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 The result? 1) the NJ Estate Tax of 1934 was repealed on Jan. 1, 2018, and; 2) the NJ Inheritance Tax (NJIT) of 1892 is still on the books.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…
Dear Annie: My friend is icing me out and I don’t know why
DEAR ANNIE: There’s a pizza place my husband and I go to once in a while near our home that has a really nice wait staff — mostly younger girls — but there is one gal, “Veronica,” who’s older, and we hit it off really well. We were good friends, or s…
‘There is justice,’ mom says after man gets 10 years for providing drugs that killed her son
A Camden County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison this month after he was charged with supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a 29-year-old man. Terrance Grant, 39, of the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township, was sentenced Sept. …
What happens if I earn too much in the SSDI Ticket to Work program?
Q. I’m 61 and am in the middle of the SSDI Ticket To Work Program. There’s a possibility that I will exceed the earning maximum, thus terminating my benefits. At that point, I would have to reapply if I wanted to have my benefits reinstated. If this ha…
Miss Manners: ‘I sometimes find myself at an event where no one wants to talk to me’
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sometimes find myself at an event where no one wants to talk to me. My husband is a scientist, and at his conferences and other work events, the other guests are usually only interested in talking to fellow scientists in their fiel…
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…
Newark Airport’s new Terminal A opening and AirTrain replacement both facing delays
Opening of two signature projects at Newark Liberty Airport, the new Terminal A and replacement of the aging monorail, are facing setbacks, Port Authority officials confirmed Thursday. Completion of the new Terminal A has been delayed until the end of …
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…
Despite upgrades, Newark airport still ranked worst in survey
Despite the Port Authority’s best efforts, including construction of a new Terminal A and increased customer service efforts, flyers ranked Newark Liberty Airport dead last in a JD Power’s satisfaction survey of North American airports. Again. Out of a…
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…