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Girls volleyball: Statewide stat leaders for September 17
NOTE: Stat totals reflect what coaches and school officials have entered as of 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Any stats added after this list was published will not appear. These leaderboards are for matches through Sept. 16. Any match played on Sept. 17 will be included in next week’s leaderboard.
Can police shoot the tires of a fleeing vehicle in New Jersey?
🚨 Car theft remains a serious problem in New Jersey. 🚨 Some have suggested police shoot the tires or ram a stolen vehicle. Car thefts remain a serious threat in New Jersey. The number of thefts and sophistication of the criminal enterprises behind these crimes continues to frustrate police.
Retail theft getting out of hand in NJ: Would this law help?
Retail theft has become an extremely profitable criminal enterprise in New Jersey and some lawmakers have had enough. A bipartisan measure introduced in the New Jersey Legislature aims to disrupt a pattern of coordinated cash-and-grabs by increasing penalties for those responsible. Theft cost retailers more than $112 billion nationwide in...
NJ Fighter Takes on Boxing Legend
New Jersey Native Drew Mournet will face Kimbo Slice Jr. on September 28th in Philadelphia. When Official Celebrity Boxing returns to Philadelphia on September 28th at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack (777 Harrah’s Blvd, Chester), New Jersey native Drew Mournet will take on the biggest fight of his career as he faces Kimbo Slice Jr.
NJ police: ‘Operation Beef Bandit’ takes down theft ring on Turnpike
⚫ The suspects were targeting trailers full of "high-value goods," police say. ⚫ The alleged crime ring is connected to activity that's been going on for years. ⚫ Officers were injured as they tried to wrangle four suspects. Meat, alcohol, and seafood have been primary targets of an organized criminal...
2024 Ballot Bowl aims to boost voter registration on campus
Raven Santana is an award-winning journalist with a passion for serving New Jersey’s diverse communities and a highly respected member of her own. Santana has served as correspondent/sub-anchor for NJ Spotlight News since 2018. She’s reported on the state’s business climate, health care issues, undocumented workers legislation and more. She also hosts New Jersey Business Beat with Raven Santana on NJ PBS. The first woman of color in that role, she has made it a mission to focus on often-overlooked aspects of business, from BIPOC ownership to gaps in equity and inclusion. Her recent accolades include being recognized in 2023 as part of COLOR Magazine's Power 40 Under 40 list, and in Perth Amboy Free Public Library’s 2nd Annual Women’s History Month Celebration, where she received a mayoral citation and the NJ Senate/General Assembly presented her with a Joint Legislative Resolution. She also serves on The WNET Group’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion council and is vice president of The Second Street Youth Center, based in Plainfield.
This was NJ Transit’s second-worst summer under Murphy, report says
Only in summer 2020 had the transit agency more cancellations. It’s been called a “summer of hell” for New Jersey’s rail commuters, and the numbers back it up. Analysis by the New Jersey Monitor found that New Jersey Transit reported 1,820 cancellations between June 1 and Aug. 31. That’s up from 1,165 cancellations in 2023, and is the second-most for that three-month period during Gov. Phil Murphy’s time in office. Only in the summer of 2020 — when Tropical Storm Isaias cause major disruptions to the NJ Transit system — were there more cancellations.
Federal authorities issue warning to E-ZPass customers in NJ, PA
Heads-up if you use E-ZPass in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or beyond: don't fall for this scam. Officials say a text messaging scam is going after customers of tolling agencies across the country that persuades them to enter personal and/or financial information on a phony website. According to a recent press...
Gun storage: Are NJ parents following the rules?
Experts want you to be triple safe when you store a gun in your home and there's a chance kids could get their hands on it: leave the firearm unloaded, put it in a secure spot, and keep the ammunition in a different location. Research out of Rutgers Health suggests...
NJ equips school districts with free life-saving naloxone
TRENTON — It’s a new era for New Jersey school districts. The New Jersey Department of Human Services and Department of Education have announced all districts have access to free naloxone — possible through the Naloxone DIRECT Program. “Addiction doesn’t discriminate, and the heartbreaking reality is overdoses...
State urges judge to toss lawsuit challenging newborn blood storage
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit several parents filed last year over New Jersey’s newborn disease-screening program, saying changes he made in June to restrict the retention and use of babies’ blood samples make the plaintiffs’ objections moot. In a brief filed last week, Platkin challenged the parents’ […]
Another New Jersey Stop And Shop Is Closing Its Doors In October
There's nothing worse than seeing a business close, and it seems like Jersey has recently seen an increase in store closings. For example, Champs closed this year in the Ocean County Mall. More on the Champs closing here. Or there's Maggie Moose, an amazing bakery and gift shop in Medford...
When Will New Jersey Have Its First Measurable Snow?
It's the time of year when we begin to wonder when the season's first snow will fall on New Jersey. It feels like we just put away the flip-flops and the sunscreen, but it won't be long before our concerns in the Garden State will turn to winter weather. When...
High school football weekly honors for Sept. 17: Plenty of TFLs and touchdowns
Quarterbacks and those who abuse them are featured prominently in the latest edition of the high school football awards. Find standout performances from local New Jersey, Colonial League and Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football programs below, as well as our overall Football Player of the Week. N.J. Defensive Star of the...
Drunk, speeding friend with fake ID killed high school grad, investigators say
WEST WINDSOR — The driver of a Tesla that slammed into a tree, killing his 18-year-old passenger, had a blood alcohol level of 0.125 and driving at nearly 80 mph, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Daniel Haas, 18, of West Windsor, and member of the Class of...
Free College Tuition? One New Jersey University Is Making It Happen
Seeking higher education after you graduate from high school is both exciting and scary all at the same time. I remember getting ready to go to West Chester University after graduating looking forward to the new adventure but also being very nervous about leaving my home. The financial aspect of...
Court challenges loom for new NJ cannabis law
Law prohibits unlicensed NJ merchants from selling hemp-infused products. Under a new law, unlicensed New Jersey merchants have one month to clear store shelves of intoxicating hemp-infused products, including candy-flavored gummies, smokable hemp flower and popular beverages. The actions are being required under a controversial law just signed by Gov....
Rutgers president plans to leave top job at New Jersey's flagship university
The embattled president of Rutgers University announced Tuesday that he will step down next year after a tenure that has included contending with the COVID-19 pandemic, overseeing the university’s first-ever strike and surviving a no-confidence vote by the faculty senate. Jonathan Holloway, 57, who became the first Black president of New Jersey’s flagship institution of higher learning when he took office in the summer of 2020, said he will leave office when the current academic year ends June 30. He then plans to take a yearlong sabbatical before returning to the university as a fulltime professor. “This decision is my own and reflects my own rumination about how best to be of service,” Holloway wrote in a statement posted on the university’s website. Holloway said that he notified the chairwoman of the Rutgers Board of Governors about his plans last month. Holloway currently receives a base salary of $888,540 and bonus pay of $214,106 for a total of more than $1.1 million a year. He will receive his full salary during his sabbatical, school officials said.
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