By Jennifer Moses I’m 62, and like so many women of my generation, I came of age in thrall to the singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell: her shimmering blonde beauty; her enchanting melodies; her autobiographical lyricism; her open tuning, daring riffs, arti…
Target car seat trade-in event 2022: How to get the 20% off coupon
Target’s annual car seat trade-in event is back now through April 30 — and with a coupon. The retail giant is offering a 20% off coupon customers can redeem twice and combine with other sales when they trade in used car seats or bases. They can use the…
Missing N.J. high school student found dead in pond, police say
The body of a missing New Milford high school student was located Friday in a pond, said borough police. The student, an 18-year-old male resident of New Milford, was found dead in Hard Castle Pond, near Dorchester Lane in the borough at around 10 p.m….
Stimulus law update: N.J. getting $2.5M from feds to change suicide hotline number to 988.
New Jersey will get $2.5 million from the federal government to help shift the national suicide prevention hotline to a three-digit number: 988. The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus law, and will enable the st…
Dear Annie: Man returns home after rehab, but his unacceptable behavior means he needs to pack his bags ASAP
DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been involved with the father of my child for 10 years. Leaving out at least nine years of insanity, I fast-forward to today. He has a drug problem and got clean seven months ago. He’s doing well in recovery. We were separated for five…
Man arrested, charged with beating his girlfriend to death, investigators say
A man was arrested this week and charged with murdering his girlfriend who was found dead in her Belleville home last month, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police announced Friday. On March 12, friends and family of the woman, …
How long can COVID linger? One patient had it for 505 straight days.
For some, COVID-19 just won’t go away. They are called “persistent” coronavirus cases, and some can count the duration of their infections in months, not just days. But one seems to stand alone. A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had…
13th N.J. recreational weed site delays sales again
The Curaleaf-owned facility in Edgewater Park did not open Friday as the state’s 13th facility to begin offering adult recreational cannabis for sale. A spokeswoman for the medical dispensary confirmed there remain issues to be resolved with the munici…
High school senior killed in crash had promising future, football coach says
Asaivion Whiting planned to attend college after graduating high school this June. He hoped to play football and wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement, according to those who knew him. Now, the 17-year-old Manalapan High School senior is being m…
Parade of planets: 4 planets to line up in sky this weekend, joined by moon next week
Everyone loves a parade. And if you happen to be awed by planets, stars and other stuff that’s shining in the sky, you’ll want to check out what some observers are calling a “parade of planets” coming during the next several days. The planetary parade …