Helpers found a dead newborn humpback whale on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, over the weekend. On Friday afternoon, NJDEP flights sighted the animal in shallow water near Beach Haven. The Coast Guard and Marine Mammal Stranding Center acted promptly, but the whale was too damaged to save. A Coast Guard helicopter found the whale…
A gymnastics academy leased the largest retail and service space in northern New Jersey’s commercial leasing boom. The Goldstein Group signed six new leases in the region, reflecting retail and health-service market momentum. Academy of Dreams Gymnastics bought 10,000 square feet in Northvale Square on Livingston Street in Bergen County, the largest purchase. Suburban specialty-service…
A remarkable six-level self-storage facility built in Jersey City, expanding storage capacity in one of New Jersey’s most densely inhabited districts. Tulfra Real Estate’s 300 Thomas McGovern Drive building opens with roughly 800 climate-controlled units and sets the groundwork for a three-phase rollout. Initial construction comprises 115,000 square feet and includes 797 units in a…
The New Jersey Coffee Festival will be one of the year’s top coffee events. Event Center at iPlay America in Freehold will be the place to be November 1 and 2. Everyone will meet new people, drink wonderful coffee, and eat tasty food. Events on Saturday are quickly ending. Every year, over 40 coffee roasters,…
Fall activities on New Jersey farms are immersive. Corn mazes are popular fall attractions where families, friends, and people of all ages can explore, play, and enjoy the crisp air. An autumn cornfield trail features riddles, games, and images. Corn mazes on Garden State farms challenge visitors mentally and physically. Dense maize can create kilometers-long…
On October 18, thousands of Americans will protest the current administration’s overreach and demand democratic accountability at “No Kings” rallies. The June movement, which has evolved quickly, will organize protests in hundreds of cities across all 50 states and international solidarity activities, expressing activist and public unease over presidential authority and civil freedoms. As the…
A recent political advertising has raised worries about synthetic media and democratic discourse in a dramatic increase of digital marketing. This ad from a top Senate campaign group uses AI to create a lifelike video of New York Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer says, “Every day gets better for us,” with a brief notation…
After decades of criticism at Edna Mahan, New Jersey is developing a Burlington County women’s jail. Governor Phil Murphy, state authorities, and campaigners dubbed the ceremony a criminal justice reform turning point. The NJDOC will hold 420 convicts on 33 acres at Chesterfield women’s jail. The facility will have modern design, better security, and mental…
Republican lawmakers increasingly criticize the nationwide “No Kings” rallies this weekend. Million-person statewide protests aim to end former President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian influence” and political power consolidation. The second major protest wave of the year against Trump and his policies will involve over 2,500 events in all 50 states. When protests coincided with Trump’s birthday…
New York House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for calling Democrats “made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.” Jeffries labeled Leavitt “sick,” “out of control,” and “demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above.” Jeffries criticized the federal government shutdown, which furloughed or unpaid…
