New Jersey on Friday reported 2,538 confirmed COVID-19 positive tests and 14 new confirmed deaths as the transmission risk remains high in four counties, down from seven a week ago. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 2,051 on Friday,…
Tires stripped from vehicles in Bayonne
Two Bayonne drivers woke up Thursday morning to find that all four tires had been stolen from their vehicles, Bayonne police said. At 4:32 a.m. the owner of a 2020 Acura RDX reported that the vehicle was parked in the area of 44th Street and Broadway w…
N.J. cop charged after punching another player in face during fight at adult softball game
A Lakewood police officer has been charged with aggravated assault after punching another player in the face during a fight at a men’s softball game earlier this month, a charging document states. Patrick Carney, 50, is charged with aggravated assault/…
Murphy tells Dems ‘we will not let you down’ if they give N.J. early 2024 presidential primary
The pitch could have been made for tourists to vacation in New Jersey, or for businesses to settle here. And Gov. Phil Murphy was a chief salesman. But this was a presentation to a purely political audience — the Democratic National Committee’s rules a…
Storm of emotions leads to bias, hate and gun violence summit; it’s a good start. | Opinion
Mounting death tolls because of gun violence, mental unhealth, hateful philosophies, and racial and religious bias continue to grow nationwide and here in our state. New Jerseyeans must do the work now to prevent mass killings, all-to-common incidents …
Why is the FDA banning Juul e-cigarettes?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Juul e-cigarettes on Thursday, June 23. Here’s what you need to know about the ban and why the FDA ruled in favor of it. What is behind the FDA’s reasoning for the Juul ban in the U.S.? The FDA’s move …
Miss Manners: Bickering friends make poor vacation company
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have friends, a married couple, with whom we have vacationed on several occasions. We live in different states, so we don’t see them that often. This past Thanksgiving, we rented a house with them for a week. It was the week from …
State AFL-CIO backing N.J. Republican congressman after failing to oust him in 2020
If you can’t beat ‘em, back ‘em. That’s what the New Jersey AFL-CIO did Wednesday at its political conference in Atlantic City, when the labor federation endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the lawmaker it sought to defeat two years ago. The AFL-CIO backed De…
Controversial Liberty State Park bill heads toward full vote of assembly and senate
TRENTON — Controversial legislation that could allow privatization of Liberty State Park barreled toward approval Wednesday when a state assembly committee voted unanimously to send it for a full vote. The Liberty State Park Conservation, Recreation, a…
Five shooting incidents in two-day span in Jersey City
A man was shot in the head late Tuesday night, at least the fifth shooting incident in Jersey City over a two-day span. The man was shot just before 11:30 p.m. on Bidwell Avenue, between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue, police said in radio t…