New Jersey News

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A bond hearing is scheduled today for a New Jersey man charged in an alleged groping incident on a Continental Airlines flight from Newark to Orange County. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said James Dalton... The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html

Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

BLOOMFIELD -- In a narrow vote, it appears residents rejected a referendum tonight to spend $2.9 million to refurbish the condemned high school football field and stadium. Unofficial results showed 1,194 votes opposed to the bond issue versus 1,084 in... Halley Bondy/For The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/hbondy/index.html

Leaves open door to 'exercise of executive authority,' but did not say exactly how that could happen Claire Heininger/Statehouse Bureau http://connect.nj.com/user/csheinin/index.html

TRENTON — A Trenton man is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeffrey Simon, 28, was charged with attempted sexual assault, luring and enticing a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor, the report... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

Five people have been charged after a South Bound Brook house was raided; the dogs have been scheduled to be euthanized Jennifer Golson/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jgolson/index.html

LINDEN — A Linden woman who was charged with murder today in the death of a 2-year-old boy in her care has been investigated by child welfare officials five times in the past decade, most recently in September. The state’s... Eliot Caroom/For the Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/ecaroom/index.html

AP Photo/Rick MaimanJetBlue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com.... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

PITTSGROVE TWP. — Julio Torres, 32, of Vineland, was arrested March 1 at 1:30 p.m. when New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station Criminal Investigations Office detectives continued a theft investigation which was initiated on Feb. 16 in Pittsgrove.The initial investigation... Today's Sunbeam http://connect.nj.com/user/njosunbeam/index.html

AP Photo/Mike DererContinental Airlines jets sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, in this 2005 file photo. U.S. passengers are expected to increase by 2.5 percent starting 2011, highlighting the need for the Next Generation Air,... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow in a file photo MERCER COUNTY -- The tug-of-war over disciplinary proceedings involving seven troopers accused of sexual assault continued this week as Attorney General Paula Dow asked the appellate division to reverse... Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau http://connect.nj.com/user/cmegeria/index.html

The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie in a file photo. While school districts grit their teeth and wait for state aid numbers from Gov. Chris Christie, school officials around the state say the vast level of uncertainty has compromised their ability to... Stephen Stirling/For The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/sstirling/index.html

Tiffani N. Garlic/For The Star-LedgerFrom left, Robert Stober, Quick Chek manager Linda Yannazzno, employee Michael Murray, Patrolman Steven Cronce, and Patrolman Robert Farrigan are honored Monday.BRANCHBURG -- Something wasn’t right. Three Branchburg police officers responding to a report of a... Tiffani N. Garlic/For The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/tgarlic/index.html

David Gard/For The Star-LedgerSomerset County Freeholder Patricia Walsh When Somerset County Freeholder Patricia Walsh attended a conference in Washington last year with other elected officials from counties across the nation, many were perplexed by the title on her name tag.... Brent Johnson/For The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/bdjohnson/index.html

Joanne Chesimard’s accomplice in the murder of a New Jersey state trooper almost 40 years ago was denied parole for the third time because he still refuses to admit his role in the crime, authorities said today. The state Parole... Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau http://connect.nj.com/user/cmegeria/index.html

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has, for the second time, vetoed action taken by the Delaware River and Bay Authority.The governor’s office announced Monday Christie had vetoed two actions taken by the board during its Feb. 16 meeting.New Jersey Gov.... Today's Sunbeam http://connect.nj.com/user/njosunbeam/index.html

NEWARK -- Two men were shot in the city’s South Ward Monday night but are expected to survive, police said. One man was shot in the hand, and the other was shot in the hip in the 300 block of... James Queally/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jqueally/index.html

JENNIFER BROWN/THE STAR-LEDGER The Edison train station in a file photo. EDISON -- Three township men face robbery charges following a police investigation into a six-month string of attacks on people walking home from the Edison train station. Dominick Corbin,... Tom Haydon/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/thaydon/index.html

Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerA black bear wanders through the side yard of a home located on Brook Valley Road in Kinnelon in this 2006 file photo. New Jersey’s black bear population has soared to nearly 3,500, a level that can no... MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/mspoto/index.html

Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from above the New Jersey Senate Chamber at the Statehouse in Trenton in January. File photoNew Jersey Sen. Donald Norcross in this file photo.TRENTON — Some top lawmakers have this message for public workers: If you work... Lisa Fleisher/Statehouse Bureau http://connect.nj.com/user/lfleishe/index.html