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Jersey Alerts Jersey Alerts source logo NEWARK EXTENDS CODE RED FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

City residents are urged to take precautions: use air conditioning to stay cool, drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration, and...

Aug 7, 7:11 PM · Bloomfield, Essex NJBallot New Jersey "Skip the Stuff" Law Bans Automatic Plastic Utensils in Takeout Orders New Jersey "Skip the Stuff" Law Bans Automatic Plastic Utensils in Takeout Orders

The state's latest plastic reduction law took effect August 1, with phased restrictio...

Aug 7, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Millville, N.J. Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Millville, N.J.

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability today identifi...

Aug 7, 7:11 PM · Statewide, Cumberland NJBallot Bergen County Clerk's Settlement Ends Six-Year County Line Ballot Fight Bergen County Clerk's Settlement Ends Six-Year County Line Ballot Fight

Bergen County Clerk John Hogan agreed to pay $29,279 in legal fees, closing litigatio...

Aug 6, 12:00 AM · Bergen Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Federal Court Approves Historic PFAS Settlements Valued at Approximately $2.5 Billion Federal Court Approves Historic PFAS Settlements Valued at Approximately $2.5 Billion

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)...

Aug 7, 6:05 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot Sandoz to Pay $400 Million in Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlement Sandoz to Pay $400 Million in Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlement

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced the deal Tuesday, but New Jersey was no...

Aug 5, 12:00 AM · Deal, Monmouth Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General Davenport Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Practices at Delaney Hall Attorney General Davenport Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Practices at Delaney Hall

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced the issuance of investigative sub...

Aug 7, 3:19 PM · Newark, Essex NJBallot Third Circuit Freezes Its Own NJ Gun Ruling as Supreme Court Fight Looms Third Circuit Freezes Its Own NJ Gun Ruling as Supreme Court Fight Looms

New Jersey's assault-firearm restrictions and 10-round magazine limit remain enforcea...

Aug 4, 5:16 PM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Four Men Charged with Racketeering, Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution, and Other Crimes Four Men Charged with Racketeering, Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution, and Other Crimes

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announ...

Aug 7, 9:13 AM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot NJ Supreme Court Scraps Automatic Oral Argument on Reconsideration NJ Supreme Court Scraps Automatic Oral Argument on Reconsideration

The September 1 rule change makes oral argument discretionary on reconsideration moti...

Aug 1, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Millville Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Millville

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability is investigati...

Aug 6, 7:12 PM · Statewide, Cumberland NJBallot After a Century in Branchville, Selective Insurance Is Moving East to a Rented Headquarters After a Century in Branchville, Selective Insurance Is Moving East to a Rented Headquarters

The insurer founded in a Sussex County general store will move its executive leadersh...

Jul 31, 12:00 AM · Branchville, Sussex Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi’s Bid for National Bank Charter Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi’s Bid for National Bank Charter

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general demand...

Aug 6, 4:02 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot N.J. Utilities to Issue $25 Bill Credit in August, Seven Months After Emergency Order N.J. Utilities to Issue $25 Bill Credit in August, Seven Months After Emergency Order

The one-time payment hits in August. It does not lower the underlying rate.Every resi...

Jul 29, 12:00 AM · Trenton, Mercer Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Jersey Alerts source logo NEWARK ACTIVATES CODE RED

City residents are urged to take precautions: use air conditioning to stay cool, drin...

Aug 6, 11:59 AM · Bloomfield, Essex NJBallot Why Did a Chunk of Route 18 Just Vanish in East Brunswick? Why Did a Chunk of Route 18 Just Vanish in East Brunswick?

EAST BRUNSWICK — The sinkhole was small, as these things go. Police coned it off on...

Jul 28, 12:00 AM · East Brunswick, Middlesex Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Newark Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Connection with 2025 Shooting Newark Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Connection with 2025 Shooting

Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a...

Aug 6, 11:17 AM · Newark, Essex NJBallot How Did Pine Beach Go 13 Months Without a Police Chief? How Did Pine Beach Go 13 Months Without a Police Chief?

The prosecutor said six months without a chief. The borough's own records show 13.Chi...

Jul 26, 12:00 AM · Pine Beach, Ocean Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts State Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Gloucester County Pain Management Doctor Convicted of Illegally Distributing Opioids State Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Gloucester County Pain Management Doctor Convicted of Illegally Distributing Opioids

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) a...

Aug 5, 10:33 AM · Statewide, Gloucester NJBallot New Jersey Creates School Civil Rights Unit to Replace Federal Enforcement New Jersey Creates School Civil Rights Unit to Replace Federal Enforcement

The state announced a new Division on Civil Rights section but disclosed no budget, n...

Jul 26, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts New Jersey Awards $83 Million for 103 Rural Health Projects New Jersey Awards $83 Million for 103 Rural Health Projects

New Jersey has awarded $83 million to 103 projects intended to expand healthcare staf...

Aug 4, 6:08 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot NJEDA Pauses New Applications for $4.6B Aspire Tax Credit Program NJEDA Pauses New Applications for $4.6B Aspire Tax Credit Program

The authority's CEO says as much as half of each award pays consultants and fees, not...

Jul 25, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General Davenport Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition Attorney General Davenport Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 43 states and territories a...

Aug 4, 2:35 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot Can New Jersey Help Kill the $111 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger? Can New Jersey Help Kill the $111 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger?

A federal judge halted the $111 billion deal two days before closing. What the ruling...

Jul 24, 12:00 AM · Bayonne, Hudson Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts State Grand Jury Declines to File Criminal Charges in Connection with August 8, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in New Brunswick State Grand Jury Declines to File Criminal Charges in Connection with August 8, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in New Brunswick

A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a New Brunswick...

