This N.J. Superintendent Just Hit a $322K Paycheck — Here’s How Much Your District Might Be Paying

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…

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This Retro North Wildwood Motel Transforms Into Modern Condotels, Reviving Vacation Rentals

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…

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Top Trump Official Says Biden’s Policies Have Fueled Rising Beef Prices

The Biden administration’s aggressive cattle and climate policy is driving beef prices, according to a top Trump official. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Monday morning on national television that President Joe Biden’s decisions have affected ranchers, cattle supplies, and grocery store prices. The U.S. beef market is recovering from a “war on cattle” caused…

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YouTube TV Reaches New Long-Term Deal With Disney, Restores ABC and ESPN for Millions of Viewers

YouTube TV and Disney have signed a multi-year deal to restore ABC, ESPN, and all Disney-owned networks after a tense blackout. The deal resolves a dispute that had left nearly 10 million YouTube TV customers without access to some of the most-watched live TV channels since late October, frustrating sports and entertainment fans during one…

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Jersey City’s Heights University Hospital to Shut Down After a Century and a Half Amid Financial Crisis

Jersey City’s 150-year-old Heights University Hospital will close as an acute-care hospital due to financial pressures. Hudson Regional Health, its parent company, said an auxiliary building will house a 24/7 emergency department and some support services while the main hospital closes. Hudson Regional Health leadership reports a weekly $1.5 million loss despite $300 million in…

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Mixed Signals on the Cost-of-Living: What’s Really Going On With Affordability in America

A recent heated national television exchange showed the growing conflict between struggling Americans and bold government claims. A viewer’s email on “On Balance” described harsh personal budget pain: bread up 50 cents a year, ground beef up $8 a pound from $4 last year. After reading the email, the anchor asked a prominent White House…

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Zaxby’s Launches Its First New Jersey Location in Magnolia and Begins Hiring for Key Roles

Zaxby’s chicken fingers, wings, and sandwiches are popular. Magnolia, NJ needs leaders and crew. Georgia’s brand is moving to New Jersey to reach more people outside the South. A hotel will be built there. Magnolia’s old Arby’s is on North White Horse Pike (Route-30) next to stores. Inside and out, the building will be renovated…

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Minority and Working-Class Drivers Allege Higher Auto Insurance Rates in New Jersey Due to Education and Job Factors

New Jersey lawsuit claims minority and working-class drivers pay unfairly higher auto insurance rates because carriers can use education and job title as rate determinants. Civil rights groups say this practice disproportionately affects Black, Hispanic, and blue-collar drivers and may violate state law. The lawsuit, filed by state NAACP chapters and Latino advocacy groups, claims…

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