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Another New Jersey School District Is Banning Cell Phones This Year
Now that Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, it's time for a lot of NJ families to get ready for back to school. Back to school was always one of my favorite items of the year when I was younger; back to seeing my friends at lunch every day, after-school activities kicked up again, and of course, it meant a return to routine, which I'm a big fan of.
NJ alert: Cases of highly contagious infection are on the rise
⚫ Mitigation practices kept the infection at bay for a while. Cases of pertussis, aka whooping cough, are on the rise in the Garden State. And as New Jersey approaches a new school year, physicians are being advised to be on the lookout for the highly transmissible infection. The number...
A New Jersey Man Just Caught A Fish Worth Over One Million Dollars
Spending a day fishing at the Jersey Shore is like nothing else; it's relaxing to spend a day in the sun trying to catch the big one. Now imagine you reel in a fish so big that it warrants a check for over One Million dollars. I don't know about...
LL Flooring to shutter all stores nationwide, hold store closing sales starting Friday
LL Flooring, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, announced on Thursday that it will be closing all of its locations nationwide. The company, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, operates 400 stores in 47 states, including 15 in New Jersey (with North Jersey locations in South Hackensack and Fairfield). ...
Big law change could help drunk drivers in New Jersey
⚫ Drivers have another option when fighting a DUI charge in NJ. ⚫ In appropriate cases, drivers can reduce penalties significantly. ⚫ NJ records tens of thousands of DUI cases yearly. Until recently, individuals facing drunk driving charges in New Jersey have had two choices: admit responsibility or fight the...
Is Netflix still building film studios in New Jersey?
After rumors and consideration, Netflix was announced as the buyer of a large piece of land at a former military installation in Monmouth County — almost two years ago. The Fort Monmouth redevelopment has been slow-moving since the site was decommissioned in 2011— so the big deal for nearly 300 acres in Oceanport and Eatontown was welcome news for many (with a smaller group of critics).
NJ mosquito threat not over yet: 2 now dead from virus
❗ Six more cases of West Nile Virus in humans found in NJ. The New Jersey Health Department has reported six more cases of West Nile Virus in humans, including two deaths. This follows the state’s first human case of eastern equine encephalitis and two earlier cases of West Nile.
Multiple drownings in NJ this week, with the latest in South Jersey
MONROE (Gloucester) — Another drowning reported this summer in New Jersey, this time in Gloucester County. Rescuers were notified around 2 p.m. Thursday about a missing swimmer around the Cedar Lake Wildlife Management area, according to a statement from Monroe Township Police Department. A New Jersey State Police helicopter...
Have an appliance to recycle? NJ utility may pay you for it
⚫ A recycling program is offering rebates for unwanted appliances that still work. After a year-long hiatus, a program that pays residents for their unwanted appliances is up and running again from New Jersey's largest utility. PSE&G on Tuesday announced the resumption of its Appliance Recycling Program. PSE&G and other...
Experts Say NJ Hurricane Season Is Not Over Yet
New Jersey is no stranger to bad storms. There have been a few that caused a lot of damage when they made landfall. Even though it seems more common to hear about these storms during the warmer months, fall is actually one of the times when hurricanes are most likely to strike here in the Garden State.
New Jersey Drivers Think This Is Our Area’s Most Dreaded Road
The easy answer to the question of which road in Monmouth and Ocean Counties is ‘all of them’, but we dug a little deeper. You can make a compelling argument for at least a dozen roads in our area that could proudly hold this title. And frankly, each...
Woman arrested for selling $18M worth of fake coupons: Feds
A woman from Texas has been arrested for allegedly selling $18 million worth of fake coupons that were used at stores in New Jersey and across the country. Federal authorities say Janet Bernal from San Antonio, who went by the following nicknames... Rocky. Rocky G. Rocky Gee. RockyG-Kruella. ...has been...
'That's not my dress!' NJ family desperately searches for mother's gown ahead of daughter's wedding
A bride-to-be from New Jersey is searching near and far after she opened the box she thought contained her mother's wedding gown to find a different dress inside.Christina Pereira remembers the day she found her perfect wedding dress."I just looked in the mirror and I knew that it was my dress. So, I put it on and I just felt like a princess," Christina said.Christina and her husband Luis tied the knot 30 years ago at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth.She had her dress cleaned boxed and preserved, just in case one day, she would have a daughter...
The New Jersey developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey real estate developer convicted alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez this summer pleaded guilty to a separate bank fraud charge, prosecutors said Thursday. Fred Daibes, 67, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Newark, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement....
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