Montclair Schools Reduce Audit Funding Despite Scathing Financial Report
Montclair Public Schools has cut funding for an investigation of district finances in half. An annual audit found serious internal failures, overspending and high-risk weaknesses that outside finance experts say reflect longstanding management problems — amounting to a “D grade.”. The legally required annual audit of district monies...
Nothing boring about this: Big honking digging machines get built in New Jersey
A 500-foot, 1,700-ton boring machine will dig out a stretch of the massive Gateway tunnel. The machines that will set in motion the first new set of Hudson River train tunnels in nearly 120 years are being assembled in New Jersey. [ more › ]
Flau’jae Johnson’s ominous ‘pressure’ confession just moments before ruthless WNBA Draft trade
The Golden State Valkyries traded Flau'jae Johnson to the Seattle Storm moments after selecting her, as the LSU star began speaking about the "pressure" playing for a new franchise
FBI Renews Call for Information on Jersey City Woman Missing Since 2019
The FBI is renewing its call for information in the disappearance of Mayushi Bhagat, a Jersey City woman who has been missing since April 29, 2019. Bhagat was last seen in the evening hours of April 29, 2019, leaving her apartment in Jersey City. She was wearing colorful pajama pants and a black t-shirt at the time. Her family reported her missing on...
Hudson County Clerk’s Office Employee Sues County, Alleging Racial Harassment and Retaliation
A supervisor in the Hudson County Clerk’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the County of Hudson, the Clerk’s Office, and four employees, alleging a years-long pattern of racial harassment, disparate treatment, and retaliation in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Jocelin Lagansoa, a Bayonne resident...
Westerly Town Manager doesn’t believe Taylor Swift will have wedding in Rhode Island
(WJAR) — The Countdown continues to one of America's most talked-about weddings, that of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Some reports say it could happen here in Rhode Island on June 13th at the Ocean House, others in New York in July. It certainly feels like Taylor Swift's love...
Zohran Mamdani plans to add 20,000 tiny homes in NYC — What are ADUs,...
Mamdani is making it simpler for homeowners to add ancillary dwelling units (ADUs) to their properties and earn extra income. Here’s how.
Group of teens attack and rob man at knifepoint in Dyker Heights
DYKER HEIGHTS – AN 18-YEAR-OLD man was attacked and robbed at knife point by a group of teen assailants in Dyker Heights April 12. At 9:50 p.m., the victim was on Eighth Avenue and 66th Street when he was approached by a group of 15 thieves, police said. One of them took out a knife and demanded he give them his sweatshirt...
Midday Gunfire Shakes Morningside Heights As Cops Hunt Sidewalk Shooter
Late-morning gunfire on a Morningside Heights block has detectives asking neighbors to check their cameras and their memories. Police say a gun was fired in front of 143 Morningside Avenue on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at about 11:37 a.m. The shooter then took off on foot, heading along Morningside Avenue toward West 126th Street. Detectives have since put out a public wanted...
E-bike summonses are surging in this bike-friendly city. Here’s why.
Even before New Jersey’s strict new e-bike law takes effect in July, one of the state’s most bike-friendly cities is cracking down on motorized two-wheelers. Hoboken Police said it had issued more than 160 summonses over a three-month period that began in January for violations that include riding on sidewalks and running red lights or stop signs.
