By Craig J. Coughlin If you look across the country these days, how to conduct an election in a fair and transparent way is not an issue that Democrats and Republicans have been able to find much agreement on. But while that may be the case in Washingt…
N.J. reports 3,162 new COVID cases, 1 new death; U.S. regulators to revamp vaccines
New Jersey on Saturday reported another 3,162 confirmedCOVID-19 cases and one new confirmed death, as U.S. regulators said they plan to forego authorizing a second booster shot for adults under 50 years old this summer. Instead, they will focus on reva…
N.J. police officer arrested, faces multiple charges in connection with car crash
A Passaic police officer is facing multiple charges after being involved in a car crash that resulted in one serious injury early Friday morning, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and the Clifton Police Department announced…
Motorcycle accident leaves 23-year-old N.J. man dead, police say
A 23-year-old man involved in a motorcycle accident on Friday in Monmouth County is now dead, authorities confirmed. The victim, Dakota Neron, of Jackson, was found separated from his 2019 Yamaha motorcycle by a pedestrian on Norse Drive in Howell, aut…
Restoring N.J. property tax breaks left out of new federal spending deal. This Dem supports it.
Rep. Tom Malinowski said Friday that he would support legislation reducing prescription drug prices and lowering health care costs, even though the bill does not address restoring a key property tax break: the federal deduction for state and local taxe…
Our credit is mostly in my name. How can I help my wife’s credit score?
Q. I have a question about credit when retired. My spouse applied for a gas credit card and was denied due to lack of credit. I applied and was approved. We realized that our banking and existing credit cards are in my name only with my spouse as an au…
Is the Mega Millions drawing live on YouTube tonight (7/29/22)?
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1.02 billion. The jackpot — the fourth largest in U.S. multistate lottery history — grew after no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday’s $830 million drawing. After purchasing a ticket, here’s how you can w…
Mom convicted of suffocating 17-month old to death with cleaning wipe
A 44-year-old New Jersey woman has been convicted of killing her 17-month-old son more than four years ago by suffocating him with a cleaning wipe, authorities said. A jury on Thursday found Heather Reynolds guilty of murder, possession of methamphetam…
DeGise waited six hours to report hit-and-run, police video shows
Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise waited six hours to report her hit-and-run crash that left an injured cyclist sprawled across a busy city street while she sped off, police department video footage obtained by The Jersey Journal reveals. Just about …
N.J. unemployment, jobs numbers nearly back to pre-COVID levels
New Jersey has nearly climbed back to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment and the number of jobs as of last month, new labor data shows. Employment figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of private sector jobs in …