The 860,000 acres of forests, wetlands, grasslands and farmland that make up the New Jersey Highlands are protected from unrestricted development -- for now. The ...

The U.S. might be more weight-obsessed than ever, but that hasn’t slowed down the growth in the obsesity rate. Nearly 24 percent of New Jerseyans ...

After the sweltering heat of the past week, many New Jerseyans are eyeing a trip down the shore this weekend. For the most part, they ...

A year ago this month, New Jersey enacted its paid family leave program and so far, 28,359 people have taken advantage of it. The program ...

The average property tax bill would have been $2,114 less than today's $7,281 if a hard 2 percent cap on tax hikes had been instituted ...

If you noticed lots of motorists being ticketed along the highways this past weekend, it’s no accident. New Jersey was ranked 10th in the country ...

The shore isn't the only reason New Jersey is known as a summer playground. The state's 47 roller coasters -- tallied by the Roller Coaster ...

Lots of New Jerseyans are healthy eaters, according to a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behaviorial Risk Factor Surveillance System. According ...

New Jersey has 1,441 private schools (pre-K through 12) serving 204,486 students, according to the 2007-2008 Private School Universe Survey conducted by the National Center ...

A controversial $7.5 million outlay for women’s health and family-planning clinics was approved by a veto-proof 30-10 votes in the state Senate Monday and was ...