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Stockton University to offer degree in hemp, cannabis business management
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Stockton University is now the first school in New Jersey to offer a degree in hemp and cannabis business management. The curriculum starts in the fall. "New Jersey’s on pace to do a billion dollars in cannabis this year," stated Stockton University cannabis professor Rob Meija.
Residents Set to Save Thousands – New Jersey is Freezing Property Taxes
Living in New Jersey is not cheap. That may be the understatement of the year. It's difficult to make ends meet on an "average" household income, let alone a senior income. According to Bankrate, in April of 2024, the typical New Jersey resident over the age of 65 was only pulling in $1776.73 per month.
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...
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.
Wealthy suburbs: These are the richest counties in NJ
The Northeast is home to 23 of the 50 wealthiest suburbs in the nation, according to an analysis released in July by a personal finance website. The Garden State is represented five times on the list from GOBankingRates, which looked at all cities with 5,000 or more households and isolated the 50 cities with the highest average household income. The platform used 2024 home values and metro area location to determine the wealthiest suburbs.
Montclair Township Website Down, Impacted by CrowdStrike (UPDATED)
Update: The Montclair Township’s website was restored and fully operational on Friday, 07/19/2024, @ 1:35 PM. Tony Fan, the town’s chief information officer and interim communications specialist, told Montclair Local that the town’s “hosted platform services were impacted by the CrowdStrike incident.“. The Township sent this...
NJ extremist’s terror plot to cripple power grid in heat wave, prosecutors say
💥Plan was revealed to undercover agent, prosecutors say. An East Brunswick man whose online posts on extremist social media platforms encouraged violence against Jews and Blacks was arrested just before he could fly to Ukraine, federal officials say. Andrew Takhistov, 18, took to fringe social media sites to praise...
Punish parents for raising rampaging teens, NJ lawmakers say
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP — State lawmakers want to put laws on the books to prosecute teens who bring violence to family events and to hold their parents accountable for raising a bad egg. Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, D-Camden, says his peers were inspired to crack down on rowdy teens after a...
Unknown man keeps hurling dogs over fence at N.J. animal shelter, facility says
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Blade collapse, N.Y. launch and N.J. research show uneven progress of offshore wind projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.
This Is Your New Jersey Ultimate Hot Dog Day Guide
National Hot Dog Day is quickly approaching. Get ready to celebrate!. It's almost time to fire up your grill and enjoy one of our favorite summer foods. Or you can just head to Nathan's Famous restaurants and get a hot dog for a nickel!. National Hot Dog Day takes place...
NJ Spotlight News: July 18, 2024
We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. Interview: Ben Hulac, NJ Spotlight News’ correspondent in Washington, D.C. NJ drug overdose deaths continue steady decline. Opioid settlement funds paid...
Warning for NJ residents: Arsenic seeping into home water supply
⚫ A preventive tool could be making a threat even more severe. ⚫ Homeowners are being advised to add a tool to their filtration system. New research out of Rutgers University is raising a big red flag for many New Jersey homeowners. Systems designed to keep arsenic out of a...
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