The jackpot for Friday night’s gigantic Mega Millions jackpot has climbed for the second straight day due to brisk national ticket sales — the top prize is now $1.28 billion. The cash option for the 10:59 p.m. drawing increased to $747.2 million. It wi…
Dear Annie: ‘My husband does not like my sister … he says she reminds him too much of his ex-wife’
DEAR ANNIE: My husband does not like my sister. He says she reminds him too much of his ex-wife. It has now come to the point where he doesn’t want to be around her. This is making it very difficult to see my whole family. They live in Canada, and we a…
Merrick Garland needs to pick up the pace | Sheneman
News leaked this week that the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation, notably separate from the Jan. 6 committee hearings, has finally gotten around to looking at Trump and his closest enablers. Yippee. The insurrection happened on January 6, 2021,…
Is it time for a 3rd political party? Former N.J. Gov. Christine Whitman to head up new effort.
For Christine Todd Whitman, it was a matter of frustration. After more than a year of discussions over what she and others see as the country’s dysfunctional two-party system — and the rancid politics of her own party — the former Republican New Jersey…
N.J. has the 7th highest rents in the nation, report says. Here’s what a typical apartment costs.
A New Jersey resident would need to make more than $65,000 a year, or $31.32 an hour, to afford an average two-bedroom apartment in the state, according to a report released Thursday. The rental market has become a “predatory sector of profit-making,” …
Donald Trump played in the LIV Golf Pro-Am in Bedminster — and, yes, it was weird | Politi
Veteran golfer Dustin Johnson was standing on the first tee box at Trump Bedminster, nine minutes after his LIV Golf Pro-Am round was supposed to begin, and he was starting to get antsy. A crowd of about a 20 photographers and reporters had gathered to…
After Springsteen uproar, top N.J. lawmaker orders hearing on ‘obscene’ ticket prices
As controversy continues to swell over sky-high ticket prices forBruce Springsteen’s upcoming tour — including some premium seats going for more than $4,000 — a top New Jersey lawmaker is planning a hearing to examine the ticket industry’s practices. S…
My neighbor answered the call of duty | Opinion
By Bob Brody I grew up in a house across the street from a firehouse. Every time the siren wailed, signaling an emergency somewhere in our suburban New Jersey town of Fair Lawn, the volunteer firefighters came scrambling. They pulled up to the curb, ti…
New diss from Jersey for Dr. Oz’s Senate run in Pennsylvania: nomination to the N.J. Hall of Fame!
This may be one prestigious award that Dr. Mehmet Oz, the television personality-turned-Pennsylvania political candidate, doesn’t want to win right now. Oz was just nominated by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-9th Dist. to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. It was…
Joe Biden is an effective president. Look at the facts. | Moran
After this remarkable week, it’s time to take a fresh look at President Biden’s performance. His approval rating today is 38 percent, on average, and that’s just ridiculous. Yes, the deal on climate announced in the Senate Wednesday could still explode…