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Answering the big questions surrounding the Campanile vs. NJSIAA football transfer case
NJSIAA attorney Steve Goodell informed attorney Patrick J. Jennings that the state’s governing body for high school athletics will not retroactively punish any school found to have breached the transfer rule in a judge’s future ruling. This was one of the biggest requests in the July 10 hearing, when Jennings sought that Bergen...
NJ Gov. Murphy met with Trump to wish him well after assassination attempt
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) met in-person with former President Trump on Saturday to wish him well in the aftermath of an assassination attempt that left Trump with an injured ear. The governor’s office confirmed to The Hill that Murphy and his wife reached out to Trump immediately after the shooting earlier this month…
N.J. gets $250M grant to add electric truck charging stations along I-95
The state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday received a $250 million federal grant to put toward a multi-state electric truck charging project along I-95. The grant will provide funding for the Clean Corridor Coalition, a initiative that aims to install charging stations for commercial and medium to heavy duty electric trucks along the interstate highway in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
Urgent call for reform: NJ disability ombudsman highlights abuse in state-run homes
A report released Monday delivered a stark portrayal of how New Jersey cares for its residents with developmental disabilities. Entitled "The Fierce Urgency of Now," its pages are filled with stories of systemic failures and personal tragedies faced by New Jerseyans who depend on the state’s help. Year after year disability ombudsman Paul Aronsohn...
N.J. man gets prison sentence in fiery, 110 mph crash that killed other driver
A man was sentenced to state prison on Friday in a fiery 2023 crash that killed another driver. Ahmadsabir Ashaq, 20, of Edison, was sentenced to five years, with an additional three years of supervised release, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide in March.
N.J. cop charged with pointing assault rifle at woman, choking her
A police officer in Bergen County has been arrested and charged with making a series of threats, aggravated assaults, endangering the welfare of a child, and pointing an assault rifle at a woman in 2019, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Tuesday. The charges against David Chun, 42, of South...
Sources: Jersey City Councilman Rivera will seek 4th term on O’Dea’s slate
Jersey City Councilman-at-Large Daniel Rivera, who ran on Mayor Steven Fulop’s ticket three times, will seek on fourth term on Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea’s (D-2) council slate, sources familiar with the situation told HCV. Rivera sent out a media advisory today indicating that he would be...
Ramapo Indian Hills school board chooses superintendent candidate, doesn't reveal name
OAKLAND — The Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education voted 5-4 to submit a draft contract for a third superintendent candidate to the Bergen County Office of Education for review. The regular session vote followed the May 28 hiring and June 27 rescinding of a $1.9 million, five-year contract for Ronnie...
Pedestrian killed after police pursuit in N.J. ends in crash, sources say
EAST ORANGE, N.J. – A pedestrian was killed Tuesday after a police pursuit in Essex County ended in a crash, police sources tell CBS New York.Police sources tell CBS New York the pursuit began in Bloomfield Township and ended in East Orange on Park Avenue near Washington Street. At least three vehicles appeared to be involved in the crash.Witnesses said two pedestrians were struck.One pedestrian was reportedly killed and another was injured, according to sources, who also said a suspect was arrested after he ran from the scene.East Orange resident Jazmin Serrano arrived to get her 2-year-old son out of...
Jersey City Man Admits Accepting Bribes To Smuggle Contraband Into Prisoners At Essex County Correctional Facility
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A former Essex County correctional officer admitted accepting $14,000 in bribe payments to smuggle in contraband tobacco and a cell phone to inmates being detained at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark. Efrin Wade, 36, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of extortion under color of official right.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Wade, who had served as a corrections officer at Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF) since February 2020, began communicating with an...
Hunterdon Health Nurse Receives The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses
Anthony Fischer, RN, Intensive Care Unit, received the Daisy Award for Hunterdon Health. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the clinical skill and the compassion nurses provide to patients and families every day. A patient wrote, “Anthony is the most amazing nurse I have ever had. When I came into the ICU after midnight, I was in a lot of pain. I needed an emergency trans catheter arterial embolization to save my Kidney. After two hours of emergency surgery, I was brought to the ICU and met Anthony for the first time. He...
Grants, Bears, Mosquitos, Heat, Homeless & More in South Orange Health Department Update
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Health Officer Candice Davenport began her report by thanking the town council for considering resolutions that enable the Health Department to obtain two grants. She shared, “One from the state health department and one from the New Jersey Association for city and county health officials for various grants that will help us to strengthen and sustain the local public health infrastructure and our capacity to provide local health department coverage for South Orange.” During the July 22 town council meeting, Davenport spoke about topical health and safety issues. She mentioned the black bears...
YMCA is leaving N.J. town in unique sale
A Passaic County municipality is closing in on making an unusual purchase: Buying the local YMCA. The sales agreement between Wayne Township and the Wayne YMCA has been approved by the township’s governing council and the facility’s board of directors, officials announced last week. The impending sale was...
Jackpot! Scratch Off Ticket Sold In Sussex County Wins Big
A $50,000 loaded ticket sold in Newton won the top prize on Sunday, July 21. The game involves a player scratching off the play area to reveal 10 winning numbers and 30 your numbers each associated with a prize. If the pla WINNING NUMBERS and thirty YOUR NUMBERS each associated with a prize. If the player matches any winning numbers to the your numbers, the player wins the prize shown for that number.
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