‘Legislature took what was already a bad budget and made it worse’
The state Senate and Assembly, as expected, passed a $32.7 billion budget Thursday — one that could come with an expanded millionaire’s sax and up to $4.5 billion in borrowing that they say will...
NJM names Joshua Kalafer to its board of directors
NJM Insurance Group, the West Trenton-based property and casualty insurer, has named Joshua Kalafer, co-owner of Flemington Car and Truck Country, to its board of directors, it announced this week.
Kalafer is a seasoned entrepreneur...
Siekerka: Tax relief can only come when there’s increased spending, needless borrowing and higher...
The year 2020 has been like no other. Yet, it seems nothing changes in Trenton.
I was taken aback when Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leadership presented their agreement on so-called middle-class tax relief —...
Murphy optimistic about upcoming budget vote — says proposal will do ‘tremendous good’
Gov. Phil Murphy said he is proud of the budget his team has agreed upon with the state Legislature, saying it will go a long way to help families who are in crisis because...
Keep it simple, New Jersey: Make budget serve residents
Sometimes, the simpler a problem is made, the clearer the solution becomes. For New Jersey, our most onerous fiscal problem is our unsustainable debt load and unbearably high cost of living. The proposed Fiscal...
LSC announces $5M gift will be used to renovate 163-foot-tall pyramidal tower
Betty Wold Johnson, the matriarch of Johnson & Johnson, was an extraordinary philanthropist, humanitarian and patron of the arts.
She also was a big science buff.
Monday night, at the annual Liberty Science Center Genius Gala,...
1 year later, Choose says mission trip to India proving to be success
It may seem like a lifetime ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Gov. Phil Murphy’s trade mission trip to India with Choose New Jersey was just a year ago.
Choose New Jersey CEO Jose...
Okla. bank’s mortgage division opens 14th N.J. office
Gateway Mortgage Group, a division of Gateway First Bank, has opened a new mortgage center in Robbinsville, it announced this week.
The new center will help meet demand from local communities for home financing, the...
NVE Bank awards $100K in grants to Bergen restaurants, makes $10K donation to food...
NVE Bank has continued its philanthropic fight against the pandemic, awarding $100,000 in grants to Bergen County restaurants affected by COVID-19 and making a donation to a food pantry in Englewood, where the bank...
Peapack-Gladstone Bank adds commercial closing exec
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp., the Bedminster-based parent of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, announced a new senior vice president and head of commercial closing, credit risk management.
Elisa DePalma joins the bank from Capital One N.A., where she was...
