David Matthau

When Jersey kids head back to school next week, the lunches they’ll be served will a lot more nutritious than they used to be.

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Governor Christie is strongly urging Garden State lawmakers to pass legislation to end user-fees imposed by towns – with no grandfather clause.

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The New Jersey Department of Children and Families continues to investigate the case of a crazed South Jersey mother, who decapitated her 2 year old son, then stabbed herself to death with a knife after calling 911.

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New Jersey’s 2 percent property tax cap took effect at the start of last year, but is it really working?

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Governor Christie says the higher education restructuring bill he’s signed into law will produce big benefits for the Garden State.

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A new survey finds almost three-fourths of workers report being stressed out on the job.

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In these rough and tumble economic times, an increasing number of Garden State residents are acting as their own lawyers in civil court cases.

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It’s no secret that lottery sales spike when there are enormous jackpots, like last week’s 320 million dollar Powerball jackpot. But the biggest money-maker for the lottery, by far, is the multitude of scratch-off instant games.

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Last winter some weather experts were predicting lots of snow and very cold temperatures – but it turned out to be the winter that wasn’t in Jersey. What are the early predictions for this winter?

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This is the fifth and final segment in a week-long, five-part series on technology and our kids. David Matthau talks to teens, their parents a child psychologist, a sociologist and an education expert to get different perspectives on the positive and negative aspects of technology, and how it’s affecting the way our children think and behave.

Most Jersey teens have embraced technology – and are hyper-focused on their cell phones, and texting to communicate with friends and family – but how will high-tech be impacting them in 10 or 15 years?

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