New Jersey municipalities are concerned about a Rutgers University student who disappeared near rural Ocean County a week ago. Police are searching for 22-year-old Mortimer Wortman, who disappeared late on November 21. The Jackson Township police believe Mortimer was last seen in a forest near High Bridge Road. Communication and activity have stopped following the…
A Chester, New Jersey institution that has hosted tens of thousands of Thanksgiving dinners for 60 years may be renovated. After several name changes, Larison’s Turkey Farm Inn closed permanently in 2009, leaving the structure empty for nearly a decade. In the 19th-century building, Alstede Farms will run a rural farm market with a deli…
Windy and frigid New Jersey Thanksgiving. Holidays may be frigid in locations with 30s wind chills. Meteorologists expect 50-mph winds till Friday. Thursday saw 15–20 mph west winds. Cold, windy New Jersey Thanksgiving. In certain regions of the state, 30s wind chills will make the holiday frigid. Meteorologists expect 50-mph winds till Friday. On Thursday,…
Two Camden Housing Authority employees were unlawfully fired for exposing misbehavior, and a federal jury awarded them $1.7 million. Public institution accountability whistleblowers won big. On December 19, 2018, security director Gary Evangelista and housing specialist Kaberia Fussell were sacked. After complaining about unpaid rent, housing unit misuse, theft, fraud, and preferential treatment, they were…
On Thanksgiving morning, an unprepared Newark bystander shot and killed a dog assaulting a woman. Police said it happened around 9:10 a.m. on S. 9th Street in the 200 block. Police said they acted promptly after hearing about the attack. Police found a dog-bitten woman. Her Newark University Hospital injuries were non-life-threatening. A police officer…
New Jersey is full of possibility and burdened by long-standing inequalities when Mikie Sherrill becomes governor. Voters supported her affordability message during the campaign, but the struggle ahead is broader than cutting daily costs. New Jersey’s affordability dilemma is linked to a historic racial wealth inequality that has influenced generations of families’ lives and finances….
Lincoln Financial Field will host a fascinating and strategic Philadelphia Eagles-Chicago Bears game on Black Friday. In Week 13, many elements could affect this vital match. Secure balls are important to Eagles. This season, Philadelphia has the fewest NFL turnovers, six. Risk-averse play has helped us keep possession, but a league-leading 24 takeaways Bears defense…
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill called the Pentagon’s probe of Sen. Mark Kelly a disturbing misuse of authority during a political crisis. Kelly featured in a video with five other Democratic senators telling military and intelligence professionals they are not compelled to execute unlawful instructions, prompting a Pentagon probe. Pentagon sources said Kelly’s military background…
Bridge Industrial’s warehouse in Middlesex County, between Point Piscataway and Bridge, got a $27.1 million bridging loan. JLL Capital Markets put money into important logistics and industries. The Piscataway warehouse at 10 Constitution Avenue has 147,620 square feet of space and is easy to get to. The distribution and logistics building has 36-foot clear ceilings,…
A New Jersey family must pay more than $41,000 in school tuition after state education officials ruled that their children attended Milltown schools while living in another town. The dispute lasted nearly two years and involved detailed residency claims, housing moves, and a delayed construction project. The family relocated out of Milltown in late 2023…
