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New Jersey school system ranked 4th best in the nation. Here's how NJ stood out
New Jersey's school system ranked fourth in the country in a recent study by WalletHub. The ranking took into account 32 benchmarks including performance, funding, dropout rate and safety. New Jersey schools stood out with the second highest reading test scores and the forth highest spending per pupil among all states. But funding doesn't...
Need FAFSA help? NJ offers college students free one-on-one consultations
New Jersey is providing one-on-one financial aid consultations for college students who need help completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, after a much-touted revamp of the form was set back by delays and errors in its rollout by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education announced in late...
National guardsman who set off an FBI manhunt sentenced for Jan. 6 assault
A former sergeant in the New Jersey Army National Guard military police was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Tuesday for pepper-spraying officers as they were under assault by the pro-Donald Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Gregory Yetman set off an FBI manhunt when...
Drowning adds to summer tragedies at NJ pools, lakes and oceans
ELK TOWNSHIP — The body of a 19-year-old was found in a lake less than a half hour after he was reported missing Saturday afternoon. Elk Township police said the man went missing at the Lake Garrison recreation area on Buck Road in the Monroeville section just after 2 p.m.
Bensalem man gets prison for unlawful contact with teen at party
A former Bucks County high school football player courted by Penn State University has been found not guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl last year. But 19-year-old Zamire Cottrell will still spend at least four years in prison for his action at a house party in Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia Court...
New Concepts for Living Opens State-of-the-Art Achievement Center for Adults with Disabilities in NJ
New Concepts for Living (NCFL), the premier provider of community residences, day programs and therapeutic and behavioral services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in the Garden State, recently opened its new, state-of-the-art Achievement Center in Paramus, NJ. The brand new, 81,423 square-foot building is located on Route...
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR)
NJ woman sues Wawa after falling into dangerous hole
FLORENCE — A woman who says she fell into an open manhole in a Wawa parking lot has filed a lawsuit against the company. Courtney Barlow, 20, of Ewing, said she suffered permanent injury after the fall in the Route 130 store parking on Oct. 22, 2023, according to the lawsuit, which NJ.com first reported this week.
Yikes! 1 in 5 New Jerseyans turn to alcohol before these decisions
We have plenty of reasons to be stressed in New Jersey, and finances are definitely one of the bigger issues. Yeah, I’m looking at you, tolls and property taxes. A recent survey was put out by Card Rates that highlighted the number of New Jerseyans who turn to alcohol when making some of their bigger financial decisions.
Edgy Pizza Chain Abruptly Closes 2 Locations in Cherry Hill and Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Sad news if you were a fan of these relatively new pizza spots in South Jersey. &pizza, an edgy pizza chain with locations in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey, has abruptly closed in Cherry Hill and Mount Laurel. They were located at 801 Haddonfield...
Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Port Richmond residents call on city leadership to fix multiple "dangerous" holes on Aramingo Avenue
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Multiple large holes on a street in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section are concerning people who live nearby.Between Clearfield and Ann streets, Aramingo Avenue looks more like an obstacle course for drivers than a residential road.Car after car is swerving and dodging not one, not two but three massive crater-like depressions in the pavement. "These holes are very dangerous," said Katherine Sterling, who lives on Aramingo Avenue. The one in the middle of the street is so large that Sterling took it upon herself to place an orange cone over it. She says the hole has significantly expanded...
Muggy conditions continue in Philadelphia region Wednesday, storms possible
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The muggy air and unsettled weather pattern kicks up a bit on Wednesday with mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 80s and off-and-on showers and storms.While we are not expecting anything widespread, we will have slow-moving areas of heavy rain, so localized flooding may affect some areas.The city could see some scattered, light rain throughout the morning, with stronger storms possible along the shore points. Showers could pick up in intensity around noon in South Jersey and Delaware, while Lehigh Valley and Bucks County areas could get some more rain later around 4-6 p.m.Dew points are back in...
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