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Flash flood warning for Sussex and Warren counties until Wednesday night
On Wednesday at 7:18 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:30 p.m. for Sussex and Warren counties. "At 7:18 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," explains the weather service. "Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low-lying areas."
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.
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.
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...
Police: Duo stole 280 iPhones worth $117K in NJ smash and grab
A Passaic man has been accused of helping steal a massive amount of iPhones from an Essex County wholesale electronics store three months ago. On April 18 around 2:24 a.m., Fairfield police were sent to investigate an alarm going off at United Tower Associates, which also operates as Digital World Shop, along Bloomfield Avenue.
Cost for using bridge tolls in Pennsylvania will increase later this year
(WHTM) — It’s going to cost more to drive the bridges between Philadelphia and New Jersey. The Delaware River Port Authority approved raising tolls on four bridges; The Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross and Commodore Barry bridges. It’ll go from five to six dollars. The money will help cover the rising cost of maintaining […]
New Jersey bill aims to boost elementary student literacy rates
📚 A bill would require universal literacy screenings for New Jersey students. 📚 It's in response to poor test scores among NJ's third graders. 📚 The bill also provides professional development for teachers. Did you know that New Jersey is one of just a few states that...
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.
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...
N.J. weather: Here’s how many steamy days we’ve had so far this summer
New Jersey’s latest heat wave has finally broken, after four to five days of steamy, sticky weather with temperatures soaring into the mid- to upper 90s in many areas of the state. We even had some triple-digit readings in several towns on Tuesday. Despite the retreating temperatures today, New...
Governor Signs Hillsborough Legislator's Bill to Safeguard New Jersey Real Estate Buyers and Sellers
TRENTON, NJ- – Governor Phil Murphy has signed Bill S3192/A4454, sponsored by Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, which is known as the "Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act," incorporating certain protections for consumers engaging in residential real estate transactions and certain aspects of commercial real estate transactions. The measure wiil expand current law for those who assist consumers in buying or selling a property, such as a brokerage firm, buyer’s agent, seller’s agent, dual agent, designated agent, and transaction brokers. The legislation also clarifies who is considered a buyer’s agent versus a seller’s agent and what the...
NJ: Don’t fall for fake tax credits — not from IRS
💲 The IRS has issued an alert about a series of scams and fake social media advice. 💲 The advice leads to false claims for certain tax credits. 💲 This has led to thousands of inflated refund claims during the past tax season. The Internal Revenue Service...
Menendez, ‘white whale for federal prosecutors’ for decades, faces planning for appeal — and prison
Legal observers predict busy months ahead for Sen. Bob Menendez, as he defiantly resists calls to resign and mounts his appeal. The post Menendez, ‘white whale for federal prosecutors’ for decades, faces planning for appeal — and prison appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
New Jersey, NY and PA Will Be Affected By the Latest Change from the USPS
Do you remember when there wasn't online bill pay through your bank?. If not, let me tell you a story. Not so long ago, after you received a bill in the mail, you would pay it with a check. You would then put the return portion of that bill with...
Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — 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.
Discount clothing chain has going-out-of-business sale in NJ
FREEHOLD — If you like to shop for discount clothing and shoes, listen up. All Bob’s Stores, a subsidiary of GoDigital Media Group, are closing after the company filed Chapter 11 on June 18. The stores are now holding a liquidation sale, including their one New Jersey store...
When to expect your NJ Senior Tax Freeze check. Some are already hitting mailboxes
Eligible senior citizens in New Jersey who filed for property tax relief under the Senior Freeze program won't have to wait much longer for those payments to hit their mailboxes. The first wave of over 125,000 reimbursement checks to qualifying seniors and disabled residents were issued Monday, with more payments continuing weekly, the...
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