Amid the rancor on Capitol Hill over Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment, the Jan. 6 insurrection by supporters of the former president, and actions to try to overturn the 2020 election, some lawmakers still found ways to cross party lines …
Cash deals, offers over asking, waived inspections: Homebuyers compete in fierce market in Hudson County
Monica Tumang knew the house she was looking at on Avenue B in Bayonne near Stephen Gregg Park in August 2021 was the one for her and her husband, Alvin Motos, when it started to rain. They’d been looking for a home on and off since 2017 and repeatedly…
The one challenger in Newark’s mayoral race battles apathy and a popular incumbent
Hard numbers, past performance, and close observers of Newark politics don’t give Sheila Montague much chance of unseating the city’s popular mayor, Ras Baraka, in Tuesday’s election. Newark resident Dominick Tortorello, a more casual observer, didn’t …
Dear Annie: Happy Mother’s Day!
DEAR READERS: Happy Mother’s Day! Below are some beautiful quotes and tributes written about mothers. DEAR ANNIE: My mother is the voice of all reason. Any time I am facing a difficult decision, I go straight to her with the confidence of knowing I am …
Several N.J. families displaced after early morning Mother’s Day fire
At least nine families were displaced following a three-alarm fire in Camden on Mother’s Day, authorities confirmed to NJ Advance Media. The blaze was reported at about 5 a.m. Sunday at the Myrtle Place Apartments, a rental complex in Camden, a spokesm…
The Stench at the Supreme Court | Editorial
The Supreme Court was faced with a historic choice in December, one outlined with alarming clarity by Justice Sonia Sotomayor: “Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading ar…
6 displaced, 2 firefighters injured by N.J. house fire
A fire at a two-family home in Perth Amboy displaced six people on Saturday afternoon, and two firefighters suffered non-life threatening while battling the blaze, officials said. The township’s fire department was dispatched around 12:55 p.m. to 189 W…
N.J. gas prices are rising again. Here’s how much in one week alone.
Gas prices shot up in New Jersey and around the nation amid increasing demand and rising oil prices. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.37, up 20 cents from last week. Drivers were paying $…
Plastic bag monster is a reminder of how wasteful we are. See it before its gone. (PHOTOS)
Surrounded by a sea of green grass and trees stands a monster at Hammonton Lake Park. This beast at its highest point is approximately 10 feet tall, is 15 feet wide, is covered in plastic bags and has been in existence since October of last year. It is…
Man who helped build family ice-cream shop into Nasto’s dies at 92
Alphonse Nasto, a second-generation member of an enduring and well-loved, family-owned Newark ice cream shop that grew into one of New Jersey’s best-known manufacturers of desserts, has died, his family said on Saturday. Nasto, 92, who helped build Nas…