By Linda Stamato The Founding Fathers abhorred the concept of a national religion. They believed that state support would in the long run, harm, not help, faith. We would be well advised to revisit their thinking, and the experiences that prompted it, …
Shortage of judges in N.J. puts families’ lives in limbo as divorce, custody cases drag on, lawyers say
Katherine Richardson represents a father of two who hasn’t been able to see his oldest child in more than six months. There are two obstacles in the divorce case, the Tinton Falls attorney said. One is the lack of cooperation from the Central Jersey ma…
N.J. might require stores sanitize reusable bags, refund shoppers after bag ban goes awry
Five months into New Jersey’s ban on plastic — and in grocery stores, paper — bags, it’s been, well, a mixed bag of results. Customers are still forgetting their bags at home. Some shoppers are even stealing hand baskets. And the real “glitch” in the l…
You can’t put a price tag on Trump’s golf courses | Sheneman
Donald Trump has legal problems. I know it’s shocking. A businessman of his reputation besieged on all sides by lawyers both state and federal, who, besides everyone, could have seen this coming? New York Attorney General Letitia James is charging Trum…
Documentary tells powerful story of partisan Jews who fought, sabotaged the Nazis | Faith Matters
In 1943, Michael Stoll was taken by the Nazis along with his father and all the Jewish men of his town — Lida, Poland — and stuffed into a locked, crowded cattle car en route to a work camp, which was really a concentration camp and certain death. So…
Paterson police criticized after teen’s beating and arrest during back-to-school event
The Paterson Police are under fire after the release of a bystander video that shows cops beating a teenager during a controversial arrest at a back-to-school block party late last month. Haneif Booker, 19, of Paterson, was charged with resisting arres…
Dear Annie: Don’t say ‘he’s not there’ when referring to someone with Alzheimer’s
DEAR ANNIE: My husband passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Many very well-meaning friends would comment that “he’s not there” when I would answer questions about his declining health. Please advise your readers not to make that comment. M…
Spotted lanternflies continue to swarm. Don’t expect that to stop anytime soon.
If spotted lanternflies are hopping around your patio or landing on your shoulder when you’re working on fall decorations outside your home, don’t expect it to end anytime soon even as temperatures turn colder. Those pesky insects with colorful wings a…
These people make the old commuter bus you hated riding to work into a time machine
Possibly nothing can be as unloved as an old bus. The seats aren’t as supportive as they were, the upholstery is faded or even torn, the paint is chipped and the body is dented with the battle scars of hundreds of thousands of miles it rolled up moving…
QuickChek opens another N.J. location, more to come
Convenience store chain QuickChek has opened another store in New Jersey. QuickChek opened in Parlin (Sayreville) on Sept. 20. The 4,542 square-foot store is located at 3101 Bordentown Ave. at the intersection of Bordentown Ave. and Cheesequake Rd. The…