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Former Paterson mayor Torres trying to get new charges dismissed
PATERSON — Joey Torres, the city’s former and convicted mayor, is trying to get his latest criminal charges dismissed. The pending case stems from the New Jersey Attorney General’s assertion that Torres breached the 2017 plea agreement that sent him to prison for 13 months. ...
Jersey City cannabis dispensary is 1st in Hudson County to unionize employees
The Cannabis Place, a Jersey City dispensary, is the first in Hudson County sign a union recognition agreement, in this case, with the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 360. Union recognition agreements provide a framework for industrial relations within an organization, setting out the rules and procedures to be...
We’d rather see you in November: Hoboken tenants blast rent decontrol compromise
Cornered by both landlords and tenant advocates, the Hoboken City Council ushered a sweeping change to city rent control through an introductory vote Wednesday that tenant advocates say endangers renters and hands an easy victory to landlords. The amendment, approved unanimously on first reading at Wednesday’s special meeting, is the...
MontClairVoyant: Manager Search Will Finally Lurch…into Reality
I’m a township resident who would like to know your thoughts on the new Township Council’s handling of the township manager situation in our township. I wasn’t aware of a contest to use the word “township” the most times in a sentence. DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT,. You’re...
Reaching milestone anniversary a labor of love for Black-owned Jersey City business Independent Beauty Supply
Nobody knew how to sell beauty supplies like Jerome Rose, who knew it was time to set out on his own after losing his job at Lesters Products on Christmas Eve, 1973. He just needed a little push. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Morristown Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer clinical study of Aficamten to pediatric patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
MORRISTOWN NJ (Morris County) – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer pediatric patients access to a new clinical study, CEDAR-HCM (Clinical Evaluation of Dosing with Aficamten to Reduce Obstruction in a pediatric population in HCM). The study evaluates aficamten,...
Allentown Police arrest suspected shooter after hearing gunshots
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police officers called to domestic disturbance heard gunshots when they arrived at a city residence Friday morning. Police say they entered a home in the 500 block of North Thirteenth Street at 8:47 a.m., and located evidence of recent gunfire. They quickly determined the shooter had...
Allentown School Board accepts resignation, leaving vacant seat up for grabs in August
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown School Board on Thursday approved the resignation of former school Director Daysell Ramirez. The open seat created by her resignation will be filled next month. The board approved the resignation in a 6-0 vote. Board President Andrene Brown-Nowell and Vice President Audrey Mathison, as well...
Allentown, facing financial troubles, will ask voters to OK deed transfer tax hike
Allentown, facing financial troubles in next year’s budget, will ask voters to allow an increase in the city’s deed transfer tax to help bolster revenue. The proposal comes as early 2025 financial projections indicate a budget deficit of up to $6 million, finance director Bina Patel said, because the city’s existing revenue sources cannot cover increasing expenses like contractual raises for ...
Puerto Rican Festival and parade returns to Allentown with performance by salsa acts
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — It's time to celebrate the Isla Del Encanto. Allentown's Puerto Rican parade and fiesta will return on Sunday, July 28. The annual cultural celebration is held by the Puertorrican Culture Preservation, or PRCP, an organization that works to unite the community by fostering Puerto Rican heritage through entertaining events.
'A nightmare' - Disturbing video shows 95-year-old grandmother assaulted by home aide in Harlem
Disturbing video obtained by Eyewitness News shows a 95-year-old woman being assaulted by a home health aide in Harlem this past weekend.The incident happened on July 21 after the home health aide was sent to take care of the woman who uses a walker and needs an oxygen tank.The video -- caught on the victim's Nest camera -- showed the aide whacking her with a pan and also hitting her repeatedly until she collapsed to the floor."It was a nightmare," said Michelle Mitchell, the victim's granddaughter. "It was horrific. It was one of the worst days of my life."Mitchell was...
‘I Could Give a F—’: A New York Judge’s Days on the Bench Are Numbered After She Was Caught on Video Threatening to Shoot Black Teens Accused of Trespassing at Graduation Party
A judicial conduct panel recommended that a New York state justice be removed from office after she was caught on police body camera threatening to […] ‘I Could Give a F—’: A New York Judge’s Days on the Bench Are Numbered After She Was Caught on Video Threatening to Shoot Black Teens Accused of Trespassing at Graduation Party
Fisherman towed by fish, catches 135-pound tuna in Raritan Bay
One would be hard-pressed to recall the last time a bluefin tuna was caught in Raritan Bay but it happened Wednesday when a 135-pound bluefin took Steve Nosti of Holmdel for a Nantucket Sleighride - around Flynns Knoll and through the Sandy Hook Rip in Nosti's 12-foot aluminum Jon boat, the Silver Bullet. ...
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...
What should be done with accused seagull killer? NJ Top News
Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Friday:. If you are in your yard or basement and pick up a foul stench, it might not be a skunk. It might be a snake. Some people say it smells like rotten cucumbers, others say it's just rancid. New Jersey...
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