2 NJ forest fires contained; outdoor fire restrictions begin
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Tuesday night it had fully contained a 407-acre fire in the Brendan Byrne State Forest in Pemberton. That followed the successful containment of a 617-acre fire in Little Egg Harbor.
New Jersey lifts indoor capacity limits on businesses, social distancing still required
New Jersey on Wednesday lifted most capacity restrictions on indoor and outdoor businesses, and raised the number of people allowed indoors at household events like birthday parties and other get-togethers.
Borgata's Bobby Flay Steak restaurant not closing until fall
Bobby Flay Steak had been scheduled to close on June 30. But the casino and the restaurant’s parent company, Bold Food, decided to extend its operations through the end of the summer.
Juvenile critically injured in pedestrian, motor vehicle crash
When they arrived, they found a victim who appeared to have severe injuries. The juvenile was treated on the scene by fire and EMS before being taken to Cooper Trauma.
NJ bill could give students with special needs a school year do-over due to pandemic regression
NJ bill could give students with special needs a school year do-over because of pandemic regression.
NJ State Police ask for help locating man in connection with convenience store burglaries
N.J. State Troopers are seeking 50-year-old Tony Petrozzelli in connection with convenience store burglaries across Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties.
Pa, SEPTA raise capacity limits; NJ students head to school in the fall as travel advisory is lifted
While Governor Phil Murphy announced students will head back to school in the fall and lifted the travel advisory, SEPTA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania raised capacity limits.
Gov. Murphy: Students to return in-person for 2021-2022 school year; lifts travel advisory
He attributes the vaccination program and that children are beginning to get vaccinated to why he felt comfortable announcing that students will be back in class for the following school year.
NJ police officer charged with operating meth lab at his home
Christopher Walls, 50, faces numerous charges related to manufacturing and maintaining a methamphetamine laboratory at his home, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni
Wildfire rages out of control in Little Egg Harbor Township, no injuries reported
A wildfire has reportedly torched several hundred acres of forest Sunday night in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey.
Driver with suspended license strikes child in Waterford, police say
A New Jersey man is in custody after police said he was driving with a suspended license when he struck a child Friday evening in Waterford Township.
Murphy keeps indoor mask mandate, plans emergency power end
The governor said it’s “only a matter of time,” perhaps weeks before the mask mandate is lifted in New Jersey.
NJ teen steals car with 2-year-old inside, cops say
Authorities say a teenage boy who stole a car with a toddler inside has been charged with kidnapping and numerous other counts.
People flock down the shore as businesses get ready for busy summer
Forget Memorial Day, people are already going to the shore as the weather breaks and more people become vaccinated.
NJ Transit settles suits in deadly crash at Hoboken commuter station
NJ Transit has reached settlements in lawsuits filed by the family of a woman killed and several people injured in a 2016 crash when a train slammed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey.
NJ woman pleads guilty to manslaughter charge in 2018 head-on crash, prosecutors say
Prosecutors in New Jersey said a young woman was under the influence of marijuana and driving over 100 MPH when she slammed head-on into an oncoming car killing a Galloway Township woman.
Vandals steal $8,000 worth of gear from South Jersey youth football league
Days before a South Jersey’s youth football season, someone broke into the trailer of one team, stealing $8,000 worth of gear and putting their season in jeopardy.
New Jersey man gets 40 years in prison for child porn
A federal judge sentenced Sebastien Attar to 40 years in prison and lifetime supervision should he be released for abusing two infants.
Toms River teen hospitalized after being impaled by javelin
Police were called to Donovan Catholic High School in Toms River late Tuesday afternoon where officers found the javelin impaled in the 16-year-old Pine Beach resident’s right thigh.
NJ leaders seek ways to bridge the vaccine disparity gap
Leaders in South Jersey and Governor Phil Murphy seek to close the vaccine disparity gap in the state.