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A bill that would have increased the amber light times at some red light camera intersections, and prohibited police departments from using red light cameras to issue "failure to stop before turning right" tickets has been shelved indefinitely.

As we all prepare for the winter storm apparently now known as "Nemo" (really, Weather Channel? When we think of "Nemo" these days, most of us think of a cute clownfish, not the mysterious captain of The Nautilus), here are some tips from our friends at Meridian Health:

With the memory of the Newtown Connecticut school massacre still fresh in many people's minds, Governor Christie's NJ SAFE Task Force has held the first of 3 planned public hearings this week, to gather ideas and suggestions about how to reduce gun violence in the Garden state.

A Garden State lawmaker wants to ban construction of jughandles in the future.

How did the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant fare during the last quarter of 2012? What about during Superstorm Sandy?

The Governor's NJ Safe Task Force is hoping to hear from ordinary residents this week on how to keep schools and neighborhoods safe as well as how to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. That's the objective of three public hearings taking place in Camden, Lincroft and Newark this week.

The main north-south route that connects Ocean County's Northern Barrier Island communities is re-opening through the Sandy-ravaged borough of Mantoloking today. But stiff restrictions will be in place.

It's a blood-borne virus that attacks the liver and cases are reaching epidemic proportions in New Jersey and nationwide.

When it comes to highway safety, New Jersey made some important strides in the past year in many areas, but there is still work to do.

In the wake of the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the New Jersey School Boards Association is sponsoring a program today entitled "Safe and Secure Schools: Perspectives after Newtown."