Around New Jersey

March 12, 2025

SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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TRENTON, NJ - A suspended Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Lieutenant was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly removing and tampering with drug evidence, including cocaine and fentanyl, and financial facilitation of criminal activity for deposits of approximately $600,000 in cash to multiple bank ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Ever choose music to suit your mood? How about to cure an ailment?That's what several Paramus students are doing with their musical talents, playing recitals to help soothe those who suffer from health conditions and disabilities.Solis and Luna Arts, a 501©3 nonprofit, is a group of ...

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WAYNE, NJ – The township has recently ordered a year-long water use study after concerns were raised at recent council meetings about the limits of Wayne’s water capacity during peak times. Now, the administration has introduced an ordinance that will limit the height of structures built in certain ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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WAYNE, NJ – The township has recently ordered a year-long water use study after concerns were raised at recent council meetings about the limits of Wayne’s water capacity during peak times. Now, the administration has introduced an ordinance that will limit the height of structures built in certain ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Who’s got the time to seek out a way to repair that table lamp that won’t seem to stay on? Is that old leather bag worth keeping once the strap has broken? What use is that dull kitchen knife?Repair Cafe New Jersey was back in Jersey City on Sunday, the gym of Grace Church Van ...

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WAYNE, NJ – The township has recently ordered a year-long water use study after concerns were raised at recent council meetings about the limits of Wayne’s water capacity during peak times. Now, the administration has introduced an ordinance that will limit the height of structures built in certain ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

Read more »

PARAMUS, NJ - Ever choose music to suit your mood? How about to cure an ailment?That's what several Paramus students are doing with their musical talents, playing recitals to help soothe those who suffer from health conditions and disabilities.Solis and Luna Arts, a 501©3 nonprofit, is a group of ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety. On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

Read more »

WAYNE, NJ – The township has recently ordered a year-long water use study after concerns were raised at recent council meetings about the limits of Wayne’s water capacity during peak times. Now, the administration has introduced an ordinance that will limit the height of structures built in certain ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

Read more »

SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...

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As the tax filing deadline approaches, WalletHub released updated rankings for 2025’s Most Least Federally Dependent States, as well as expert commentary.Some states receive far more in federal aid than they pay in taxes. However, it's not just the dollar amount that matters. It’s important to ...

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BELMAR, NJ – In a show of appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces, the Borough of Belmar is offering free season beach badges to military veterans for the 2025 summer season. This new initiative aims to provide veterans with easier and more convenient access to Belmar’s scenic ...

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NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data was made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R, NJ-07) and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, NJ-12) have re-introduced the One-Seat Ride Act in the House, a bipartisan bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a cost/benefit analysis of a one-seat-ride trip versus a transfer trip option during ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The state is moving forward with a plan to divert eastbound Route 80 traffic onto some westbound lanes, a project that would alleviate traffic detouring through Roxbury while workers finish shoring-up the unstable ground below the highway in nearby Wharton, said Roxbury Mayor Shawn ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...

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BELMAR, NJ – In a show of appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces, the Borough of Belmar is offering free season beach badges to military veterans for the 2025 summer season. This new initiative aims to provide veterans with easier and more convenient access to Belmar’s scenic ...

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BELMAR, NJ – In a show of appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces, the Borough of Belmar is offering free season beach badges to military veterans for the 2025 summer season. This new initiative aims to provide veterans with easier and more convenient access to Belmar’s scenic ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - Who’s got the time to seek out a way to repair that table lamp that won’t seem to stay on? Is that old leather bag worth keeping once the strap has broken? What use is that dull kitchen knife? Repair Café New Jersey was back in Jersey City on Sunday, the gym of Grace Church Van ...

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