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Good barbecue runs on a clock, and in New Jersey that clock often stops well before dinnertime. Pulled pork takes hours of slow smoking, so once the day’s batch is gone, the kitchen can’t just whip up more. That’s why some of the best smokehouses in the Garden...
New Jersey officials are warning residents not to approach or chase an emu on the loose in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.
A major effort to help veterans facing homelessness is taking shape in South Jersey, where the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is building new housing developments that will offer more than just a place to live. The foundation is constructing New Jersey's first Veterans Village along Route 9 in the Bayville...
Tensions boiled over in New Jersey after a heated council meeting over a proposed ICE detention facility ended with local officials walking out. The November 10 meeting in Roxbury Township quickly descended into chaos as frustrated locals confronted council members over the controversial plans, with some refusing to back down. Now, footage of the confrontation is making the rounds online, and residents aren’t holding back their criticism of how officials handled the situation.
There is an important thaw in the political feud between New Jersey Senator Vince Polistina and Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson.
Our writers make their picks for who will win a sectional championship.
Official: Ship Strikes Bridge Between N.J., Pa.
Ten counties in New Jersey have been placed under a tornado watch Thursday afternoon because of the threat of severe thunderstorms that could spawn a funnel cloud. The tornado watch, which isn’t as urgent as a warning, covers Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset and Warren counties, effective until 7 p.m. Thursday.
The New Jersey Department of Health is reporting an increase in flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, with sick patients showing up in growing numbers to emergency rooms, doctor’s offices and hospitals across the state. “We are very busy right now,” said Dr. Christina Melchionne Miseo, pediatric emergency medicine...
Medicaid is meant to help people who need medical care and daily support, especially older adults who cannot manage everything on their own. But a recent investigation has raised serious questions about how some senior care providers are using the program’s funding. A November 2026 investigation by The New...
It’s a question that is asked pretty regularly — are high schools getting students ready for college? Specifically, how well did high school prepare students at Rutgers for the math classes they have to take there? Not too well, said education consultant Chad Aldeman, who said his recent research found a case of extremes.
Conditions are gradually improving, though it remains a chilly, blustery and damp afternoon across the Tri-State Area.
Atlantic City's casinos, hotels, restaurants and convention facilities support thousands of working families. Their livelihoods should not be allowed to become bargaining chips in another North Jersey versus South Jersey campaign.
If you own a home in Burlington, Gloucester, or Monmouth Counties and think your assessment is too high, you have until Jan. 15 to file a tax appeal, according to NJ.com. That date lands months before the April 1 deadline that applies in most of the state. Why the split?...
The 2027 class of Governor's STEM Scholars, a program of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, includes 110 students from 20 counties across the state. - Research & Development Council of New Jersey. The Governor’s STEM Scholars has welcomed 110 high school, college, and graduate students from across...
BY ALLISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Think you have to travel far to find iconic sea turtles? Think again! Of the seven species of sea turtles found around the world, at least four can be seen along the Jersey Shore: loggerheads, Kemp’s ridleys, green sea turtles, and leatherbacks. Each has its own personality, preferences, […]
THC seltzers aren’t leaving New Jersey liquor stores just yet. Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed a bill Thursday that gives liquor stores one more month to sell intoxicating hemp drinks, according to the governor’s office. The sales ban was set to take effect Friday. Now the cutoff is...
