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This week will have New Jersey’s worst night of sleep, study says
You don’t need me to tell you it’s been quite a hot summer, but did you know that the heat could be leading to having a restless night?. Wanting to avoid the high energy cost of blasting air conditioning has resulted in many New Jerseyans not getting their desired amount of sleep.
Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo offered for the first […]
Here’s What New Jersey Needs To Know About The Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Going to the deli in Jersey is kind of like second nature; you go to pick up subs, deli pickles, cold salads, and of course your lunch meat for the week. I've always been a big cold-cuts guy smoked turkey and cheese have been a staple for lunch for years, however, due to a new listeria outbreak, deli meats may have to be taken off the menu.
Water main break closes 7th Street Bridge in Camden
(Lindenwold, NJ) – The 7th Street Bridge in Camden will be closed Wednesday afternoon due to water main repairs. The bridge is expected to reopen around 9 p.m. and members of the Department of Public Works will be redirecting traffic to the 10th Street Bridge. “We are working to...
Tax holiday on back-to-school supplies is halted
New Jersey’s ‘annual sales tax holiday’ lasted just two years. While many families are readying for back-to-school shopping amid a period of stubborn inflation, New Jersey is no longer offering a tax break to ease the burden for students and parents gearing up for a new school year.
Volunteers lining up, as NJ delegates back Kamala Harris
Monmouth pollster Patrick Murray: The campaign basically hit reset. Riding a new blue wave of party enthusiasm, Kamala Harris campaigned in swing state Wisconsin on Tuesday as the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee. At that point, she was backed by 33 state delegations and counting, including all of New Jersey’s pledged delegates.
30,000 feet in air, Jewish scouts from New York, New Jersey perform CPR to save a life
Be prepared for whatever life throws your way. That's the motto scout leader Evan Gilder tries to live by. Before he set out with 10 scouts from New York and New Jersey on a backpacking trip through the New Mexico wilderness this summer, he was trained and ready for any medical emergencies he thought might surface.
New York Yankee executive’s wife found dead in NJ, report says
🔵 Former Mets general manager now works for the Yankees. 🔵 His wife was found dead in their Bergen County home, according to the New York Post. The wife of New York Yankees executive Omar Minaya was found dead in their New Jersey home, according to a report by the New York Post.
Three New Jersey Breweries Win Awards For Best Brews In the United States
For years, I have been telling people that some of the best craft beer anywhere in the United States can be found in New Jersey. Just in Cape May County, there are 11 Craft Breweries and Hammonton has three of their own too. Earlier this year, 18 Craft Brewing Companies...
Several parent groups in NJ labeled as conspiracy extremists
🔺 Nonprofit organization maps out ‘hate and extremism’ each year. 🔺 Map criticized by some on ‘right’ and ‘left’ for different reasons. Several parents groups in New Jersey were dubbed “anti-government” by a nonprofit legal advocacy organization in its “year in hate and extremism” annual report.
NJ man gets prison for violent anti-Semitic crime spree
A 29-year-old Ocean County man who targeted Orthodox Jewish men in a violent one-day rampage over two years ago has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. In February, Dion Marsh of Manchester pleaded guilty to five counts of federal hate crimes and one count of carjacking, for his hours-long spree in parts of Lakewood and Jackson, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said.
These Are New Jersey’s Most Expensive Zip Codes
There is expensive and then there is really expensive. Most people who live in New Jersey recognize this is an expensive place to live. Taxes are high, home prices are so out of control that home ownership in our state is simply not attainable. Even rent is ridiculously high. Some...
Mother and son from N.J. admit lying about cheap equipment they sold to U.S. military
A mother and son from New Jersey have both pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the sale of cheap parts for military equipment to the U.S. Department of Defense. Linda Mika, 73, of Jackson, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a news release. Kenneth Mika, 53, of Ewing, pleaded guilty to same charge last month.
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