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There is a bill on Gov. Chris Christie's desk right now that would amend New Jersey's medical marijuana law to allow severely ill children to have access to the drug.

Button batteries that power some remotes, flame-less candles, watches, and hearing aids can be a major household hazard to young children because the little power cells can be swallowed and wreck havoc with their insides.

You may not look at a television in your home and consider it dangerous, but, more than 17,000 children are treated in emergency rooms across the country each year for a TV-related injury.

Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) presented a report following its probe into a New Jersey school bus crash that killed an 11-year-old girl and left 15 students injured.

An investigation of 15 New Jersey school districts finds 109 public sector workers and their family members allegedly lied about their incomes on applications for federal school lunch programs, so their children could receive free or reduced-cost student lunches at school.

With so much rain lately your kids are probably spending a lot of time indoors staring at a computer screen.

New Jersey ranks fifth nationwide for the well-being of children, according to an annual report. While the ranking could be worse, the state recorded some disturbing numbers in certain categories.

Now that the majority of New Jersey students are out of school, parents are being urged to not let the kids completely space out this summer.

Hunger doesn't take a summer vacation. In fact, these few months can be very scary for low-income New Jersey families.

In the areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy nearly eight months ago, young children continue to receive crisis counseling on a weekly basis.