/tags/new-jersey New Jersey en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 09:04:00 GMT /2016-03-25/just-days-before-her-father-died-she-told-him-what-he-meant-to-her And she recorded that conversation with StoryCorps. "Do you think you're dying?" she asked him then — and he replied, simply: "Everybody dies." For him, family was everything. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 09:04:00 GMT /2016-03-25/just-days-before-her-father-died-she-told-him-what-he-meant-to-her NPR Staff /npr-news/2014-03-12/after-a-downturn-global-shipping-bets-big-on-everything New container ships stack their cargo 10 stories high. They're so wide they won't fit through the Panama Canal until it's widened. Companies say this is what they need to survive in the 21st century. Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-03-12/after-a-downturn-global-shipping-bets-big-on-everything Jackie Northam /politics/2013-10-04/around-the-nation-pot-gambling-and-gmos-on-the-election-ballot In Colorado, voters will consider a huge tax hike on newly legal marijuana. New Yorkers could expand gambling. And Washington voters are in the midst of a… Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:30:08 GMT /politics/2013-10-04/around-the-nation-pot-gambling-and-gmos-on-the-election-ballot Jake Grovum - Stateline /npr-news/2013-09-27/new-jersey-judge-rules-state-must-allow-gay-couples-to-marry The judge said that the state's current system of civil unions still leads to unequal treatment, which runs afoul the state constitution's guarantee of equal protection. The state is expected to appeal this decision. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-27/new-jersey-judge-rules-state-must-allow-gay-couples-to-marry Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-09-17/wiring-damaged-by-sandy-caused-n-j-boardwalk-fire The dramatic fire spread quickly, destroying more than 50 business in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-17/wiring-damaged-by-sandy-caused-n-j-boardwalk-fire Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-09-13/new-jersey-governor-vows-to-rebuild-fire-ravaged-boardwalk The blaze that swept through the state's iconic shore-side on Thursday destroyed 32 businesses along four blocks. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:11:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-13/new-jersey-governor-vows-to-rebuild-fire-ravaged-boardwalk Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-09-12/fire-sweeps-through-businesses-along-jerseys-seaside-boardwalk The blaze began Thursday afternoon in an ice cream shop and spread to adjacent structures within a few hours. Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-12/fire-sweeps-through-businesses-along-jerseys-seaside-boardwalk Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-08-19/n-j-gov-christie-to-sign-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy The law would make New Jersey and California the only two states to ban the therapy. Christie said he believes people are born gay. Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-19/n-j-gov-christie-to-sign-bill-banning-gay-conversion-therapy Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-08-12/veteran-and-service-dog-told-to-leave-n-j-boardwalk A 19-year Army veteran was given a summons and told to leave the oceanside boardwalk in North Wildwood, N.J., after a police officer refused to accept the presence of the veteran's service dog. It was reportedly the first vacation for Jared Goering and his wife, Sally, in years. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-12/veteran-and-service-dog-told-to-leave-n-j-boardwalk Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-08-12/oceans-16-powerball-winners-claim-share-of-jackpot The winners of a third of the Powerball lottery call themselves "Ocean's 16." They famously showed up for work at the Ocean County Vehicle Maintenance Department after realizing they were about to become millionaires. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-12/oceans-16-powerball-winners-claim-share-of-jackpot Bill Chappell