Aug 4, 1:36 PM · New Brunswick, Middlesex NJBallot New Jersey Bans Algorithmic Rent-Setting as Sherrill Signs FAIR Act New Jersey Bans Algorithmic Rent-Setting as Sherrill Signs FAIR Act

The law makes it an antitrust violation for landlords to use pricing software fed by...

Jul 23, 12:00 AM · Jersey City, Hudson Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Fights for Affordability Against Another Round of Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Fights for Affordability Against Another Round of Illegal Tariffs

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a multistate coalition of 25 states in fil...

Aug 4, 12:17 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot Two Wrong-Way Crashes, Same Half-Mile: Is Route 55 Due for Safety Changes? Two Wrong-Way Crashes, Same Half-Mile: Is Route 55 Due for Safety Changes?

A man died driving the wrong way on Route 55 near Mantua, the second fatal wrong-way...

Jul 22, 12:00 AM · Bridgeton, Cumberland Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Statement from Attorney General Jennifer Davenport on Third Circuit’s Grant of a Stay in Assault Weapons/Large-Capacity Magazines Case Statement from Attorney General Jennifer Davenport on Third Circuit’s Grant of a Stay in Assault Weapons/Large-Capacity Magazines Case

The post Statement from Attorney General Jennifer Davenport on Third Circuit’s Gran...

Aug 4, 11:58 AM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot Samsung Fires 739 in NJ Less Than a Year After Ribbon-Cutting New HQ Samsung Fires 739 in NJ Less Than a Year After Ribbon-Cutting New HQ

A Seoul-driven consumer electronics restructuring eliminates the Englewood Cliffs hea...

Jul 22, 12:00 AM · Englewood Cliffs, Bergen Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON DEATH OF DELANEY HALL DETAINEE MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON DEATH OF DELANEY HALL DETAINEE

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON DEATH OF DELANEY HALL DETAINEE

Aug 3, 7:45 PM · Newark, Essex NJBallot Double Homicide in North Arlington Draws Police from Bergen, Hudson Counties Double Homicide in North Arlington Draws Police from Bergen, Hudson Counties

Bergen County Prosecutor's Office investigates altercation between groups on Ridge Ro...

Jul 21, 12:00 AM · North Arlington, Bergen Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect New Jersey Residents’ Personal Information Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect New Jersey Residents’ Personal Information

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 23 other states and t...

Aug 3, 2:20 PM · Statewide, New Jersey NJBallot Recalled Lettuce Entered New Jersey Supply Chain for 18 Days. Who's Telling Consumers? Recalled Lettuce Entered New Jersey Supply Chain for 18 Days. Who's Telling Consumers?

State officials say cyclosporiasis case counts are typical. The recall paperwork does...

Jul 21, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts New Jersey Eyes Virtual Power Plant Plan to Lower Electric Bills New Jersey Eyes Virtual Power Plant Plan to Lower Electric Bills

New Jersey utility regulators are considering a virtual power plant program that coul...

Aug 3, 12:48 AM · Trenton, Mercer NJBallot No Cause Found in $200,000 Phillipsburg Sinkhole Study as 8 Homes Sit Empty No Cause Found in $200,000 Phillipsburg Sinkhole Study as 8 Homes Sit Empty

The geotechnical report the town commissioned runs 116 pages and cost nearly $200,000...

Jul 20, 12:00 AM · Phillipsburg, Warren Opens original source ↗ Jersey Alerts Hillside Firefighters Knock Down Two-Family House Fire on Long Avenue Hillside Firefighters Knock Down Two-Family House Fire on Long Avenue

Hillside Fire Department Deputy Chief Abreu said everyone was already outside when cr...

Aug 2, 3:45 PM · Hillside, Union NJBallot A License No One Ever Got: The Fatal Flaw that Felled New Jersey's Rifle Ban A License No One Ever Got: The Fatal Flaw that Felled New Jersey's Rifle Ban

A licensing system that never issued a single license helped sink the state's 1990 as...

Jul 19, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ NJBallot What a Hillsborough Homeowner's Quick Thinking Taught NASA About Ancient Asteroids What a Hillsborough Homeowner's Quick Thinking Taught NASA About Ancient Asteroids

Scientists say a 53-kilogram rock that crashed through a Somerset County bedroom in 2...

Jul 19, 12:00 AM · Hillsborough, Somerset Opens original source ↗ NJBallot Carmen Bucco Discusses Unity, Affordability and Public Safety in NJ-10 Interview Carmen Bucco Discusses Unity, Affordability and Public Safety in NJ-10 Interview

Nutley N.J. — Republican congressional candidate Carmen Bucco joined NJBallot for a...

Jul 18, 12:00 AM · Nutley, Essex Opens original source ↗ NJBallot New Jersey BPU Advances JCP&L Penalty Case, Opens Storm Review New Jersey BPU Advances JCP&L Penalty Case, Opens Storm Review

The Board advanced a penalty case against JCP&L and opened a storm review, after thre...

Jul 18, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗ NJBallot Essex County Defends ICE Restrictions After DHS "Sanctuary" Attack Essex County Defends ICE Restrictions After DHS "Sanctuary" Attack

The warrant rule took effect July 9. DHS answered four days later, and one federal su...

Jul 17, 12:00 AM · Roxbury, Morris Opens original source ↗ NJBallot Sherrill Signs Power NJ Act as Rate Counsel Warns of 40-Year Ratepayer Lock-In Sherrill Signs Power NJ Act as Rate Counsel Warns of 40-Year Ratepayer Lock-In

The Power NJ Act starts a competitive process for at least 1,100 MW of new nuclear ge...

Jul 16, 12:00 AM Opens original source ↗

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