Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Still Under Fire In New Jersey, America’s Second Largest Italian State

Columbus Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October, holds special significance for the large Italian-American population in New Jersey. With over 17% of the state’s residents tracing their roots back to…

New Jersey Gas Prices Creeping Back Over $3 Per Gallon As Election Nears

If you enjoyed cheaper gas over the past few weeks, don’t get used to it. Gas prices are back on the rise, reminding New Jersey drivers that $3 per gallon gas is…

Toms River Schools Superintendent Citta Facing Ethics Charges

TOMS RIVER, NJ—Toms River Regional Schools Superintendent Michael Citta, who served as underboss to disgraced and convicted former Superintendent Michael Rittaco, is facing ethics charges alleging election interference and using public school…

New Law Allows 21-Year-Old School Personnel to Transport Students Amid Bus Driver Shortage

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Murphy has signed new legislation in an effort to address the shortage of school bus drivers. The legislation, supported by Senators James Beach and Vincent Polistina, allows boards…

New Jersey Republicans push for full smoking ban in Atlantic City casinos

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Assembly Republicans are calling on state health department commissioner Dr. Kaitlan Baston to take action in banning smoking in Atlantic City casinos, urging her to close a…

Downtown Cranford to Host Howl-o-Ween Pet Parade and Dance Fest

CRANFORD, NJ – On Sunday, October 27, 2024, pet owners and Halloween enthusiasts are invited to Downtown Cranford for the Howl-o-Ween Pet Parade, starting at 11:00 AM on Eastman Street. This lively…

Shore residents to rally against proposed offshore wind project in Sea Girt

SEA GIRT, N.J. — Hundreds of residents from communities along the Jersey Shore are expected to gather Sunday morning to protest the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, which includes plans to install…

Two dead whales in northern New Jersey in less than 24 hours. This one was removed this morning from the beach in Lavallette, NJ. Why don’t groups like @Greenpeace @SierraClub and @NOAA care? It didn’t used to be this way. Locals say that one dead whale washing up every few… pic. /OTqCt0db8o— Protect Our Coast NJ (@njcoast_protect) October 4, 2024

Second Minke Whale Found Dead Off Jersey Coast Days Since Offshore Wind Survey Ship Returned

LAVALLETTE, N.J. — A small minke whale was found dead early Friday morning near Trenton Avenue in Lavallette, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC). The whale, measuring between 10 and…

Highland Park Man Convicted on Multiple Charges in Somerset County

Somerville, N.J. – A Somerset County Jury has found Gerald Chapman, 41, of Highland Park, N.J., guilty of several charges following a weeklong trial. Chapman was convicted of second-degree Possession of a…

Senator McKnight praises Hudson County grant from community-led crisis response act

TRENTON, NJ — Senator Angela V. McKnight expressed her appreciation following the approval of a grant for Hudson County under the Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Response Act, which aims to fund Community Crisis Response…

Toms River Democrats Tap Climate Revolution Operative, High Density Housing Activist to Run Campaign

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Democrat Zach Dougherty has announced Ben Dziobek, a climate activist and champion of New Jersey’s affordable housing initiatives will serve as his political campaign manager. Dougherty,…

New Law Could Require New Jersey National Guard to Support Illegal Border Crossing Effort

TRENTON, N.J. — Assemblyman Paul Kanitra of Ocean County has introduced the “United Border Security Act,” a bill that would require the New Jersey National Guard to provide support to Arizona and…

In New Jersey, It Costs A Little Extra Green to go Green Under New EV Tax

TRENTON, NJ – Did you know New Jersey is making a major push to ban gas-powered cars and to promote green electric vehicles? Well, that’s true and the state is now taxing…

Police Arrest Two Men for Vehicle Burglary in Secaucus

Secaucus, NJ – On Wednesday, Secaucus Police responded to a report of vehicle burglaries at Restaurant Depot’s parking lot on 777 Secaucus Road at 3:58 p.m. Witnesses reported two men using a…

New Law Seeks to Ban Weight Loss Drugs for Teens in New Jersey, While Allowing Gender Transitioning Treatments

New Jersey is a state with a gender healthcare sanctuary state. An executive order introduced in 2023 by Governor Phil Murphy affirmed this designation. While the state allows for gender-transitioning drugs for…

New Jersey Wants to Strip Medical Licenses from Healthcare Workers Who Disagree with State Sponsored ‘Science’

If you disagree with a certain treatment, medicine, vaccine, or procedure, and speak publicly about it, you might be putting your career at risk in the future in New Jersey. A new…

Man Shot in Face in Jackson was Ex-Pagan’s MC Member, Gunman Was Local Chapter Outlaw

Jackson Township, NJ – In what can be described only as a scene out of the fictional television show Sons of Anarchy, three members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were involved in…

Jackson Officials Shocked, Angry After Shooting Suspect, Accomplices Set Free Under Bail Reform

Jackson, NJ – Jackson Township officials are shocked and angry after three men accused in an attempted murder incident on Larsen Road earlier this summer have all been released from jail under…

USS New Jersey Becomes Navy’s First Gender-Neutral Submarine

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The U.S. Navy commissioned the future USS New Jersey (SSN 796), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The submarine is…

Cory Booker Democrat Organizer is Hoping to Beat Trump Republicans in Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ—It might sound like a radical agenda, but longtime Democratic social activist and progressive organizer Zach Doughtery, a former volunteer of Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Democratic U.S. Congressman…

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