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Police say Michael Pillarella lost control of his vehicle when he crossed over the double yellow line in a curve and struck a southbound Toyota being driven by a Pinelands Regional student.

A week after it was erected, the George Floyd statue in front of City Hall was discovered to be vandalized on Thursday morning.

Man shot in hand while driving on Route 295 in NJ State Police are looking for whoever shot a man in the hand as he drove on Route 295 early Sunday afternoon. The man said he was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe north between Exit 28 for the Black Horse Pike and Exit 29 for Route 30 for Route 30 in Camden County when multiple shots were fired at him from a dark sedan. He was shot in his hand, according to State Police. The sedan continued driving north. The man met with police at a hospital. State ...

NEW BRUNSWICK — Any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines can be had easily and equitably in New Jersey right now, with more than 1,800 vaccination sites in operation around the state. The shots are available free of charge regardless of health insurance status, but numbers crunched at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University seem to show that not everyone may realize that. "There is a certain degree of confusion, I would say, among the uninsured communi...

Updated: 11:11 AM CDT Jun 15, 2021 By Forrest Brown, CNN Riders are at the top of a 130-foot drop. Theyre about to plunge almost 60 mph. Nows a good time to ask: "What in the devil are they thinking?"These coaster enthusiasts — "daredevils" if you will — are willing riders on the Jersey Devil Coaster, which debuted to the public on Sunday at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.The park says its "the worlds tallest, fastest, and longest single rail coaster. ... Towering 1...

Rebecca Picciotto View Comments Next time youre stuck in Garden State Parkway traffic that makes you slam your head on the steering wheel and wonder why on earth you chose New Jersey as home, rest assured you made a sound decision: New Jersey is the best state in America to live in, says a recent analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub. The report evaluated states based on five equally weighted categories — affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life and sa...

Clementon Park & Splash World delays re-opening amid inspections CLEMENTON — It was another quiet weekend at Clementon Park & Splash World, as the landmark entertainment facility remained closed while its new owners worked to get caught up on remaining inspections and paperwork. A post to the parks Facebook page on Saturday at noon said that borough officials had granted permission a day earlier, only to be told that morning "that there would be additional requirements prior to opening." Bor...

Congressman suggests NJ pay back-to-work bonuses with federal aid Published: June 14, 2021 U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer holds a news conference at the Empress Diner in Fair Lawn. (Screenshot from Facebook video) FAIR LAWN – U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer says New Jersey should use some of its federal COVID recovery funds to pay $500 back-to-work bonuses for unemployed residents. Gottheimer, a Democrat from Bergen County representing the 5th District, proposed the one-time incentive in an event at the...

The great Turnpike Authority flag controversy is back, this time on an overpass in Sayreville. After the Authority last year took down displays that had gone up on the day of the Sept. 11 attacks on two Woodbridge overpasses of the Garden State Parkway and a Turnpike overpass in Robbinsville, officials decided to allow U.S. flags to be flown from overpasses two at a time. Just before Memorial Day, the group called Patriotic Flags of Sayreville hung U.S. and military branch flags on the Ma...

Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey debuted the Jersey Devil roller coaster on Sunday. According to the park’s official website, the ride hits speeds of nearly 60 miles per hour and stretches for nearly 3,000 feet.