4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1602+ words) By James J. Devine Ready-fire-aim Republican state legislators are pressing for the immediate removal of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, demanding a virtual lynching rather than justice from Gov. Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill’s administration. Sherrill ordered an independent investigation into allegations of inappropriate…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (671+ words) by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor The union that represents New Jersey corrections officers wants lawmakers to expand solitary confinement in state prisons, saying changes are needed to reduce inmates’ assaults on guards. William Sullivan, who heads the officers’ union,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Officials said a 19-year-old man was hit and killed by an off-duty Camden County police officer on Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 12:50 a.m. in the area of Admiral Wilson Boulevard and 16th Street. Angel Saravia-Estrada of Camden walked into the roadway…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (587+ words) Authorities have identified the two people killed in a mass shooting at a weekend block party in Trenton as investigators continue searching for multiple gunmen who opened fire on a crowd of about 100 people, leaving eight others wounded. The Mercer…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (409+ words) Two people were killed and nine others wounded early Sunday when multiple suspects opened fire into a crowd of about 100 people at a block party, authorities said. Trenton patrol units were dispatched to the 100 block of Locust Street at approximately…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (998+ words) Dangerous heat can linger well into September, leaving New Jersey residents vulnerable to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and other potentially deadly illnesses. Health and emergency officials are urging residents to drink plenty of water, limit strenuous outdoor activity during the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) A tragic fire claimed the lives of a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, while an adult male in the home managed to escape unharmed when a fire ripped through a home in Trenton, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning, officials…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (374+ words) The body of a woman who jumped into the Delaware River to rescue a struggling girl was recovered Tuesday morning, on what would have been her 34th birthday, police said. Authorities and family are mourning the loss of Priscila Alvares Pereira…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (549+ words) Congressman Tom Kean Jr. is considered the most vulnerable Republican incumbent but his campaign is touting an endorsement from a group that wants to cut Medicare and privatize Social Security. The 60 Plus Association, which was created with seed money from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (234+ words) by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge’s dismissal of its challenge to policies in four New Jersey cities that limit how local law enforcement can cooperate with federal civil immigration enforcement. In June,…...