Posts Tagged ‘N.J.’

OneWest Bank can now resume pending foreclosures, N.J. court rules

OneWest Bank can now resume its 3,800 uncontested residential mortgage foreclosures pending in state court, a Superior Court judge ruled yesterday. New Jersey Business

Small N.J. brewers push for changes to state law

A bill proposed in the Legislature would revamp the rules governing brewpubs — any restaurant that brews its own beer — and microbreweries, stand-alone beer producers working on a smaller scale than the major companies. New Jersey Business

Jets, Giants stay in N.J. for training camp, provide boon for businesses, hurt N.Y. cities left behind

When the NFL labor lockout ended, the teams decided to train in and around the Meadowlands and Florham Park instead of at upstate N.Y. colleges New Jersey Business

Two N.J. men to bike more than 2,500 miles for children’s charities

Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger John Sowell will ride his bike coast to coast starting on July 17. Sowell rides with fellow rider Joe Batista on Springfield Avenue in Newark on Tuesday. Plenty of people would enjoy bicycling along the upper Rio… New Jersey Helping Hands

SAGE organization, funded partly through furniture restoration, works to keep N.J. elderly independent

In a basement workshop that smells faintly of varnish and wood, Jack Shapiro flips over a chair he’s been refinishing for the past few weeks and looks it over with a critical eye. It needs thin, tiny grooves on… New Jersey Helping Hands

N.J. lawyers to participate in softball tournament benefiting Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund

Frances Micklow/The Star-LedgerKarim Kaspar, the committee chair, leads the last meeting for the annual Battle of the Barristers, a softball tournament to raise money for the Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund. BLOOMFIELD — New Jersey lawyers and judges are going… New Jersey Helping Hands

Cherry Hill man accused of scamming travelers released from jail; N.J. seizes cars, bank accounts

Courtesy of Burlington County policeDaryl Turner CHERRY HILL — Accused travel scammer Daryl Turner was released from jail Friday, but not before the state seized his seven bank accounts, four luxury cars and a Scarab speedboat. Turner, who was arrested… New Jersey Business

Confidential hotline ’2ndFloor’ sees spike in calls every summer from N.J. youth in need of guidance

Courtesy of 2ndfloor.org MONMOUTH COUNTY — Last week, a teen by the user name “anonymous” posted a cry for help on an online message board. She wrote that the only person she trusted was a teacher, and she couldn’t wait… New Jersey Helping Hands

N.J. unemployment rate grows in June

Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJob seekers wait in line at a job fair in San Francisco, CA. N.J.’s unemployment numbers grew in June, inching up to 9.5%. TRENTON — New Jersey added 1,700 jobs in June, but the unemployment rate inched up… New Jersey Business