An 18-year-old Passaic man was arrested on charges of making false reports of a mall shooting and a knife-wielding man at his former high school in Bergen County, police said Monday. Alex Barrales faces two counts of creating a false public alarm for t…
N.J. drivers could soon be spared speeding and red-light camera fines from other states
A New Jersey lawmaker well-known for his disdain for speed and red-light cameras says he wants to protect Garden State residents from getting ticketed from other states for those violations. A bill introduced by state Sen. Declan O’Scanlon cleared a le…
Catholic church failing once-observant members | Letters
In July, I will turn 80. My entire life has been spent as an active parishioner in the Roman Catholic church. Recently, I completed over 30 years as a religious education teacher for some wonderful kids. Yet, when young children are regularly killed in…
Swimmer dies after being pulled from ocean at Jersey Shore beach
A man died after he was pulled from the ocean off Belmar on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Emergency crews rushed to reports of several swimmers “in distress” around 12:30 p.m. near the 8th Avenue beach jetty, the Belmar Police Department said in …
Judge throws out restraining order against 2020 anti-ICE protesters at Hudson County executive’s home
A Hudson County Superior Court judge threw out a restraining order against protesters who gathered outside County Executive Tom DeGise’s house to protest an extension of the county jail’s contract to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee…
Why is bitcoin crashing? Here’s everything to know
Bitcoin fell below $23,000 on Monday, marking the lowest value the cryptocurrency has hit since Dec. 2020. Here’s what you need to know. The cryptocurrency has taken a nosedive mostly because investors are dumping cryptocurrencies as a whole amid risin…
N.J. reports 2 COVID deaths, 1,223 cases ahead of critical vote for vaccinating kids under 5
New Jersey on Monday reported 1,223 COVID-19 confirmed positive tests and two new confirmed deaths as federal officials signaled that smaller doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for children under 5. The availability of …
Lesniak on the gun bill compromise: Democratic U.S. senators have failed us | Opinion
By Raymond Lesniak When I first learned of the gun safety compromise announced by the bipartisan group of U.S. senators, I got angry over its failure to make even the easiest of gun control improvements — increasing the age to purchase assault weapons …
Top Trump aide with ties to Christie says he rejected claims that 2020 election was fixed
The New Jersey native who ran Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign rejected claims spread by the former president and others that the election was stolen, according to videotaped testimony released Monday by the select House committee investigating…
Motorcyclist dies after running off road, hitting tree
A South Jersey man died of his injuries following a motorcycle crash last month. Jason Derby, 50, of Commercial Township, was riding a motorcycle east on Route 767 in the township around 7:30 a.m. May 26 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck two…