Federal judge allows U.S. to amend response in New Jersey ISP Environmental Superfund case

Newark, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has granted the United States government permission to amend its legal response in a high-profile Superfund cleanup case involving decades-old chemical contamination at a Linden,…

September 12, 2025

1 min read

New Jersey’s most hidden gem, and why it’s illegal to visit

Police Blotter·Breaking·Featured News·Jackson Township News·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Shore News·Toms River News·What to do in New Jersey

MANCHESTER, NJ — As temperatures cool and fall settles in, officials are once again warning thrill-seekers to stay away from one of New Jersey’s most dangerous and illegal destinations: the Heritage Minerals…

August 31, 2025

4 mins read

Walmart pulls radioactive shrimp from store shelves in multiple states

Pets and Animals·Breaking·Featured News·Food & Dining·Health and Wellness·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·Ohio News·Pennsylvania News·Shore News·Weird and Strange News

Frozen shrimp sold at Walmart pulled from shelves after radiation alert WASHINGTON, DC — A federal investigation has uncovered potential radioactive contamination in frozen shrimp sold at Walmart stores across 13 states,…

August 19, 2025

1 min read

New Jersey secures record $2 billion DuPont settlement for decades of PFAS pollution

Breaking·Featured News·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·North Jersey News

New Jersey officials announced Monday a landmark $2 billion-plus settlement with DuPont and related companies over long-term pollution caused by toxic PFAS chemicals at four industrial sites across the state. The agreement,…

August 4, 2025

1 min read

Radioactive wasp nest discovered near U.S. nuclear waste site

Pets and Animals·Breaking·Featured News·Shore News·South Carolina News·Viral News·Weird and Strange News

AIKEN, SC — A wasp nest contaminated with radioactive material was discovered earlier this month near a nuclear waste tank at the Savannah River Site, prompting a federal contamination report, officials confirmed…

July 31, 2025

1 min read

The City of Trash: Philadelphia on Brink of Public Health Emergency

Breaking News·Featured News·Philadelphia News·Top Headlines

Philadelphia’s Trash Crisis Deepens Amid Sanitation Strike, Exposing Health Risks and Leadership Failures Philadelphia, PA – – Philadelphia is grappling with a worsening trash crisis as a sanitation workers’ strike, now in…

July 7, 2025

1 min read

15 injured in skydiving plane crash at Cross Keys Airport in New Jersey

Breaking News·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·Shore News·Top Headlines

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Emergency crews responded to a mass casualty incident Wednesday evening after a skydiving aircraft crashed at Cross Keys Airport, leaving multiple people injured, including the pilot. According to…

July 4, 2025

1 min read

PFAS removal project breaks ground in South Jersey to boost drinking water safety

In the News

SALEM, N.J. — New Jersey American Water and the City of Salem broke ground Wednesday on a major infrastructure project aimed at improving water quality through the installation of a PFAS removal…

May 14, 2025

1 min read

Man kayaks through New Jersey’s most disgusting and polluted waterway, the Passaic River

Breaking News·Featured News·New Jersey News·Top Headlines

PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Armed with just a kayak and determination, Matt Dolitsky paddled two feet above the filthy, debris-choked Passaic River in a bold outdoor excursion this week. Navigating the murky…

April 28, 2025

2 mins read

New Jersey’s plastic bag ban in need of legislative review

Breaking·Breaking News·Featured News·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·Politics·Shore News·Top Headlines

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022 under Governor Phil Murphy, aimed to curb environmental pollution by eliminating single-use plastic bags in stores. Lauded as a progressive…

April 15, 2025

3 mins read

Jackson Township to explore grants to improve parks, pedestrian access

Community News·Government News·Jackson Township News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Jackson Township Council and Mayor Michael Reina recently have submitted multiple grant applications aimed at enhancing park infrastructure and are preparing to apply for additional funding opportunities…

March 4, 2025

1 min read

Study Suggests New Jersey’s Plastic Straw Ban Could Have Long Term Health Consequences

Breaking News·Health and Wellness·New Jersey News·Shore News

TRENTON, NJ – A recent investigation into the environmental and health impacts of drinking straws has turned the conversation on its head, challenging the notion that paper straws are a more benign…

January 29, 2025

2 mins read

Are New Jersey Boardwalk Claw Machine Plushies Infected With Dust Mites? We Performed a Laboratory Test to Find Out

Breaking News·Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Shore News·The Buzz

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A recent study has debunked rumors that plush toys from boardwalk claw machines are infested with dust mites. Conducted in January 2025, by Shore News Network’s new forensic…

January 13, 2025

4 mins read

Biden Appointed U.S. Attorney in New Jersey Announces Resigation Prior to Trump Inauguration

Breaking News·Featured News·New Jersey News

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced his resignation on Tuesday, effective January 8, 2025, after serving three years as the top federal prosecutor for the District of New Jersey.…

December 24, 2024

1 min read

Millions of Pounds of Meat Sold at New Jersey Walmart, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi Recalled

Featured News·Breaking·Food & Dining·Health and Wellness·New Jersey News·Shore News

BrucePac, a leading producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry, has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 10 million pounds of products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated…

October 18, 2024

1 min read

Medical waste washes ashore across beaches in three states, prompting closures

Featured News·Community News·Delaware News·Maryland News·Travel·Virginia News

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Beaches in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia remain closed after medical waste and debris began washing ashore over the past 24 hours, local authorities announced Monday. The closure affects…

September 16, 2024

1 min read

That Time A Nuclear Warhead Nearly Detonated in New Jersey

Shore News·Featured News·Government News·New Jersey News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·The Buzz·US and World News

JACKSON, NJ – The BOMARC missile site at Colliers Mills, New Jersey, is a relic of the Cold War era, specifically designed to house nuclear-armed BOMARC missiles. This site was part of…

September 8, 2024

2 mins read

88-Year-Old Virginia Holocaust Survivor Dies from Boar’s Head Deli Meat Listeria; Family Files Lawsuit

Breaking News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The family of Gunter Garshon Morgenstein, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, has filed a lawsuit after he died from a listeria infection linked to tainted deli meat purchased from…

September 3, 2024

1 min read

EPA Awards $1 Million Grant for Brownfields Site Cleanup in Camden

Featured News·Camden County News·New Jersey News

CAMDEN, N.J. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1 million grant to Camden Lutheran Housing Inc. to clean up a contaminated site in Camden. The Former West Jersey Paper…

August 30, 2024

1 min read

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats: 9 Dead, 57 Hospitalized

Featured News·Breaking News·Food & Dining·Health and Wellness·New Jersey News·New York News

TRENTON, NJ . — A Listeria outbreak connected to deli meats has resulted in nine deaths and 57 hospitalizations across 18 states, health officials reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

August 29, 2024

1 min read

contamination- Page 4

Shore News Network