New Jersey schools would be required to immediately notify parents if a student is locked inside a padded isolation closet under a proposed law designed to force educators to be more transparent about the controversial technique often used on disabled …
Turning a Newark ‘no-man’s land’ into a residential neighborhood
Jay Dunbar had just hustled across Newark’s busy intersection of Broadway, Broad and Clay streets on a recent weekday when he paused to describe the nondescript neighborhood surrounding it. “It’s definitely a no-man’s land,” said Dunbar, 22, of West Or…
1 killed, 2 injured in weekend shooting, cops say
One man was killed and two people injured in a shooting in Camden late Sunday night, officials said. Liaquia L. Moore, 21, of Camden, was pronounced dead at an area hospital early Monday, a little more than an hour after shots rang out in the area of t…
Airline wouldn’t extend COVID travel credit when traveler got sick. Will she lose the money?
Many travelers whose vacations were canceled because of the COVID pandemic had to figure out their airlines’ policies and make sure they could get a refund, or at the very least, a credit for future travel. The credits given by most airlines had hard d…
N.J. Senior Freeze property tax relief checks could soon become tax credits
Homeowners eligible for property tax relief under New Jersey’s popular Senior Freeze program could soon start receiving tax credits instead of rebate checks. The state Senate’s Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a bipartisan bil…
N.J. man arrested, charged with shooting death after police standoff
Authorities arrested a man wanted in a Friday night killing in Lindenwold after a standoff in Gloucester Township Saturday morning, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday. Ronin Austin Nevels, 23, of Lindenwold, is charged with shooting Isai…
N.J. weather: Snowy winter ahead? Here’s the very early forecast from AccuWeather.
Hurricane season is still upon us and will be sticking around for the next two months. But some long-range weather forecasters are already looking ahead to the winter season. AccuWeather has issued its early winter forecast for 2022-2023, giving some h…
Changing needs scrapped N.J.’s plan to send National Guard to Florida, Murphy’s office says
New Jersey ended up reversing plans to send National Guard troops to help Florida after Hurricane Ian’s destruction due to a change in need, Gov. Phil Murphy’s office said. Murphy announced Thursday that the Garden State was deploying 135 members of it…
She was a famous actress in the 1800s. Her N.J. mansion is on the market for $3.5M.
It’s called the Lotta Crabtree “Cottage,” but this sprawling lakefront home is large in size, history and modern amenities. The home has 8 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms — plus another that is being finished now by the contractor/owner — and there is a potent…
N.J. reports 1,387 COVID cases, no deaths. Daily positive tests remain below 2,000.
New Jersey on Sunday reported another 1,387 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no confirmed deaths as statewide daily positive tests continue to stay below 2,000. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed coronavirus positive fell to 1,657, a 9% decrease f…