On June 9, NJ Cannabis Insider hosts the Garden State’s first-ever cannabis awards gala, celebrating the individuals and companies that helped shape the industry. The formal affair at the Carteret Performing Arts Center will be unlike anything seen bef…
Final exams canceled in N.J. school district after cyber attack cripples computers
Tenafly Public Schools went back to the basics this week — using overhead projectors, paper, pencils and hands-on activities in classrooms — when a ransomware attack crippled the district’s computer system. Final exams were also canceled for all of the…
Man struck, killed by NJ Transit train in Glen Rock
A man was struck and killed Wednesday morning in Glen Rock by a New Jersey Transit train headed to Hoboken, authorities said. The man was hit at 9:22 a.m. near the Glen Rock-Boro Hall train station, said Everett Merrill, an NJ Transit spokesperson. The…
N.J. primary election sets stage for November. Here’s what voters had to say.
Voters hit the polls Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary election with key national issues in mind – rising gas prices, a spike in gun violence and the U.S. Supreme Court’s looming decision on abortion rights. Polling places opened at 6 a.m., but with con…
Man charged with groping teen could be linked to other incidents, Princeton cops say
Princeton police are investigating a Hopewell man charged with the recent groping of a teen as a suspect in dozens of similar incidents dating to 2015, the department said Tuesday. Detectives arrested Melecio Xecchay, 49, on Monday on charges he grabbe…
1 dead, three injured after vehicle fleeing cops crashes into tree
A report of shots fired on Sunday sparked a police chase that led to a Monmouth County crash leaving one person dead and three others injured, authorities said. Two handguns were recovered at the scene, police said. The incident began around 7:15 p.m. …
Donald Trump spoiled that Pa. primary; let’s stop spoiling Jersey primaries
Well, he did it again. I’m talking about Donald Trump indulging his penchant for taking a wrecking ball to the Republican Party. In this case it was the Pennsylvania Republican Party that Trump took apart. At stake was the U.S. Senate seat being vacate…
Shooting death of 15-year-old stemmed from weed sale, accused killer told cops
One of two men charged in the May killing of a Vineland 15-year-old told investigators the shooting occurred during a drug deal, according to court documents. Anthony Torres-Sanchez was found shot in the 1800 block of North Delsea Drive at 11:45 a.m. o…
This N.J. hospital CEO seemed like a slam dunk VA nominee. But a GOP senator blocked it.
The confirmation of former University Hospital CEO Shereef Elnahal as under secretary for health at the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department hit a snag after a Republican senator blocked an effort to fast-track the vote. Elhanal, who was nominated by Presi…
Watch as a 1,000-pound great white shark spooks Jersey Shore fishermen
Jim Piazza has been fishing off the Jersey Shore for years, and he’s seen plenty of small sharks and reeled in a few sand sharks in his time on the water. On Saturday, though, he got uncomfortably close to a monster — a great white shark less than a mi…