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- Murder Charges Added in Apparent Carjacking Case: Murder charges were filed yesterday against the man and woman already accused of carjacking and kidnapping a Hudson County man who disappeared from an Atlantic City casino and was found stabbed to death in a farm field on Sunday. The man, 47-year-old Martin Caballero, worked as a manager at the Central Avenue Stop & Shop in Jersey City.

- Sentencing in ’07 Shooting Death: A 31-year-old Jersey City man who in 2007 opened fire into a crowd at an allegedly notorious drug dealing corner has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing a 33-year-old man.

- New Doc for JC Native: Jersey City native Leon Gast talks to the Journal about his new documentary, Smash His Camera, which is about paparazzo Ron Galella and premieres Monday on HBO.

- JC Investment Firm Opens Midwest Office: Hudson Securities, an investment firm based in Jersey City, has opened a Cleveland office and added two members to its equity research sales team that formerly were with KeyBanc Capital Markets.

- Greek Church Celebrates 75 Years: Evangelismos Church, located on Montgomery Street between Baldwin and Summit Avenues, remains proud of its Greek heritage as it begins its 75th anniversary festivities.

- New Comcast Options & Lineup: Jersey City Comcast cable customers will have slightly different package options — and new channel lineup — beginning July 1.

- Job Fair Tomorrow: The Jersey City Women’s Committee will hold its annual Job Fair Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center.

In Statewide News:

- Controversial Affordable Housing Bill Moves Along: The Senate Economic Growth Committee has approved a controversial affordable housing bill without taking public comment, stunning scores of housing advocates who had hoped to testify at yesterday’s hearing. The bill also moved with amendments many of the advocates said they had not seen.

- Schundler Talks Race to the Top: Education commissioner Bret Schundler is accepting blame for agreeing to terms with the NJEA in the state’s Race to the Top grant proposal, without Gov. Christie’s approval. While calling the move “my mistake,” the former Jersey City mayor says he has no intention of resigning his post. Columnist Charles Stile says Schundler “committed the cardinal sin of publicly opening his mouth before giving his boss a chance to muzzle him in private.” Meanwhile, NJ Spotlight examines whether or not New Jersey actually has any chance of winning the federal grant without the support of the teachers’ union. MORE from the Record.

- New Bill Would Help Defray Initial Solar Costs: Borrowing a concept employed by about 20 other states, New Jersey lawmakers are backing a bill that would allow local governments to help property owners install renewable energy systems or undertake energy efficiency projects by loaning money to residents and having it repaid through a special property tax assessment. The legislation cleared the Senate Environment and Energy Committee yesterday.

- Christie Pushes Property Tax Cap Idea: Gov. Christie is predicting dire consequences for New Jersey if his property tax plan is not adopted, saying government officials and public worker unions must be forced to make difficult choices to live within taxpayers’ means.

- Online Gambling Bill Moves Forward: The Senate Wagering and Tourism Committee has released a bill that would allow Atlantic City’s 11 casinos to create websites for New Jerseyans to bet online.

- Action Plan to Investigative Leak at Nuke Plant: South Jersey’s Oyster Creek nuclear power plant must drill eight deeper wells to investigate radioactive tritium contamination in ground water under an action plan announced Thursday by New Jersey’s environmental commissioner.