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3 days ago · As pedestrian deaths rise, cries grow to ‘target zero’ traffic fatalities in New Jersey. By Dana DiFilippo - November 12, 2024. Trump readies for mass deportations with reported pick of Noem as Homeland Security chief. BY Ariana Figueroa - November 12, 2024. U.S. House GOP claims mandate on immigration, lower food prices, ‘end to the ...
New Jersey moves to drought warning, as wildfires rage
2 days ago · A massive wildfire continues raging now in West Milford and the surrounding area. That blaze, known as the Jennings Creek Wildfire, was just 30% contained as of Wednesday morning. It has burned almost 2,300 acres in New Jersey and another 2,100 acres in New York. The fire has posed unique challenges to firefighters and even cost one his life.
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Lawmakers may allow more remote public meetings under bill
2 days ago · Current law allows government agencies to hold remote meetings only during a state of emergency or public health emergency. But now that the COVID-19 pandemic made virtual meetings a fixture in a post-pandemic world, lawmakers are looking to lift those restrictions and allow agencies to hold remote meetings whenever they want.. The bill, introduced in January, allows a “public body” to ...
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4 days ago · BY: Ashley Murray - November 11, 2024. WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped U.S. House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik for the position of United Nations ambassador, according to an exclusive his transition team provided Sunday to the New York Post. Trump told the conservative outlet Stefanik, a New York Republican ...
As pedestrian deaths rise, cries grow to 'target zero' traffic ...
3 days ago · Eleven-year-old Nikhil Badlani was just two miles from home when a driver blew through a stop sign and smashed into his dad’s van at a South Orange intersection, causing a three-car wreck that cost the middle-schooler his life. Since the 2011 crash, Badlani’s family has been on a crusade to make ...
Assembly panel to consider toughening penalties for shoplifters
2 days ago · Assembly lawmakers will weigh heightened penalties for shoplifters and new restrictions on gift card sales on Thursday amid a recent rise in retail theft. The bipartisan bill before the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee would enhance penalties for leading shoplifting rings, allow extended sentences for repeat offenders, and ...
Nearly 250K turned out on first weekend of early in-person voting …
In 2022, first-day early voting turnout reached 26,658. The swell in turnout has caused lines at some early polling centers. Early in-person turnout was highest in Bergen County, the most populous county in New Jersey. There, 24,447 residents cast votes at an early polling center. But turnout in Monmouth (23,952) and Ocean (23,521) counties was ...
New Jersey minimum wage will rise to $15.49 on Jan. 1
Oct 8, 2024 · New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $15.49 for most workers at the start of the new year, state labor officials announced Tuesday. The 36-cent increase is the first annual inflation adjustment to the state’s wage floor following a six-year phase-in that was meant to bring the minimum wage to $15, though high inflation in 2023 spurred an indexing adjustment that brought minimum hourly ...
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Sep 12, 2024 · LaMonica McIver sworn in to Congress, replacing the late Donald Payne Jr. BY: Dana DiFilippo - September 23, 2024 LaMonica McIver, who was Newark's City Council president until earlier this month, now represents the 10th Congressional District in the House.