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14 NJ communities are now designated as film ready
After undergoing a multi-step certification and training process, 14 New Jersey communities and four counties are now designated as film-ready locations, according to the NJMPTVC.
Beach erosion has NJ casinos desperately seeking sand by summer
The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.
Judge considers legal challenge over NJ's primary ballot design
New Jersey's one-of-a-kind method of drawing primary ballots prompted some apparent skepticism from a federal judge Monday as he considered a legal challenge claiming the system favors preferred candidates of establishment party leaders.
Men busted for online scheme involving NJ stolen cars, police say
Several cars sold using Facebook Marketplace listings in New Jersey turned out to be reported stolen from other NJ towns — and police believe there are more.
A dozen of the prettiest botanical gardens to experience in NJ
Here is a list of a dozen of the prettiest botanical gardens to visit this spring and summer in New Jersey.
Are offshore wind companies paying hush money to NJ mayors?
New Jersey 101.5 asked mayors of popular Jersey Shore towns if they were offered community benefits packages from offshore wind companies in exchange for silence.
Door-to-door slaughter: NJ man tried to wipe out family, cops say
After Andre Gordon fought with his father at the front door of his stepmother's home he began banging on the door, broke a window and began firing.
NJ school district plays cereal dominoes to benefit food pantry
The Keyport Public School District collected more than 1,000 cereal boxes and set up a cereal domino chain to benefit their local food pantry.
Terrorism? NJ church on lockdown after activity alarmed public
Callers told Stafford police the man was wearing an orange flannel shirt under a bulletproof vest in the area of the Doc Cramer sports complex and Saint Mary’s Parish Center.
Poll: What NJ says about students' transgender identity in school
If doing so could cause issues for the student at home, teachers in New Jersey should not share a student's transgender identity with their parents, according to a new poll.