Articles by Elise Young

Sanitizer Spat Entangles Members of American Dream Mall’s Ghermezian Family

The Ghermezian family is best known for owning some of the world’s biggest shopping complexes, including New Jersey’s American Dream and a stake in Minnesota’s Mall of America. But some family members are involved in a legal dispute over a …

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Limiting Gun Carry, Requiring Liability Insurance

A New Jersey legislative committee voted to require liability insurance for gun owners and restrict where they could carry their weapons, moving what would be some of the strictest US firearms limits closer to becoming law. The vote by the …

Pressure on Workers to Get Vaccine Grows as Patience Runs Thin for U.S. Employers

As a resurgence in Covid-19 cases prompts more U.S. employers to require vaccinations, workers who object face a common response: Get a shot or get another job. In the past six weeks alone, a federal judge in Texas dismissed a …

‘Defensive Dining’: Keeping Makeshift Outdoor Eateries Safe From Storms, Drivers

Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control vehicle. On July 5, five people were injured when a …

‘Putrid’ Smell of Carcasses Over Newark Prompts New Jersey Lawsuit

Newark – part of it, anyway – stinks. Residents of New Jersey’s largest city have been complaining about the stench of carcasses emanating from Darling Ingredients Inc.’s rendering plant, which turns animal byproducts and grease into feed and fuel. It’s …

New Jersey Legal Marijuana Bill Pulled Over Lack of Support

New Jersey’s planned legislative vote on legalizing recreational marijuana was canceled as Senate President Steve Sweeney said it didn’t have enough support to pass. The bid to end the state’s prohibition was supported by Governor Phil Murphy, fellow Democrats who …

New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise state revenue and redress …

New Jersey Transit Rail-Crew Hours Draw Scrutiny Over Safety Limit

New Jersey Transit faces a widening examination of its safety practices after federal regulators discovered hundreds of potential work-hour violations, including altered duty logs and shifts longer than permitted. Federal Railroad Administration inspectors recommended penalties in September after they found …

New Jersey Tax Breaks Could Lure Marsh, Other Financial Firms to Wall Street West

New Jersey is offering almost $200 million in incentives over 10 years to insurance, technology and financial companies to operate across the Hudson River from Manhattan. One applicant, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, would score $40 million over 10 years …

New Jersey Shore Towns Challenge Sand Dunes Plan as Storms Gather

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s warning of Hurricane Sandy-like destruction of the shore will be tested as the worst storm season in three years approaches and beachfront homeowners delay his building protective dunes along all 127 miles of the state’s …