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N.J. celebrities who died in 2020, from Adam Schlesinger to Tommy DeVito Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 Tommy DeVito was a founding member of the Four Seasons. He died of COVID-19. Jerry McCrea | The Star-Ledger Facebook Share As we wind down a tough year, here’s a look back at some famous figures we lost in 2020. They come from various arenas — entertainment, media, sports and politics — but they all have some connection to New Jersey. Some were Jersey-born, while others mad...

The city of Lafayette's Business Assistance Program starts up again today. It ran for five months at the beginning of the pandemic. Nearly 100 businesses and non-profits each received more than $1,500 in federal assistance.

There are news stories and then there are New Jersey news stories. From gigantic malls to mobster plots to indicted, profane and just plain embarrassing politicians, here are the news stories from 2020 that we cant forget because of their pure Jerseyness. 1. Bathroom break on Zoom New Jersey has some competition for "Most Public Corruption" — looking at you, Louisiana — but there’s no state (in our humble opinion) with more public officials whose conduct makes you go, hmmm.  It’s h...

Enter your number to get our free mobile app We are continuing our simultaneous countdowns of the Top-10 Most Read Jersey Shore News Stories and Most Watched Jersey Shore News Stories of 2020. Here is the 2nd most read article followed by the 2nd most watched video on our social media platforms of Facebook and YouTube across 92.7 WOBM, 94.3ThePoint, 105.7TheHawk, the new Beach 104.1 FM and the Shore Sports Network. Two Marlboro Police Officers are being hailed as heroes today after saving the l...

2020 in New Jersey: A look back at the turbulent year in photos Updated Dec 30, 2020; Twitter Share How it started. Here’s the thing about 2020: Can you even remember how it started? How the world, in your own backyard or all over the planet, looked when 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2019, came and went and we hopefully turned the calendars to a new year? Think back to January. James Carey, the acting executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, demonstrates how to win prizes while in the Ca$hnad...

NorthJersey.com HACKENSACK — As he peered through a small window inside his cell at the Bergen County Jail, José Suchite Salguero knew something was amiss.  Protesters had been gathering outside the River Street building nightly to support the Newark man and other immigrant detainees who had been on a hunger strike. But on the evening of Dec. 12, the scene was different, more volatile. There were far more police than normal, many in riot gear. Suchite Salguero said he saw police cars and ...

UPDATED: ICE detainees at Kearny jail begin hunger strike in midst of COVID-19 outbreak By John Heinis/Hudson County View “The outbreak and ensuing hunger strike prove that rhetoric surrounding the supposedly good conditions at the county jails is totally false,” said Hector Oseguera, a member of the Progressive Democrats of Hudson County. “These detainees are in mortal danger. We will continue to call on the Hudson County Executive and Bergen County Sheriff to end this disgrace by cancel...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Dec 29, 2020 06:59 AM EST Matthew Whitaker is a blind jazz pianist, and since the age of 11, he has been performing across the globe. He has been deemed a prodigy with a talent amazing enough to have piqued scientists attention who are now studying his brain and trying to decipher his vision of music.  Blind Pianist Draws Comparison to Stevie Wonder Whitaker has performed in plenty of rooms. ("Room" is showbiz-speak for a venue.) He has performed in a large one l...

California reported another 50,141 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the latest data.

Save Jersey’s 4 th annual Right Women to Watch list includes right-of-center and pro-freedom women who were nominated for fighting for a better New Jersey, being principled in their views, and leading in their communities. Many are visionaries upsetting the status quo and up-and-comers charting a new path. Some are powerful in the public eye, and others behind the scenes; but every woman on this list is empowering and lifting up other women in the ranks. Celebrate them and thank them! – Ro...