A former Newark police lieutenant is set to stand trial for allegedly murdering his estranged wife, more than two years after her death. Ex-Lt. John Formisano is accused in the July 2019 shooting death of Christie Solaro-Formisano and attempting to kil…
Police investigating fatal shooting of Newark man
Two people were shot, including one fatally, in Newark Saturday night, authorities announced on Sunday. Shortly before midnight, Newark police found Wayne Jones, 41, and another injured person with gunshot wounds around Ridgewood Avenue. The two were t…
Gov. Murphy: Credit rating upgrade gives us a stronger foundation | Opinion
By Phil Murphy and Elizabeth Maher Muoio This week New Jersey scored a fiscal hat trick when Fitch Ratings upgraded the Garden State’s credit — and affirmed our “positive” rating outlook — joining Moody’s and S&P to provide triple confirmation that the…
The opposite of addiction is connection | Opinion
In its commitment to assisting formerly incarcerated individuals and veterans, the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) has seen first-hand the devastation and suffering that fentanyl has wrecked throughout New Jersey. From 2015 to 2020, over 15,314 i…
Why isn’t Queen Elizabeth II being buried in Westminster Abbey?
Queen Elizabeth II will be the first British monarch to have a funeral in Westminster Abbey in London since 1760. But she won’t be buried there due to space limitations. Here’s what you need to know. Why isn’t the queen being buried at Westminster Abbe…
He’s on trial after 2nd wife disappeared. Judge to decide if jury hears he killed his 1st.
John Smith is a convicted killer serving a prison sentence in Ohio that could keep him behind bars for life for the 1970s death of first wife, Janice Hartman. Authorities did not charge him for that crime until 2000, and it followed a roughly 25-year s…
N.J. special ed teacher passed over for promotions because of his race, lawsuit alleges
A high school teacher is suing the Hackensack public school district, alleging he was repeatedly passed over for promotions to supervisory and administrative positions because he is Black. Rodney Lane, a special education teacher, claims in court paper…
Wegmans shuts down self-checkout app to fight shoplifting
Wegmans, the well-known supermarket chain, has decided to put an end to its self-checkout app Wegmans SCAN The grocery chain discontinued the app on Sunday, Sept. 18. Customers were able to scan, bag and pay for groceries through the app to skip checko…
Dear Annie: Hazed teen should seek counseling
Dear Annie: My grandson was the victim of hazing incidents in the locker room at his private school. It went on for more than a month. Someone made videos of parts of it, and the entire school saw the videos. The perpetrator was asked to withdraw from …
Sears used to sell build-your-own houses. You might be living in one and not know it.
It was only after Jessica Todd and Dan Brill bought their home in Collingswood, New Jersey, that they found something peculiar about its history: the house came from a mail-order catalog. The home came from Sears, which sold build-it-yourself houses th…