New Jersey should squash this unfair tax | Opinion

By Susan M Barbey In 2014, I began a one-woman crusade to reform New Jersey’s two death taxes. The result? 1) the NJ Estate Tax of 1934 was repealed on Jan. 1, 2018, and; 2) the NJ Inheritance Tax (NJIT) of 1892 is still on the books. The Inheritance T…

Major collegiate regatta moving to N.J. next year

The 2023 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, the country’s largest collegiate regatta, will move to the Cooper River in Camden County from Philadelphia, organizers announced this week. Dredging work on the Schuylkill River prompted the regatta to move to Penns…

Motorcyclist, 64, killed in crash with car, cops say

A 64-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday evening after a vehicle traveling in front of him stopped short in Plumsted, officials said. The crash took place on the eastbound side of Lakewood Road (Route 528) at about 7:20 p.m, Plumsted police said…

Do I have to give this life insurance policy to Medicaid?

Q. My husband was on Medicaid, ended up in a nursing home and died in January 2022. I received a letter from Medicaid saying his life insurance policy, which was about $47,000 and had a cash value of $3,800, had to be surrendered. They said I could hav…