The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for 13 counties in New Jersey because a cold front that will be drifting across the state is expected to trigger strong storms with damaging winds, heavy downpours and small hail Frida…
Man stabbed to death by door-to-door salesman during fight, authorities say
A 44-year-old Jackson man was stabbed to death Thursday after trying to start a fight with a door-to-door salesman, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, the 32-year-old working for a company contracted by Verizon to solicit customers, has been charged wit…
Dear Annie: Boyfriend keeps me away from his family. Am I not good enough?
DEAR ANNIE: I wanted to ask this question to see what others think. My boyfriend hasn’t involved me in his family and we have been together for seven years. He has met my family and my kids but is very private about his own family. I know his friends, …
Memorial Day weekend is first big test for N.J. legal weed at the Shore
With Memorial Day upon us, the coming weeks will be New Jersey’s first big test on whether its brand-new legal weed industry will have enough marijuana to meet what experts predict will be a big summertime demand. Carlos Hernandez, a valet at the Shore…
N.J. high school in mourning after shooting death of 15-year-old student
The Vineland school community is in mourning after the shooting death of a 15-year-old student on Thursday. Police responded to the 1800 block of North Delsea Drive in Vineland, several miles from the high school he attends, around 11:45 a.m. and found…
N.J. congressman: Overturning Roe would deny women, children a chance at the American dream | Opinion
By Donald Norcross Earlier this month, a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion was leaked foreshadowing the overturning of Roe V. Wade, a pivotal case that established a women’s constitutional right to make decisions about her own body and, if necessary, ma…
Climate change threatens nature’s balance in Brazil’s watery Pantanal
By Gerry Hadden When you think of Brazil and nature, the massive Amazon is most likely the first thing that comes to mind. After all, the largest rainforest on the planet acts as the “lungs of the earth.” The Amazon is mythical and mysterious, and its …
Rotating cocktail lounge, beer hall open in Atlantic City just in time for summer
Amidst the music, dancing and confetti Bally’s Atlantic City opened two of the resort’s newest attractions Thursday afternoon — the Carousel Bar and The Yard – Beers, Eats and Beats. “This is the culmination of multiple years worth of work and thought …
N.J. police sergeant left gun accessible to minors, prosecutor says
A police sergeant from Ocean County was charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly leaving a handgun “unsecured and accessible to juveniles,” authorities said Thursday. Sgt. Andrew Wahlberg, of the Beach Haven Police Department, was …
Woodbridge school brain cancer cluster investigation finds ‘no radiological hazards’
An environmental assessment of all 28 acres in and around Colonia High School found no traces of radiological contaminants, according to a document from Woodbridge officials obtained by NJ Advance Media. The probe was the result of concerns about a pos…