News

March 6, 2026

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Rock Shack will host another all ages, 1, 2 punch this weekend. First on Friday, March 6,get ready for a night of incredible songwriting, musicianship, and lyricism!!! Isabella Dussias is a regular on the Stone Pony stage and has worked up to headliner status. Her music ...

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PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - State and local officials gathered in Phillipsburg as Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a $1.2 million grant to help fund repairs following a series of sinkholes that disrupted a neighborhood and displaced residents last month. The funding, provided through the New Jersey Department ...

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NEW JERSEY — Trader Joe’s is recalling select frozen products sold at its stores after the company said there is a potential that some packages may be contaminated with foreign material—specifically, glass.In a customer notice dated March 3, 2026, Trader Joe’s said the recall is related to an ...

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Linden, NJ - Congratulations to Sergeants Ralph Heston and Victoria Gonzalez, who were promoted during a ceremony in Linden City Hall on Monday, March 2, 2026. Both Sergeants will be assigned to the Patrol Division as field supervisors. Congratulations to Sergeants Ralph Heston and Victoria ...

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PARAMUS, NJ — The Paramus Recreation Department is seeking employees for its Summer Playground program.Final camp locations are still under review, hoping to secure three locations with facilities to allow indoor and outdoor activities for participants.Coming along this year are daily vendors, ...

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ACRA—Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Columbia and Greene Counties hosts Maple Fest, Sunday, March 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This family-friendly event takes place at CCE’s Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23.Maple Fest is free of charge and registration is not required. Activities will ...

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An emotionally-troubled, knife-wielding man jumped from one balcony of a Hackensack high-rise to another before plunging several stories to the ground, multiple sources said.The 38-year-old man was standing over the railing in the rain on a fourth-floor balcony when uniformed officers and ...

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A group of Hackensack police officers revived a 78-year-old man after he went into cardiac arrest. Officers Ryan Conlon and Frank Caneja from the HPD's Emergency Services Unit and Patrol Officers Jems Peralta and Robert Oropeza found the fallen victim on the Midtown Bridge approach on Wednesday ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – The Senegal men's national team – known as Les Lions de la Teranga by the soccer-crazy fans in their west African homeland – are getting ready to take on the world.Their first steps toward World Cup glory, however, will take place in New Brunswick.Mayor Jim Cahill greeted a ...

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HACKENSACK, NJ — Recently featured on ABC's Good Morning America was Hackensack Project Management Clerk and Board of Education Trustee Gina Gilmore and her son, Kyle Hewlett.Hewlett was 24 in 2023 when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. To stabilize his heart, he required over 90 minutes of ...

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An emotionally-troubled, knife-wielding man jumped from one balcony of a Hackensack high-rise to another before plunging several stories to the ground, multiple sources said. Uniformed officers and negotiators entered the fourth-floor unit at the 13-story Carlyle on Prospect Avenue shortly before ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ — AMC Theatres says it expects to close additional “underperforming” locations in 2026 as it continues reshaping its footprint nationwide—a strategy that has already resulted in more than 200 theater closures over the last five years.While AMC has not released a list of which ...

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 WASHINGTON – Central New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has introduced the Data Center Community Impact Act, legislation that would authorize a federal study on the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of data centers, with a focus on communities of color and low-income ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ — AMC Theatres says it expects to close additional “underperforming” locations in 2026 as it continues reshaping its footprint nationwide—a strategy that has already resulted in more than 200 theater closures over the last five years.While AMC has not released a list of which ...

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JEFFERSON, NJ – Several Spartans made their way to the podium at the NJSIAA District 2 tournament on Saturday at Jefferson High School.Number one seed at 106 lbs Kellen Shearer took his match over Lakeland’s Rafael Torres in a 19-5 major decision for first place. Top seed at 144 lbs Ryan Hrenenko ...

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 WASHINGTON – Central New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has introduced the Data Center Community Impact Act, legislation that would authorize a federal study on the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of data centers, with a focus on communities of color and low-income ...

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HACKENSACK, NJ — Recently featured on ABC's Good Morning America was Hackensack Project Management Clerk and Board of Education Trustee Gina Gilmore and her son, Kyle Hewlett.Hewlett was 24 in 2023 when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. To stabilize his heart, he required over 90 minutes of ...

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HACKENSACK, NJ — Recently featured on ABC's Good Morning America was Hackensack Project Management Clerk and Board of Education Trustee Gina Gilmore and her son, Kyle Hewlett.Hewlett was 24 in 2023 when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. To stabilize his heart, he required over 90 minutes of ...

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KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following information from Harding Elementary School Principal Mr. Ronald Bubnowski.Hello Harding Families,Here is what you need to know this week…NJSLA Parent & Student Nights: Students accompanied by their parents are invited to learn more about NJ State ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The township's representatives in the state Legislature are criticizing a local teachers’ union for equating the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Roxbury with Nazi concentration camps, asserting the union is doing so in its “participation ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge will go ‘shamrock green’ on Sunday, March 8, for the 52nd annual St. Patrick's Day parade, thrilling scores of local spectators, visitors from Middlesex County and across New Jersey.The American-Irish Association has named John M. Mitch – one of Woodbridge’s most ...

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Wednesday, Hanover Township Mayor Thomas “Ace” Gallagher hosted a meeting of regional mayors at Chimney Rock Inn in Whippany to discuss the challenges facing municipal governments and share those concerns directly with Joe Hathaway, a Republican candidate for New Jersey’s ...

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NEW JERSEY — Get ready to lose an hour of sleep on Sunday, March 8, when clocks skip ahead from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. as Daylight Saving Time returns.This changeover means more evening daylight and darker mornings until Sunday, Nov. 1st, when New Jerseyans must set their clocks back again for an hour to ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The township's representatives in the state Legislature are criticizing a local teachers’ union for equating the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Roxbury with Nazi concentration camps, asserting the union is doing so in its “participation ...

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Basking Ridge, NJ — A new video campaign is bringing the rich history and ongoing preservation efforts of the Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead to a wider audience.The Friends of the Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead recently released a series of four short videos highlighting the site’s historical ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — What began in a Jersey City bedroom nearly a decade ago has now earned formal recognition from the New Jersey Legislature.Rishi Vamdatt, 16, recently received a Joint Legislative Resolution from the New Jersey State Senate and General Assembly honoring his work through Easy Peasy ...

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PARAMUS, NJ — To determine if a resident's home has high radon levels, they must perform a test.Radon is a naturally occurring colorless and odorless radioactive gas, according to the Paramus Health Department. It can enter homes through cracks in foundations, as well as openings around pipes, ...

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Wednesday, Hanover Township Mayor Thomas “Ace” Gallagher hosted a meeting of regional mayors at Chimney Rock Inn in Whippany to discuss the challenges facing municipal governments and share those concerns directly with Joe Hathaway, a Republican candidate for New Jersey’s ...

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NEW JERSEY — Get ready to lose an hour of sleep on Sunday, March 8, when clocks skip ahead from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. as Daylight Saving Time returns. This changeover means more evening daylight and darker mornings until Sunday, November 1, when New Jerseyans must set their clocks back again for an hour ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The township's representatives in the state Legislature are criticizing a local teachers’ union for equating the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Roxbury with Nazi concentration camps, asserting the union is doing so in its “participation ...

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