After a 2-year-old toddler died in November after falling from a 20-story apartment building, Newark and New Jersey lawmakers are promoting housing safety reforms. The tragic catastrophe has prompted urgent legislative and executive action to avert similar tragedies in residential high-rise buildings across the state. On Feb. 19, state Senator Britnee Timberlake introduced Senate Bill…
New Jersey is finally getting respite after a strong winter storm dumped two feet of snow on portions of the state Sunday and Monday. The hardest precipitation has ended, but cold air, gusting winds, and blowing snow are still hitting several communities, and forecasts predict another system might bring more snow this week. The National…
This week, a New Jersey lawmaker will bring a laid-off tunnel construction worker to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to draw attention to the thousands of Gateway Tunnel families. After the enormous Hudson River tunnel extension halted development on February 6, Derrick Healy of Ocean Township was among 1,000 workers laid off….
Top leadership investigated and responded immediately to a hate symbol found in a lavatory at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey. Last Monday, officials spotted a swastika on a bathroom wall in one of the training facility’s buildings. The emblem was deleted quickly after its discovery Thursday. The incident has…
Due to a strong winter snowstorm, over 120,000 New Jersey homes and businesses lost power early Monday morning, generating unsafe and stressful conditions. A hard weather-caused transformer fire surprised West Orange residents. An electrical transformer near a West Orange house flashed in the morning, frightening her. Despite heavy snow and high gusts, sparks created a…
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office charged a 28-year-old New Brunswick resident with murder after he fatally shot his older brother inside their shared home on Riverside Drive Sunday afternoon. At 12:42 p.m., New Brunswick police responded to gunfire at a residence. Police found 31-year-old Ahmad Sannoh with multiple gunshot wounds. He died after being taken…
A major winter storm is bringing heavy snowfall, strong winds, and life-threatening travel conditions to New Jersey, therefore NJ Transit has been suspended. As experts warned of one of the worst winter storms, Governor Mikie Sherrill announced the decision Sunday. New Jersey has seen decades. All NJ Transit train services will end at 9 p.m….
The US won its first men’s ice hockey gold medal in 46 years after defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime early Sunday morning. A closely contested championship game immediately spread beyond the rink, attracting political leaders from both sides of the border. After Friday’s comeback triumph over Finland, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed confidence…
Police shot and killed an armed man who drove inside the protected perimeter of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, early Sunday morning. The U.S. Secret Service reported the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when a car left the property. Officials said the suspect broke inside the estate’s north gate using…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a Roxbury Township, New Jersey warehouse property, confirming days of speculation that it could become an immigration detention camp. After contradictory remarks from federal and municipal officials earlier in the week, the confirmation arrived Friday. According to federal authorities, ICE bought the Roxbury facility and aims to turn…
