NJ college merger plans scrutinized

8 February 2012, 1:22 am

TRENTON — Presidents of New Jersey’s public universities told state lawmakers Monday they are happy with parts of a proposed higher-education reconfiguration that would add to their schools, but they’re also reluctant to relinquish control over any of their existing campuses.... Read More »

NJ lawmakers hear objections to Rutgers-Rowan shuffle

6 February 2012, 9:11 am

TRENTON — The president of Rutgers University says his school does not want to give up its Camden campus as part of a planned reconfiguration of New Jersey's major state universities.... Read More »

NJ lawmakers to hear about possible university changes

6 February 2012, 8:15 am

New Jersey lawmakers are trying to join the conversation about whether to reconfigure some state universities.   The state Senate's Higher Education Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday about a plan endorsed by Gov. Chris Christie that would fold Rutgers University's Camden campu... Read More »

NJ lawmakers to hear about university change plans

6 February 2012, 1:09 am

The Associated Press The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. New Jersey lawmakers are trying to join the conversation about whether to reconfigure some state universities. The state Senate's Higher Education Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday about a plan endorsed by Gov. Chris Christie ... Read More »

Study Finds Camden Public Schools Underreporting Incidents Of Violence & Vandalism

3 February 2012, 12:49 pm

New Jersey education officials issued a scathing report earlier this week on how Camden public schools comply with a legal requirement to report violent incidents to authorities.... Read More »

NJ says Camden schools underreported violence

3 February 2012, 6:17 am

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's Education Department says Camden school officials have been underreporting violence in the schools. For the 2009-10 school year, the district reported 22 incidents of violence and vandalism.... Read More »

DRPA committee revives Glassboro-to-Camden rail study

2 February 2012, 12:51 am

After a two-year delay, a study of a proposed commuter rail line between Glassboro and Camden is moving again - with the same contractor and about the same price tag as before.... Read More »

South Jersey School Raises $$ For Earthquake-Damaged Statue In Camden

30 January 2012, 1:15 pm

Children from a Catholic school in South Jersey have raised more than a thousand dollars to help repair the statue of the Virgin Mary atop Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ.... Read More »

Hot stuff

23 January 2012, 5:42 am

A Camden, NJ facility will both treat and get heat from raw sewage... Read More »

NJ Senate OKs bill to allow private companies to run public schools in Newark, Camden and Trenton

9 January 2012, 2:30 pm

A bill backed by Gov. Chris Christie that allows private companies to build and manage up to a dozen public schools in three of the state’s poorest cities was approved by the state Senate 34-3 Monday.NJ Senate OKs bill to allow private companies to run public schools in Newark, Camden and Trenton... Read More »