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Someone in New Jersey just won $644,000 — was it you?
I don't know about you, but with the way my luck goes, I get excited when I win $10 or $20 on a scratch-off lottery ticket. And then it seems like almost every day, you read a story about someone winning a million dollars playing the lottery. As a matter of fact, that happened earlier this week when someone won $1.9 million at a ShopRite store at the Jersey Shore.
NJ taking on severe form of pneumonia … through public water systems
⚫ People can fall ill by breathing in droplets of water containing the bacteria. ⚫ The threat is greater for people with weaker immune systems. ⚫ First-in-the-nation legislation has been sent to Gov. Murphy. It's up to Gov. Phil Murphy whether New Jersey will step up prevention and control efforts...
Dog trainers in NJ don’t have to be certified — should that change?
Just say you're a dog trainer, and voila, you're a dog trainer. There's no legal requirement that one be certified in order to be hired to teach a dog behaviors and skills. But advocates say it's time for that to change. And a bill introduced in Trenton paves the way for New Jersey to become the first state in the U.S. to make the move.
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.
Creepy NJ teacher loses certification for weird comments, state finds
EAST ORANGE — The state has revoked the teaching certification for a North Jersey English teacher after he made unsettling remarks to a female student. Alim A. Hasan's certificate to teach English was officially revoked in late June by the State Board of Examiners. A Division of Child Protection...
What?! Snow In July Just Miles From New Jersey
As we struggle to catch our breath here in New Jersey with these scorching hot temperatures across the state, the thought of snow is the furthest thing from my mind and probably yours too. It's been brutal lately with some welcoming relief coming later this week. Friday is supposed to...
NJ community colleges facing budget cuts get $20 million in funds restored by state
HACKENSACK — The state's community colleges are breathing a sigh of relief after a potential $20 million state budget cut was restored. For Bergen Community College, the cut would have resulted in a $1.8 million loss, which would have led to a tuition increase for its students, said college President Eric M. Friedman.
Senate approves resolution honoring NJ Purple Heart veterans
💜 New Jersey could soon become a Purple Heart state. 💜The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan joint resolution. 💜 If signed into law, NJ would become the fourth Purple Heart state in the U.S. To honor our veterans, a bipartisan joint resolution that would declare New Jersey...
A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey
A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA.William Cooke, the head of the space agency's Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday.The meteor passed over the southern part of Newark, New Jersey, before disintegrating 31 miles (50 kilometers) above the town of Mountainside, he said.No meteorites or other fragments of space debris reached the planet's surface.The space rock moved at a speed of about 41,000 mph (66,000 kph) and descended at a relatively...
10 businesses added to NJ’s list of cheating employers
⚫ A list created in September now has 178 entries. ⚫ State officials say the entries are cheating tax and benefit laws. ⚫ 10 businesses added to the list owe close to $1 million. New Jersey's list of bad employers keeps expanding. For the month of July, the New Jersey...
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.
Morning Joe Hosts Pummel Fence-Sitting Democrat Over Biden Staying In The Race: ‘Congressman! Congressman!’
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in November, joined the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday The post Morning Joe Hosts Pummel Fence-Sitting Democrat Over Biden Staying In The Race: ‘Congressman! Congressman!’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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...
Pork roll, egg and cheese vodka now exists, courtesy of this N.J. distillery
For ages, New Jerseyans have asked the question, “is it pork roll or Taylor ham?” But now one Garden State distillery is posing a different question — could the Garden State’s favorite breakfast sandwich be turned into booze?. Keyport’s 3BR Distillery has answered the call with...
Top Hudson County Dems Abandon Fulop, Endorse Gottheimer for Governor
In a stinging rebuke of Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Hudson County’s most powerful Democratic officials have said they will support Rep. Josh Gottheimer for governor should he enter the race. First reported by New Jersey Globe, the Hudson County Democratic heavyweights include County Executive Craig Guy, Union City...
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