Building a 150-year-old Newark hospital into modern flats for professionals, students, and healthcare workers is a daring effort to rejuvenate a forgotten monument. It tries to blend historic preservation and affordable urban living. Elavoz Impact Capital received huge state tax incentives to rebuild the sprawling former St. Michael’s Hospital, which has been abandoned for over…
Democratic governors said President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard units to opposing-party cities violates the constitution and threatens federal-state balance. California’s Gavin Newsom, Illinois’ JB Pritzker, and Oregon’s Tina Kotek decried “unprecedented” state sovereignty intrusion in a virtual conversation. Kotek said Americans want citizen soldiers to serve their neighborhoods, not patrol on government order….
A New Jersey detective sued the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for retaliation after raising severe concerns about misconduct. The detective claims he was punished for exposing senior officials’ illicit guns and alcohol use, among other workplace infractions. The legal filings claim that Detective Anthony Deprospo, who was elected president of PBA 325 in June 2024,…
New Jersey was slammed by a 60-mph nor’easter on Sunday. Police advised people and cars to keep away from the storm, which flooded homes and slowed shore traffic. Late morning winds of 59 mph hit Sea Isle hard. Cape May County hamlet Avalon had 54-mph winds. Ocean City and Cape May Harbor had 51-mph winds….
The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating the death of a 20-year-old New Jersey midshipman who was reported missing. The academy announced the death Sunday and mourned it. Kyle Philbert James was found dead near the academy after days of disappearance. Unknown circumstances surround his disappearance and death. Kyle Philbert The academy’s 36th Company junior James…
Southern New Jersey dive bar’s parking lot saw a man shot early Sunday morning. City and county police investigated. A 2:04 a.m. police response to fireworks in Maple Shade Jay’s Elbow Room on Route 73. Victims and accused were absent when police arrived. Investigators found a shooting victim at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. They…
Late Saturday, a Gloucester Township nighttime crash killed one driver and injured two. Officials say a car and SUV crashed on Berlin Cross Keys Road and Johnson Road in Sicklerville around 10 p.m. First responders found all three victims confined in their autos due to substantial damage. They were rescued by firefighters and placed in…
Workers deconstructing a Morristown, New Jersey hospital found an artifact that links the city’s medical system to its history. Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute’s Mount Kemble complex’s crumbling façade was destroyed, revealing a century-old commemorative stone beneath the entrance floor. The Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth placed the slab when All Souls Hospital opened in 1893,…
High waves and tides have closed major New Jersey coastal roadways, and meteorologists forecast the worst nor’easter flooding on Monday afternoon. High tides could flood highways and neighborhoods, say officials. Floodwaters closed all Egg Harbor Township Black Horse Pike (U.S. 40) lanes west of the Atlantic City Expressway. Between Illinois Avenue in Absecon and Indiana…
A new Reuters/Ipsos survey finds that while the U.S. government shutdown continues, most Americans blame Republicans, Democrats, and President Donald Trump. The findings show widespread dissatisfaction with protracted negotiations and uncertain government funding prospects. The poll of 1,154 respondents found that 67 percent found Republicans “at least a fair amount” responsible for the closure and…
