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…
Barnegat man charged for crack possession after police observe aggressive driving
BRICK, NJ – On New Year’s Eve, just after 12:00 Noon, Detectives from the Street Crimes Unit observed an aggressive driver on Beaverson Blvd. cutting other drivers off. The ensuring motor vehicle…
Driver arrested for DUI after officers spot suspicious vehicle in Lacey Historical Society parking lot
LACEY TWP, NJ – On Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 11:01 a.m., Officers Michael Hyle and Michael Hein responded to a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Lacey Historical Society. …
Two Winners to Split $632.6 Million Powerball Jackpot
TRENTON, NJ – One California and one Wisconsin Lottery players split the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot from the Wednesday, January 5, drawing. This was the seventh largest Powerball jackpot on record. In addition, one…
Governor Murphy: We’re literally breaking records every day, as COVID-19 continues to surge
LONG BRANCH, NJ – New Jersey reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases once again on Thursday as the omicron virus positivity rate is at 40%. That means 40% of people tested for…
Phil Murphy says January 6th was domestic terrorism, but when D.C. burned a year earlier it was a peaceful protest
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to this day insists that the rioters that burned Washington, D.C. and dozens of other cities across America were peaceful protesters exercising their American…
Phil Murphy: If more people used public libraries, Democracy would not be threatened today
LONG BRANCH, NJ – As Americans use at-home and online resources to access the services once provided by public libraries, fewer people are actually using libraries. That has made the entire New…
Phil Murphy’s nursing home death payout does equal justice for victims or families, DiMaio
TRENTON, N.J. – Assembly Republican Leader-Elect John DiMaio says the state’s settlement with 119 families of veterans who died of Covid-19 in state-run homes is a first step, not a substitution for answers…
Phil Murphy benching unvaccinated children from school activities is cruel and unscientific
TRENTON, NJ (editorial/opinion) – This week, the New Jersey Department of Health, under the direction of Governor Phil Murphy announced it will ban unvaccinated students from participating in extracurricular activities including sports,…
DePhillips says Murphy wrong to ban unvaccinated children from sports and extracurricular activities
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips blasted the Murphy administration over their updated guidance for K-12 schools that excludes unvaccinated students from sports or extracurricular activities in areas where Covid-19 activity is very…
New Jersey black bear hunt debate rekindled after woman attacked, dog killed
SPARTA TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police have reported an 81-year-old woman was attacked and injured, her dog killed by a black bear attack while taking out her garbage Monday evening. Police said that…
One New Jersey county is deploying the National Guard to nursing homes to battle omicron
Newton – At this evening’s reorganization meeting of the Sussex County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Anthony Fasano will report that in response to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases within Sussex County…
Monmouth County records over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that between Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 and Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 there…
New Jersey records nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health reported nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. 31,391 positive PCR cases were reported and 7,203 new antigen tests came back positive as…
Ocean County records nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in single day, here’s how you can get flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Health Department has recorded 1,813 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, shattering past daily counts on record since the pandemic began. “The Ocean County Health Department…
New Jersey school mask mandate to expire January 11th, but Murphy pushing to extend
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has officially asked the New Jersey legislature to extend a school mask mandate that is set to expire January 11th. Murphy made it clear…
Man killed in Paterson shooting ambush
PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 2:53 p.m. on January 4, 2022, members of the Paterson Police Department were…
Pedestrian struck and killed by NJ Transit bus hit and run in Lakewood
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 3, 2022, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department responded to the entrance of the New Jersey Transit…
Republicans say Phil Murphy blocking access to public records over $53 million ‘death home’ settlement
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Steven Oroho and Senator Joe Pennacchio have filed requests for public records related to the Murphy administration’s $53 million settlement for veterans home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
NJ Department of Labor’s victory lap is insulting to New Jerseyeans who see the complete and utter failure of the agency during pandemic
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa today lambasted New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development after the beleaguered agency issued a self-congratulatory press release boasting of its accomplishments in 2021. “With…
New Jersey legislators banding together to oppose latest Phil Murphy pandemic power grab
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael L. Testa (R-1) today announced his strong opposition to the proposed legislation to extend the Governor’s emergency powers for another 90 days. Murphy sent a letter to…