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Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
Murphy gives OK to controversial North Jersey power plant for sewage facility
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration will move forward with a controversial power plant that environmentalists and community groups have long opposed, a senior administration official said Thursday. The $180 million natural gas power plant to provide backup power at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark was put on hold by Murphy more than...
When NJ residents can expect their next ANCHOR rebate
💲 The process on a third year of ANCHOR payments is about to begin. 💲 ANCHOR benefits go to both homeowners and renters. 💲 You may not have to do anything in order to receive your next payment. The ANCHOR property tax relief program is part of...
New Jersey salt marsh sediments offer evidence of hurricanes back to the 1500s
NEW JERSEY – A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led research team employing an emerging technique to detect signs of past hurricanes in coastal sediments has found evidence of storms dating back more than 400 years. In doing so, they have confirmed an approach that could give them a better understanding of...
Baby in NJ dies after being left in 100-degree parked car
LAKEWOOD — An infant died Monday afternoon after being left inside a vehicle on one of the hottest days of the year, according to the Ocean County Proseuctor's Office. Prosecutor Bradley Billihimer said Lakewood police were notified about a child in cardiac arrest outside the Kollel Cheshek Shlomo on New Egypt Road around 1:45 p.m.
Just in time for National Ice Cream Day: This is NJ’s favorite flavor
This will be some very welcome news for all of us dealing with the disgusting heat recently: July 21st is National Ice Cream Day!. While the best way to celebrate would be going to your favorite local ice cream place (as a native Freeholder, for me, that would be Jersey Freeze, of course), you could also honor the day with New Jersey’s favorite flavor.
Celebrated NJ township official stole recreation permit fees, cops say
BRICK — An award-winning recreation director has been charged with stealing municipal fees. Daniel Santaniello, 46, of Brick, asked private organizations that pay township facility permit fees to pay him directly in cash instead of paying the township, investigators said/. Santaniello pocketed the cash and issued fraudulent receipts to...
Ex-Solomon COS Bustamante joins Kim campaign as statewide political director
Laura Bustamante, a former chief of staff to Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon, has joined the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Andy Kim, the congressman in New Jersey’s 3rd District. “I am excited to welcome Laura to our team to help restore integrity and trust to...
Arrest made in stabbing death of innocent bystander after road rage dispute in Morris Heights
Police have made an arrest in the stabbing death of a bystander of a road rage dispute in Morris Heights.Clement Boateng, 36, was arrested on Thursday and charged with murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, police said.Ronald Gomez-Mesa, 29, was killed when he was stabbed in the chest near a day care in Morris Heights.Two drivers got into a fender bender -- but what should have been easily resolved instead ended in bloodshed.Police say a woman, one of the drivers involved in the crash, got out...
Has New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Actually Backfired?
A question for all New Jersey residents: How many reusable bags do you have piled up in your house right now?. If they're cluttering your pantries and closets, untouched, and ironically not reused, you're not alone. And according to a study, it's causing a bigger problem in New Jersey. The...
Neary’s Irish Restaurant in Manhattan to close after 57 years
SUTTON PLACE, Manhattan (PIX11) — The end of an era on 57th street. Neary’s Irish Restaurant in Sutton Place is closing Friday night after 57 years in business. The Neary family decided to sell the three-story building to two brothers and restaurateurs. The original owner, Jimmy Neary, died in October 2021. He immigrated to New […]
Drowning victim found in the Bronx, police say
THROGGS NECK, The Bronx (PIX11) — A man drowned Thursday in the Bronx, according to police. Police said the man, 42, was found near Maritime College around 8 p.m. and was pronounced dead. Additional information on how the man ended up in the water was not available.
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