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…
Phil Murphy says unvaccinated are getting COVID more than the vaccinated in NJ
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday continued to push the narrative that the unvaccinated population in New Jersey are getting COVID-19 at a higher rate than the vaccinated…
About half a million New Jersey residents have had COVID since Christmas Governor says
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week said over 380,000 New Jersey residents have contracted COVID-19 since Christmas and that figure doesn’t include possibly hundreds of thousands more who…
Phil Murphy signs law to eliminate monetary penalties for juvenile crimes
TRENTON – Governor Murphy today signed legislation (S-3319/A-5507) that eliminates certain juvenile justice fines, fees, costs, and other monetary penalties. The legislation acts to improve the juvenile justice system by eliminating unnecessary costs.…
Another suspect arrested for July murder in Paterson
PATERSON, NJ – Dashawn A. Rhoden, 22-years old, from Paterson, was arrested on December 30, 2021, in relation to the homicide that took place on July 3, 2021, at 159 Franklin Street…
Fugitive Paterson murder suspect caught in Rhode Island
PATERSON, NJ – Roshane Latty, 22-years old from Paterson, was arrested on December 22, 2021, in relation to the homicide that took place on January 31, 2021, in the area of 315…
Unlicensed driver who killed Jersey City cop charged for officer’s death
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The driver involved in a crash that killed off-duty Jersey City Police Officer Morton Otundo on July, 16, 2021 has been charged with one count of Causing Death…
Driver charged for leaving scene of crash that killed woman in Mount Holly
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler announced that a 41-year-old Mount Holly resident has been charged with leaving the scene of…
Howell woman charged for swindling employer out of $2.2 million
FREEHOLD – The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County…
Egg Harbor woman gets 21 years for crash that killed mother and her baby
MAYS LANDING- An Egg Harbor Township woman has been sentenced on Aggravated Manslaughter charges in connection to a motor vehicle collision that killed a mother and her infant son in 2019, Acting…
NJEA applauds Murphy’s promise to keep children in New Jersey masked up
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union today announced it was supportive of Governor Phil Murphy’s promise to keep school children in face masks. New Jersey…
Phil Murphy’s pandemic powers officially end tomorrow, but New Jersey nervously waits to see what he does next
TRENTON, NJ – When the New Jersey Senate and Assembly both agreed in a bipartisan fashion to allow New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic health emergency powers to expire Monday, the governor…
New Jersey Senate Rejects Phil Murphy’s Request to Extend COVID-19 Pandemic Powers
TRENTON, NJ – The Democrat led New Jersey Senate today decided to not extend Governor Phil Murphy’s emergency pandemic powers, dealing the newly re-elected governor a political blow on his health emergency…
Second Former Inmate Admits Role in Scheme to Use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility…
Woman, two cops treated for smoke inhalation during Lacey home fire
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at 6:02 a.m., officers were dispatched to a Holly Place residence for an active structure fire. Officers and members of the Forked River…
New $1,000 gift card business fine a ‘gross abuse of power’ Assemblyman says
New Jersey Democrats are once again putting undue pressure on the backs of small business owners and New Jersey Assemblyman Brian Bergan (R) says it has to stop. The bill, sponsored by…
Phil Murphy discusses new COVID-19 prison release policy as omicron continues to spread
TRENTON, NJ – After freeing more than two thousand convicted criminals in 2020, some who went on to commit new violent crimes after their release, Governor Phil Murphy today said he has…
Phil Murphy: School mask mandate will stay in place, even if his authorization expires tomorrow
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today said that he will not allow school children to attend school unmasked, even if the New Jersey legislature doesn’t extend his pandemic emergency…
Phil Murphy says New Jersey schools need age-appropriate active shooter drills
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-5727/S-3726) which requires school security drills to be age-appropriate and to prevent unnecessary traumatization of schoolchildren. Among other requirements, the legislation prohibits the use of…
New Jersey Democrat leader pushing for extending Murphy COVID powers tests positive for COVID
New Jersey Assembly majority speaker Craig Coughlin, a Democrat who is pushing for the renewal of Phil Murphy’s pandemic emergency powers has tested positive for COVID-19. Coughlin will participate in today’s vote…
Rik Mehta to challenge Frank Pallone for New Jersey Congress seat in 2022
Edison, NJ – Dr. Rik Mehta will challenge Democrat incumbent Frank Pallone in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District. Mehta was the 2020 Republican U.S. Senate nominee who challenged Senator Cory Booker and…