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Is your town ready for older residents? NJ launches age-friendly effort
A big opportunity has opened up for local governments and organizations that want to make their communities more "age friendly," so that residents of an advanced age can stay where they're living and feel welcome to do so. A $5 million grant program is up and running from the New...
4 More Lottery Jackpots Where Won In New Jersey This Past Week
The odds of you winning the lottery are slim to none, somewhere in the ballpark of 1 in 303,000,000, give or take. But you can't win if you don't play, and it seems like the odds of you winning the lottery in New Jersey are higher than in other states.
Stop & Shop to Close 32 Stores, Including 10 in New Jersey – Here’s Where
Bad news if you're a Stop & Shop lover. Grocery retailer, Stop & Shop has announced they are closing 32 locations in the tri-state area, including 10 of them in New Jersey. The company is moving forward with growth restructuring to improve the customer experience, so they're closing down under-performing locations. The good news is, employees at the impacted locations will be offered opportunities within the company.
1.5 million people in NJ live too far from any affordable supermarket
🍅 Communities don't have access to affordable, nutritious food. 🍅 The NJEDA is trying to combat food deserts with various initiatives. There are 50 food desert communities in all 21 counties of New Jersey, affecting 1.5 million residents. What qualifies as being a food desert?. A food desert...
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.
Dog trainers in NJ don’t have to be certified — should that change?
Just say you're a dog trainer, and voila, you're a dog trainer. There's no legal requirement that one be certified in order to be hired to teach a dog behaviors and skills. But advocates say it's time for that to change. And a bill introduced in Trenton paves the way for New Jersey to become the first state in the U.S. to make the move.
The best states to live in — do you agree with NJ’s ranking?
⚫ A new report ranks the 50 states, based on 51 factors. ⚫ NJ performs better than Pennsylvania and New York. Dozens of measures have been analyzed in order to determine the best places to live in. The personal finance website WalletHub is out its 2024 list of the best...
17 splash parks in N.J. to celebrate the last days of summer
This story was originally published in August 2023 and has been updated with additional information. Warm summer weather is making a return to New Jersey this weekend, with temperatures expected to climb back into the upper 80s. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
NJ Casting Call for Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 Netflix Movie
Here's your big chance. How would you like to be in a movie?. Hollywood, here you come...well, actually New Jersey. Yup. The Netflix movie, Happy Gilmore 2, is going to be casting and filming in New Jersey, according to MSN. Happy Gilmore 2 is the sequel to the wildly popular...
Jersey Shore, Meet The Remote-Controlled Lifeguard! [VIDEO]
While the beaches along the NJ coastline are absolutely gorgeous, they're not always the calmest of waters. It's not unusual to hear about certain summer days putting the local lifeguards to work. New Jersey's beaches present a challenging job to lifeguards that requires them to stay vigilant and handle various situations.
Another ‘Sopranos’ actor has died
“The Sopranos” cast is starting to feel like a family graveyard. Arguably the most innovative show in television history has lost so many cast members in the 17 years since it signed off. Of course, there was Jersey actor James Gandolfini who died in a hotel room in Rome,...
New Jersey sees steep decline in mental health issues like anxiety, depression: Study
Are you over the pandemic blues? According to a study, most people in New Jersey are getting there. Virtual medical assistants DocVA gathered data on anxiety and depression from the...
Young Woman Found Dead In New Rochelle Police Residence
At about 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, police received a call regarding an incident in an apartment at 55 Clinton Place. Officers responded and found the woman, who New Rochelle Police describe as Black and approximately 30 years of age. Clinton Place (marked in red in the image above) is...
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