The former owner of a popular Cherry Hill restaurant was charged with intentionally underpaying sales tax. Authorities say they monitored the closed restaurant before its bankruptcy this year. According to state investigators, Andrew Cosenza Jr., 57, owner of The Bistro at Cherry Hill in the Cherry Hill Mall, took sales tax but didn’t pay it…
New Jersey school superintendent salaries are again shown, and one district leader stands out. With budgets tight, costs rising, and demands rising, the state’s highest-paid superintendent makes $322,272, raising questions about school administrators’ pay. New Jersey’s largest and busiest district, Jersey City Public Schools, is led by Norma Fernandez. She is one of few school…
In a recent interview, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has asked federal authorities for updates on the earlier this year assassination attempt. The event affected Trump so much that he called the FBI and Secret Service to learn more, according to Leavitt. The July 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally incident…
In a lively House Homeland Security Committee meeting, New York Democrat Dan Goldman’s sharp comments about Kristi Noem drew laughter. The GOP proposed a bill to deport dog-abusing immigrants. However, Goldman cleverly noted that Noem’s book admits to shooting Cricket. Goldman joked during the committee meeting that the bill should be called the “Kristi Noem…
The former Monmouth County high school teacher and basketball coach who admitted to sexually assaulting a teen at home could serve a long prison sentence. This week, 36-year-old Justin M. McGhee pleaded guilty to sexual assault, ending a difficult time for the school and community. On February 20, McGhee will serve five years and six…
The renovated North Wildwood motel turned condotel is charming and convenient for visitors and investors. Modern amenities and short-term rentals remain after city renovations. Panoramic Motel is now a 23-unit condotel. These condos aren’t short-term rentals. The 20-night North Wildwood rental limit applies to daily and weekly rentals. Since owners can’t live there, short-term tourism…
In a fiery tirade Wednesday, former President Donald Trump threatened to remove two top U.S. officials over high interest rates. At the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Powell was appointed by Trump in his first term, and Trump called him “grossly…
A violent criminal gang abducted, took across state lines, and murdered an 18-year-old Maryland teen visiting relatives in New Jersey this week, prosecutors said. Post-conviction details of a calculated and disturbing Elizabeth, New Jersey family home plot emerged. Montgomery County officials convicted 24-year-old Frederick resident Iris Alonzo-Salgado of MS-13-ordered murder of Rosa Sanchez Merino. Her…
Recent polls show Republican support for former President Trump declining. Donald Trump has 82% Republican support, down from 87% weeks ago. Despite his majority, the downward trend suggests Trump may face party challenges as political debates intensify. Trump did poorly in American polls. Adult approval dropped to 38% in his second term. Early this year,…
The Bergen County man entered the Newark U.S. Attorney’s Office with a metal baseball bat last week. He scared staff by breaking things. Federal authorities have charged him. Police arrested 51-year-old Mahwah resident Keith M. Lisa for damaging federal property and having a dangerous weapon in a federal building. The US Attorney’s Office for the…
