DEAR MISS MANNERS: I went to the drugstore to pick up my prescriptions. There were five people in line at the pharmacy. When I finally got to the counter, a young woman came up behind me and announced to the clerk that she was there for her vaccination…
Man dead in Newark homicide, officials say
One man died as a result of a homicide in Newark early Saturday morning, officials said. The 31-year-old was killed at about 12:25 a.m. on the 300 block of New Street, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly, from the Essex County Prosecutor’s …
N.J. weather: These were the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the Garden State
Yes, it feels like a furnace outside this weekend as New Jersey’s brutal July heat wave keeps churning. But it could be worse. Even though the Garden State is more than 2,000 miles away from Death Valley, the hottest place in America, we occasionally g…
N.J weather: What can we expect as the heatwave continues?
It will be the hottest weekend of the year so far as New Jersey enters its sixth day of the current heat wave, with temperatures on Saturday expected to fall just shy of 100 degrees. And while it’s not expected to be quite as humid, forecasters still p…
From street dances to social media, how youth are changing activism for the NAACP
When younger delegates wanted to amend the NAACP’s constitution to refer to themselves as militant, older and younger members debated the issue. On Monday, NAACP Chairman Leon Russell announced the organization had made the change. “Your militancy shou…
Hudson County shows love for corrections officer assaulted by inmate
A online fundraiser for a Hudson County corrections officer viciously assaulted by an inmate Sunday has raised more than $20,000. Some 253 people and organizations have donated $20,270 as of Thursday afternoon to help with medical and living expenses f…
Dear Annie: What does one do when an online romantic partner seems reluctant to meet in person?
DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been in a long-distance, exclusive, monogamous relationship for over a year now. I met him at work (we both work remotely), and he reached out and made his feelings clear. We had a work relationship to begin with, so we were always in …
Teens, child detained during drug raid can sue officers, court rules
A New Jersey appeals court has resurrected a lawsuit filed by three children who say police violated their civil rights and caused other harms when they burst into their Piscataway home with a search warrant in 2013. A Middlesex County judge dismissed …
Arrest made in fatal shooting of N.J. grocery store owner
A 31-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with shooting and killing the owner of a grocery store on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Yaphet Norman is charged with felony murder in the death of Luis Morales, 40, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Offi…
The heat isn’t going anywhere in N.J. for days. Here’s how to stay safe.
With New Jersey now officially in the midst of a July heat wave expected to stretch into next week, a major priority for most will be figuring out how to stay somewhat cool. Temperatures will be the 90s for days with the heat index regularly climbing i…