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More affordable housing fights are on the horizon in New Jersey. Here's why.
A unique, decades-old mandate, known as the Mount Laurel Doctrine, requires most New Jersey towns to contribute their “fair share” of affordable housing development. This October, New Jersey will begin telling localities how much affordable housing they need to build under the state’s unique Mount Laurel Doctrine. [ more › ]
MLPD's End-of-Summer 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Crack Down Starts Friday
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of summer “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide Labor Day campaign. The program seeks to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving through a combination of high-visibility enforcement and public education. The statewide effort, which many other local law enforcement agencies joined, began on Friday, August 16 and will continue through September 2, 2024. Local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout New Jersey looking for...
Beachgoers warned of dangerous rip currents at New Jersey and Delaware shores
If you're heading to the beach this weekend, be careful in the water.Forecasters are warning of dangerous rip currents at beaches in New Jersey and Delaware.There will be heavy swells all along the East Coast because of Hurricane Ernesto, which is churning out in the Atlantic.As of Friday morning, Ernesto was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.Ernesto was expected to strengthen further on Friday before it passes near or over Bermuda on Saturday.Here's what you need to know about rip currents:Watch this video to learn what to do if you're ever caught in a rip...
2024-25 school holidays in New Jersey — there’s a LOT
🔺 New Jersey recognizes over 160 religious holidays as excused absences in school. 🔺 Dozens of faiths are recognized, including Scientology and Wicca. 🔺 Districts can add additional holidays as they see fit. Classrooms will soon be full of students again. New Jersey schools are required to...
Elderly woman in NJ scammed out of $13K from bank account
ALEXANDRIA — State Police are looking for a man who they say was part of a scam that cost an elderly woman $13,000. The Hunterdon County woman got a pop-up alert on her computer on July 25 warning of a virus with instructions to contact Microsoft for help, according to police.
Cost of renting or owning a home in NJ is absolutely crushing us
Either way you slice it, it’s bad. Whether you’re a homeowner paying a mortgage and dealing with the highest property taxes in the nation folded in, or if you rent your home, you’re in a financial chokehold that’s likely killing you. According to a new study...
Your $2 Bill Could Be Worth Way More Than You Think, New Jersey!
Have a $2 bill? It could be worth a lot more than $2. You could be holding a rare treasure and not even know it. I'm assuming if you have a $2 bill you keep it in a safe place or maybe it's in your wallet, but you hope to never have to use it because it's so unique.
"Happy Gilmore 2" holds casting call for New Jersey extras
NEW YORK -- "Happy Gilmore 2" is holding an open casting call for New Jersey "locals."Grant Wilfley Casting, Inc. posted the casting call earlier this month, looking for extras for the upcoming Netflix film."Happy Gilmore 2" filming in New JerseyThe movie is set to film scenes in Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Morris and Somerset counties. Shoot dates will be held from September through November. "It's been almost 30 years since we last saw Happy Gilmore, the long-driving hero who won in the Tour Championship in 1996. Now, we finally get to catch up with him in a new sequel," a Netflix press release for...
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy discusses impact of Harris-Walz campaign on the Garden State
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. Democrats from across the country are headed to Chicago next week for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are expected to officially accept the party’s nomination for President and Vice President, respectively.
UPDATE! National Restaurant Chain Opening Its First New Jersey Location
It's been several years now since Don Pablo's closed its doors. It's a great location for a restaurant, located right behind the Moorestown Mall. However, the building has been sitting empty since 2018. I wrote about this several months ago and now plans are moving forward. There are a lot...
North Jersey towns have put restrictions on gas leaf blowers. Will the state move next?
Thar she blows! No, not Moby Dick — whose soothing whale sounds are the stuff of New Age CDs. We're talking about that scourge of the suburbs, that bane of tranquility, the nightmare noise that householders dread each spring. The leaf blower. ...
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