Starbucks plans to close several stores, including at least five in New Jersey, in a nationwide restructuring to reduce underperforming sites. This statement comes as the coffeehouse business focuses on efficiency, customer experience, and finances. Starbucks is closing shops as part of its “Back to Starbucks” initiative to evaluate its North American footprint and prioritize…
Jamaicans were appalled at Tyra Spaulding’s death. Her body was found at home Tuesday night. Police think she killed herself. The family found her body in her bedroom. Pink sheet wrapped around her neck. Police were contacted immediately. Spaulding discussed her mental condition weeks before her death. She shared her stress, fears, and survival struggles…
President Donald Trump sent 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland to safeguard immigration enforcement sites and fight “domestic terrorists.” He said on social media that Portland was “war ravaged” and under threat, ordering “full force, if necessary.” State and municipal politicians immediately opposed the deployment as unconstitutional, unnecessary, and political. In a Department of…
The school closed for the third day due to a pipe burst and offers only part-time instruction. A New Jersey middle school will be shuttered for the third day after a water pipe fell last week, causing extensive damage. Since Thursday’s pipe burst, Winslow Township Middle School in Atco has been shuttered. As soon as…
A personal story of how public broadcasting changes lives now met with unprecedented funding cuts that could silence stations across America.Public broadcasting is facing its greatest crisis in decades. Recent federal funding cuts have placed PBS and NPR in a fight for survival, threatening the very existence of local stations that have educated and informed…
A perfect combination of air traffic control meltdowns and airline consolidation has made Newark one of America’s most troubled airports, and passengers pay the price. Travel problems are synonymous with Newark Liberty International Airport. United Airlines’ monopoly position has long caused the airport’s problems, notwithstanding recent air traffic control meltdowns. This article explains why Newark…
The first major debate in New Jersey’s governor’s race between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill has sparked a bigger question: are these debates even useful anymore? Two top political experts, Democrat Julie Roginsky and Republican Mike DuHaime, have completely different answers.While discussing the debate, they also clashed on several national issues from President…
As Congress hurries to avert a government shutdown, GOP strategist Karl Rove has made a grim prediction about who could suffer the most politically. Both Republicans and Democrats are trading blame before next week’s spending deadline, but Rove says the true loss will be public faith in their leaders. Rove compared current politics to shutdowns…
A Tudor Revival Princeton mansion used by Woodrow Wilson as a teaching and family home is for sale at $6.5 million after a thorough repair. The 5,687-square-foot property combines turn-of-the-century charm with modern improvements, and its sale illustrates Princeton’s uncommon combination of presidential history and private residential real estate. 82 Library Place is on three…
Bruce Springsteen said in a recent Time magazine interview that President Donald Trump “would be consigned to the trash heap of history” if Congress had performed properly. The rock star used bold language to characterize a hazardous time for American democracy, showing how outspoken artists still shape political discourse. In Manchester this spring, Springsteen labeled…
