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Catching up with longtime coach and AD Greg Butler, who stays connected to HS sports
Whenever Greg Butler bumps into someone from North Jersey, he receives the same puzzled response: “What the hell are you doing here?” Three years after retiring as the longtime athletic director at Demarest, Butler remains a presence on the New Jersey high school sports scene, especially on the diamond, where he is the NJSIAA...
NJ docs, nurses must take bias training to cut racial divide in maternal health
Doctors and nurses who provide care to expectant mothers and those who have just given birth will be required to take classes in bias training in an effort to help lower the higher rate of poor maternal health outcomes among women of color in New Jersey, under new rules published this week.
Thousands fewer NJ high schoolers apply for federal college aid
Applications to the problem-plagued FAFSA system are down nearly 10% this year. Kean University senior Kamilla Gell said it would not have been possible for her to attend Kean without financial aid she received through the federal financial aid system known as FAFSA. Now, she is helping high school juniors...
N.J. man admits orchestrating $200K car theft ring
An Essex County man admitted Tuesday that he was the orchestrator of theft ring that stole 40 cars in three states, including New Jersey, and sold dozens of them for cash after putting them up for sale online, federal prosecutors said. Warren Guerrier, 47, of Newark, pleaded guilty to conspiracy...
Mega Millions winning numbers, live results for Tuesday’s $226M lottery drawing
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $226 million with a cash option of $106.9 million. The winning numbers were: 5, 35, 42, 58 and 66. The Mega Ball drawn was 22 with a Megaplier of 2x. No one across the country hit...
N.J. sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%, according to figures released Tuesday by state gambling regulators. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported that the...
LaMonica McIver wins election for late Donald Payne Jr.'s seat in N.J.
TRENTON, N.J. — Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has won the special House Democratic primary to succeed the late Donald Payne Jr. in Congress. McIver emerged victorious Tuesday amid a crowded field to succeed Payne, who died in April after serving in the House for over two decades.Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy set the special primary under state law after Payne's death, with the special general election slated for Sept. 18.The special election will determine who serves out the remainder of Payne's term, which ends Jan. 3, 2025, while the regular election process held in parallel will determine who fills the seat...
Donohue to Join Middle Township Wall of Mayors
Middle Township Mayor Chris Leusner announced that former Mayor Tim Donohue’s portrait will join the Township’s Wall of Mayors. The ceremony will take place during the August 5th Township Committee meeting at 6pm. Donohue served four terms on Township Committee, from 2012 through 2023. He served as Mayor...
Water utility issues mandatory alert for 2 NJ counties
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP — New Jersey American Water has issued an alert to conserve water in two counties as the utility conducts emergency repairs. The company said Sunday around 4:45 p.m. that it was repairing a 36-inch valve at the Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant in Neptune Township. Between the...
2 new offshore wind projects proposed for New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY — Up to two additional offshore wind projects were proposed for the New Jersey coast Wednesday, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary approval sought to re-bid its terms. The state Board of Public Utilities received three bids by Wednesday's deadline in the...
6 More New Jersey Residents Win Big Playing The Lottery This Week
I'm really starting to think that Jersey is one of the luckiest states in the country, with the sheer amount of people who live here that hit it big with the lottery. And it's not always a massive, life-altering jackpot, but it's a big enough amount that can really do some good in your life.
Andre Speight enters race for McIver council seat
LaMonica McIver’s victory in tonight’s special Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th district cleared the way for Bishop Andre Speight, a pastor and the Central Ward Democratic municipal chair, to announce his bid for McIver’s city council seat. On Thursday evening, McIver is expected...
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.
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...
Wildfire at NJ military gunnery range burns 600 acres, fire officials say
BARNEGAT, N.J. (CBS) -- A wildfire burning at a military gunnery range in Ocean and Burlington Counties has burned 600 acres and is 50% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said on Tuesday. The wildfire, named the Whip-poor-will Wildfire, is burning at the Warren Grove Air to Ground Range, a military exercise range. It started just before 4:30 pm.Zero structures are being threatened due to the wildfire. There haven't been any evacuations or road closures, the NJFFS said. The NJFFS said crews responded to the wildfire with ground crews and an observation helicopter along with the New Jersey Air National Guard. The NJFFS said the next update on the wildfire will be around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
Punish parents for raising rampaging teens, NJ lawmakers say
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP — State lawmakers want to put laws on the books to prosecute teens who bring violence to family events and to hold their parents accountable for raising a bad egg. Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, D-Camden, says his peers were inspired to crack down on rowdy teens after a...
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...
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