FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Attorneys offered contrasting interpretations of the Pledge of Allegiance during oral arguments Wednesday in a New Jersey family’s lawsuit claiming a school district is discriminating against their child’s atheist beliefs. The lawsuit focuses on the words “under God” that were added to the Pledge in 1954 and that have survived legal […]
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of people came out Sunday evening for an anti-bullying rally in a central New Jersey town that’s been rocked by allegations of sex-related hazing involving its high school football team, which prompted the cancellation of the rest of the season. The rally was staged in a park across the street […]
In New Jersey, a 26-year-old Black man Tysean Fitzpatrick was shot by a White off-duty police officer Basil Warren, after he allegedly attempted to steal…
In New Jersey, a 26-year-old Black man Tysean Fitzpatrick was shot by a White off-duty police officer Basil Warren, after he allegedly attempted to steal…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police officers on the George Washington Bridge last September during lane closures apparently ordered by Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s aides as political payback said they warned superiors about the hazardous conditions created and were told not to talk about it on their radios, according to a summary provided by their lawyer […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for Tracy Morgan says the former “Saturday Night Live” actor is having a tough time recovering from a June accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that left a fellow comedian dead. Attorney Benedict Morelli tells The Star-Ledger newspaper (http://bit.ly/1sR1Kbk ) that Morgan relies on a wheelchair and it may […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is proving again he doesn’t mind a little humiliation. The Republican on Tuesday posted on his Facebook page a video showing two of his kids dumping a bucket of ice water on his head. The video is part of the Ice Bucket Challenge, launched by the […]
A single mom from Philadelphia didn’t know it was illegal to bring the gun she was legally licensed to carry in Philadelphia into New Jersey and as a result could face 11 years in prison. Shaneen Allen was pulled over for a minor traffic offense and told the police about the gun and was arrested […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A white TV reporter who voiced his opinions about black families and relations with police during a segment about a fatal police shooting said Tuesday he was suspended from his station and won’t return. Sean Bergin said he was suspended from News 12 New Jersey without pay on Monday and with […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A day after a rookie police officer was gunned down in an ambush, mourners came to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial with candles, balloons, empty liquor bottles and messages of love from friends scrawled on T-shirts taped to a brick wall — to his killer. “Rest easy,” ”Thug […]
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A substitute teacher in northern New Jersey is under investigation following a complaint she taped the mouths of several children who were talking during quiet time. Police in Elizabeth say the incident occurred Monday and that the state’s child welfare agency is also investigating. A police lieutenant says a 9-year-old girl […]
Young people have always been leaders of change within the movement. Despite being thought of as the unengaged generation, there are millennials who are changing…
