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Fishermen find tuna, gator blues and whales in the Chicken Canyon
In their game of hide and seek, the big bluefish are in the Chicken Canyon. For now. There is a good spread of fish from that canyon out east to the Atlantic Princess wreck. Most boat captains headed out there are after the bluefin tuna, though. Capt. Howard Bogan Jr....
VOTE: Who is the Shore boys soccer No. 1 prospect among rising juniors?
Several of the Shore's top midfielders are now entering their junior seasons in addition to several star forwards. While those forwards and midfielders highlight the list, there are also several astutely experienced goalkeepers and backs to keep an eye one. The beginning of fall sports practices is only a month...
VOTE: Who is the Shore boys basketball No. 1 prospect among rising seniors?
The seniors are the backbone of every Shore Conference boys basketball season. They're the most experienced group with the most difference-makers, all trying to close out their high school careers in style. It won't be long before their final season the hardwood in Monmouth and Ocean counties will be here....
Delaware County Leadership: Natalie Chesko, President, Aqua New Jersey
Natalie Chesko, President of Aqua New Jersey, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up near the beach in New Jersey, her love of ballet as a child and teenager, and running cross-country in high school. She also recalled her first job at a bakery, where she learned discipline and teamwork and formed intergenerational friendships.
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.
Want the best care? New report says these are best hospitals in NJ
Eight facilities in New Jersey make a list of the 466 best hospitals in the nation. The 2024-2025 list released on Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report takes into account more than 30 medical and surgical services. It's based on an analysis of nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country.
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.
New Jersey salt marsh sediments offer evidence of hurricanes back to the 1500s
NEW JERSEY – A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led research team employing an emerging technique to detect signs of past hurricanes in coastal sediments has found evidence of storms dating back more than 400 years. In doing so, they have confirmed an approach that could give them a better understanding of...
Former Wall Township Teacher Facing Additional Charge
Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, has been charged with one count of second-degree Sexual Assault and one count of third-degree Witness Tampering. As a result of the continued investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and Wall Township Police Department, assisted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Brick Township Police Department, it has been revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Rizzitello began in 2017 with another student. On multiple occasions in Brick Township – Rizzitello allegedly engaged in various sexual acts with the second victim.
N.J. library gets free internet in settlement with Optimum Cable over poor service
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Altice USA. Dunellen and nine other communities reached a settlement with Altice USA, the cable television and internet provider that operates Optimum, resolving a three-year dispute over poor service and customer service complaints, officials said Thursday. If...
Loud Booms Heard Across New Jersey May Have Been Caused By A Meteor
Did you hear the loud booms that screamed across the Garden State earlier this week?. Some people could have sworn that what they heard was an earthquake, other people were convinced that what they heard was actually an explosion. Reports of hearing the boom came in from North Jersy, parts...
This Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese-Flavored Vodka Is New Jersey in a Bottle
As if New Jersey’s most infamous linguistic spar wasn’t intense enough, one Garden State distillery is throwing alcohol on the fire. On June 28, Keyport-based 3BR Distillery released 011 PEC on Everything: a pork roll, egg, and cheese-flavored vodka liqueur. (Technically, given its 35-percent ABV, it falls under the U.S. classification of a liqueur, not a spirit.)
NJ HALL OF FAME: 2024 inductees include Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd and founder of Jersey Mike's
The next wave of New Jersey’s greatest has been announced to be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of fame. Eighteen inductees will be honored at the 16th Annual New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
DMV Will Soon Eliminate Temporary Paper License Plates In NJ
My mom recently just purchased a new vehicle and I am SO incredibly happy for her. She loves it, too, which makes it that much better to partake in her joy. She is having a bit of trouble with all the technology in it, though. She went from a 2007...
Township officials propose open space fund
WALL TOWNSHIP — Committee members alongside Township Administrator Jeff Bertrand introduced an ordinance last Wednesday night that proposes a referendum allocating taxpayer money to an open space fund. Ordinance 10-2024 seeks to add a referendum question and interpretive statement to the Official Ballot for the next General Election to be held on Nov.
Santa trades his sleigh for a paddleboard at new event
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Business Improvement District (BID) hosted its first-ever Christmas in July Santa Paddle on Spring Lake last Saturday at 10 a.m., an event the group hopes will become a permanent addition to the annual fall time Witches Paddle fundraiser. Paddlers came out adorned in their best holiday-themed outfits and decorated boards in support of Asbury Park and Belmar’s Blue Dot: Social & Community Wellness, a local organization.
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