NEW YORK (AP) — Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gobbled his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess. In a decisive cho…
N.J reports 1,385 COVID cases, no deaths. Numerous indicators suggest virus is spreading again.
New Jersey on Monday reported another 1,385 confirmed COVID-19 positive tests and no new confirmed deaths for the first time since late May. But despite the low mortality report, numerous indicators suggest the virus is spreading again. The statewide p…
Lifeguard who died after lightning strike remembered by N.J. beach community
A lifeguard who died after his lifeguard stand was struck by lightning last summer was remembered by his beach community on Friday, the start of the July 4 weekend. More than 100 people gathered at White Sands Beach in South Seaside Park in Berkeley To…
Journal Square 9/11 memorial will remain, despite construction of twin towers
A Sept. 11 memorial in the Journal Square Plaza will be spared from demolition when the long-anticipated $821 million twin-tower One Journal Square project is built, an organizer of the annual 9/11 tribute told The Jersey Journal. “We’re going to keep …
Philadelphia man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 80-year-old woman outside N.J. supermarket, police say
Police have charged a Philadelphia man with attempted murder in the stabbing of an 80-year-old woman Sunday as she loaded groceries into her car at a supermarket parking lot in Camden County, authorities announced Monday. Police arrested Altririk Higgi…
Dear Annie: The Fourth of July through poetry
DEAR READERS: I want to wish everyone a very happy Fourth of July. As you are hopefully enjoying barbecues and fireworks, you may want to read some of the following famous patriotic poems. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. “I Hear America Singing,…
N.J. teen representing Barbados as Olympic hopeful
When Olivia Kelly takes the beam, the 16-year-old gymnast likes to visualize herself standing before the crowds at her next competition. While she’s not very superstitious, Kelly said this mental exercise grounds her as she prepares to compete. In May,…
Murphy’s words on high court’s pollution retreat sound hollow | Letters
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling to reduce the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, Gov. Phil Murphy warned that the decision “threatens to exacerbate climate change …
Atlantic City jet boat crash leaves four people injured.
Four people were injured Saturday afternoon in Atlantic City after a boat struck a submerged metal piling, the U.S. Coast Guard said. There were five people on the 24-foot Yamaha jetboat, including three children, when it crashed — ejecting three peopl…
2 die in early morning N.J. house fire, officials say
Two people died in an early Sunday morning house fire in Readington Township, according to a statement from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. The names of the people who died were not released by the office as authorities had not yet notified t…