What the National School Walkout says about schools and free speech

Community News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter·School and Education News

By Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida. Students from South Plantation High School, carrying placards, protest in support of gun control. Carlos Garcia/Reuters Thousands of high school…

March 14, 2018

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Dog dies in United Airlines overhead bin

New Jersey News·Police Blotter·US and World News

A dog has died during a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant insisted it be placed in an overhead bin. The black French bulldog was in a pet carrier during the…

March 14, 2018

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More Money Murphy Proposes $242 Million Increase to NJ Transit

Government News·New Jersey News·Politics

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $37.4 billion budget plows $242 million more into NJ Transit, but advocates said it was unclear if it would avoid a possible fare increase. Added funding for the…

March 14, 2018

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Trump Moves to Strip Illegal Harboring Sanctuary Cities of Federal Grants

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

The Trump administration has requested Congress move to strip sanctuary cities of federal grants in the spending bill due by the end of next week, a government official said Tuesday. The official…

March 14, 2018

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Murphy’s Uber New Tax Increase Plan Includes Tax on Uber

Government News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics

Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled an ambitious progressive agenda Tuesday when he pulled back the curtain on his $37.4 billion state budget proposal. The spending plan is a $2.7 billion jump over the…

March 14, 2018

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Murphy Makes Good on Tax Increase Promises by Raising Sales Tax in New Jersey

Government News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics

Gov. Phil Murphy is set Tuesday to unveil his first state budget proposal that will include more than $1.5 billion in new revenue from taxes and closing loopholes, including a small spike…

March 14, 2018

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AG must fork over $1.3M to former detective who filed whistleblower suit

Government News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office will have to abide by the terms of a $1.3 million settlement it agreed to in order to end a whistleblower suit from a former detective.…

March 14, 2018

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N.J. now has 100 breweries. This map shows you where they are

Business News·Community News·Entertainment News

Rejoice, New Jersey beer lovers — the Garden State brewery list has eclipsed the century mark. The breweries that pushed the list to over 100 were 13th Child Brewing and Cross Keys…

March 14, 2018

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ICYMI: Terror Charges for Threat to Shoot Up Anti-gun Rally

Monmouth County News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Police Blotter

A man has been charged with making terroristic threats after allegedly warning he was going to “shoot up” a march calling for stricter gun laws due to be held in Washington. Shane…

March 14, 2018

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Man charged with threatening to shoot up anti-gun rally with machine gun

Police Blotter

A Lakewood man was arrested after he posted a threat on social media that he would open fire with a machine gun on a rally calling for stricter gun laws, authorities said.…

March 13, 2018

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Murphy, other N.J. politicians make last pitch against Trump oil drilling proposal

New Jersey News·Politics

WASHINGTON — Gov. Phil Murphy and the entire 14-member New Jersey congressional delegation stood in unison Friday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposal to open the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil…

March 12, 2018

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Measure Outlawing ‘Free Speech Zones’

Politics

Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed an education bill Sunday with a provision eliminating “free speech zones” and protecting students’ First Amendment rights. Senate Bill 4, also known as “The Florida Excellence…

March 12, 2018

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Trump Wants to Make Schools Safe by Arming School Teachers

New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics·School and Education News

The White House on Sunday vowed to help provide “rigorous firearms training” to some schoolteachers and formally endorsed a bill to tighten the federal background checks system, but backed off President Trump’s…

March 12, 2018

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What Caused the Deadly East River Helicopter Crash?

Business News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Five passengers were killed after a helicopter chartered for a private photoshoot crashed into New York City’s East River on Sunday, only the pilot survived, authorities have confirmed. According to the Federal…

March 12, 2018

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Report: 5 Killed in NYC helicopter crash

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

A helicopter has crashed into New York City’s East River, killing two passengers and critically injuring three others. Police say a sixth person, the pilot, freed himself and was rescued by a…

March 12, 2018

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Can a friend’s tragic death help pass domestic violence law?

Community News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Eileen McCay is hoping change will come from tragedy. Her close friend Colleen Brownell and Brownell’s stepsister, Alysia McCloskey, deserve it, she says. The two were at McCloskey’s home in Collingswood on…

March 12, 2018

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Ocean County continues St. Patricks’s Day Jersey Shore tradition

Community News·Events and Festivals

Under mostly sunny skies, Ocean County held its annual St. Patricks Day Parade in Seaside Heights Saturday. “It’s a good family event. Everybody seems to come out and have a good time,”…

March 12, 2018

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Ocean County Sheriff’s officer injured in single-car crash

Community News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

An Ocean County Sheriff’s officer was injured Saturday night when he swerved out of the way of another vehicle on a state highway in Tom’s River, the Sheriff’s department said Sunday. The…

March 12, 2018

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ICYMI: Massive 7-county drug ring destroyed, 28 arrested, 90K doses of heroin seized

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Authorities in Ocean County announced Friday they dismantled a “sophisticated” drug ring that had tentacles in seven different New Jersey counties and New York and led to 28 arrests, the seizure of…

March 10, 2018

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Backyard tent fire claims life of South Jersey man

Police Blotter

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a tent fire that claimed the life of an Ocean Township man. Police and firefighters responded to a tent fire on Seneca Boulevard in Waretown…

March 10, 2018

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