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Why Some New Jersey Teenagers Are Delaying Getting Driver’s Licenses
Remember how excited you were when you got your driver's license?. Were you eagerly counting down the days until your big road test, and thrilled after you passed and were able to return to school, proudly showing off your new license to all your friends?. A license meant independence, freedom,...
Coal-fired pizza is the best — NJ’s top spots
It's often that a conversation will start in the studio and I'll bring it back to food. Earlier this week someone mentioned the push in some far-Left cities, like NYC, where wood-burning stoves and coal-fired ovens will be a thing of the past. Baked tasty margherita pizza in Traditional wood...
Is one town using speed cameras in New Jersey? Not so fast.
Is this one more way the state is keeping an eye on everything that we're doing?. If you're like me, speed cameras make me think of a few years ago when New Jersey had red light cameras across the state. Boy, those were fun. For a five-year period starting in...
Man faces NJ judge after allegedly killing his wife, hiding her body in closet
A Philadelphia man who was charged in connection with his wife's death appeared before a New Jersey judge on Friday after his arrest in Burlington County.Vladimir Lushevskiy, 65, was arrested on Wednesday after his wife's body was found wrapped in plastic inside the closet of their Philadelphia home.Through a Russian interpreter, Lushevskiy chose not to waive extradition charges and instead opted for a hearing on Wednesday.During his first appearance before Judge Craig Ambrose, Lushevskiy attempted to argue he was not a fugitive from justice.The judge instructed Lushevskiy to not talk about the facts of the case, as did his court-appointed...
New Jersey governor signs law increasing penalties for home invasions
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – Three suspects, one of them carrying a crowbar, all wearing hoodies and full face masks, cased out a home in Edison, New Jersey, last year. Manasi Mathur says she awoke to a flurry of camera motion notifications as the trio of youthful-looking suspects tried to find a way into her home. […]
Nearly 300 lucky NJ school districts will now offer full-day, free preschool
TRENTON — Almost $20 million has been awarded to school districts in the state’s continued efforts to expand and create free, full-day preschool programs. Districts that received money would open programs by this winter, according to Gov. Phil Murphy and state Department of Education Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer.
The Cutest Baby Names You’ll Be Obsessed With In New Jersey For 2025
Every year certain names rise in popularity often influenced by cultural factors such as hit movies, successful sports teams, and celebrity trends. Some years, baby names lean more traditional, other years they're a little more unique. Often certain names just take off and it's not until your child goes to...
Bullying Awareness Month: 30 New Jersey schools where your child is most at risk
You send your kids to school every day and assume they are being well taken care of. And while New Jersey's schools typically rank as some of the best in the nation, they don't all offer an encouraging learning environment, at least when you take a closer look at what really goes on.
New Jersey Residents Name The Best Days To Decorate For Christmas
We asked New Jersey residents when it was the right time to put up Christmas decorations, and here are the results. Every year we seem to have the same conversation. When is it the right time to put up your Christmas decorations for all of New Jersey to see?. When...
These are New Jersey’s top 10 driving pet peeves
🚗We asked New Jersey 101.5 Facebook followers for responses. New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country with over seven million licensed drivers, according to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s 2023 annual report. With all the vehicles on the road, you’re almost guaranteed to...
NYPD cop facing discipline for living in New Jersey points up quirks of NYC residency rules
A veteran NYPD officer who’s already been disciplined twice for living in New Jersey may again be in trouble for choosing the wrong suburb to live in. Officer Pierre WIlkenson, a 14-year veteran assigned to the Times Square Unit is under investigation, is accused of living in the Garden State, according to police sources. He’s still on probation from previous discipline over the same issue, ...
NJ party boss, still in prison, gets $80K no-show school job
HILLSIDE — Anthony Salters, this township's Democratic Party boss, just started serving time in federal prison. So how is the powerbroker also teaching homebound students for Hillside Public Schools?. The district hired Salters for the newly created $80,000 position in April — just three months after he pleaded guilty...
25 things called different names across U.S., even NJ can’t agree
I was born and raised in New Jersey, but I’ve lived in other states for about 17 of my years. The longest was when I took a job offer in Detroit and spent 12 years in a land where sneakers were called tennis shoes, convenience stores were referred to as party stores, and soda was known as pop.
NJ wipes out another $120M in medical debt for 77,000 more residents
TRENTON – About 77,000 New Jersey individuals and families will have some or all of their medical debt eliminated, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Tuesday, in a second-round of a partnership launched in August. Along with the non-profit Undue Medical Debt, the state used about $900,000 in federal American...
End N.J. health benefits scam once and for all | Opinion
Investigative reporting by NJ Advance Media, notably in the special report “Part-time officials, full-time perks,” has revealed that at least a dozen municipalities have provided questionable health coverage to ineligible elected officials, costing New Jersey taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year. This is shocking abuse by those who are supposed to be stewards of the public’s money, not takers of it.
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