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'Forever chemicals' are in nearly all waterways in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, report shows

Investigation into New Jersey voter registration system reveals more issues, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says

Mikie Sherrill Voting 2

DJ Pauly D to meet fans at Old Bridge ShopRite on Friday

DJ Pauly D smiling

Openings & Closings: An abandoned chocolate factory gets a second life and Ten7 Brewing is coming to an end

Chocolate Factory hub

Trump administration scraps plan to use South Jersey military base for ICE detention

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Jersey Shore grapples with heavy erosion, flooding as nor'easter begins moving out

Nor'easter 2026 erosion

Photos: Nor'easter slams Jersey Shore, leaving coastal communities under water

Jersey Shore flooding

N.J. joins lawsuit challenging Trump's payouts to stop offshore wind projects

Trump wind turbines

Jersey Shore under state of emergency as nor'easter moves in

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Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after investigation into sexual harassment allegations

Sherill Caldwell NJ

Gun owners challenge N.J. restrictions on nonfirearm weapons like knives, stun guns, slingshots and bats

Stun gun

Aide at Cherry Hill nursing home admits to spraying bleach in the face of elderly paralyzed patient

NJ Nursing home guilty

Wonder food hall to move production, distribution offices to South Jersey

Wonder Food Hall NJ

Atlantic City's Steel Pier amusement park put on the market for $85 million

Steel Pier Atlantic City

Pro sports leagues urge Pa., N.J. and other states to crack down on bettors who harass players

Sports Betting Harassment

Conservationists warn national wildlife refuges are in peril with Trump reviewing longstanding policies

Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Gov. Sherrill declares to-go cocktails are 'here to stay' in N.J. with new law

To go cocktails NJ

Strathmere to require beach tags next summer, ending free access to its shores

Strathmere Beach Tags

Rutgers University dean charged with filming upskirt videos

Rutgers Dean Charged

How a megalodon tooth washed ashore in Sea Isle City is a 'human mystery,' paleontologist says

megalodon tooth sea isle

Body of Delran woman who rescued girl from drowning has been recovered off a beach at Amico Island Park

Delran Body

New Jersey Lottery teams up with Jon Bon Jovi on new scratch-off game

Bon Jovi Lottery

Amazon plans to start deploying drones for deliveries in South Jersey in October

Amazon drone deliveries

New Jersey among states suing Trump administration for demanding drivers' personal information

CDL Trump lawsuit

Ocean City groups file lawsuit over Wonderland Pier site's rehabilitation status

Ocean City Lawsuit

America's 250th birthday has passed, but New Jersey still plans to issue a commemorative license plate

New Jersey license plate

Anglers catch tiger shark off Manasquan beach — a rarity at the Jersey Shore

Tiger Shark New Jersey

Horseshoe crab blood is valuable for health research, but groups claim N.J. falls short of protecting species

Horseshoe Crabs NJ

FX picks up 'Wildwood,' a Jersey Shore comedy from creator of 'Derry Girls'

Wildwood Comedy Series

New Jersey bans 'surveillance pricing' for grocery items

Wildwood seeks developer for vacant waterfront property on back bay

Wildwood Development

'Serious software error' led to around 400 noncitizens voting in New Jersey, Gov. Sherrill says

Mikie Sherrill voter

Woman dies in car crash while fleeing police in South Jersey

Gloucester County crash

Pennsylvania's air quality has worsened to 'very unhealthy' levels due to wildfire smoke

Wildfire Smoke Philly

Strathmere, one of South Jersey's only free beaches, could soon require tags

Strathmere Beach Tags

NFL assistant coach, a former GOP mayor in South Jersey, linked to Freedom Fuel Network gas stations

Randy Brown Freedom Fuel

Pa. and N.J. each receive over $400,000 in 23andMe settlement

23 and me settlement

Gas is cheaper at Freedom Fuel Network stations promoted by Trump. An economist weighs in on the price cuts

Freedom Fuel Network

Norcross family buys rare copy of Declaration of Independence at auction for $3.6 million

Norcross Declaration Goldin

N.J. sergeant charged with animal cruelty after two K-9s die in hot car

Salem County K-9s

South Jersey pharmacy shut down for unsafe conditions, state board says

Woodbury pharmacy

13-year-old boy dies after being trapped under tractor in Gloucester County

Boy dies tractor

Aritzia and True Religion among group of retailers to open stores in Cherry Hill Mall

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