A drop box in Sussex County Byram council calls for return to in-person voting The Byram Township Council on Sept. 15 unanimously passed a resolution calling for the return to “in-person” voting this... Local News 24 Sep 2020 | 03:27
(katemangostar-freepik.com) State rolls out website letting voters register online (AP) New Jersey residents can now register to vote online. The state Division of Elections, which is overseen by the secretary... Local News 15 Sep 2020 | 02:00
Murphy: Many refusing to cooperate with contact tracers Almost three-fifths of people who respond to New Jersey’s COVID-19 contact tracers are refusing to cooperate, Democratic... Local News 14 Sep 2020 | 03:41
NJ State Police pursuits are up 50% so far this year New Jersey. (AP) Traffic pursuits by the New Jersey State Police are up 50% compared with last year and are on pace to be... Police & Fire 04 Sep 2020 | 09:22
Indoor dining, gyms cleared this week with limited capacity (AP) Indoor dining in New Jersey will resume Friday with limited capacity, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. Restaurants... Business 01 Sep 2020 | 11:38
Fabiana Pierre-Louis (Source: Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP website) First Black woman confirmed to be justice on NJ high court The New Jersey Senate has confirmed the nomination of the first Black woman to sit on the state’s Supreme Court. Fabiana Pierre-Louis,... Police & Fire 31 Aug 2020 | 02:57
NJ governor signs law abolishing ‘freeholder’ title New Jersey. (AP) Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation abolishing the county-level title of freeholder, which sponsors... Local News 25 Aug 2020 | 12:32
Gottheimer votes to save mail-in voting as Trump re-election campaign sues NJ New Jersey. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has sued New Jersey in a bid to stop the state’s plans to conduct... Local News 25 Aug 2020 | 09:50
Health department launches contact tracing dashboard Urging people to answer critical calls from contact tracers, the New Jersey Department of Health unveiled an online dashboard... Local News 20 Aug 2020 | 02:43
Vernon Township High School (Photo by Mike Zummo) It’s back-to-school time: Will it be bricks and mortar, remote, or a little of both? Creating plans to reopen schools have become a highly unprecedented whirlwind. In the swirl is Gov. Phil Murphy, the teachers,... Local News 13 Aug 2020 | 03:39
Indoor gathering limit reduced; virus expenses nearly triple (AP) New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he’s reducing the limit on indoor gatherings to 25% percent capacity,... Local News 10 Aug 2020 | 11:17
A tented, socially distanced classroom at Sullivan County Community College, which has received $1.2 million in federal coronavirus relief. (Photo provided) Sussex County has received $277 million in COVID-19 relief Sussex County has received an estimated $277 million through the CARES Act, a major economic coronavirus relief bill passed... Local News 04 Aug 2020 | 03:34
West Milford Police said a black bear attacked an 82-year-old man in his garage late last month. The resident required more than 30 stitches to his face. Fish and wildlife workers subsequently trapped and killed the suspected problem bear. (Photo of a black bear by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash.) Black bear euthanized after attack on man in garage (AP) A black bear has been euthanized after an attack on an 82-year-old man in the garage of his home on Hearthstone Drive... Local News 03 Aug 2020 | 03:58
New Jersey to offer survey to visitors from high-risk states (AP) New Jersey will ask travelers coming from states with high rates of coronavirus infections to take an online survey... News 24 Jul 2020 | 12:57
Murphy shoots down prospect of fining travelers to NJ New Jersey. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on July 14 shot down the prospect of fining travelers from COVID-19 hot spots... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 11:50
