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…
Murphy administration warns of COVID-19 test kit price gouging
NEWARK – With demand for COVID-19 testing skyrocketing due to the Omicron variant, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has sent more than 50 warning…
New York man caught trying to bring loaded weapon through Newark Airport
NEWARK, N.J.— A local man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented the New York City man from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight today (Jan. 6)…
Yes, TSA can see the bullets you’re hiding in your deodorant, Atlantic City Airport traveler learns
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found nationwide at security checkpoints in 2021.…
One of the oddest items confiscated by TSA agents in 2021 was this 19th century pistol at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found nationwide at security checkpoints in 2021.…
Toms River Council changes meeting date to accommodate no-show attorney McGuckin, same time as school board meetings
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township Council has moved their meeting dates from Tuesday where it has been held historically for many years to Wednesday night. The decision was made…
Man shot outside the New Jersey childhood home of former New York Giant Victor Cruz
PATERSON, NJ – A shooting occurred outside the childhood home of former Paterson Catholic High School alumni and former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. The former all-state wide receiver who…
Police investigating overnight shooting murder in Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township, N.J. – Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting outside an apartment building in Gloucester Township, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. At approximately…
AG’s office releases bodycam video of fatal police shooting of man on rampage in backhoe
Vineland, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office today released two 911 calls and video footage from four body-worn cameras, two civilian cell phones, and two residential surveillance cameras related to a fatal police-involved…
Bloomfield Democrats try to block Christian values based Chik-fil-A Parkway rest stop restaurant
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Cancel culture is alive in predominantly blue New Jersey as the Bloomfield Mayor seeks to block a plan for Chik-fil-A, a conservative Christian-based corporation from locating its restaurant at…
Jackson man never came home after New Orleans business trip, police say
JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township man has been reported missing by the New Orleans Police Department after he didn’t return home from a business trip last week. Police said 33-year-old Michael…
Middletown boy hospitalized after being stabbed by brother
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – A boy from Middletown is recovering in stable condition in the hospital after being stabbed by his older brother police have reported. The Middletown police department did not release…
In Phil Murphy’s New Jersey Pandemic 2.0, COVID is cool with photo ops
TRENTON, NJ – This week, Governor Phil Murphy swore in New Jersey State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan despite declaring a fresh, new public health emergency hours earlier. At the event, Governor Murphy…
Jackson man charged for theft at Extreme Marine Construction facility
BRICK, NJ – On 12/18/2021 a theft occurred at Extreme Marine Construction on Princeton Ave in Brick. The suspect loaded expensive aluminum beams onto a flat trailer owned by the business and…
Monmouth County Sheriff, other county bigwigs received illegal pay raises, state comptroller’s office claims
TRENTON – An investigation by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) finds that the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners disregarded the public process required by law to raise commissioners’ salaries. The Board also did…
Egg Harbor arsonist pleads guilty to burning home with three people inside
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Egg Harbor Township, pled guilty before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, J.S.C., to one count of Aggravated Arson – by purposely or knowingly placing another in danger of…
New Yorkers charged with defrauding elderly shore woman
BARNEGAT, NJ – Barnegat Township Police Chief Keith A. Germain announced that on January 6, 2022, Jorge Peguero-Mendez, 34, and Richard Quinones-Perez, 24, both of the Bronx, New York, were each charged…
Newly-elected Republicans join GOP press release parade against Murphy’s Pandemic 2.0
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner, two new Republican members of the Assembly, said Gov. Phil Murphy reinstating New Jersey’s Public Health Emergency despite legislative objections undermines the government’s balance…
Corrado seeks financial details of Phil Murphy’s over-the-top Christmas COVID commercial
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Kristin Corrado wrote to New Jersey’s health commissioner seeking financial details about the Department of Health’s holiday season advertising campaign featuring school-age children asking for COVID shots. “In…
Robotics lab co-founder indicted for criminal sexual contact with children
SUMMIT, NJ – A Union County grand jury has returned a fourteen-count indictment against the co-founder of a Summit-based robotics laboratory charged with sexual crimes against six students, Union County Prosecutor William…
Powerball Jackpot Increases to $48 Million
TRENTON, NJ – The winning numbers for the Wednesday, January 12, drawing were: 12, 21, 22, 30, and 33. The Red Power Ball number was 24. The Power Play was 4X. 15,025 New Jersey players took home an estimated $109,327 in prizes ranging from $4 to $400.…