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16 towns back Ghassali’s housing case; strategy pending
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali said 16 towns, including Montvale, have committed funds in a coalition against the state’s affordable housing law. He did not disclose a legal strategy to be used to challenge the law, approved in 1985. At press time, Aug. 22, Ghassali said Montvale and 15 other...
NJ has the 6th highest stillbirth rate in the U.S., recent data shows
🔴 The reasons behind a stillbirth remain a mystery. 🔴 A state awareness campaign has been launched to educate women. It’s an alarming statistic. New Jersey has the 6th highest stillbirth rate in the U.S., higher than the national average, according to the 2021 New Jersey State Health Assessment Data Report. About 636 babies died later in pregnancy or during birth in 2021, the most recent data noted.
Mega Millions $1 million New Jersey winner knew 'I'm going to win one day'
A Mega Millions lottery player from New Jersey knew his time would come and it finally did. The New Jersey Lottery shared the story of a $1 million winner on social media on Friday. "He'd tell his mom 'I'm going to win one day' every time they shopped together. She said he was lucky,...
NJ’s oldest operating roller coaster just celebrated a big birthday
Opened on Great Adventure's 4th day of operation — July 4, 1974 — 50-year-old Runaway Mine Train is the oldest of New Jersey's 53 operating roller coasters. Since opening day, it has been the "first roller coaster" for countless young thrillseekers and scaredy-cats alike. Is Runaway Mine Train...
A Thrilling Skeleton Run this Halloween in New Jersey
Something is chilling and thrilling this Halloween. How about a Halloween 5K like no other, so they say. In October, this spooky run is coming to the storied grounds of Fort Monmouth. This seems pretty cool, from runsignup.com/skeletonrun: "Join the skeleton army as it runs through a winding path filled...
Popular NJ burger spot goes viral, opens second location
It’s another deep dive into the TikTok rabbit hole but this time, I found a New Jersey hidden gem that is taking off in the social media world. I came across a video from the account @KingSchratz who goes around the state finding good food to review. The video has been out since March and now has more than 460,000 views.
NJ Casting Call for Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 Netflix Movie
Here's your big chance. How would you like to be in a movie?. Hollywood, here you come...well, actually New Jersey. Yup. The Netflix movie, Happy Gilmore 2, is going to be casting and filming in New Jersey, according to MSN. Happy Gilmore 2 is the sequel to the wildly popular...
Action Park ‘survivors’ to share memories of N.J.’s most insane amusement park
Eric Fiorito has fond memories of visiting Action Park in Sussex County as a teen in the 1980s. That includes the time he broke his nose on the Cannonball Loop, the infamous looping water slide that was among Action Park’s beloved and hazardous attractions before the iconic waterpark closed in 1996.
Shore Lawmakers Call for Hearings on High-Risk Power Cables for Offshore Wind Project
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman Greg McGuckin, and Assemblyman Paul Kanitra (R-10) have issued a call for legislative hearings concerning the proposal to lay high-risk power cables…
NJ Costcos are having a major change in how you’ll shop
Another big change is coming to Costco in how you’ll shop. Unlike the craziness customers went through in New Jersey regarding whether they did or didn’t have to have a membership to buy gasoline, this change is happening here and all across the country. Costco has decided to...
Private Equity Firm Acquires Waretown Town Center, Expanding Presence in New Jersey
WARETOWN, N.J. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP), a prominent private equity commercial real estate firm, has announced the acquisition of Waretown Town Center, an 87,735-square-foot shopping center in Waretown,…
CDC warning for NJ: Rising virus cases as temperatures heat up
☑️There are more cases of dengue in 2024 so far than all of 2023. ☑️All of the cases in New Jersey were contracted from out-of-country travel. ☑️Those who are infected don't get sick but suffer from symptoms. The CDC issued a warning about record increases in cases...
Case of Staten Island man’s trip-and-fall injury in $375K settlement
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— It took five years, but a South Beach man has settled with the city over a 2019 trip-and-fall incident that occurred blocks from his home. The plaintiff, Ciro DeAngelis, now 71, of Sand Lane, agreed to a $375,000 payout to resolve the case, records show. If...
Miracles do happen. Ask Rob Ricco, now cancer free: ‘Faith over fear! What the mind believes, the body can achieve’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They say every great man has a story to tell. But this Staten Island son brings it to another level. A few years back when Rob Ricco saw his reflection in the mirror, he noticed there was a slight difference on one side of his neck compared to the other, he reported to Prevention magazine, where his story was first reported. The next morning, the Castleton Corners resident, 55 at the time, made an appointment with his physician, Dr. Edward Levine, a doctor of internal medicine in Dongan Hills. They decided to schedule a few tests to ascertain whether or not it was something to act on.
New Jersey’s 60 worst schools for violence and bullying
Your kids are getting ready to head back to school and with that comes your assumption that they're being well cared for. And while New Jersey's schools usually rank as some of the best in the country, not every school in the Garden State offers children a welcoming, supportive learning environment.
An old fashioned solution to the rodent invasion in NJ
The hot weather has been bringing in some unwelcome guests into New Jersey homes, rodents. Essex County in particular has seen a rise in rodent activity throughout the summer. The heat becomes too much for rodents like rats in the wild so they turn to places like our homes for food and shelter.
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