EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A body found on the shoulder of the road near a shopping center Monday morning has been identified, but an investigation into the circumstances of the man’s death is continuing. Egg Harbor Township police found Joseph Richardson 2nd, 42, “obviously deceased,” of the Landisville section of Buena, around 7:20 a.m. on … Read more
TRENTON — Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation to crack down on “front porch hacking” crimes and toughen penalties for package theft. Theft of a delivered package is now a statewide 3rd degree felony, punishable by 3-5 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $15,000. Previously, the crime was treated as a misdemeanor … Read more
Ruth Ann Burns led an active lifestyle with no health problems, until her life was turned upside down by a diagnosis in June 2021: acute myeloblastic leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer. Since then, the 77-year-old has seen firsthand the impacts of a drop in blood donations at the state and national levels caused by the … Read more
Newark – A 49-year-old fire captain was remembered as a dedicated first responder and father as Essex County authorities said the cause of his death was still unconfirmed Monday. Carlos Rivera, of Sayreville, was found unresponsive Saturday morning inside the Engine 15 Ladder 7 Newark Fire Station at 269 Park Ave. He was found next … Read more
TOMS RIVER — A Jackson man driving without a license was seriously injured after crashing into a home Friday night, according to township police. Toms River Police responded to an accident around 11:30 p.m. on Cox Cro Road near the intersection of Old Freehold Road. José López-Serrano, 23, drove a car through several yards and … Read more
New Jersey student loan borrowers are in line for more than $ 60 million in relief from a settlement with Navient Corp., Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck and the state Division of Consumer Affairs announced Thursday. The $ 57.2 million in debt relief and the $ 3.1 million in restitution payments to New Jersey borrowers, … Read more
Initially conceived with winter in mind, a more than two-year-old New Jersey Department of Transportation motorist alert system is in place, but authorities say it has only needed to be used once in its history so far. That was for the remainder of Hurricane Ida, which swept through the state on Sept. 1. NJDOT spokesman … Read more
New Jersey is expected to lose its short-lived reign as the top state for sports betting, now that mobile sportsbooks are up and running across the Hudson River. For three consecutive months beginning in September, New Jersey sports bettors gambled more than $ 1 billion at three racetracks and nine Atlantic City casinos (December numbers … Read more
TRENTON – New Jersey and New York will cooperate in creating a supply chain for offshore wind development, the governors of the two states said Wednesday when the Biden administration announced it would hold an auction next month to lease more than 480,000 offshore acres for wind power. . The auction from the Office of … Read more
HOPEWELL CITY (Mercer) – A New Jersey Starbucks could be the first in the state to have its workforce unionized. Two of the coffee chain’s stores in suburban Buffalo voted to form unions and more in Boston and Cleveland are considering it over safety and staffing concerns during the pandemic. A letter from the union’s … Read more
The omicron surge continues to drive up new COVID case counts, hospitalizations and deaths in New Jersey, but the wave of infections is expected to peak in the next three to four weeks and then decline sharply. But what happens after that? According to Dr. Annette Reboli, an infectious disease expert and dean of Rowan … Read more
The endangered beach-nesting plover population is growing in New Jersey with 137 nesting pairs found in 2021, up from 103 pairs found in 2020, according to The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. That’s a 33% increase, which is unprecedented in New Jersey, said Todd Pover, a senior wildlife biologist. The number of nesting pairs … Read more
Both residents and visitors traveling the Garden State Parkway in the first week of the new year may have been surprised to see that a fast food staple is not available to them. A statement from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority said a contract for McDonald’s to operate two service areas, Brookdale South in Bloomfield … Read more
NEW BRUNSWICK – No arrests have been made in three separate violent crimes in the city that calls itself the Heart of New Jersey over the weekend. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said her office is investigating a shooting in New Brunswick Sunday morning in the area of Remsen Avenue and Seaman Street around 10:20 … Read more
The New Jersey Department of Human Services offers two opportunities for child care providers to apply for grants to help pay for operating expenses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Murphy administration has focused on child care and helping families and providers access affordable, quality child care since day one of the pandemic, … Read more
He has been a fixture in the Legislature for two decades and served as the Speaker of the State Senate for the past 12 years. But on Tuesday, Steve Sweeney says goodbye after his shocking loss to South Jersey trucker and Republican newcomer Edward Durr in the November election. Except he said he’s really not … Read more