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Peruvian food has a funny way of putting French fries where you least expect them. Order lomo saltado and they arrive tossed alongside seared beef, tomatoes, and onions, with white rice waiting on the same plate. Then there is ceviche sharpened with lime, rotisserie chicken darkened over charcoal, fried rice...
From Jazz Age glamour to hip-hop holiday cheer, the New Jersey events this weekend have something for every taste. The Count Basie Center for the Arts celebrates 100 years with a Roaring '20s Centennial Celebration Finale in Red Bank. Comedian Crystal Marie Denha brings her quick wit to Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club. The Hip Hop Nutcracker remixes a holiday classic at State Theatre New Jersey. CoComelon, Jesse Cook, Air Supply, a painting class, A Drag Queen Christmas, Greensky Bluegrass, and Motionless In White keep the momentum going through the week.
Before the polls opened on Election Day, New Jersey Democrats had already built a 290,408-vote advantage over Republicans. That’s not a projection, a poll, or a calculation based on party registration. Those were actual ballots returned by voters, and while nobody knew precisely how they voted, the numbers gave Democrats an enormous head start before the first Election Day voter walked into a polling place.
MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents about potential measles exposures at several Morris County locations after an out-of-state resident visited New Jersey while infectious. According to health officials, the individual visited locations in Whippany, Morris Plains and Morristown between Nov. 6 and...
Picture a high school football field covered, end zone to end zone, in thousands of bright...
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.
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, […]
Shirley Emehelu’s appointment to New Jersey’s second-highest executive office marks a historic breakthrough. Shirley U. Emehelu has made history as the first Black immigrant to serve in one of New Jersey’s highest executive leadership positions. Emehelu, a Nigerian-born American lawyer, was appointed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Thursday a $183.5 million multistate settlement with rent-to-own financing company Acima Digital LLC and its parent company, Acima Holdings LLC, resolving allegations that the company misled consumers about the costs and terms of its rental-purchase agreements. The bipartisan settlement,...
Thousands of people sprint into the Atlantic Ocean in February on purpose, and they do it for charity. I still can’t decide if that is brave, silly, or a little bit of both. That icy dash is only one way New Jersey celebrates the cold months. Some winter events here feature ice sculptures carved right in front of a crowd.
TRENTON, N.J. — State Sen. Troy Singleton, D-Burlington, said Tuesday that Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s new economic development strategy should give South Jersey a fair share of business investment, and he called for a regional push he dubbed a new business “ERA.”. Singleton made the remarks in a...
Comcast has told Pennsylvania it will lay off 634 workers at its Philadelphia headquarters campus, and it has filed layoff notices covering hundreds more employees in Washington, New Jersey and California, with the first job losses set for Dec. 31. Pennsylvania’s WARN notice list shows the Philadelphia layoffs beginning Dec. 31, 2026. WARN notices are... The post Comcast filed layoff notices for 634 workers in Pennsylvania and more in Washington, New Jersey and California, with the first job losses set for Dec. 31 appeared first on The Financial Wire .
NEW YORK - Commuters across the Northeast are waking up to wet roads and brisk winds on Friday, Nov. 13, as a coastal nor'easter tracks up the East Coast. After Thursday's severe thunderstorms brought hail, heavy downpours and tornado warnings to parts of the I-95 corridor, the severe weather threat has ended. While higher elevations in New York, northern Pennsylvania and New England are seeing the season's first accumulating snow, major cities along the coast are dealing with lingering rain and gusty winds before conditions dry out by Friday night.
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.
Allen Walski, a Surf City native and owner of Clemmy’s in Waretown, has been named New Jersey’s Chef of the Year. Walski was announced as the winner at the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s 41st annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 5. He was one of eight chefs from across the state nominated for the title, and the only one representing Ocean County. After the nomination, voting was open to the public; a total of more than 5,000 votes came in for the competition, according to the NJRHA, and Walski secured the most.
For Kailitza "Kaili" Carrasquillo and her mom, the Ronald McDonald House in Camden has provided stability and support through months of major surgeries and medical treatment.
The outage is getting a collective shrug from some users who are enjoying a break from their inboxes.
