Essex County Home Prices Near $1 Million as June Inventory Tightens
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. – Homebuyers in Essex County continued to face rising prices and limited inventory in June as the median sales price for a single-family home climbed to $961,000, up 9.8%…
New Jersey Lawmaker Says State Should Not Be Able to Ban Gas Stoves and Appliances
Trenton, NJ – A bill pending in the New Jersey Legislature would prohibit state agencies, counties, and municipalities from adopting rules that ban the installation or use of Natural Gas kitchen appliances…
New Jersey Red Cross Lawsuit Gets Green Light from Federal Judge
Newark, NJ – A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed…
From Buttzville to Bargaintown: The Stories Behind New Jersey’s Weirdest Place Names
New Jersey – Every state has a few oddly named towns, but New Jersey may have one of the strangest collections in America. While some names make visitors laugh, many trace their…
Federal Reserve Report Shows New Jersey’s 86% Housing Price Increase Possibly Linked to Biden Era Immigration Surge
Trenton, NJ – Buying a home in New Jersey has become dramatically more expensive over the past decade, and a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas suggests elevated housing…
New Jersey Bill to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Raises Electrifying Questions After Devastating Storms
Trenton, NJ – As municipalities across New Jersey continue cleaning up from powerful summer storms that brought flash flooding, damaging winds and widespread tree damage, lawmakers are considering legislation that would phase…
Watch: Roof Collapse Reported at Ocean Township BJ’s Traps Multiple People; No Injuries
Ocean Township, NJ – Emergency responders from across Monmouth County are on the scene of a reported roof collapse at the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ocean Township Monday afternoon as specialized rescue…
Pokemon Heist: New Jersey Man Scammed Out of $24,000 Card with Fake Crypto
Evesham Township police say a Philadelphia man used fraudulent cryptocurrency to purchase a rare Pokémon card worth $24,200 during a Facebook Marketplace transaction conducted inside the department’s Safe Exchange Zone. Marlton, NJ…
New Jersey Forecast: More Rain on the Way, But Cooler Temps Expected
New Jersey – After three consecutive nights of heavy rain, frequent lightning, and damaging thunderstorms, New Jersey is expected to see one more unsettled day before a stretch of warmer and mostly…
HVAC Failure Forces Evacuation of 214 Patients From Voorhees Rehabilitation Facility
Voorhees Township, NJ – An overnight HVAC system failure at Echelon Care and Rehabilitation Facility prompted the precautionary evacuation of all 214 patients Friday night and Saturday morning, according to the Voorhees…
NJ TRANSIT Restores Most Rail Service, Morris & Essex Lines Remain Suspended After Storm Damage
Newark, NJ – NJ TRANSIT has restored regular service on most of its rail network following severe storms that struck New Jersey Friday night, but service remains suspended on the Morris &…
Thousands Remain Without Power Across New Jersey as PSE&G Urges Safety After Overnight Storms
Newark, NJ – Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) is reminding customers to stay alert around downed power lines and follow generator safety precautions as crews continue restoring service following severe storms…
Second Round of Severe Storms Leaves Nearly 90,000 JCP&L Customers Without Power Across New Jersey
New Jersey – A second round of severe thunderstorms moved across New Jersey beginning around 10 p.m. Sunday, bringing heavy rain, strong wind gusts, thunder and frequent lightning that continued for several…
Former NJ Assemblyman Urges Governor Sherrill to Pause AI Data Centers Over Power Grid Concerns
Union County, NJ – Former New Jersey Assemblyman Jamel Holley is urging Gov. Mikie Sherrill to issue an executive order temporarily suspending pending and proposed AI data centers and other high-energy computing…
NJ Assemblywoman Criticizes ‘Electrify Everything’ Push After Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia is criticizing the state’s energy policies after powerful thunderstorms knocked out electricity to more than 150,000 JCP&L customers heading into a sweltering Fourth of…
Fourth of July Blackouts Leave More Than 1.1 Million U.S. Customers Without Power as PJM Issues Alert
Trenton, NJ – As Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th Independence Day, more than 1.1 million utility customers across the United States are without electricity after severe thunderstorms and extreme heat battered much…
DOJ Says “Big Egg” Price Manipulation Hurt Consumers Nationwide, Including New Jersey
Trenton, NJ – The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing three of the nation’s largest egg producers of coordinating bidding practices that allegedly drove up egg prices…
Paterson Mayor Condemns Residents’ Use of Fire Hydrants as Heat Index Soars Above 110 Degrees
Paterson, NJ – Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh is criticizing residents who illegally opened fire hydrants during Friday’s extreme heat, saying the practice created unnecessary public safety concerns and disrupted water service to…
NJ TRANSIT Service Still Disrupted After Severe Storms Damage Rail Infrastructure
Newark, NJ – NJ TRANSIT continues to repair storm-damaged rail infrastructure Saturday, leaving service suspended on several major commuter rail lines following powerful thunderstorms that swept across New Jersey Friday night. The…
American Cruise Ship Full of Gay Man Banned from Docking in Turkey
Athens, Greece – An Atlantis Events charter cruise carrying approximately 2,700 passengers has been forced to bypass two scheduled stops in Turkey after the company said Turkish authorities informed organizers the ship…
New Jersey Weather: Scorching Fourth of July Heat to Give Way to Storms, Cooler Temperatures
Mount Holly, NJ – New Jersey residents will endure another day of dangerous heat and humidity on Independence Day before a round of showers and thunderstorms brings cooler temperatures beginning Sunday. The…
