Large voter registration drives are changing New Jersey politics as November approaches. Republicans won over 164,000 votes, but Democrats remain in charge. Republican voter turnout is rising rapidly, raising electoral concerns. The NJ Division of Elections reported 6.6 million registered voters on October 1. 2-thirds of voters form parties. At 38%, Democrats outnumber voters. It…
A Salem County, New Jersey, woman claims a kindergarten teacher’s assistant assaulted her five-year-old daughter, leaving her wounded and afraid to return. Child’s mother Mariah says John Fenwick Academy reported misconduct. She was rushed to school with awful news. Mom came at school to see the teacher’s aide putting her daughter into a chair. She…
After being criticized for an inappropriate Gaza conflict joke on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” CNN political commentator Van Jones apologized. Jones said Iran and Qatar were launching a “massive” Instagram and TikTok campaign of deception. He said, “If you open your phone, all you see is dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy.” Young…
After being dragged from the ocean, a Seaside Park, NJ man died early Saturday morning. The occasion was tragic. Locals said emergency workers were called to 8th Avenue beach just before noon after seeing a swimmer struggling. The Seaside Park Fire Department’s water rescue crew rescued the swimmer. His name is John DeVone, 54, from…
A 54-year-old Whippany man was found dead in the ocean near Seaside Park on Saturday morning. A beachgoer on 8th Avenue called 911 at 11:52 a.m. to report a diver in danger. Water rescuer firefighters saved swimmer John DeVone. First responders started CPR on DeVone despite his inactivity. He died at Toms River Community Medical…
Americans oppose President Trump, congressional Republicans, and Democrats’ government shutdown handling. A recent CBS News/YouGov study reveals widespread dissatisfaction with how all parties have handled the funding standoff, suggesting political costs are growing for everyone. After Congress failed to enact a spending measure by September 30, the government shut down October 1. The October 1–3…
Aldi will open in Barnegat Township after regulators gave the green light. The Barnegat Township Planning Board said yes to the German-founded budget food store opening in Ocean County on September 30. The new Aldi at 10 Barnegat Boulevard is near Walgreens and houses, so it’s convenient for people who live nearby to go to….
A Clifton, New Jersey, hit-and-run murdered a 20-year-old woman early Saturday morning. Case under investigation by police. Paterson native Kamaya Young was found dead on the northbound side of Route 21 at Route 3 west Exit 9, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. A woman was found on the road about 8 a.m. by…
After a long illness, Grammy-winning son of Ike and Tina Turner, Izear “Ike” Turner Jr., died at 67. According to family member Jacqueline Bullock, Turner Jr. died of kidney failure at a Los Angeles hospital after years of heart issues and a stroke. When Tina married Ike in 1962, she adopted Turner Jr., born in…
After two adolescent girls died in an accident involving 17-year-old Vincent P. Battiloro, Cranford was rattled. Battiloro was held after the collision but released by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office pending further investigation. He was caught two days later and charged with two first-degree murders of 17-year-olds Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. Battiloro, driving an…
