Remembering New Jersey’s Underground Rock Mecca, City Gardens
In the annals of American music and cultural history, City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey, holds a unique and enduring place. From its humble beginnings as a simple club in the late…
New Jersey announces public school climate change education funding
New Jersey Schools are being offered $4.5 million to include climate change into their local K-12 curriculum, thanks to a grant by the New Jersey Department of Education, supported by Governor Phil…
After calling for gasoline car ban, Governor Murphy flew to Ukraine for a photo op
TRENTON – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy flew to Ukraine to take a photo op with survivors of that nation’s war against Russia. The governor took the 5,800-mile flight to the war-torn…
Hundreds show up for save the whales rally in Point Pleasant
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – After nine confirmed whale deaths have been reported at the Jersey Shore in a nearly two-month span, critics of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s offshore wind farm…
West New York man missing for two weeks found dead in van in Englewood
ENGLEWOOD, NJ – A man reported missing out of West New York was found deceased inside his van in Englewood on Friday. 31-year-old West New York resident Lestor Tabora was last seen…
Suspect who took car dealer test drive vehicle to Atlantic City arrested
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Workers at the Barlow GMC car dealership in Stafford Township realized something was wrong after 47-year-old Barnegat man Jason DeAngelo took a GMC Sierra for a test drive…
Man with Lakewood ties shot and killed in North Miami robbery
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Police in North Miami Beach reported on Sunday that Hershy Schwartz, 40, was found shot and killed inside his vehicle. Police located Schwartz unresponsive and unconscious in the area…
Four injured after decorative helicopter crashes into American Dream water park kiddie pool
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Four people were injured when a decorative helicopter inside the American Dream Mall’s DreamWorks water park on Sunday. The company said the injuries were deemed non-life-threatening. The incident…
Little Ferry Police rescue man from knife-wielding woman inside hotel room
LITTLE FERRY, NJ – A man being held against his will by a knife-wielding woman at a motel in Little Ferry was freed by police. According to police, 31-year-old Desarey Victoria Hutchinson…
Three killed, one critical in North Jersey shooting
LINDEN, NJ – Police in Linden are continuing to investigate a quadruple shooting that left three dead, including one juvenile and a second juvenile in critical condition Sunday morning. According to Captain…
North Brunswick police to step up traffic enforcement detail on Monday
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Police in North Brunswick announced they will conducting speed traps along the 25 MPH Hartlands Commons on Monday. “Beginning tomorrow, officers will be conducting high visibility speed enforcement…
Newark police seeking suspect in assault and robbery
NEWARK, NJ – Police in Newark are investigating a February 6 assault and robbery in the area of Lafayette Street. On Friday, police released photos of the suspect wanted for the incident…
33-year-old man shot and killed in Millville
MILLVILLE, NJ – A 33-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night in Millville. The Millville Police Department identified Lamont Jones, Jr. after officers found the Bridgeton man suffering from multiple gunshot…
North Jersey doc pushed amphetamines to patients, feds charge
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – A North Arlington man who worked as an office manager for a medical practice in North Jersey has been charged by federal authorities for illegally pushing amphetamines to…
Newark doctor admits to insurance fraud, money laundering, making false statements to FBI
NEWARK, NJ – A Newark doctor has admitted to federal authorities that he lied to the FBI about his role in a an insurance fraud and money laundering sceheme. The doctor, who…
Union County man caught shipping fentanyl from Mexico City
UNION CITY, NJ – A Union County man has admitted to having large quantities of fentanyl shipped to New Jersey from Mexico after U.S. Customs and Border officials intercepted one of his…
Two stabbed, one killed outside Paterson high school
PATERSON, NJ – An incident outside a Paterson high school left a 14-year-old male dead and a 16-year-old boy hospitalized on Friday. Police arrived at Eastside High School at around 3 pm…
Teen jogger struck by car, killed in Upper Freehold Township
UPPER FREEHOLD, NJ – A 16-year-old girl was struck and killed by an out-of-control vehicle while she was jogging on Route 539 Friday morning. The New Jersey State Police confirmed the Allentown…
Reviews say this Jackson restaurant is extremely loud, but people are always waiting to get in
by Linda Johnson – Reader review JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – One thing Jackson Township has enough of is Italian restaurants and pizzerias, but one Italian restaurant in town stands apart from the…
Brick Asian Fusion buffet is northern Ocean County’s best kept secret
by Linda Johnson – reader review BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Everyone has their favorite Chinese food spot, their favorite sushi and hibachi spot, and even their favorite Chinese buffet, but when it…
Lawmaker questions “underwater gliders” used for wind farm surveys as whales continue to wash up at the Jersey Shore
LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Senator Robert Singer today said the State of New Jersey and the federal government needs to start taking the sudden increase in dead whales at the Jersey…