Around New Jersey

March 31, 2025

CAMDEN – The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Camden County Commissioners announced on Sunday that they will join the national blue envelope initiative that lets police officers at a traffic stop know that the driver is autistic or has other special needs.The envelope, designed to hold ...

Read more »

UNION, NJ – During a presentation to the Union Board of Adjustment on Wednesday evening for the approval of a new monopole telecommunications structure, representatives from the cell tower company also announced the impending removal of the township’s iconic water sphere.Currently, the water tower ...

Read more »

NEWARK - Messages like “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Won’t Land You A Penalty,” “Sex Buying Is Foul,” and “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Is A Victimless Crime” rotated on an electronic Broad Street billboard in Newark this past week, greeting sports fans coming to the Prudential Center to ...

Read more »

UNION, NJ – During a presentation to the Union Board of Adjustment on Wednesday evening for the approval of a new monopole telecommunications structure, representatives from the cell tower company also announced the impending removal of the township’s iconic water sphere.Currently, the water tower ...

Read more »

NEWARK - Messages like “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Won’t Land You A Penalty,” “Sex Buying Is Foul,” and “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Is A Victimless Crime” rotated on an electronic Broad Street billboard in Newark this past week, greeting sports fans coming to the Prudential Center to ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ — Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic ...

Read more »

NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...

Read more »

MONTCLAIR, NJ - More than 500 sacred relics from the life of Jesus Christ, the Holy Family, and hundreds of saints, martyrs, and blesseds will be on display in Montclair this spring during a rare and spiritually enriching exhibit at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory. The exhibit, open to the public ...

Read more »

ROXBURY, NJ – State officials are working with navigation apps Waze and Google Maps to reduce the number of drivers diverted from Route 80 onto Roxbury’s local roads due to sinkhole closures in Wharton, according to Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo. Potillo shared details of the effort following a March ...

Read more »

NEWARK - The Newark Board of Education has approved up to $2.8 million for catering and takeout of continental breakfasts, lunches, dinners and afternoon refreshments over the past two years.District catering – ranging from Latino cuisine, assorted baked goods, pizza, buttermilk pancakes, soul and ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ—Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic control ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ—Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic control ...

Read more »

ROXBURY, NJ – State officials are working with navigation apps Waze and Google Maps to reduce the number of drivers diverted from Route 80 onto Roxbury’s local roads due to sinkhole closures in Wharton, according to Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo. Potillo shared details of the effort following a March ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE — This Central New Jersey community has a business boom going, with many new restaurants, retailers and other businesses arriving downtown and elsewhere across this 24-square-mile town.Nearly a half-dozen businesses recently opened. Others are in the works, says Mayor John E. McCormac, ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE — This Central New Jersey community has a business boom going, with many new restaurants, retailers and other businesses arriving downtown and elsewhere across this 24-square-mile town.Nearly a half-dozen businesses recently opened. Others are in the works, says Mayor John E. McCormac, ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK - A Rutgers student group has assembled more than 1,600 home test kits to spread a message about the importance of early screening for colorectal cancer – the second-most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.Volunteers with the Rutgers Health Service Corps have been ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK - A Rutgers student group has assembled more than 1,600 home test kits to spread a message about the importance of early screening for colorectal cancer – the second-most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.Volunteers with the Rutgers Health Service Corps have been ...

Read more »

NEWARK, NJ - The Newark Board of Education has approved up to $2.8 million for catering and takeout of continental breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and afternoon refreshments over the past two years.District catering – ranging from Latino cuisine, assorted baked goods, pizza, buttermilk pancakes, soul ...

Read more »

NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...

Read more »

NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Flanked by caregivers, seniors and people  with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy appeared at the Westfield Community Center drumming a message that focused on the noticeably absent US Rep. Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t think there will be a more important ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...

Read more »

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A trail camera in a remote area of Duke Farms inaccessible to the public captured the image of a solitary bobcat walking through a field in the middle of the night on March 14."The recent bobcat sighting at Duke Farms is a testament to the success of our ongoing conservation and ...

Read more »

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A trail camera in a remote area of Duke Farms inaccessible to the public captured the image of a solitary bobcat walking through a field in the middle of the night on March 14."The recent bobcat sighting at Duke Farms is a testament to the success of our ongoing conservation and ...

Read more »

NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...

Read more »