Aching reminders of her son’s death have come steadily, Regina Mullen said Sunday. Kyle Mullen, who died Feb. 4 after completing the grueling first phase of U.S. Navy SEAL training called “Hell Week,” was supposed to be the best man at his brother TJ’s…
Driver hospitalized after fiery 2-vehicle crash on Garden State Parkway
A motorist was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday on the Garden State Parkway. Two vehicles were traveling north near milepost 137.9 in Cranford Township around 4:45 a.m. when an Acura struck the rear of a Mazda, according to a New J…
Dear Annie: Mother has bedbugs in her living room and bedroom and she’s ‘choosing to live with the bugs’
DEAR ANNIE: My mother lives alone and has bedbugs in her living room and bedroom. She also has a lot of clutter. She had a professional treatment of one of the rooms, but the bugs returned. She says that preparing for further treatment would be too str…
Convicted Paterson cop led officers who robbed residents. Now, he wants a new trial
A Paterson police sergeant convicted last month for crimes committed while supervising cops who robbed residents is seeking a new trial after accusing federal prosecutors of misconduct for calling the officers as witnesses against him. In a brief filed…
Hoboken to host two clinics for COVID-19 vaccines for newly eligible children
The city of Hoboken will host two COVID-19 vaccine clinics for newly eligible children this week, Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and the city Health Department announced. Through a partnership with Medicine Man Pharmacy & Compounding, the city will host a clinic…
Ex-N.J. attorney general: The abortion ruling strips 167M Americans of their rights | Opinion
By John Farmer, Jr. On Friday, for the first time in our history, more than half of Americans were stripped of a right that had been deemed fundamental for generations. Whatever else you conclude about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jack…
N.J. judge shortage reaching crisis level, with huge delays for thousands. ‘This is catastrophic.’
Mushrooming judicial vacancies are exacting a heavy toll on New Jersey’s court system. The price: Justice delayed or denied for thousands of residents. Almost a fifth of all trial court positions are expected to go unfilled by year’s end. Even the New …
NJ restricts solitary confinement in prisons. Why not in schools? | Editorial
Imagine leaving a boy with autism secluded in a small cement room with a window too high for him to reach, as he bangs his head against the wall, screams and cries for hours, and wets his pants. That’s what his school in Central Jersey did, a lawyer to…
Why let a billionaire take a bite out of Liberty State Park? | Moran
It’s time for Americans to use the word “oligarch” to describe our own billionaires, not just those in Russia. Because it clarifies things. It helps explain what’s happening at Liberty State Park as Reebok billionaire Paul Fireman paves the way to grab…
Dear Abby: Friend upset after being excluded from vacation
DEAR ABBY: Recently, my oldest and dearest friend (since kindergarten) talked about renting a house in Puerto Rico for her family and mine. We talk often and have remained close over the years. I consider her family a part of my family. She recently in…