Princeton Resident Disrupting Climate Talk In Top State News

A Princeton resident  by Todd E. Stern, the Obama administration's special envoy for climate change, to delegates from more than 190 countries at a climate conference in South Africa. Abigail Borah, 21, told the delegates that Stern had forfeited the right to speak for America.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that a New Brunswick man  out of approximately $1.5 million through a check kiting scheme. Amro Badran, 54, faces one charge of bank fraud.

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Two hundred years ago, Col. John Stevens ran the vessel "Juliana" between Hoboken and Lower Manhattan, launching the world's first steam-powered ferry service. On Wednesday, for the first time in nearly 45 years, ferry servicereturned to the original ferry slips at the historic Hoboken Terminal. [NJ.com]

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You won't find the latest map of New Jersey in your nearest convenience store. Instead, you will find it and online forums.

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Lisa Alyounes, a pint-sized wannabe actress from Westville, is becoming an Internet sensation after an eight-minute video of her punching, slapping, pushing, kicking and spitting in the face of a cowering boyfriend surfaced on YouTube. The beatdown took place on the NJ Transit River Line. [Philly.com]

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Cinnaminson High School students and staff  after a bomb threat Monday. All students and staff were safe, superintendent Salvatore Illuzi said.

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In many ways, the New Jersey residents know now will disappear in five years because of yawning government budget gaps, a panel of experts said Friday. The bipartisan group of former officials and academics presented a dark view of the state's future that included widespread government consolidation, worker layoffs, service cuts and tax increases. [Asbury Park Press]

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Now nearing six months without a contract, the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association —and teachers began to show their support for their union. About 500 teachers and support staff held a rally Thursday evening.

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It took Gary-Lynn Smith more than four years to learn what happened to the final remains of her husband, an Army sergeant killed in Iraq. The New Jersey never thought that knowing would be worse than not, or that her search would lead to the bottom of a landfill. [Associated Press]

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Hopatcong's middle school and high school  Tuesday and Wednesday, but no drugs were discovered, Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Tom Reid said. Each school was locked down for more than an hour during the searches, which were led by Reid, Vernon Township Police Det. William Gebhardt and Vernon's drug-sniffing dog.