By Regina M. Egea When the president made the monumental announcement that he’d be releasing 1 million barrels of oil a day from our strategic petroleum reserves until October, the American public was hopeful this would be one of the actions needed to …
Turnpike Authority will pay $1M in case of 14-year-old struck and killed by trooper
New Jersey Turnpike Authority commissioners agreed to pay $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought against an off-duty State Trooper who struck and killed a 14-year-old Westfield girl as she crossed a street. The board voted unanimously Tu…
Man charged with killing woman found burned near N.J. cemetery
A Hamilton man has been charged with murder and several related crimes in the death of the woman found badly burned near a cemetery in the town early Tuesday. Harley Wildmann, 42, was linked to the death of Lisa Lloyd through his vehicle, the Mercer Co…
Whole Foods opens another N.J. grocery store
Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market opened another store in New Jersey on Wednesday. The new 47,790-square-foot supermarket is located at 500 Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Woodcliff Lake. It is open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Whole Foods offers a…
Federal ban on marijuana has failed, Cory Booker declares at Senate hearing
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider is hosting a day-long conference and networking event Sept. 15 at the Crowne Plaza Princeton, featuring many of the state’s leading power players. Tickets are limited. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker kicked off a Senate hearing…
Authorities investigating burned body found near N.J. cemetery
Mercer County homicide detectives are investigating the death of a person found severely burned near a cemetery in Hamilton Tuesday morning, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. Hamilton police found the body after responding to a 6:45 a.m. call…
Ex-N.J. man found guilty of kidnapping his child, taking boy to India
A former Edison resident has been convicted in federal court of kidnapping his son by taking the child to India after tricking the mother to hand over custody in a New Jersey court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, wa…
N.J. summer camp counselor accused of inappropriately touching kids
A counselor at a YMCA summer camp in Hunterdon County has been removed amid allegations he inappropriately touched child campers. The incident occurred at Camp Bernie, part of the Ridgewood YMCA, and parents were notified of the incident via email earl…
Surfing at Jersey Shore gives people with disabilities a chance to ride a wave of confidence (PHOTOS)
When Rylee Howerton, 16, saw her friend, 19-year-old Chloe Byrne at the water’s edge she jumped off her surfboard, picked her up and spun her around in a giant bear hug. The smiles on their faces were so big they could be seen from the Atlantic City Bo…
N.J. reports 1,239 COVID cases, 3 deaths. More than 1,000 remain hospitalized.
New Jersey on Monday reported another 1,239 confirmedCOVID-19 positive tests and three new confirmed deaths as more than 1,000 patients remain hospitalized for the sixth consecutive day. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests was 2,…