Press Special Reports

2008

New Jersey School Testing

High schools work to make Advanced Placement courses more inviting

Testing reveals middle school slide

Visual learning adds up on state tests

Perfect scores on state 3rd-, 4th-grade tests

2007

Pleasantville School Board Ethics

Pleasantville school board President James Pressley solicited and accepted money this year from a number of businesses seeking contracts from the board

Pleasantville Board of education president sought money from vendors

Illegal Immigrants

The Face of America's Underground Economy

Illegal immigrants cost millions in N.J. tax dollars

2006

Elderly Shut-ins

The world for him is three rooms, a wheelchair

Shut in. Shut out

Hispanic Population in Southern New Jersey

Mexicans' numbers surging in region

N.J. War Stories: Words of Life, Not Death

They'll build a memorial, but not to death and war

"We don't think he would last in the military. We thought they would throw him out."

Time is not healing this mother's wounds

No weeds allowed

It's all about living memorials

On Borrowed Time

Excess debt can cost families in mental health

Debtors on Borrowed Time

Retiree Costs

Retiree costs are huge threat to state budget

2005

Homeless Families, Shattered Lives

Families are the fastest - growing segment of the homeless

Homelessness grows out of tragic event

When there's no place to call home, children are the biggest losers

The struggle to beat homelessness is a growing process for one family

Mentally Ill and Homeless

Finding housing puts control back in the lives of homeless

Mentally ill and homeless. In N.J. there is still hope.

New Economy Dawns in Cape

Baby boomers pushing values higher

As property changes hands, area changes character

Builders cash in on hot market

Buy, build, sell: The boom is on.

New Look of Shore Towns

Cashing In.

Nobody Home.

No Time for Justice

One judge + eight towns = "JUSTICE INC."

Judiciary rules fines by Broome

Municipal judge eases off on questioned practices.

2004

Cumberland County, N.J.

A wave of change has led to a wave of conflict. This is definitely a region at a crossroads.

Drug Courts and Politics

Where's fairness?

Unequal treatment

Restaurant Inspections

In Atlantic City, they are few and far between

Coming clean in Vineland: Hands get top priority

In N.J., restaurants must make inspection reports available

Shutdown policies vary from department to department

Those who failed inspection in 2003

Why should I care?

Explaining restaurant report cards.

Social Security Disability Benefits

It can take months or even years for the Social Security Administration to address a worker's claim for disability benefits.

Disability program's leader in its most vocal detractor.

Medical exams for disability often superficial

2003

Bail Bonds: Taxpayers Lose Millions

He writes bail bonds. His clients skip bail. Insurers don't pay. You lose

Billboard's Break, Taxpayers' Burden

Billboard's break, taxpayers' burden

Coming to Atlantic City: The New Immigrants

Introduction

They come to prosper

About this project

This Vietnamese found his dream in Atlantic City.

For many immigrants, language is the highest hurdle

He misses Haiti, but in Atlantic City he is at least safe

For the children: doctor from India comes so his children have better opportunities

Desperation drove him to the United States. Frustration may send him back to Honduras.

Local 54 and casinos help keep workers legal

FBI 'Moors' Investigation

Former A.C. housing exec charged in $50M. scam

Harris has been targeted by Feds and state before

U.S. government holding money in your name is Moors' theory

Harris and 3 others denied bail

In Egg Harbor Township, There's a Price to Tax Breaks

In EHT, there's a price to tax breaks

On the Run: Criminals Walk Away from Justice

In Atlantic County, criminals walk away from justice four times more often than the statewide average

Staying hidden from the law not a difficult task for many criminals

In A.C., sting brings little pain

Resale of Police Weapons

Cops attack gun availability, yet recycle own weapons

Police resell weapons banned under federal law

Soaring Property Taxes

Southern New Jersey property tax bills soar higher

2002

A Home for Sidney: A Story of Choices


Area Officials Get an 'Incomplete' on Reporting School Violence


Camden Fuel Company Admits its Gas Didn't Make the Grade


Prescription Errors on Rise


Smoger Barred from Bench

Smoger barred from bench

Three Months HURRY, Nine Months WORRY