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Jersey City Man Gets 17 Years For Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutor
Tyquan Baisden pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in May, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In October 2021, Jersey City police found Diamond Davila's dead at 131 Woodlawn Ave, Suarez said. The Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined she was killed by "homicidal violence, Suarez said. Baisden was arrested...
Man Charged In Rochelle Park Fatal Drug Overdose
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ.- On Thursday, a 29-year-old Paterson, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and charged in connection with the July 10, 2024, fatal overdose of a 37-year-old Bergen County man. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., members of...
New Jersey’s deer crisis — what can be done? NJ Top News
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP (Cumberland) — A married couple was found dead over the weekend in what Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said appeared to be a murder-suicide. On Saturday around 7:44 p.m., State Police from the Bridgeton Barracks responded to a property on Roadstown Road in Hopewell Township. ⬛ NJ...
Rite Aid is Closing 42 Locations in New Jersey – The Complete List
It looks like we're nearing the end of Rite Aid in another huge sweep of closings in New Jersey. Rite Aid has announced that they're closing 699 stores nationwide, including a whopping 42 stores in New Jersey. This comes several months after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October, and things have progressively gone downhill ever since.
Yet another massive warehouse planned in Central Jersey
The jobs are wanted. The traffic is not. The tax ratable is wanted. The carbon footprint is not. Plenty of people are complaining about the proliferation of warehouses in New Jersey. It’s not your imagination. The number of warehouses in the Garden State has grown by 35% in the last twenty years. Some call them eyesores and say it should be called the Not-So-Garden State.
Garden State themed Olympic events New Jerseyans want to see
A very fun question was posed on the New Jersey subreddit that got us on the NJ101.5 afternoon show intrigued. “If there was a New Jersey Olympic decathlon, what would the events be?”. For instance: the Jersey Slide competition. Competitors can be judged either on how many lanes they drive...
Public disgust for NJ man accused of beheading seagull at Jersey Shore
Lots of disgust from the public after a Cape May man was charged with animal cruelty for a deadly attack on a seagull at the Jersey Shore. The 29-year-old has been accused of beheading a seagull at a popular Wildwood location. On July 6, North Wildwood police were called to...
New Jersey awarded $72.5 million to protect its shoreline from climate change destruction
New Jersey will receive $72.5 million in federal funds to help protect its shores from climate change and other coastal hazards. Building A Climate Ready New Jersey is set to receive the funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge. The $575 million competition was funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Garden State's project was one of 19 winning projects from across the U.S. ...
Deli meats added to recall after outbreak kills 1 in NJ
⭕ 34 people have been sickened during the outbreak and a NJ resident killed. ⭕ The outbreak has been connected to sliced deli meats. A specific deli product is being recalled in connection with a listeria breakout that has claimed a life in New Jersey and seriously sickened three dozen in the state.
These are the most cost-efficient school districts in NJ — and they’re still hurting
TOMS RIVER — The state is forcing a school district that already has one of the tightest belts in New Jersey to suffer through massive budget cuts. When it comes to spending per pupil, Toms River is the second most efficient district of its size and the fourth most efficient district in New Jersey out of around 600.
City Comptroller Brad Lander announces mayoral bid
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced Tuesday that he will run for mayor in the 2025 Democratic primary, challenging incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Lander made the announcement through a video posted on his social media channels, framing his campaign as a call for stronger, more effective leadership as the city grapples with issues of affordability, safety and quality of life.
Something is changing at the NJ Shore – Have you noticed?
As a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore, there is both good and bad, when it comes to the summer season. Since it's always easier to talk about the negative, let's begin with the positives. For one, the weather is warm and the days are long. And let's be honest,...
NJ woman sues Wawa after falling into dangerous hole
FLORENCE — A woman who says she fell into an open manhole in a Wawa parking lot has filed a lawsuit against the company. Courtney Barlow, 20, of Ewing, said she suffered permanent injury after the fall in the Route 130 store parking on Oct. 22, 2023, according to the lawsuit, which NJ.com first reported this week.
New York City public schools to start new black studies classes in the fall
Public schools in New York City will see a new black studies curriculum in the fall as part of the city's Education Equity Action Plan. The coursework, which will span pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, will focus on knowledge of early African civilizations, modern Africa, black American history, the "African diaspora," and the purported ongoing presence of racial inequality in society. It will also go over the experience of black people in the Americas from the 17th century to present day and black history in New York state and New York City.
LISTEN: City Hall Heats Up Cold War with City Council
Hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss some of the news from another jam-packed week in New York City, including the big march in support of the Council member who allegedly bit a cop and NYPD chief of patrol Jeffrey Maddrey getting off the hook on the latest charges against him for allegedly […] The post LISTEN: City Hall Heats Up Cold War with City Council appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Control of Newark Airport airspace moves to Philadelphia from Long Island
The airspace around Newark Liberty International Airport is now officially managed by air traffic controllers in Philadelphia.Federal officials moved the controllers from Westbury, Long Island, on Sunday, but warn that the move may result in some flight delays.The relocation did not sit well with some of the 17 air traffic controllers who live near the Long Island facility and now have to work out of Philadelphia.The union said at least a dozen of the air traffic controllers did not want to make the move.The relocation is supposed to free up traffic demand in the Northeast Corridor amid a shortage of air traffic controllers.The FAA said the change will make management of the airspace more efficient and allow them to hire and train air traffic controllers more quickly.The New York facility was operating at about 60% of its target staffing levels.The agency said the understaffed Long Island control center has the nation's lowest success rate in training new controllers while overseeing one of the busiest, most complicated air spaces in the world.The FAA said Philadelphia has the capability to handle Newark more efficiently.
Vaccines for Kids program coming to 2 Westchester schools
Westchester County’s Health Department is bringing vaccines to two schools ahead of the fast-approaching start of the new school year. Any student eligible for the state's Vaccines for Kids program can get their shots for free at Yonkers Montessori Academy and the Enrico Fermi School. Learn more about who...
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