Scott Gurian

Supporters of a new commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River rallied Tuesday in North Bergen, New Jersey, to save the project, saying it represents thousands of construction jobs for the region.

Friends and family are remembering 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after two fellow students streamed a live video of him on the Internet having a sexual encounter with a man.

With the economy on uncertain footing, one area of continuing concern is the commercial real estate market, where over a trillion dollars of loans will come due over the next few years. Many of those loans were made at the height of the real estate bubble, and more than half are now underwater, meaning that borrowers owe more than the properties are worth.

New York, NY —

Feeling the crunch of tough economic times, New Jersey voters last month went to the polls and turned down a record 58 percent of their school budgets. Now, school representatives are meeting with local officials and trying to balance their budget needs with the will ...