Sentencing for a man convicted in the beating deaths of his parents will be delayed at least until June over a motion the defendant has filed claiming his attorney was ineffective. Ryan E. Coles, 34, was convicted in March on two murder counts in the 2…
Man shot and killed in East Orange, authorities say
A 46-year-old New Jersey man was shot and killed Sunday evening in East Orange, officials said. Gregory Evens was found with gunshot wounds on Sunnyside Terrace in the area of Hudson Avenue after police were called at about 7:30 p.m., the Essex County …
Medical mistakes shouldn’t be a crime | Opinion
By Adelisa Perez-Hudgins Before I joined the Quality Institute, I worked as a telemetry nurse on a heart failure unit and later at an intermediate care unit. I closely monitored multiple patients on life-saving medical equipment, administered medicatio…
Englewood Health debuts outpatient center in Journal Square, adding another layer to the neighborhood’s growth
The development renaissance in Journal Square is breaking ground in a new kind of project at 2 Journal Square, across Kennedy Boulevard from the PATH stop: a new, 73,000-square-foot outpatient center run by Englewood Health. The center, Englewood’s fir…
Start spreading the news, Frank Sinatra has a Parkway service area named for him
Frank Sinatra, who sang hit songs about New York and Chicago finally was honored on the Garden State Parkway with a service area named after him. Yes, the service area is located in Atlantic County, a long way from his Hoboken birthplace, but officials…
N.J residents say this is a good place to live, but many want to leave, poll finds
A majority of residents like living in New Jersey, but the number that want to leave the state has reached a high point, a new poll has found. Nearly 2 in 3 New Jersyeans — 64% — say the state is either an excellent (19%) or good (45%) place to live, a…
Driver killed after being ejected in Turnpike crash, struck by passing truck
A driver was killed early Sunday on the New Jersey Turnpike after being thrown from a car and then run over by a passing tractor-trailer truck, authorities said. The crash was reported about 4:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway in Newark, o…
Cops arrest 20-year-old on charges he killed 2 in stolen car crash
A Newark man charged with killing two motorists in late March crash involving a stolen car was apprehended by police in another vehicle reported stolen, authorities say. Sharrod Rogers, 20, was observed Friday at about 9:20 p.m. by Newark police speedi…
N.J. residents to get $13M more from feds to help pay home energy bills
Low-income New Jerseyans will be getting another $12.8 million to help them pay their heating and cooling bills, the final tranche of a record allocation to the state. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus law, the $1 trillion bipart…
COVID vaccines still work. But researchers hunt for improvements as virus mutates.
COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as drugmakers test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus — even though it’s not clear if changes are needed. Already there’s public confusio…