While Republicans Celebrate Park Openings, Millions Still Can’t Pay their Bills in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – On Wednesday, freedom in New Jersey was given a feel-good victory as Governor Phil Murphy blessed the populous of his kingdom with the privilege of being allowed to go…

Rutgers Gender Study Professor Coronarages: F— Each and Every Trump Supporter

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A Rutgers University professor this week went on a racist laden tirade against white people and supporters of President Donald J. Trump. Brittney Cooper, an associate professor in…

Starbucks Sales Down 10%, Company Says It Will be Stronger Than Before

SEATTLE, WA – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal second quarter ended March 29, 2020. GAAP results in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 include items which are excluded…

Speedy Gonzalez Not Fast Enough to Escape Justice, Arrested in Georgia

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – Earlier this year, a theft and forgery case was assigned to a detective. The images of the suspect were released to the public and he was immediately identified…

After Murphy Shutdown Drive Through Event, NJ Tulip Farm Alive, Well and Thriving

MILLSTONE, NJ – Earlier this month, Governor Phil Murphy threatened two tulip farm owners to shut down their drive through tulip farm experience, but that hasn’t stopped Holland Ridge Farms in Cream…

Murphy Announces All-Star Team of Corporate Executives Tasked With Developing Reopening Strategy

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed an executive order creating a commission charged with advising the administration on the timing and preparation for New Jersey’s recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown. The Governor’s Restart and Recovery…

Shore Republicans Stand with Governor, Push for $10,000 Fines Against Residents for Violating Murphy’s Laws

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Led by New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin, a handful of Jersey Shore Republicans are lining up behind Governor Phil Murphy’s draconian executive orders and are trying to…

Governor Murphy’s Road Map Forward Looks More Like a Road to Nowhere

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy today released what we are now dubbing his “Road to Nowhere” in front of a pool of press reporters who broke character today and questioned Murphy’s…

Publix Buying Food From Struggling Farmers to Feed Those Most In Need

LAKELAND, FL – Publix announced today a new initiative to purchase fresh produce and milk to assist farmers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Publix will donate these products directly to Feeding America…

Letter: Seaside Heights Wants $2 Million Bailout After Closing Town to Outsiders

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – According to the Asbury Park Press, the small borough of Seaside Heights is demanding a $2 billion bailout to save summer, but the borough so far, has yet…

OceanFirst Foundation Awards Food Relief Grants to Seven Community Partners

Toms River, NJ – OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River has awarded seven rapid response grants totaling $115,000 to community partners providing emergency food relief during the pandemic. Grants were awarded to Community…

What Every New Jersey Employee Needs To Know About Workplace Health And Safety

New Jersey has a workplace injury and illness incidence rate of 2.6 cases per 100 workers, with private industry employers reporting 74,400 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018 alone, according to a…

Plasma Urgently Needed From COVID-19 Survivors

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is playing a vital role in New York City’s community response during the COVID-19 pandemic. HSS is now a participating site in a nationwide program testing convalescent plasma, a treatment…

Two New Jersey COVID-19 Plasma Transfusion Patients Making “Remarkable” Recovery

Two patients at Virtua Voorhees Hospital are steadily recuperating from critical cases of COVID-19 after receiving convalescent plasma transfusions in the first week of April. The pair are expected to return home…

Toms River Police Say Tornado Was Cause of Storm Damage on Tuesday

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Police Department thinks the damage caused in yesterday’s passing storm front was indeed a tornado, but no official determination by the National Weather Service has…

NJ.com Report: Murphy isn’t done trying to hike taxes on N.J. millionaires

Murphy: Back to business as usual is a longshot

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy said on Tuesday that the state experience a flattening of the curve of the COVID-19 virus, but said getting New Jersey back to business is a…

Michelle Obama Hosts Weekly Story Time for Children

WASHINGTON, DC – Former first lady Michelle Obama is hosting story time on PBS and Random House each week. “As a young parent, I found so much joy in rediscovering my favorite…

Program Prevents Homelessness and Rapidly Re-Houses Homeless Veteran Families

Do you know someone who served in the military whose family has nowhere to live? Veterans and their families struggling with homelessness in Ocean County have Hope for Veterans as a resource.…

CDC: HIV Rates Higher in U.S. Prison System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Breaking the law is not only bad for your personal freedom when you get caught, but a CDC report suggests being incarcerated in jail in America greatly increases your…

“Apparently Everybody thinks you can shoot the COVID-19 with a bullet,” New Jersey State Police Officer Insults Resident Waiting for Permit

A New Jersey State Police officer under the supervision of Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan’s police reportedly mocked a person waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic to get a gun permit despite huge backlogs…

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