Murphy comes out swinging against Guadagno, pledges to support Planned Parenthood

NEWARK — A day after clinching his party’s nomination in the race to succeed Gov. Chris Christie, Democratic hopeful Phil Murphy pledged to restore the millions of dollars the outgoing Republican governor…

Tree grows in memory of fallen N.J. State Trooper

CINNAMINSON — A tree standing outside of the Cinnaminson Post Office will continue to grow in memory of fallen State Trooper Sean Cullen, who died last year while working on the force.…

How Democrats Help Big Pharma Keep Drug Prices High

Wide majorities of voters want public officials to reduce American medicine prices, which are the highest in the world and have become a key driver of skyrocketing healthcare costs. And yet as…

Hillary Clinton Used Black Prison Labor in Arkansas

Twitter users have reacted with surprise and fury over excerpts from Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book It Takes A Village. On June 6, Jeanette Jing, an activist with over 33,000 followers on Twitter…

Sanitation worker killed when trash truck crashes into utility pole, police said

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Middle Township Police are investigating an accident that killed a Pleasantville resident. Police say that sanitation worker Christopher Rice, 44, of Pleasantville died in an accident involving trash truck…

Suspended Jersey City cop doing twice speed limit before crash: court doc

JERSEY CITY — A Jersey City police officer was driving more than twice the speed limit and ran a red light at the time of the May 2 crash that led to…

WATCH: Video shows moments after fiery crash in Jersey City

JERSEY CITY – In the moments after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed late Sunday night, fire began racing up a utility pole and completely engulfed the vehicle, cellphone video…

Deer tries to climb into SUV after causing 4-car crash on Parkway

WARETOWN — Five people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on Saturday after a deer started across the Garden State Parkway, reports say. At about 5 a.m., a Honda struck a deer…

Mulshine: N.J. November Election Pits Nobody Vs. Noone

Jack Ciattarelli was handing out leaflets to commuters at the Bridgewater train station late yesterday when an elderly gentleman approached him. The guy had driven to the station to talk to the…

Guadagno, Murphy Win Primary Elections

TRENTON, N.J. — Phil Murphy, the wealthy former ambassador who plowed $16 million on his own money into his campaign, brushed aside his five Democratic rivals and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno prevailed…

College student arraigned for allegedly killing man, dumping body

FREEHOLD – A 20-year-old Monmouth County woman was arraigned on multiple charges, included murder and robbery, in a Monmouth County courtroom on Monday morning for her alleged role in a February killing…

Man Who Could Not Remember Brutally Stabbing Girlfriend Convicted

TOMS RIVER– A Brick Township man faces more than 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of attempted murder Thursday for stabbing his fiance during a dispute, app.com reported.…

Microsoft Cofounder Unveils Huge Rocket Launching Plane

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s entry into the commercial space race has been revealed. Allen posted a picture of a plane nicknamed the “Roc” on Twitter, showing an extremely unusual and enormous plane…

Report: New York Times Loses It; Says No Editor, Oversight Needed

The New York Times decided to eliminate the newspaper’s public editor position because the outlet believes it has “outgrown” need of the internal oversight, publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. informed employees in a…

Hillary: 1,000 Weaponized Russians Exposed Her Corruption, Cost her Presidency

Hillary Clinton spoke to Goldman Sachs for the very simple reason that she got paid, the former Democratic presidential candidate told an audience at Recode’s annual coding conference in Rancho Palos Verdes,…

New Jersey Tries to Squeeze Mafia Out of Recycling Business

TRENTON — A bill aimed at fixing blind spots in regulating the recycling industry is moving through the New Jersey Legislature following a state report that found it remains vulnerable to influence…

Walmart Asks Employees to Deliver Packages on Way Home from Work

Walmart is offering its employees homework in its ongoing battle with online retailers like Amazon. The nation’s largest retailer announced it will begin asking employees to deliver packages on their way home…

Weather Looking Good for This Weekend

New Jersey residents on Friday should be able to end their week with some pretty nice weather that should carry into Saturday. Friday should be mostly sunny with highs near 77. After…

Weekend Beach Outlook: 5 Shore Beaches Given Swim Advisories

A swimming advisory was issued for five ocean beaches in Monmouth County on Wednesday afternoon due to high levels of bacteria. The five beaches include: Broadway and Spray Avenue, in Neptune Township;…

Ocean County Rained On Most in NJ in May

May turned out to be a lousy month for New Jersey sun worshippers, but a great month for lush lawns and flower beds. All because of a pesky weather pattern that pushed…

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