Five people were injured, including two with burns, when a fire swept through a condominium complex in Hunterdon County early Sunday morning, officials said. The fire broke out at 3:48 a.m. at the Union Hill Condominium Association on Sam Bonnell Drive…
North Bergen buying church property next to township hall for $2 million, but it won’t be a school
The North Bergen Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the purchase of property in the township for $2 million at its May meeting, but those hoping it will converted into a school building are likely to be disappointed. Township Administrator J…
Jersey City Planning Board rejects plans for Exchange Place Pedestrian Mall; City official says ‘they will reconsider’
Jersey City official believes the proposed plan for the Exchange Place Pedestrian Mall will eventually receive the city planning board’s blessing after it was rejected last week. City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione told The Jersey Journal that …
Naomi Judd, singer in Grammy-winning country duo The Judds, dies at 76
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters exper…
Coast Guard calls off search for missing man
The U.S. Coast Guard searched Delaware Bay for about four hours Saturday after the crewman of a Singapore cargo ship was reported missing. The search, conducted by sea and air, covered 87 square miles but was called off shortly before 12 p.m. The water…
N.J. reports 2,729 COVID cases, 4 deaths. FDA sets dates for review of vaccines for children.
New Jersey on Saturday reported another four COVID-19 deaths and 2,729 confirmed positive tests as the federal Food and Drug administration plans to begin reviewing vaccines for children this summer. The FDA set tentative dates in June to publicly revi…
PHOTOS: Woodbury hosts annual 5K to combat bullying
A throng of people in South Jersey spent Saturday morning walking and running to take a stand against bullying. Woodbury hosted Run, Walk, and Roll Against Bullying, an annual event in the Gloucester County city. People either took part in a one-mile w…
N.J.’s own Anthony Coscia renominated to third term on Amtrak board of directors
Once called the“most influential person in transportation you’ve never heard” of, former Port Authority chairman Anthony Coscia has been nominated by President Joe Biden for a third term on Amtrak’s board of directors. Coscia was among five people nomi…
N.J. ‘Gold Coast’ developer cuts deal, pleads guilty in loan scam
New Jersey “Gold Coast” developer Fred Daibes has pleaded guilty to taking part in an insider loan scam at Mariner’s Bank, the financial institution that he founded and where he served as chairman of the board of directors. Daibes, the Edgewater-based …
Probe into mysterious brain tumor cluster almost complete, but answers won’t be for weeks
Results from environmental testing being conducted at Colonia High seeking to find a link to a mysterious brain tumor cluster among graduates and workers from the school are expected to be available by the end of May, according to a memo from Woodbridg…