Oldest message in a bottle found at remote Australian beach
A message in a bottle written 132 years ago and found on an Australian beach by a group of walkers including the parents of Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo has been verified…
Rand Paul: It’s time to pass Audit the Fed
Despite overwhelming support from the American people for action, and a grassroots push that has led to multiple victories in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate has so far failed to…
Back-to-back nor’easters stoke erosion fears at Jersey Shore
A nor’easter predicted to hit just days after a similar storm brought high winds and coastal flooding could spell erosion trouble for New Jersey beaches. While Friday’s nor’easter resulted in mostly minor…
SMART Carpet and Flooring Goes Green for St. Patrick’s Day
NEW MONMOUTH, N.J., March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, SMART Carpet and Flooring is going green–but their goal isn’t to avoid being pinched. Instead, the SMART Carpet…
Legislator accuses Murphy of punishing GOP counties as powerless N.J. residents face second storm
By The Staff _ TRENTON, N.J. – As a second March nor’easter inches closer to New Jersey, and the lights are still off for thousands of residents in Hunterdon, Warren and Somerset…
N.J. just took another step closer to ending PARCC testing
As New Jersey students sit to take the controversial PARCC exams this spring, state officials will be searching for a new set of standardized tests to replace them. Following Gov. Phil Murphy’s…
No Consensus on Cannabis Emerges from Marathon Assembly Hearing
A five-hour state Assembly hearing with dozens of experts for and against the legalization of marijuana resulted in little consensus Monday, with advocates pointing to social justice, state revenues for school construction…
Dem operative axed from Jersey City prisoner re-entry program
JERSEY CITY — Eugene McKnight, the Democratic political operative hired four years ago to work for Jim McGreevey’s prisoner re-entry program, has been fired after program officials learned he was taking monthly…
Don’t be fooled, worst of the storm yet to come for N.J. – Updates on timing, track
With light snow or rain falling across New Jersey on Wednesday morning, the predicted winter storm might not seem like much at the moment. But don’t be fooled by the slow start…
We’ve got sure-fire plan to save small businesses from Trump tax law, N.J. lawmakers say
New Jersey lawmakers who are already offering up a scheme to save homeowners the state and property tax deduction gutted by President Donald Trump’s tax law now say they have a bulletproof…
N.J. native who took $1,600 drunken Uber is now asking for donations to pay his bill
Kenny Bachman made the mistake of drunkenly taking an $1,600 Uber from West Virginia to New Jersey. Now, he’s asking you to help him pay for it. Bachman, whose late-night tale has…
N.J. congressman who backed Trump tax bill gets more outside help
WASHINGTON — The American Action Network, a nonprofit that keeps its donors secret, is up with a new television and digital ad campaign supporting Rep. Tom MacArthur for supporting the Republican tax…
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Ocean County
MOUNT HOLLY-The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for the storm passing through the area tonight and this evening. A dangerous nor`easter producing heavy, wet snow, will have high impact and…
You’ve been smacked with $1B in surprise medical bills, Jersey. Now lawmakers are acting.
An Assembly panel approved legislation Monday its supporters said would protect patients from getting socked with bills from out-of-network doctors and hospitals — a $1 billion problem lawmakers have failed to settle…
Terror-inspired killer admits gunning down Brendan Tevlin, 3 others
The man accused of killing Livingston native Brendan Tevlin three years ago in a terror-inspired slaying abruptly pleaded guilty during jury selection Tuesday to fatally shooting the Seton Hall Prepatory School graduate…
As Trump ends Obamacare individual mandate, N.J.’s stepping in to reinstate it
A state Senate panel Monday backed legislation that requires New Jerseyans to buy insurance or pay a fee — a mandate the Trump administration will end in 2019. The move is a…
Vatican: Male Escort Exposes 36 Gay Priests
A 1,200-page dossier containing the names of 34 ‘actively gay’ priests and six seminarians in Italy has been sent to the Vatican by the archdiocese of Naples. The allegations were compiled by…
‘Star Wars’ has not won an Oscar since 1981
Mark Hamill, Kelly Marie Tran, Oscar Isaac and BB-8 took the stage at the 2018 Oscars to present the awards for animated short and animated feature. But their film, “Star Wars: The…
Howell Resident in Critical Condition, 2 N.J. teens, puppy die in Delaware crash
Two 19-year-olds from New Jersey and a puppy were killed and a 20-year-old man critically injured when their car drifted off the road and hit a tree in Delaware this morning, according…
Ledger Editorial on New Jersey Gun Control
Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-3rd Dist.) has posted a five-point plan to “make communities safer” on his website, measures that he believes will help solve the epidemic of gun massacres in our country…
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