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Has New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Actually Backfired?
A question for all New Jersey residents: How many reusable bags do you have piled up in your house right now?. If they're cluttering your pantries and closets, untouched, and ironically not reused, you're not alone. And according to a study, it's causing a bigger problem in New Jersey. The...
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...
When NJ residents can expect their next ANCHOR rebate
💲 The process on a third year of ANCHOR payments is about to begin. 💲 ANCHOR benefits go to both homeowners and renters. 💲 You may not have to do anything in order to receive your next payment. The ANCHOR property tax relief program is part of...
Celebrated NJ township official stole recreation permit fees, cops say
BRICK — An award-winning recreation director has been charged with stealing municipal fees. Daniel Santaniello, 46, of Brick, asked private organizations that pay township facility permit fees to pay him directly in cash instead of paying the township, investigators said/. Santaniello pocketed the cash and issued fraudulent receipts to...
Motorcyclist dies of injuries days after July 4 crash in Sussex County
A 64-year-old motorcyclist died of his injuries days after crashing on July 4 in Sussex County, authorities said Thursday. Timothy L. Angle was riding east on Monroe Road in Lafayette when the bike went off the road as he rounded a curve just before 6 p.m., State Police said. The...
SUV driver killed in crash on I-287
A 67-year-old driver was killed in a crash Friday evening on Interstate 287 in Somerset County, officials said. Mohammad Saleem was driving an SUV north near milepost 12 in Franklin Township shortly after 7 p.m. when he veered off the road and struck a guardrail, State Police said Thursday. Saleem,...
District has a new super with a plan
The East Orange School District has a new superintendent. The Board of Education announced last week that Christopher C. Irving had been hired as the district’s new superintendent and that he had started working on July 1. Irving has more than 14 years of experience in educational leadership and...
NJ Transit says some ticket machines not working due to global tech outage
NJ Transit trains, buses and light rail services are not being impacted by a global technology outage, but some ticket vending machines are not operating correctly, the agency said Friday morning. “We do have reports that some ticket vending machines may be impacted,” NJ Transit said in a statement. “Crews...
Drivers to get huge $6,700 one-time payment from $50 million settlement if they had cars repaired – see who qualifies
CHEVY and GM diesel owners equipped with a large displacement V8 and a specific fuel pump could be seeing a substantial payday. The settlement covers drivers in seven states, with some being paid up to $12,700. Chevrolet and GMC, both brands under General Motors, have reached a preliminary settlement for...
NJ weather: Low humidity is amazing, one snag this weekend
We made it! I have been calling Friday the nicest day of the week. And it truly looks beautiful, from start to finish. A comfortable morning, followed by a warm and sunny afternoon. The major key to success here is low humidity, as dew points bottom-out in the 50s. We...
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...
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.
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...
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...
10 most expensive homes sold in Somerset County, July 8-14
A house in Far Hills that sold for $2.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Somerset County in the past week. In total, 101 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $784,425, or $350 per square foot.
Driver drove wrong way, failed to yield to Franklin patrol car in fatal crash, report says
A 21-year-old Sussex County driver failed to yield to traffic and drove the wrong direction on Route 23 before his car collided with a Franklin Borough police officer's patrol vehicle on Memorial Day, leading to death of his 19-year-old passenger, according to a Sussex County Sheriff's Office crash report obtained by the New Jersey Herald. ...
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