New Jersey News

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Jackson Township man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to breaking into his estranged wife’s home in violation of a restraining order …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey residents were slapped with a 20% energy price hike in July. That rate hike was in the works for months and announced on February 12th, …

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A towering plume of smoke rose over the Jersey Shore Friday evening as flames tore through a long-closed Atlantic City school that was in the process …

NEWARK, NJ – Federal prosecutors say a Jersey City man has been charged with possession of child pornography following an investigation that linked him to an online chat group sharing …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Families can grab blankets and chairs for an outdoor screening of The Garfield Movie this Tuesday at Skyview Park as part of the township’s Neighborhood Movie …

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Monday night, the Township Council passed a sweeping new ordinance that could land parents in jail if their children repeatedly run afoul of the law. …

Poll shows NJ voters fault utility companies and Gov. Murphy for rising electric bills MADISON, NJ – New Jersey voters frustrated over higher electricity costs are most likely to blame …

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – It began Friday morning when officers responded to a call about a woman walking through the hallway of a Neilson Street apartment building carrying a knife. …

JACKSON, NJ – A 3½-year-old American Bully named Broley has joined the adoption floor at the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility and is looking for a permanent home. Recently surrendered, …

JACKSON, NJ – A young brown tabby kitten named Cinnamon is looking for a permanent home where she can warm up to her new family at her own pace. The …

Jersey City, NJ – A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a July 26 sexual assault in Jersey City, officials said Friday. Richard Murphy, of Jersey City, is …

Franklin Township, NJ – A New Jersey State Police sergeant first class is believed to have fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend before taking his own life, according …

As the November election looms, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is intensifying her campaign to convince New Jersey voters that skyrocketing energy prices are the fault of Republican policies, not the …

Plumsted Township, NJ – A Beachwood man will serve five years in New Jersey State Prison for a 2023 drunk and drug-impaired driving crash that killed a Browns Mills woman. …

Rutherford, NJ – A multi-alarm fire early Friday morning caused significant damage to Temple Beth El on Montross Avenue, prompting a joint arson investigation by county and local authorities. Rutherford …

FORKED RIVER, NJ – At the Associated Humane Popcorn Park Shelter, a calm-natured chow mix named Avalon has been patiently waiting for the right family to walk through the doors. …

STAFFORD TWP, NJ – While the England family enjoyed a vacation day in Beach Haven West on Thursday, a sudden scare unfolded when their Rhodesian Ridgeback, Moose, tumbled into a …

CENTEREACH, NY – On July 31, a frantic 911 call brought Sixth Precinct Police Officers Kyle Radecki and Jared Gresh to a home where a newborn had just been delivered …

TRENTON, NJ – When Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s plastic bag ban into law in 2020, the measure became one of the strictest in the nation, prohibiting single-use plastic …

Point Pleasant, NJ – A man and woman from Stockton, California, are in custody following an armed home invasion in Point Pleasant Borough on Thursday that ended with a gunshot …

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and three other states in a proposed settlement that would require UnitedHealth Group to divest significant home health …

Ocean County authorities booked 140-pound, 5-foot-5 Severiano Garcia-Morales into jail on August 7, on an array of deeply serious sex crime charges. Local officials have not provided details about the …

Ocean County officials have booked 125-pound, 5-foot-7 JR Medina into custody after a series of charges that range from the deeply serious to the downright bizarre. The 29-year-old, brown-haired, olive-complexioned …

Trenton, NJ – Rumors circulating on social media claim that Governor Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive, is personally profiting from New Jersey’s booming offshore wind industry. The theory …

Trenton, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy blasted the Trump Administration on Thursday for terminating the federal Solar for All (SFA) grant program, saying the move will raise energy costs for …