When Sandra Lopez was tapped to be a state Superior Court judge in 2015, her appointment was celebrated as groundbreaking. Lopez was both the first woman and the first Hispanic appointed to serve as a Superior Court judge in Salem County, officials not…
Port Authority asked to end ‘secret’ negotiations for Newark Airport Amazon air freight hub
U.S. Rep Donald Payne, Jr., D-10th, joined a dozen other officials asking the Port Authority to stop “secret” negotiations with Amazon to locate an air freight hub at Newark Airportthat opponents contend has been fast tracked. The letter sent Tuesday c…
Small N.J. businesses desperately need tax relief after pandemic unemployment surge, leaders say
The New Jersey Assembly recently passed legislation that would ease the burden of tax increases on small businesses after a surge in unemployment claims during the pandemic depleted the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Now business leaders ar…
Man was ‘recklessly handling a firearm’ before deadly shooting, prosecutor says
A 45-year-old man was charged in a deadly shooting over the weekend in Freehold Borough, authorities said Tuesday. Efrain Cruz, Jr. faces a charge of reckless manslaughter in the shooting that happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Acting Monmo…
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks into South China Sea
An iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant capsized just days after tugboats towed it out to sea, with the hopes of taking it to an undisclosed shipyard. Unfortunately, those plans sunk along with the ship as the three-story vessel named “Jumbo Kingdom” c…
Hate crimes, incidents on the rise in N.J., especially in schools. It ‘gives me chills,’ Murphy says.
Amol Sinha vividly remembers the first time he felt targeted for his race, because it was on an elementary school field trip. A classmate, he recalled, “pushed me to the ground, punched me in the face, spit in my face and called me the N-word.” Sinha, …
N.J. man used TikTok to randomly contact young girls for nude photos, authorities say
A 26-year-old New Jersey man asked two Pennsylvania girls — ages 11 and 12 — to send him nude photos after initially contacting them on the social media app TikTok, authorities said. Ryan Corcoran, of Andover, later communicated by text message with th…
N.J. reports 1,862 new cases, 10 COVID deaths. Positive tests steadily declining.
New Jersey on Tuesday reported 1,862 confirmed COVID-19 positive tests and 10 new confirmed deaths as cases have continued to decline for nearly a month. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 2,147 on Tuesday, down 11% from a week ago, …
Murphy touts his agenda in $2M ad blitz from dark money group
You may see more of Gov. Phil Murphy over the next few weeks, thanks to a $2 million ad blitz from a “dark money” group aiming to tout his agenda and raise his profile. The Democratic governor is appearing in three advertisements paid for by Stronger F…
Hudson prosecutor’s office, Jersey City police investigating death of 3-year-old
The suspicious death of a 3-year-old from Jersey City Tuesday morning is being investigated by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and Jersey City Police Department, the prosecutor’s office said on social media. No other information was released.