OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – People north of the Driscoll Bridge look to Memorial Day to begin their trek “go down the shore.”  For Ocean County residents, a visit to the sand and surf is more commonly referred to as hitting the beach. With just two weeks away, it is important to know about beach badges and the like.

In Southern Ocean County, Long Beach Island offers an assortment ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Celebrate the music and dancing of the King of Pop at “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience” starring Joby Rogers at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood this August.

Rogers is the only tribute artist to ever appear as the Gloved One on the cover of Rolling Stone. He has performed his MJ tribute shows to one of the greatest entertainers of all ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy said the state will be “giving guidance” to Jersey Shore beach towns in the “next week or so” as local officials continue to plan for the opening of their summer season on Memorial Day weekend.

During his May 8 press briefing, Murphy said, “We’re trying to come up with a paradigm (for beaches) that is consistent ...

NEW JERSEY --  If you did not travel to Newark or New York City to see the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds fly by on Tuesday, you can see it in a way you never imagined -- from the cockpit!

The US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds performed a very rare joint flyover above New York City, Trenton, Newark, and Philadelphia on April 28, to honor health care and ...

WAYNE, NJ – We are all stuck at home, spending upward of 90% of our time in our comfortable prisons with our familiar inmates, passing the time. Of those who are lucky not to have any family members in serious risk due to the virus, many are catching up on their shows, on reading, on housework and home improvement. Some are wallowing in the pleasure of not having to go to work and ...

TRENTON, NJ - On the same day that Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey has surpassed 100,000 cases of COVID-19, he stressed, as he has in previous briefings, that the “curve is still flat.”

Several key statistics are also moving in the right direction, New Jersey Commissioner of Health Judith Persichilli added, including a 17 percent decrease from the high water mark of ...

TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy and Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride announced Tuesday that the state has secured relief options with private student loan servicers to expand on the protections the federal government granted to federal student loan borrowers. These new options stand to benefit an estimated 200,000 New Jersey residents with privately ...

Raymond P. Kenny, the leader of NJ Transit’s rail operations, has died of complications from COVID-19, according to a press release issued Saturday.

Kenny, who was appointed to the position of senior vice president and general manager of rail operations last year, was 69.

“Ray’s reputation and experience in the industry are unparalleled,” said NJT President and CEO ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - In the middle of a health crisis comes a feel-good story from Saint Peter's University Hospital: Two sisters recently gave birth seven hours apart.

Kerry Foote gave birth to Leah on April 2. Later that day, Katelyn Scott gave birth to Lilly.

Because of social distancing measures enacted to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the sisters - and cousins - were not ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- COVID-19 isn't necessarily a death sentence, but it could have been. Just ask bar owner Sean Flannery of Sheelen's Crossing Pub & Bistro on South Avenue in Fanwood. 

Coronavirus has taken a horrible toll at facilities for retired veterans homes and at nursing homes across the state, and many of the sickest patients are age 65 and over. Flannery, who ...