The driver of an SUV who was killed last week in a head-on wreck with a box truck in Sussex County has been identified as a Bergen County woman who most recently lived in Florida. Janet Esser, 58, was driving south on County Road 565 in Wantage Townshi…
Driver pulling out of Wawa parking lot killed in crash with dump truck
A Vineland man was killed Friday morning when his vehicle collided with a dump truck in Gloucester County. Michael Berezin, 63, of Vineland, was pulling out of the Wawa on West Boulevard in Malaga around 5:45 a.m. when his pickup truck collided with a …
Jersey City Planning Board to hold virtual meeting on Sixth Street Embankment Wednesday
Jersey City’s Planning Board will hold a virtual community meeting this week to “discuss and shape” the language for the Sixth Street Embankment’s redevelopment plan. The Sixth Street Embankment has been the focus of a 17-year-long legal battle over pa…
What is Replacement Theory? Elise Stefanik and Tucker Carlson’s involvement in racist ideology, explained
In the aftermath of the racist murders of 10 people over the weekend during a supermarket shooting in Buffalo, there has been a great deal of attention on ‘replacement theory,’ a disturbing ideology that made its way from internet forums into mainstrea…
Unattended package outside City Hall in Jersey City investigated
An unattended backpack found in front of City Hall in Jersey City Sunday night drew a quick response from police, who discovered that it was harmless, authorities said. The call for 280 Grove St. came in at 8:40 p.m. Upon investigation by the Jersey Ci…
Murphy calls for more gun laws after Buffalo shooting. Opponents ‘can shove their thoughts and prayers.’
Gov. Phil Murphy issued a sharp plea Monday for federal and state lawmakers to pass more gun-control laws in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo and other American cities this weekend, saying “it is well past time for outrage and action” and those op…
A murder, a slumlord crackdown and now ‘abandoned:’ Jersey City property hits market for $1.8 million
In 2017, it was the scene of a murder. In 2019, it was the poster child of an anti-slumlord crackdown by Jersey City. Now in 2022, the house connected by these threads — a two-and-a-half story eyesore at 197 Palisade Ave. — is once again under scrutiny…
Fight involving machete, beach chair ends with arrest, cops say
One man was arrested and another injured after a fight in the street involving a machete and a beach chair in Jackson last week, authorities said. Julian Ogle, 20, of Wall was charged with aggravated assault and two weapons offenses, Jackson police sai…
Candy recall: Skittles, Starburst and Life Savers gummies recalled due to potential contamination
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US has voluntarily recalled certain types of Starburst, Skittles and Life Savers gummies because metal might be “embedded” in the product or “loose in the bag.” Consumers reported the matter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administ…
Potential abortion ruling recalls 1989 coma case | Letters
Regarding “N.J. mother chose abortion to save her life. She fears what’s next:” The woman profiled in this article, Monica Attias, whose life and health were protected by an abortion, wonders whether a woman like her would get the same access to health…