program for New Jersey that includes an assistance package for those facing foreclosure."Corzine, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s economic...

Compatible Partners: eHarmony Settles Lawsuit

Online dating site eHarmony.com has settled a lawsuit with the New Jersey attorney general's office and will start matching gay and lesbian customers by March 2009."Matching for gay couples, however, will be handled...

Tornado Watch for New York and New Jersey

A tornado watch has been issued for New Jersey and four New York counties until 9pm. It was issued by the National Weather Service."Showers and thunderstorms are expected to batter the area with gusty winds and heavy rainfall.The affected New Jersey counties are: Bergen,...

250 Year Anniversary Celebration The Occupation of the British Occupation in ...

This weekend the Old Barracks Museum is celebrating the building and occupation of the Old Barracks  in Trenton New Jersey, during the French and Indian War. Members of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment reenactors will participate to represent the African-American presence...

Devils' Brodeur to have surgery, out 3-4 months

Martin Brodeur, arguably the greatest goaltender of all-time is to have surgery on his elbow and will be out up to 4months. This is a huge blow to the New Jersey Devils as he has been the backbone of the team for the...

WWII Memorial in Hoboken, NJ

Almost 200 people gathered to honor World War II veterans at the newly opened Memorial in Hoboken, NJ on November 8, 2008

California, Schwarzenegger to increase tax on car repair, avoiding state Bail...

Youtube Video :Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday proposed a temporary 1.5 percent sales tax increase to deal with California's worsening fiscal crisis, which has created an $11.2 billion deficit in this year... ...

Capital Markets Vote NO - Obama

OPINION Apparently the capital markets are not so enthused by the prospects of an Obama Presidency.  That is OK though.  When the companies that Americans work for need to raise capital to finance...

Election Day

Today in Tenafly, New Jersey. Tenafly is a suburb where my wife and I have lived for 17+ years and taught our son the importance of voting by taking him into the voting booth with us.

Voting Machine Errors Already Being Reported in VA and NJ

As the morning of US Election Day of 2008 has just kicked off, problems with voting machines have surfaced. Many months before, there have been talks about the uses of voting machines and the flaws they possess. The first area is at Pennypacker Park Elementary School...

New Jersey AG Files Lawsuit against 37 for Foreclosure Fraud

The foreclosure crisis, which left millions of Americans homeless or on the verge of being one, was always considered to be the result of predatory lending practices. When the mess in the mortgage industry revealed...

Over 80,000 Have Complained About Voting Problems

Here is an opportunity for us to crowdsource this election.   We should all be watching this closely."Today, Barbara Anwine of the Election Protection Coalition (1-866-OUR-VOTE), a nonpartisan group, told MSNBC about voter suppression tactics they have witnessed...

Arrests made in gun thefts

Why is it the poor Pit Bull that gets killed everytime? When ever you hear of these raids there is always a Pit Bull involved. The cops always end up killing at least one of them and taking the rest in animal control...

Northeast snowstorm closes major highways, schools

Pennsylvania is becoming the news capital of the world with Obama and McCain both trying to win the state in the upcoming election, the state home to this year's World Series contendors and now a massive snowstorm....

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