3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (861+ words) Two bipartisan bills introduced in New Jersey’s Assembly and Senate would classify amateur sports officials as independent contractors under state employment laws. Lawmakers are expected to take up the measures when they return to Trenton this week. California passed a…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (302+ words) With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, the high school football season is really starting to heat up. Get ready for all the Week 2 action. Mastery at Buena, 6 Hopewell Valley at Burlington City, 6 Lenape at Cherokee, 6 Delran at Cinnaminson, 6 Atlantic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (214+ words) Are you $486,563 richer this weekend? Someone in the Garden State is, or more likely two lottery players are, after a pair of New Jersey Cash 5 lottery tickets hit the $973,126 jackpot on Thursday, Sept. 3, the New Jersey Lottery announced. One winning…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) Gov. Mikie Sherrill and 17 unions representing state employees announced an agreement Sept. 2 that waives an increase in state employees’ health benefit contribution rates in 2027. Before the announced freeze, state workers were facing a average 15.1% increase for active employees for health…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (733+ words) Labor Day is Sept. 7. What are your plans for the big weekend? In addition to being that final extended Jersey Shore weekend, there are a boatload of activities happening all around South Jersey, including air shows, car shows, baseball games…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) The start of September means back to school, the promise of fall and — for South Jersey, at least this year — intense storming. Sept. 1 brought a strong storm to the region, causing flood watches, significant damage and numerous power outages. Affected…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) New Jerseyans can now keep the party on the move with permanent cocktail-to-go legislation. The law — which was signed into legislation Aug. 28 — provides restaurants, bars and other businesses with the option to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (109+ words) South Jerseyans interested in a PAS-1 application may find in-person help Wednesday, Sept. 2 at an event hosted by Assemblywoman Maureen Rowan, D-Atlantic County. Residents should be able to receive help with property tax relief applications, learn when to expect payments…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) An overnight fire tore through a Deptford Township apartment building early Aug. 31. Emergency 911 calls began at approximately 12:45 a.m., with multiple residents reporting a fire at the Narraticon Apartments along Hemlock Court. Crews arrived to find heavy fire at the rear end…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (213+ words) New Jerseyans have a lot to be proud of. The bustling Jersey Shore, the rich history and, according to WalletHub, the title of second-best state in the country. After ranking every state using 51 factors, WalletHub — a personal finance company — found…...