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9 Baby Names That Are Now Banned in New Jersey
Sometimes there is pressure naming a baby. It's an exciting time and picking a name can be stressful. Do we name the baby after a family member? Do we make it a unique name? Will his or her name be a popular name in their class? Then it's about the nicknames, see there's a lot to think about.
Pemberton Twp. CFO Files Suit Against Municipality, Its Mayor and Business Administrator Alleging Disparate Treatment, Hostile Work Environment
PEMBERTON—Township of Pemberton’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Candice Pennewell has become the latest township figure to file a lawsuit against the municipality, Republican Mayor Jack Tompkins and Business Administrator Daniel Hornickel, alleging various violations of township anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies have occurred while on the job. Pennewell’s...
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.
Pemberton Boro’s Mayor Airs Opinion Over Proposed Park Balloon Ban and Also Slams Calls for Rooster Ban, Causing Both Proposals to Fail
PEMBERTON BOROUGH—As Pemberton Borough officials continue to toy with draft regulations and a fee schedule for its public spaces, including its Mill Creek Park and gymnasium, a provision that appeared in the latest draft that would have banned balloons at the park, seemingly got the hackles up of Mayor Bonnie Haines.
Southampton Mayor Says Parties Are At the ‘20-Yard Line, First and 10’ by Approving Road Opening Permit to Relocate Troubled Electrical Unit
SOUTHAMPTON—A solar developer is reportedly one step closer to relocating an unsightly switchgear station, or massive electrical box, that was installed back in the spring of 2023 to the surprise of residents in front of about a dozen homes on Saint Davids Place in the LeisureTowne section of Southampton Township.
Mount Laurel Community Reacts to Sentencing After Viral Racist Incident (video)
A Burlington County community in New Jersey is finally finding peace after a long and turbulent period following a racist incident that went viral two years ago. Edward Matthews, the man at the center of the controversy, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The sentencing brings closure to an episode that deeply impacted the Mount Laurel neighborhood and sparked wider conversations about racial intolerance and justice.
Is It Illegal to Record Someone Without Consent in New Jersey?
Lately, I've been stuck in the TikTok vortex, where the scrolling goes on and on until that funny video appears, telling you to chill, get some food, or go to bed. For whatever reason, I've been getting a lot of videos that involve one person recording another person without their knowledge.
Shocking Map Predicts Major Parts of New Jersey Underwater by 2050
We have heard for years how climate change will cause rising water levels. A new map shows a densely populated area of New Jersey expected to be underwater by the year 2050. Even though climate change is a much-debated topic, some facts just can't be ignored. According to Climate Central,...
NJ alert: Cases of highly contagious infection are on the rise
⚫ Mitigation practices kept the infection at bay for a while. Cases of pertussis, aka whooping cough, are on the rise in the Garden State. And as New Jersey approaches a new school year, physicians are being advised to be on the lookout for the highly transmissible infection. The number...
12 top festivals and events in New Jersey this September
🍎 There is plenty to do in September in the Garden State. 🍁 Harvest fests, beer fests, and Italian feasts are just a few. It’s time to welcome the “er” months. September is a great month for festivals and events in New Jersey. The weather is perfect too. It’s not too hot. It’s not too cold. Apples, pumpkins, hay rides, flannel, and bonfires are beginning to explode onto the scene.
$283 Million High School Opens in New Jersey
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – The new Perth Amboy High School, a $283.8 million project, officially opened this week. The state-of-the-art facility spans 576,000 square feet and is the largest high school ever built by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Designed to accommodate 3,300 students, the school aims to alleviate overcrowding in the district.
NJ students can’t return after building health hazard discovered
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students at a Monmouth County elementary school will start the school year in different schools because of the cleanup of mold in classrooms found over the summer. Schools Superintendent Neal Dickstein said a remediation company has been working seven days a week on cleanup at the...
NJ residents hit with doubled bills as lawmakers fume at Murphy's ‘energy disaster plan,' demand hearings
New Jersey residents felt sticker shock from their latest energy bills; several state and at least one federal lawmaker are calling for commonsense policy change and investigations.
New Jersey passed a strong affordable housing law — but now we need strong new regulations
With much fanfare, Gov. Phil Murphy signed landmark legislation in March to address our state’s housing affordability crisis. The new law sets a course for future enforcement of the Mount Laurel Doctrine, the state’s constitutional requirement for every town to provide its fair share of affordable housing. By streamlining and codifying the affordable housing development process, the new law is an important step toward addressing soaring housing costs that have contributed to New Jersey’s estimated shortage of more than 230,000 homes,...
Big law change could help drunk drivers in New Jersey
⚫ Drivers have another option when fighting a DUI charge in NJ. ⚫ In appropriate cases, drivers can reduce penalties significantly. ⚫ NJ records tens of thousands of DUI cases yearly. Until recently, individuals facing drunk driving charges in New Jersey have had two choices: admit responsibility or fight the...
2 dead from West Nile virus in New Jersey, health officials say
TRENTON, N.J. — Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus this year, state health officials said Friday.The New Jersey Department of Health said one death was in Cumberland County and the other was in Mercer County. Officials said both individuals were older adults.Six more cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer and Middlesex counties, health officials said. They said all of the patients are over 50 years old.These cases are in addition to two reported earlier this summer in Middlesex and Union counties. Both patients were treated and released,...
Dead but not buried: NJ funeral home kept remains for 31 years, lawsuit says
MIDDLETOWN — For 31 years Debbie Uraga has dutifully visited her father's grave site on his birthday, holidays and Father's Day. But it turns out his cremated remains were sitting on a shelf in the basement of the funeral home that handled his arrangements, according to a lawsuit. George...
Best NJ High Schools Are Among The Best In America
We are about to start a new school year, so let's talk about schools. Niche in 2024 came out with their rankings for the Top 25 High Schools here in New Jersey and some of these High Schools are ranked among the best in America. Here are Niche's 25 top-ranked...
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