Three pedestrians were killed late Saturday night after two cars collided in Chatsworth, a small community in Woodland Township, the New Jersey State Police said. Dion Cardell, 50, of Browns Mills, Pemberton Township; Michael Stull, 46, of Hamilton; an…
Biden’s ‘pandemic’ reference was precisely right | Letters
“If you wish to converse with me,” said the philosopher Voltaire, “define your terms.” Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger editorial board (“This Biden gaffe was a killer”) would do well to consider this advice before criticizing President Joe Biden’s use of …
See video of massive crowds, burnouts and chaos at fatal H20i Wildwood car meet up
Hundreds of cars and thousands of people invaded Wildwood this weekend for what police are describing as an “unsanctioned” pop-up H2oi car rally that delved into a chaotic scene Saturday night when at least two people were killed. Video from earlier in…
Passenger killed in Palmer Township crash identified
A passenger killed in a crash Thursday afternoon near Palmer Park Mall has been identified as a 56-year-old woman from Phillipsburg. Krishna Devi was pronounced dead at the scene following the single-vehicle accident around 3 p.m. on Park Avenue betwee…
N.J.’s gas tax will go down next Saturday. Here’s how we’ll rank compared to other states.
New Jersey’s gasoline tax will drop by one penny a gallon next weekend making it the 11th highest rate in the nation. Beginning October 1, the Garden State will collect 41.4 cents for each gallon of gasoline sold in the state and 48.4 cents on every ga…
Fatal house fire under investigation in Somerset County
A fatal house fire is under investigation in Somerset County, the prosecutor’s office said. The fire happened on Cliff Street in Somerville early Sunday morning, officials said. It’s unclear how many fatalities there are, or if there were any other inj…
N.J. reports 1,209 COVID cases, 1 death. Positive tests decrease 50% from 4-day average
New Jersey on Sunday reported another 1,209 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one confirmed death as the number of positive tests decreased 50% from an average of 2,438 over the previous four days. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed coronavirus pos…
At least 2 killed in Wildwood during ‘hectic’ pop-up H2oi car rally, mayor says
Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron on Sunday said at least two people were killed following a pop-up car rally in the city. Byron said the incident occurred Saturday night during a string of car crashes related to an “unsanctioned” car meet-up event known as H2…
Dear Annie: Adult children should not have to be reminded to call or send cards to their grandmothers
DEAR ANNIE: I must disagree with your advice to “Brokenhearted in Ohio.” These adult children should not have to be reminded to call or send a card to their grandmother on her birthday or any holiday. They are being very disrespectful, no matter how bu…
What is H2oi? What we know about car event linked to multiple accidents, bedlam in Wildwood.
Authorities have connected the bedlam reported Saturday in Wildwood — where police responded to multiple car accidents and helicopters were needed to airlift those injured — to an event known as H2oi or H2022, or H20i. Called an “unsanctioned” pop-up c…