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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...
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...
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.
Live N.J. power outage tracker: Strong thunderstorms cut power to thousands
Scattered thunderstorms that have lashed parts of New Jersey with heavy rain and strong winds have knocked out power to more than 30,000 homes and businesses across the state Tuesday evening. NJ.com’s Power Outage Tracker, which monitors outage numbers from utility companies in the region, showed about 35,100 utility customers...
Big Lots With NJ & PA Locations Closing Stores & May Go Bankrupt
Bad news for another major retail chain. It may be going under. The New York Post is reporting that Big Lots is in financial trouble. News like this is becoming all too common these days with other chains like Walgreens and Red Lobster struggling as well. If you're not familiar...
High temperatures and clouds expected to cover NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It was another sizzler around the tri-state area as high heat and humidity remained in place. Temperatures in many locations rose into the mid and upper 90s, while areas in central and southern New Jersey flirted with the century mark. Central Park clocked in with...
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...
New Jersey, NY and PA Will Be Affected By the Latest Change from the USPS
Do you remember when there wasn't online bill pay through your bank?. If not, let me tell you a story. Not so long ago, after you received a bill in the mail, you would pay it with a check. You would then put the return portion of that bill with...
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...
These Jersey Shore beaches under advisory for fecal bacteria levels
Four New Jersey beaches are under water quality advisories on Tuesday, July 16, for having high levels of bacteria that is frequently found in the intestines of humans and animals, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Swimming in contaminated water can lead to illness, including gastroenteritis, vomiting, diarrhea, as well as infections of the ears, nose and throat, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. People with weakened immune systems, young children and elderly adults are...
Drinking buddies: Matthew McConaughey and NJ Gov. Phil Murphy
I thought it was weird when Snoop Dogg started becoming besties with Martha Stewart. That now seems normal compared to this. If you were going to pick a drinking partner for the guy who made “alright, alright, alright!” a catchphrase from “Dazed and Confused,” doesn’t Phil Murphy seem “all wrong all wrong all wrong?”
Sold in 30 days. N.J. homes are among the fastest-selling in the country.
New Jersey homes sold in less than a month, making it fifth in the nation for fastest- selling homes, according to Realtor.com. The data showed that homes sold in about 30 days in June, about two days slower than in May. Only Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio had...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing
The watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 and applies to all of New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the watch covers Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, Wyoming, and York in Pennsylvania. Temps are expected...
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