Governor to Decide Fate of Bill to Allow Adopted Adults Access to Their Birth Certificates

By Marie DeNoia Aronsohn

A bill, 31 years in the making, that would allow adopted adults to access a copy of their original birth certificates now awaits action from Governor Christie. 

Dharun Ravi Pleads Not Guilty

By Jerry Henry

Dharun Ravi made a brief court appearance while his attorney’s entered a not guilty plea. 

Paterson Transforming Public Housing with U.S. HUD Grant

By Briana Vannozzi

The Alexander Hamilton development in Paterson is transforming public housing thanks to an 18.4-million dollar grant from the Obama administration’s Hope VI Revitalization Program. 

Democrats Continue Effort to Restore State Aid to Family Planning Clinics

By Michael Aron

To Democrats, the issue is simple.  Low income women who depend on clinics like Planned Parenthood for birth control, mammograms, PAP smears, and pre-natal care are being denied access by the total elimination of state funding for such clinics.