Building a 150-year-old Newark hospital into modern flats for professionals, students, and healthcare workers is a daring effort to rejuvenate a forgotten monument. It tries to blend historic preservation and affordable urban living. Elavoz Impact Capital received huge state tax incentives to rebuild the sprawling former St. Michael’s Hospital, which has been abandoned for over…
Democratic governors said President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard units to opposing-party cities violates the constitution and threatens federal-state balance. California’s Gavin Newsom, Illinois’ JB Pritzker, and Oregon’s Tina Kotek decried “unprecedented” state sovereignty intrusion in a virtual conversation. Kotek said Americans want citizen soldiers to serve their neighborhoods, not patrol on government order….
New Jersey was slammed by a 60-mph nor’easter on Sunday. Police advised people and cars to keep away from the storm, which flooded homes and slowed shore traffic. Late morning winds of 59 mph hit Sea Isle hard. Cape May County hamlet Avalon had 54-mph winds. Ocean City and Cape May Harbor had 51-mph winds….
Southern New Jersey dive bar’s parking lot saw a man shot early Sunday morning. City and county police investigated. A 2:04 a.m. police response to fireworks in Maple Shade Jay’s Elbow Room on Route 73. Victims and accused were absent when police arrived. Investigators found a shooting victim at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. They…
Workers deconstructing a Morristown, New Jersey hospital found an artifact that links the city’s medical system to its history. Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute’s Mount Kemble complex’s crumbling façade was destroyed, revealing a century-old commemorative stone beneath the entrance floor. The Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth placed the slab when All Souls Hospital opened in 1893,…
Drivers should be concerned that over 90% of New Jersey vehicle insurance providers have raised their premiums this year. State authorities indicate that 69 of 77 insurers have received higher rates, indicating market pressure to absorb rising expenses. An insurer targeting wealthy consumers requested a nearly 39 percent rate hike and was allowed for 30…
People usually think of cheap flats in dense buildings when they hear “affordable housing.” Forests, pure water, and clean air come to mind when they hear “clean environment.” Unfortunately, these two ideals are typically presented as conflicting forces, as if society must choose one. But competition shouldn’t be required. Safe, stable housing and a healthy…
New Jersey saw a strong nor’easter early Sunday. Due to severe rain and high gusts, many lost electricity. Expect worsening tonight and Monday. Winds over 60 mph may flood the beach. By Sunday morning, approximately 7,000 homes and businesses in many utility service areas were without power. The Jersey Shore and surrounding rural communities have…
At a recent Cabinet meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. again stated that Tylenol, or acetaminophen, may cause autism, especially in infants after circumcision or during pregnancy. His and President Donald Trump’s comments startled medical experts, who believe they lack evidence. Kennedy informed the Cabinet that two studies demonstrate early circumcision…
An early Saturday morning automobile crash on New Jersey’s Interstate 295 killed a mid-40s man. Police said the Camden man died after his car hit a parked car, entered vegetation, and caught fire off the roadway. State police say the driver lost control of his car at mile marker 9.4 in Logan Township while going…
