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New Jersey police sergeant indicted on charges he stole meth, drugs from evidence locker
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (186+ words) April 8, 2026 / 12: 31 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia A New Jersey police sergeant was indicted on multiple charges alleging he tampered with and stole drugs from the Hammonton Police Department's evidence room. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced 47-year-old Robert Zbikowski of Hammonton…...
Former Gov. Jim Mc Greevey, James Solomon advance to runoff in race for Jersey City mayor
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) November 5, 2025 / 12: 28 AM EST / AP Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Mc Greevey is going another round in his attempted political comeback, more than two decades after he resigned from office. Mc Greevey will take on James Solomon in a Dec. 2 runoff…...
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez barred from holding public office in the state, AG says
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) December 5, 2025 / 1: 30 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is no longer eligible to seek or hold any public office in the Garden State following his convictions on federal bribery charges and other offenses, officials said Friday. Menendez,…...
New Jersey health officials investigate possible malaria case in person who didn't travel internationally
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Updated on: August 19, 2025 / 6: 41 PM EDT / CBS New York New Jersey's Department of Health is looking into a possible locally acquired case of malaria in the Garden State." Officials say the case was detected in Morris County in a person with…...
Jersey City Marathon 2026 takes off Sunday. Here's the route map, road closures and more.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (329+ words) April 18, 2026 / 8: 16 PM EDT / CBS New York Runners are taking part in the 2026 Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday." The fourth annual edition of the New Jersey race, which is also a 2027 Boston Marathon qualifying event, takes…...
New Jersey teen pain-free thanks to new sickle cell disease treatment
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (384+ words) Updated on: May 26, 2025 / 7: 01 PM EDT / CBS New York For the first time in his life, a young New Jersey man is pain-free thanks to a new gene treatment working to cure patients of sickle cell disease. Gerald Quartey, 18, is the…...
Philadelphia's Angelo's Pizzeria is opening a new location in New Jersey
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) July 17, 2025 / 9: 15 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Angelo's Pizzeria is opening a new location in West Collingswood Heights, New Jersey, as the popular South Philadelphia shop known for its cheesesteaks and pizza continues to expand. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Angelo's…...
NJ Transit tickets for FIFA World Cup games will cost $150, with 40k per match up for grabs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (738+ words) Updated on: April 17, 2026 / 5: 26 PM EDT / CBS New York The controversial pricing plan to get to and from World Cup games at Met Life Stadium has been revealed." The round-trip tickets are going to come at a hefty price." NJ Transit…...
Extreme heat causes people to faint at New Jersey graduation ceremony, official says
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (397+ words) Updated on: June 23, 2025 / 6: 21 PM EDT / CBS New York Dozens of people were treated for heat-related illnesses after lining up outside'Hinchliffe Stadium'in Paterson for high school graduations, New Jersey officials said. It happened as students' family and friends waited in the'scorching…...
Fireball spotted in sky across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware; NASA to release report on incident
3+ week, 1+ day ago (428+ words) Updated on: April 8, 2026 / 7: 46 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia A meteor'spotted in the Philadelphia region Tuesday afternoon traveled more than 100 miles before disintegrating, NASA said.' More than 200 people from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut reported seeing the meteor, according…...