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By MATT KADOSH
April 11, 2024
NEWARK, NJ — City youths who do not stay within 100 feet of their homes during certain nighttime hours could face police action starting Friday, April 12. The city announced that officers will enforce Newark's longstanding curfew ordinance, which prohibits people under 18 unaccompanied by an ...
CAMDEN, NJ – The Battleship New Jersey was quietly pushed into a 180-degree turn on the Delaware River just after noon on Thursday as it began a journey south to spend a couple of months for bow maintenance in dry dock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. “Is it moving? Is it moving?” one ...
TRENTON, NJ - At a state Senate budget hearing just days prior, advocates for the media and transparency voiced their concerns about proposed changes to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, and by Friday, March 15, the measure had been put on hold. Bill A-4045 was to be heard in committee on ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Reported bias incidents at Rutgers-New Brunswick more than doubled in 2023 from the previous year, according to statistics released by state officials. There were 77 reported bias incidents in 2023, up from the 36 that were reported in 2022, according to data from Attorney ...
TRENTON, NJ — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will host in-person and virtual information sessions to introduce the newly established $20 million Emerging Developers Grant pilot program. The Program will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity ...
NEWARK,NJ - The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers-Newark is now the Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Race in Politics in America. University officials, along with state and local officials, renamed the school at a ceremony attended by family members of the late lieutenant governor on ...
NEW JERSEY - The longtime head of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association (NJSPBA) has announced his retirement effective May 1, 2024. This announcement marks the end of a thirty-one-year- long law enforcement career for Patrick Colligan that began at the Franklin Police ...
NEWARK, NJ — Free classes being offered to Newark women aim to improve their financial literacy in a place where wide economic disparities persist. Newark First Lady Linda J. Baraka announced the “Newark Women Moving Forward” initiative during a news conference with city leaders at the ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Only half of people who attempt to climb Mount Kilinmanjaro reach the top, so when Hawthorne's Adam Faatz made it to the summit, he had achieved rare air indeed. Faatz become the first person with Pulmonary Fibrosis — and with one lung — to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s ...
UPDATE: Newark Mayor Baraka, At Black History Month Event, Says He’ll Run for Governor Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka is scheduled to appear at a Black History Month event in Trenton with U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on Monday, Feb. 19, one day before he is set to deliver a speech at Rowan ...
HALEDON, NJ - A local ecstasy manufacturing operation in the "heart" of the community has been broken up, according to police. Calling it a "significant stride in combatting illegal drug activity," officials announced the dismantling of a drug manufacturing operation after acting on credible ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A lion dance performance, organized by the Hoboken Public Library, took place at Church Square Park on Friday to celebrate the Lunar New Year Children and adults alike joyfully spectated the lion dance performed by members of the Chinese Freemasons Athletics Club in New York. It ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Being awakened by late night fire calls is nothing new for 31-year-old Jim Lovenberg, a Roxbury firefighter since he was 16. But when the alert came shortly after 3 a.m. on Feb. 8, the Ledgewood resident found himself in unfamiliar territory: The fire in question was right up the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Westfield man who worked as the chief financial officer for a large law firm stole more than $1.5 million from the firm and evaded paying state income tax, authorities said Thursday. The man, John Dunlea, 61, faces two counts of second-degree theft by deception and five counts ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council showed that they have little love for short-term property rentals when they voted at their February 14 meeting to put stringent new restrictions on the practice. Under the proposed ordinance, while current homeowners currently engaging in the practice would ...
NEWARK, NJ — A proposed 46-story building with apartments and retail space could replace vacant commercial buildings in an historic part of downtown Newark close to Prudential Center. The proposal for "Newark Summit Tower," a mixed-use building with 579 residential units would come to 200-204, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - They're baaaaaaack! Salamanders are crossing Beekman Road tonight, making their annual migratory trek to the vernal pools nearby. The world-famous East Brunswick salamanders have started migrating to the vernal pools. Over the next few months, Beekman Road which turns into ...
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management will see the establishment of a special unit to address the unique needs of residents with access and functional needs, according to legislation spearheaded by Senator Nellie Pou (D-Passaic/Bergen) and passed by the Senate Law and Public ...
NEWARK, NJ – Users of the NJ TRANSIT Access Link rideshare partnership in Passaic County are now able to opt in to receive their rides through Lyft or Black and White Taxi as part of the Riders’ Choice Pilot Program which began in May 2023, officials announced recently. Access Link is NJ ...
TRENTON, NJ — All of New Jersey’s sworn law enforcement officers – roughly 40,500 cops – must now have valid licenses from the state’s Police Training Commission to continue wearing a badge. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Police Licensure Act (S2742/A4194) in July 2022, and it is now in effect, ...
TRENTON, NJ — The most recent ANCHOR program, covering the 2020 tax year, distributed more than $2.1 billion to over 1.8 million New Jersey homeowners and renters, a statement from Governor Phil Murphy’s office announced on Monday. With more than 1.2 million homeowners and approximately 579,000 ...
NEW JERSEY — Real estate developer and entrepreneur Curtis Bashaw is running for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bob Menendez. “Too many New Jerseyans believe the American Dream is out of reach and that Washington isn’t working in their best interests,” Bashaw said in a news ...
NEW JERSEY - Longtime Democratic Party activist and veteran labor leader Patricia Campos-Medina is running for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bob Menendez. “I am running for the United States Senate because I want to make sure all our children have the same opportunity I ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - State Senator John Bramnick (R-Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union) officially entered the 2025 race for Governor on Saturday. Bramnick, who will seek the Republican nomination for New Jersey's top elected position, is the third announced candidate following Jersey City ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - For those in search of real, authentic honey, Joe's Buzzed Bee Honey in Sayreville might just pique your interest. Joe Letlow, owner, has lived in Sayreville for over 30 years and has been selling homemade honey locally for over a decade. Letlow makes his products from his home ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Rutgers University continues to face sharp criticism after it announced last week that it has lifted the suspension of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter on its New Brunswick campus. “For weeks, the Rutgers Students for Justice in Palestine New Brunswick chapter ...
TRENTON, NJ - Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act on Friday. The bill establishes a Community Crisis Response Advisory Council, along with a companion community crisis response pilot program, and appropriates $12 million to support grant ...
TRENTON, NJ - Paterson resident Cristina Tone was one of 14 individuals spotlighted at Governor Phil Murphy's State of the State Address on Tuesday. Tone was recognized for her resilience, community spirit, and unwavering determination in the face of adversity, a statement said. “As we begin our ...
TRENTON, NJ - As local leaders debate what to do about the influx of migrants into New Jersey, and specifically Hudson County, Gov. Phil Murphy is taking a similar stance to one taken by Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and demanding that bus companies provide information ahead of time. In a ...
