New Jersey

The New Jersey Assembly voted 42-33 on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

The State Senate had approved the bill on Monday by a vote of 24-16, and the bill will now be sent to Gov. Chris Christie.

Three nearby parks and trails were among 49 in New Jersey to receive federal recreation money from the Federal Highway Association, New Jersey Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin announced on Dec. 26.

Democrats maintained their sizable majorities in both houses of the state legislature in quiet statewide elections Tuesday night, emerging victorious in a pair of vicious state Senate races in Atlantic and Bergen Counties.

New Jersey Governor and University ex-officio trustee Chris Christie officially ended months of relentless speculation about his presidential aspirations on Tuesday when he announced at a Trenton press conference that he would not be a Republican candidate for president in 2012.

Rep. Rush Holt announced on Monday that the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education will receive a sizable grant under the federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program. The grant is expected to be extended for six years, and the state will receive $3,978,424 in its first year.