New Jersey

Parents must be notified if their minor child unlawfully possesses or buys marijuana under a bill lawmakers advanced Wednesday, not even a month since Gov. Phil Murphy signed cannabis legislation that explicitly prohibited parental notification.

Outdoor youth sports competitions in New Jersey involving teams from out of the state can resume on Friday but indoor travel competitions will remain prohibited, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday.

Under the law Gov. Murphy signed in February, a first offense would result in a written warning. The law makes it clear that the person’s parent or guardian is not to be notified.

A southern New Jersey police officer has been charged with assault arising from an incident last summer in which he allegedly fired his Taser at a man operating an all-terrain vehicle, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday.

Patrick Giblin made an initial court appearance by videoconference on Monday in federal court in Camden. The 56-year-old had been a fugitive since last July until his capture last week in Atlantic City. 

She spoke of the difficulties families are facing due to the pandemic, but that the American Rescue Plan is focused on stregthening communities. 

Swirling winds and dry conditions caused a large brush fire in Lakewood, New Jersey to spread to roughly 170 acres and damage at least two businesses Sunday, according to state officials.

Just over 3 million people have had at least one of the two-shot vaccines, according to the state Health Department site.

Murphy made the announcement Monday. Apter would fill the seat of Jaynee LaVecchia, who has said she plans to retire this summer.

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked an explosion of public data in New Jersey, most prominently yielding an online dashboard with details about positive tests, deaths, vaccinations and more.

The Burlington Township Police Department responded to the area of Campus Drive between Sunset Road and Autumn Lane for a pedestrian lying in the roadway at approximately 2:13 a.m. 

A New Jersey man recently charged for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at a Montgomery County police officer's head during an investigation was arrested two days earlier in Wildwood for using a stolen car, authorities said.

A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey.

Jennifer Strumph, 32, was charged with assuming a false identity, criminal coercion and Second Degree Computer Crime. She was taken into custody March 4 and released after she made an appearance in court.

New Jersey will repair some of the beaches hardest-hit by a string of February storms that caused severe erosion and created 18-to-20-foot drop-offs at numerous beach access points.