The writer has spent almost 40 years on their front porch drinking coffee, thinking, and watching the day. A polite nod or greeting kept them neighbors despite their shyness. A new family next door disrupted this balance. Pleasant neighbors. They chat, wave, and show consideration. Since the new family’s behavior clutters the common space, the…
Last Saturday was one of New Jersey’s saddest sports days. Sportsmanship was abandoned and violence erupted unexpectedly in many settings. Players, spectators, and parents crossed limits that were inconceivable moments earlier, turning normal high school and youth games into anarchy. The severity and breadth of these catastrophes have compelled urgent reform, accountability, and transformation. A…
In a former Boston Market, Dave’s Hot Chicken opened in Hamilton, Mercer County. On October 3, the store debuted at 770 Route 33 with in-store dining and hopes to develop local popularity. The expansion demonstrates Dave’s Hot Chicken’s commercial ambitions. It started as a 2017 Hollywood pop-up and is now Nashville-style fast-casual. Over 300 locations…
Amazon’s fall shopping event, Prime Big Deal Days 2025, offers Prime members 48 hours of great savings on electronics, home goods, fashion, beauty, and more. This seasonal sale rivals Prime Day and kicks off holiday shopping with some of the year’s best prices. Amazon began rolling out fresh discounts immediately, with some dropping every few…
Essex County is investigating a woman’s early Tuesday death near Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston. Police and villagers are alarmed by the discovery. Essex County Prosecutors said a golf course worker found the terrible find in the morning. The employee smelled something odd and located the body in a forest near Walnut…
A heated Senate session saw Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley seek a complete accounting of how the FBI reportedly monitored Republican members’ conversations under the Biden administration from Attorney General Pam Bondi. After the Senate Republican majority called nine GOP members of Congress’s privacy breach unlawful, Grassley began investigating. The Senate Judiciary Committee report cited an…
Jon Stewart slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on his show, questioning his leadership and Senate Democrats’ strategy amid a government shutdown. Stewart’s harsh criticism comes as both parties struggle to reach a financing agreement. In what many saw as a staged moment of exasperation, Stewart played Schumer saying Democrats were “adamant” about defending Americans’…
A century-old Jersey Shore landmark, Keansburg Amusement Park, is in a heated dispute with local authorities over plans to demolish parts of it for luxury housing. Since the early 1900s, the Gelhaus (also spelled Gehlhaus) family has owned the park. But now, developers may buy its land unless a lawsuit stops them. Recent season was…
A New Jersey lawmaker has requested that the state’s largest teachers union fire one of its magazine editors after she was accused of spreading antisemitic sentiments and supporting Hamas on social media. Representative Josh Gottheimer wrote a strong letter to the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) urging the immediate firing of Ayat Oraby from NJEA…
Whoopi Goldberg had a surprise suggestion on The View in reaction to Super Bowl ICE fears. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned that ICE will be “all over” the Bad Bunny halftime show, sparking the outcry. Joy Behar cautioned that Noem may target immigrants by accent or skin tone. Would she act the same with…
