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Sierra Club director, Corzine disagree on strength of EnCap Reform Bill

A prominent New Jersey environmental activist Monday called on Gov. Jon Corzine to conditionally veto the so-called EnCap Reform Bill, saying the legislation needs to be strengthened to provide for appropriate oversight.

Jeff Tittel, director of the Sierra Club of New Jersey, said the bill was supposed to be a reform legislation but has become a "sham bill.'' He said changes that were made to the legislation at the last mi...

Second Corzine mailing targets senior citizen voters

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election campaign has conducted a second mailing, a four-page pamphlet sent to senior citizen voters statewide.

The cover photo depicts a worried-looking gray-haired woman and declares, "There's only one question. Who is fighting for what matters? There's only one answer.''

On page 2, above a photo of Corzine addressing a cabinet meeting, the governor is quoted as ...

Corzine announces crime prevention and community effort to keep at-risk children in school

Gov. Jon Corzine Monday unveiled two initiatives aimed at strengthening school and community programming for children at risk of being recruited or victimized by street gangs.

The programs – "Promise Communities" and "Bold Approach" – are designed to keep children in school and on a path to college and a career.

Corzine made the announcement at Quitman Street School in Newark.

He was joined by Geoff Canada CEO of Harlem Chil...

Christie agrees to third gubernatorial debate on Oct. 22

Three candidates will now debate three times with addition of WBGO radio

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Republican Chris Christie agreed Monday to face off with Democratc Gov. Jon Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in a third gubernatorial debate, this one on WBGO radio in Newark.

That means the candidates will meet at least three times, at 8 pm., Thursday on New Jersey Network TV, on Oct. 18 at William Patterson ...

Christie defends himself on women's health care coverage issue

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

UPDATED

Republican gubernatorial challenger Chris Christie is traveling to Bergen and Camden counties Monday to confront what he describes as Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's scare tactics and blatant attempt to distort his position on women's health insurance, especially coverage for mammograms.

Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno is doing the same in Union and Morris counties.

Christie i...

Editor Jim Willse announces he’s leaving The Star-Ledger

Former sports editor Kevin Whitmer to lead newsroom

Jim Willse, the Editor of The Star-Ledger, announced in a noon staff meeting that he would be leaving New Jersey's largest newspaper in October. He guided the paper since 1995.

Managing Editor Kevin Whitmer, 42 and a native of Phillipsburg, will be taking over as editor. He originally arrived at The Star-Ledger to serve as sports editor after having the same position at th...

Poll: Property taxes the top concern of New Jerseyans

Half the residents would like to move out of state

New Jersey's property tax system is, without question, the top concern of state residents in this gubernatorial election year, according to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll made public Monday

The wide-ranging poll found that 6-in-10 Garden State residents believe the levy is the most unfair tax they pay.

The poll found that New Jersey's highest in the nation pro...

The bitterness will linger in Codey-Sweeney slugfest

BY CARL GOLDEN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

A little more than 205 years ago – July 11, 1804 to be exact – in the early morning hours on the Heights at Weehawken, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton settled their political differences on the dueling ground. Hamilton finished second.

The field of honor has shifted to Trenton where Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney of Gloucester County confronts Senate President Dick Code...

Truly practical ways to save money

BY WARREN BOROSON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

BOROSON ON MONEY

I once read that, to save money, you should give your children haircuts yourself. I brooded about that for a while, then decided to ignore the advice. It struck me that if I really gave my kids haircuts, they probably could not appear in public for six weeks or more. And later in life I'd have to pay thousands of dollars to psychiatrists to explore the origins of their...

Where the N.J. gubernatorial candidates stand on key issues

If you are seeking a crash course on where the gubernatorial candidates, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett stand on a list of issues that affect New Jerseyans and their wallets, this is the posting to read.

In response to questions posed by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the Trenton-based lobbying arm for local government, the candidates have provided their...