3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (595+ words) The big Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner. And then comes June: The start of climatological summer, the end of the school year, and the official grand kickoff of the Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricanes can form in any…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) NEWARK — A 27-year-old Union County man has been charged with killing a prominent city figure and former lawmaker in a car crash on Sunday. John M. Arango-Taborda, of Elizabeth, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (690+ words) NEWARK — Spring is finally here, and it’s time to celebrate with flowers. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park in Newark. The two-week celebration kicks off on April 4 with tons of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (567+ words) LYNDHURST — A New Jersey man accused of killing his “wife” in Union County refused to let police arrest him and instead died by suicide. Brendan Trivisonno, of Lyndhurst, married Janaina Freire Goncalves in 2024, police said in an affidavit filed last…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) I need to preface this opinion piece with “I am pro-fast food.” Whether I’m in a rush or not, if I want a cheap, tasty meal, I definitely have my go-tos. That said, if a study by Restaurant.eatapp.co…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (402+ words) Remember New Jersey's mystery drones? They’re now the subject of a documentary series If you lived in New Jersey during the strange drone sightings that had everyone looking up in the sky instead of down at their phones, you probably…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) A budget battle is brewing in Trenton — and it’s pitting Democratic lawmakers against a Democratic governor. As the State Legislature begins reviewing Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first state budget proposal, several Democratic lawmakers are signaling they want to restore hundreds of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (185+ words) Hurry before it’s too late. The short strawberry-picking season is here in New Jersey once again. The season runs from May to the beginning of June, so we’re already halfway through the season. I’ve been lucky enough to live in…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (283+ words) It is spring in New Jersey. Finally. Personally, I will be hiking and biking (and sure to hit the Barnegat Branch Trail) in the sunshine this spring and rewarding myself at a great Jersey craft brewery with some well-earned springtime…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (247+ words) DOVER — Fifteen high-powered agricultural drones capable of spraying chemicals over wide areas in minutes vanished from a New Jersey warehouse in a theft that had authorities on edge over how dangerous they could be in the wrong hands. The $870,000 heist…...