Drones

As part of an effort to ensure safe and reliable service for local hospitals and major medical facilities, Atlantic City Electric is using drones to inspect equipment.

There is legislation in New Jersey to treat lingering drones the same way peeping Toms are treated when it comes to privacy.

New Jersey's agriculture secretary calls it a "big, phenomenal change" in the Garden State, on par with the transition from horse-drawn plows to tractors.

As concerns about drones flying near passenger jets and large crowds continue to mount, one Garden State lawmaker is pushing a plan to restrict where the unmanned aircraft can operate.

Are you afraid of drones? Many Garden State residents admit they get nervous when they see one of the unmanned flying machines nearby, because they tend to be unpredictable and they have been known to crash.

A group of lawmakers, concerned about the impact drones could have on privacy rights, are proposing a privacy protection bill that would place limits on the use of drones by police and fire departments.