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Senate approves resolution honoring NJ Purple Heart veterans
💜 New Jersey could soon become a Purple Heart state. 💜The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan joint resolution. 💜 If signed into law, NJ would become the fourth Purple Heart state in the U.S. To honor our veterans, a bipartisan joint resolution that would declare New Jersey...
A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey
A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA.William Cooke, the head of the space agency's Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday.The meteor passed over the southern part of Newark, New Jersey, before disintegrating 31 miles (50 kilometers) above the town of Mountainside, he said.No meteorites or other fragments of space debris reached the planet's surface.The space rock moved at a speed of about 41,000 mph (66,000 kph) and descended at a relatively...
10 businesses added to NJ’s list of cheating employers
âš« A list created in September now has 178 entries. âš« State officials say the entries are cheating tax and benefit laws. âš« 10 businesses added to the list owe close to $1 million. New Jersey's list of bad employers keeps expanding. For the month of July, the New Jersey...
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
NJ weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Monmouth and Ocean counties
A severe thunderstorm watch for Monmouth and Ocean counties is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. and before midnight, are expected at the Shore. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall, according to the federal agency.
An amazing new program for NJ adults with autism is huge news
If you have a child with special needs, especially if he or she is on the autism spectrum, you know what a challenge it is to get them help after high school. After all, although a child becomes an adult, he’s always your child and a child on the autism spectrum often needs extra help after programs end when he turns 18.
Big box store shopping in New Jersey just got smaller
In an ever ugly and sad trend another big box store announced that they are closing a chunk of their stores and trying to reorganize to stay above drowning in debt. National discount retailer Big Lots, with close to 1,400 stores nationally including twenty-seven in Monmouth and Ocean counties here in New Jersey, has announced that they are closing up to forty stores nationally and opening three more. Big Lots closed fifty-two stores in 2023 due to inferior performance.
News Update: Infestation Has Closed Sandy Hook’s Campground Until Further Notice
NJ.com is reporting that the campground at Sandy Hook is "closed until further notice". They report that "Sandy Hook’s campground, located in New Jersey’s portion of the Gateway National Recreation Area in Monmouth County, is closed until further notice due to an infestation of pests, officials said Friday."
Howell, NJ stops pop-up pool party with tough new law
💦NJ towns adopted ordinances that put a stop to home pool rentals. 💦The parties often attracted large crowds to private homes. 💦Howell police successfully stopped a party Saturday. A "pop up" pool party at a home Saturday that could have brought hundreds to a backyard was stopped...
Stay out of the water! Major sewage leak in Red Bank, NJ
RED BANK — Residents and visitors are "strongly advised" to stay out of the Navesink River because of an accidental release of sewage into storm drains. A drilling crew working in Parking Lot 1 in front of the NJ Transit station at the intersection of Monmouth and Burrowes streets struck a pressurized main. The borough is also discouraging the consumption of fish and shellfish from the area of the Route 35 bridge over the Navesink.
This might be the unluckiest bridge in New Jersey
If you tuned into New Jersey Fast Traffic on Thursday, you heard about huge troubles on the North Jersey Coast Line of NJ Transit. All train service along the entire line was suspended all day due to problems on the Raritan River Bridge. Service was finally restored early Friday morning.
Tolls going up on more Pennsylvania bridges
💲Tolls have not increased on DRPA crossings since 2011. 💲Several planned projects will be funded by the increase. 💲Tolls went up on the Hudson River crossings earlier this year. You can add the three Delaware River crossings from New Jersey into Philadelphia to the list of tolls...
NYC weather alert: Thunderstorms, damaging winds threaten NY, NJ, CT l Forecast
NEW YORK - Be sure to have an umbrella ready for the Wednesday evening commute. After another 90-degree day, NYC faces a severe weather threat that could bring thunderstorms and wind gusts to NY, NJ, and CT. "We do have that severe thunderstorm watch. That is going to be in...
Why is New Jersey Transit so bad? Searching for answers
⬛ New Jersey Transit still plagued by massive delays. ⬛ Lawmakers are demanding a hearing on ongoing problems. Saying "commuters have had enough," a group of lawmakers are calling for legislative hearings into the problems that have derailed commuter schedules for months. The latest frustration for commuters was problems at...
NJ taking on severe form of pneumonia … through public water systems
âš« People can fall ill by breathing in droplets of water containing the bacteria. âš« The threat is greater for people with weaker immune systems. âš« First-in-the-nation legislation has been sent to Gov. Murphy. It's up to Gov. Phil Murphy whether New Jersey will step up prevention and control efforts...
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