As air traffic controller staffing improves after the government shutdown, the FAA will reduce flight cuts nationwide. Scheduled flight reductions at 40 major airports will drop to 3% starting Nov. 15, a major change from earlier projections that predicted deeper disruptions. Newark Liberty International Airport and Teterboro Airport, two of the nation’s busiest hubs, have…
North Wildwood sued the NJDEP for abruptly ending a $54 million Jersey Shore beach and dune restoration project. The years-long project would have strengthened Five-Mile Island beaches and dunes like North Wildwood, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and Lower Township’s Diamond Beach after Superstorm Sandy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers protected homes, businesses, and public spaces…
The complicated email scam cost a town in Middlesex County $4.8 million. Local officials say that a criminal pretended to be trusted contacts and moved money to Spotswood school district and borough accounts that weren’t supposed to have it. Mayor Rich O’Brien told people that a “third-party cyber criminal” fooled school and borough employees into…
The US penny is obsolete. U.S. Mint recently said it made its last one-cent coin. The amazing 232 years of American money history are over. Stopping penny making was due to money and spending issues. Trump made it impossible to make pennies, so the idea gained popularity. The Mint says making pennies has cost more…
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge won his third MVP award, second straight. The most exciting baseball season ever. Judge defeated San Diego Padres catcher Cal Raleigh by 20 points. Judge’s hot hitting makes it interesting to consider the MVP award’s value. Judge had the best major league OPS, 1.331. He hit 53 home runs and…
Ocean County, NJ, officials want more control over 3M’s $450 million PFAS/PFOS settlement. Nonbiodegradable “forever chemicals” cause cancer. County leaders advise local governments to fight contamination with settlement funds. The state settled 3M Salem and Middlesex County pollution lawsuits early this year. The deal was praised as a historic step toward addressing PFAS contamination in…
New Jersey private college Rider University was placed on financial probation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. A financially struggling university chose this for stability. The accredited but probationary university must make financial and operational changes to protect students’ education. Leaders say universities must take tough but necessary budget cuts. Cut all employees’…
Megyn Kelly was criticized for a podcast episode in which she questioned whether Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile. Kelly quoted an unnamed Epstein investigation source who said Epstein preferred “barely legal” 15-year-olds over pre-pubescent children. The source said Kelly Epstein preferred “very young teen types that could pass for even younger than they were” and…
Officials from the Trump administration say that a man tried to get to Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba in her Newark federal office building, but he was stopped before he could do any damage. Because of Habba’s high-profile job and the politically charged cases she worked on, the disturbance on Wednesday made…
After storms and high tides washed away dunes and beaches, a New Jersey coastal town requested aid. Officials say sand loss makes homes and buildings more vulnerable to big storms. A city council resolution requested federal and state aid for “severe beach and dune erosion.” Few dunes, many sand cliffs on island. Roads and homes…
