Senate President Stephen Sweeney could be after opening a federal Political Action Committee. Sweeney confirmed the news at Gloucester County's freeholder reorganization meeting, saying he's keeping his options open in looking at a potential bid for the seat of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, whose term is up in 2014.
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Princton Borough and Princeton Township's reorganization meetings for both governments. A year from now voters in a consolidated Princeton will select new members of council and a new mayor, following a battle to merge the two Princetons.
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A Voorhees doctor, arrested last week on murder charges in connection with late-term abortions in Maryland, was released on bail Friday. Dr. Steven C. Brigham posted bond of about $300,000 after an arraignment hearing in Cecil County, Md. [Asbury Park Press]
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There's relief—for some.
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Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim was sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering. Ben Haim, 60, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Trenton for laundering at least $1.5 million through a number of religious charities from October 2006 to July 2009. [JTA]
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Following her debut EP, singer-songwriter Tiffany Monique is , which he hopes to release in the spring. Less than two years into a solo career, the Newark native has already started building her fan base—which includes someone you may have heard of.
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Hoboken could on city streets, after the city council approves a measure that would allow parking on corners. A change made to state law in February 2010 allows municipalities to decide the permissible parking distance from an intersection, crosswalk or stop sign, eliminating the former 25-foot minimum distance.
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About 70 homeless people have found a home in a wooded encampment in Lakewood. On Friday a Superior Court Judge in Ocean County—saying the government has a responsibility to provide for the poor—refused to evict residents from the makeshift camp that township officials claim is a dangerous public nuisance. [NJ.com]
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Quanzell Lambert over the Midwest. On Thursday afternoon, inside a packed library at Timber Creek Regional High School, Lambert announced he will continue his education and football career at Rutgers University.
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Anglers targeting tautog, commonly known as "tog" or blackfish, will on the species following a decision made Thursday by the state Marine Fisheries Council. Federal regulators ordered New Jersey officials to reduce the recreational harvest of the food and sport fish by 53 percent, and Brick council members complied by reducing the length of the open season on the species, as well as upping the minimum size limit.
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