New Jersey public employees confront significant increases in health care costs, with officials citing Ozempic as a contributing factor.
For the third consecutive year, officials eligible for the state’s health benefits program will see premium increases in the double digits. Since 2022, insurance premiums have surged for 59% of local and county workers and 40% of national workers. A recent report from the state Treasury Department, released Tuesday, forecasts another three years of steep […]
New Jersey trains are back to full service after a strike disrupted the nation’s third busiest commuter railroad, leading to chaos.
Early Tuesday, train services in New Jersey were fully restored following the conclusion of the engineer’s strike. For countless commuters on both sides of the Hudson River, the travel disruption that had caused significant inconvenience came to an end around 4 a.m. when trains resumed regular operation. This resumption of services was made possible after […]
JD Vance Presents Pope Leo XIV with a Chicago Bears Jersey: ‘Great Pick’
On Monday, Vice President J.D. Vance met with Pope Leo XIV, presenting the Chicago-born pontiff with a Bears football jersey featuring his title. Vance, who converted to Catholicism, offered this gift during his visit with the first American Pope, who remarked, “good choice” upon receiving it. A video shared by CBS News reveals Vance also […]
New Jersey Rail Workers Decide to Conclude Strike Following Troubled Weekend for Commuters
New Jersey Rail Strike Concludes With Tentative Agreement An interim agreement has been reached between NJ Transit and its locomotive engineers, ending New Jersey’s first statewide rail strike in over 40 years. Officials announced that full service will resume on Tuesday. The Locomotive Engineers and Train Brotherhood (Brett) called off the strike after a two-day […]
Political rift widens in New Jersey after mayor’s arrest at Delaney Hall
Political Tensions Rise in New Jersey In New Jersey, the climate is charged following a recent confrontation between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka found himself in hot water after being arrested for trespassing, a notable event given the impending competitive Democratic gubernatorial primary. Outside the federal court in […]
Hieu Tran from the NYPD is being sued by a New Jersey woman injured in a road rage shooting.
A New Jersey woman has claimed she suffered “devastating and permanent injuries” from a car accident allegedly triggered by an NYPD officer who discharged his weapon during a road rage incident, according to a lawsuit. In documents filed in Manhattan federal court, Stephanie Hammel detailed her injuries, which include a collapsed lung, multiple fractures, and […]
More than 300,000 commuters impacted as New Jersey Transit engineers begin strike
New Jersey Transit Strike Disrupts Commuters As transport engineers in New Jersey initiated their strike early Friday, over 300,000 commuters found themselves scrambling for alternatives to reach work. The strike involves the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers alongside members of the Train Brotherhood, following extensive negotiations that lasted about a month between New Jersey’s transit authority […]
New Jersey Voters Favor Trump Over Their Democratic Governor
Trump’s Approval Rating in New Jersey Recent polling indicates that President Donald Trump has received a neutral approval rating in New Jersey, as reported by Emerson College in collaboration with PIX 11. The poll shows that 47% of respondents approve of Trump’s performance, while another 47% disapprove, leaving 6% without a clear opinion. In contrast, […]
Kitten makes it through a 250-mile journey to New Jersey trapped inside a BMW
Eight lives to go! A cute little kitten took a challenging trip of 250 miles from Boston to New Jersey. This six-week-old kitten, named Beemer, was discovered trapped in a pricey electric vehicle after the new car owner heard strange noises coming from its wheels at a home in South Orange on Monday. “I plugged […]
Trump criticizes Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen in attack on two New Jersey legends
Take a look at what you’ve let him do. On Friday, President Trump took aim at two well-known figures from New Jersey: Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen. Trump made his comments via Truth Social as he returned to Washington from a four-day trip across the Middle East. He mentioned, “I said, ‘I hate Taylor Swift,’ […]