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Bullying Awareness Month: 30 New Jersey schools where your child is most at risk
You send your kids to school every day and assume they are being well taken care of. And while New Jersey's schools typically rank as some of the best in the nation, they don't all offer an encouraging learning environment, at least when you take a closer look at what really goes on.
Coal-fired pizza is the best — NJ’s top spots
It's often that a conversation will start in the studio and I'll bring it back to food. Earlier this week someone mentioned the push in some far-Left cities, like NYC, where wood-burning stoves and coal-fired ovens will be a thing of the past. Baked tasty margherita pizza in Traditional wood...
New Jersey Residents Name The Best Days To Decorate For Christmas
We asked New Jersey residents when it was the right time to put up Christmas decorations, and here are the results. Every year we seem to have the same conversation. When is it the right time to put up your Christmas decorations for all of New Jersey to see?. When...
Nearly 300 lucky NJ school districts will now offer full-day, free preschool
TRENTON — Almost $20 million has been awarded to school districts in the state’s continued efforts to expand and create free, full-day preschool programs. Districts that received money would open programs by this winter, according to Gov. Phil Murphy and state Department of Education Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer.
End N.J. health benefits scam once and for all | Opinion
Investigative reporting by NJ Advance Media, notably in the special report “Part-time officials, full-time perks,” has revealed that at least a dozen municipalities have provided questionable health coverage to ineligible elected officials, costing New Jersey taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year. This is shocking abuse by those who are supposed to be stewards of the public’s money, not takers of it.
List of most expensive towns in New Jersey has 3 new additions
The median sales price of a home in New Jersey is $591,489 as of August, according to the most recent data available from New Jersey Realtors. But for homes in New Jersey’s 10 priciest towns, that number is much higher with a range from $3.3 million to $1.5 million, according to an annual report from Property Shark.
Is one town using speed cameras in New Jersey? Not so fast.
Is this one more way the state is keeping an eye on everything that we're doing?. If you're like me, speed cameras make me think of a few years ago when New Jersey had red light cameras across the state. Boy, those were fun. For a five-year period starting in...
NYPD cop facing discipline for living in New Jersey points up quirks of NYC residency rules
A veteran NYPD officer who’s already been disciplined twice for living in New Jersey may again be in trouble for choosing the wrong suburb to live in. Officer Pierre WIlkenson, a 14-year veteran assigned to the Times Square Unit is under investigation, is accused of living in the Garden State, according to police sources. He’s still on probation from previous discipline over the same issue, ...
These are New Jersey’s top 10 driving pet peeves
🚗We asked New Jersey 101.5 Facebook followers for responses. New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country with over seven million licensed drivers, according to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s 2023 annual report. With all the vehicles on the road, you’re almost guaranteed to...
Is It Illegal For NJ Fisherman To Take Up Knitting?
New Jersey is known for many things, but some of its lesser-known quirks come in the form of strange laws still on the books. While many of these laws aren’t actively enforced, it’s surprising they were ever instated in the first place. They provide a glimpse into the state’s past and the odd regulations that were once considered necessary.
New Jersey’s Most Expensive Zip Codes Revealed
New Jersey is an expensive state to live in, we all know that, but certain towns are more expensive than others. Towns with huge mansions lining the streets and luxury cars parked in the driveways. Where you can't find anything to buy for less than a million!. But what are...
The 5 Must- See Spooky Halloween Houses in Hamilton, NJ
I've noticed there are more and more Spooky Szn fans around these days. Some homeowners are going way out to make their yards and homes as spooky as they can to the delight of those who wander by. You won't have to go far to see animatronics, flashing lights, music...
USDA lists over 150 schools that may be affected by listeria recall
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said over 150 schools received BrucePac products likely contaminated by listeria, as per a Thursday release. All ready-to-eat meat and poultry produced by BrucePac in Durant, Okla. from May 31 through Oct. 8 is no longer considered safe according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection. The company expanded…
Six South Jersey Towns Sharing More Tax Revenue With Schools Than Most Of New Jersey
Thanks to the reformation of Property Tax Laws in the 20th century, today's property owners pay specific rates with a majority of the proceeds going to support local school districts. New Jersey is infamous for some of the highest property taxes in the United States. NJ has the highest Effective...
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