(NEW JERSEY) — On behalf of all New Jersey residents, Governor Philip D. Murphy has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday January 11,  in honor of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick of South River. 

Sicknick died following injuries sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists.

According to the statement from the ...

WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Woodland Park School District Superintendent Dr. Michele Pillari notified families this afternoon that the district would not be reopening as anticipated on Monday, Jan. 11, but remaining closed with an expected return date of Monday, Feb. 1. 

The decision was made due to the rise in number of positive COVID-19 cases locally, to protect the health, safety and ...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- Julian Leshay, an independent photojournalist, spoke with Executive Producer Brian Brodeur about his experiences taking photos at the recent Capitol Hill riot on January 6. Leshay gives viewers his insight into the scenes he witnessed and the images he captured on that fateful day. 

Leshay arrived in Washington, D.C. the day before, “to get the environment, to ...

ATLANTA, GA -- Jimmy Carter was the first and only president to be a born in Georgia, and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum can be found in Freedom Park in the heart of Atlanta.

Though we know the story of the peanut farmer who rose to national heights, there’s much more to learn about the early life of James Earl Carter, Jr. here, including his early career in ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

A new year is upon us and optimistically one may believe that the possibilities are endless. Granted we just came off a year so horrific that it makes Divorce Court look better than Disneyland, so it’s reasonable to be a little trepidatious. But then again, aiming for the positive is a mindset that ...

NEW JERSEY — Every January for the past three years, Shivam Patel voluntarily trades in a beer for a bottled water at his favorite Jersey dive bar. Patel is one of many who participate in Drynuary, or Dry January, abstaining from alcohol for the entire month in an effort to be healthier.

Originating in the UK as an advocacy campaign, the wellness trend started with just 4,000 people ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Passaic County Central Labor Council, the body that represents affiliated labor unions and their members across Passaic County, swore in a new slate of leaders for 2021 at their December 16 meeting.

Sworn in were:

Tom Kelly, President, IBEW, Local 827
Calvin Brooks, Treasurer, SMART Local 25
Ira Stern, Trustee, IAMAW 447 

The new officers ...

WAYNE, NJ – Councilman-at Large, Joe Schweighardt voted a hard ‘no’ on renewing licenses for any of Wayne’s seven hotels during the last Wayne Town Council meeting.  His was a symbolic vote as the motion to renew the licenses passed eight-to-one, but Schweighardt’s was not the only voice in opposition to a few of the hotels in town that Mayor Chris Vergano ...

NEWARK, NJ — Across New Jersey, more than 9,600 people experiencing homelessness were counted in 2020, according to Monarch Housing Associates, a 9% increase from the year prior. 

Newark accounts for 1,859 of those individuals with about 350 living unsheltered. With services like warming centers, soup kitchens and libraries are unavailable during the cold winter months due to ...

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ - Longtime Democratic State Senator Loretta Weinberg announced on Wednesday that she will retire at the end of her current term.

The Senate Majority Leader since 2012, Weinberg said it was the right time for her to leave.

"I feel overwhelmed...I feel emotional," Weinberg told Briana Vannozzi of "NJ Spotlight News." "But I don't feel conflicted ...