Governor Sherrill presented her first budget address to the Legislature for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). New Jersey is facing a roughly $3 billion structural deficit heading into the year. The overall budget proposes a record $60.7 billion in funding.
In the address, the state dedicated funds to energy affordability through new clean energy generation, ensuring NJ Transit works for all, and committed to holding Big Tech and our grid operator, PJM, accountable.
Police: Three Adults Dead, Three Children Found Unharmed on Fairwood Drive
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ (March 10, 2026)(CNBNews) — Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that at approximately 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, Berkeley Township police officers responded to a residence on Fairwood Drive after receiving reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, officers observed a male entering the home and heard additional gunfire coming from inside. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team made entry a short time later. Inside the residence, officers located Allan Russell, 61, and Michelle Russell, 60, both deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. Three minor children were also found inside the home unharmed.
Governor Mikie Sherrill andNew Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Acting Commissioner Priya Jain today announced a $1.2 million NJDOT grant to assist Phillipsburg in repairing Summit Avenue, a local road that was damaged when a sinkhole developed in February.
“This is what government does – bringing resources to an area where we need to make people whole after an unexpected calamity,” Governor Mikie Sherrill said. “We are providing $1.2 million to get the permanent fix in for this road to make sure people are kept safe and to make sure they are able to get back to work and get back in their homes.”
Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Margie Donlon designed to strengthen protections for hospital patients with developmental disabilities cleared the Assembly Health Committee today. This bill ensures a level of support for patients who are unable to advocate for themselves.
Bill A2259 would authorize patients with developmental disabilities to have a designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver to accompany them in accordance with hospital policies necessary to ensure patient safety, privacy, infection control and clinical care.
The Assembly Health Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Assemblywomen Shanique Speight and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson that would require the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, to develop and distribute comprehensive guidelines to help schools and colleges implement on-campus anti-vaping awareness campaigns.
Under bill A2195, the Department of Health would create and update guidance that equips school districts and institutions of higher education with research-backed strategies to combat the rising use of e-cigarettes among adolescents and young adults. The guidelines would be publicly available on each department’s website.
Several road construction projects are planned for the week of March 10-13, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The following roadways will be affected: Somerdale Road, White Horse Road, Burnt Mill Road, Cooper Road, Kresson-Gibbsboro Road, and Gibbsboro Road. It is advisable to avoid these areas if possible, to allow for additional travel time, and to follow all designated detour routes. For further information or inquiries, please contact Camden County Public Works at (856) 566-2980. Please note that dates and times are subject to change.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th: White Horse Road & Burnt Mill Road – 7:00am to 4:00pm. Arawak Paving will be milling and paving. There will be a PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE eastbound on White Horse Road between Burnt Mill Road & Lucas Lane, and a FULL ROAD CLOSURE of westbound White Horse Road between Lucas Lane & Burnt Mill Rd. Additionally, there will be a FULL ROAD CLOSURE of Burnt Mill Road between Chestnut Avenue and White Horse Road on Tuesday, March 10th, and a FULL ROAD CLOSURE on Burnt Mill Road between Linden Avenue and White Horse Road on Wednesday, March 11th. Please follow all designated detours.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th: Cooper Road & Kresson-Gibbsboro Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be alternating traffic with flaggers on Cooper Road between Kresson-Gibbsboro Road and the Voorhees Animal Orphanage, and alternating traffic with flaggers on Kresson-Gibbsboro Road between LasBrisas Boulevard & Bradford Way. Please follow all designated detours.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12th: Burnt Mill Road & Gibbsboro Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be a LANE SHIFT on Burnt Mill Road between Polar Avenue & White Horse Road, and a LANE SHIFT on Gibbsboro Road between Walnut Avenue & Burnt Mill Road. Please follow all designated detours.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13th: White Horse Road – 7:00am to 5:00pm. Earle Asphalt, on behalf of Voorhees Township, will continue installing sidewalk; there will be a PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE northbound between Burnt Mill Road & Haddonfield-Berlin Road. *For more information, please contact William Burke at 856-428-5914. Please follow all designated detours.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13th: White Horse Road & Haddonfield-Berlin Road – 9:00am to 4:00pm. CCG, on behalf of Comcast, will be performing stationary splicing. There will be a LANE SHIFT on White Horse Road at the intersection of Haddonfield-Berlin Road and a LANE SHIFT on Haddonfield-Berlin Road between White Horse Road & Voorhees Drive. Please follow all designated detours.
It’s the first full day of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as mushers and their sled dog teams ascend into the Alaska Range after departing Willow in the race restart on Sunday afternoon.
As of Monday afternoon, top competitors had reached the checkpoint of Rainy Pass, led by defending champion Jessie Holmes who arrived there shortly after noon. He was followed over the next few hours by several top teams, including Matt Hall, who finished second last year, Paige Drobny, who finished third in 2025, and Travis Beals of Seward.
The stretch of trail teams are currently navigating is among the most technically challenging of the entire route. There are several ice bridges that cross open creeks, plus a 200-foot downhill section into the notorious Dalzell Gorge. No teams had scratched from the race as of Monday. This year’s field has no shortage of tough competition. There are four previous winners, including Holmes, and a host of perennial contenders who have regularly finished in the top 10. [54th Iditarod officially begins, with stiff competition at the top] “Everybody who’s been in the top 10 before, been in the top five, everybody has a shot at winning. Everyone shows up here very hungry to do well,” 2019 winner Pete Kaiser of Bethel said ahead of the race. Mille Porsild of Denmark, Wade Marrs of Willow, Drobny and Hall, among others, are angling for strong finishes this year.
Defending Iditarod champion Jessie Holmes drives his dog during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow on Sunday. (Bill Roth / ADN) This year’s smaller field of 37 mushers reflects a trend of declining participation in the race over the last several years. Costs to run the Iditarod— both as a musher and from an organizational standpoint — have ballooned, making the race more challenging than ever. Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach said costs have doubled in the past three years. The organization continues to pursue new income sources (with this year’s inaugural Expedition Class being an example) and is working to stay solvent while making the race viable for a new generation of mushers. But it’s not easy. For mushers, training, transportation, gear, drop bags and more add up quickly, putting the total cost anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000. Some, like veteran musher Gabe Dunham, have ongoing concerns about how long they can sustain a race career.
On the organization side, the situation is much the same. Line items like fuel, insurance, aviation costs and the hundreds of bales of straw for dogs to rest on at trail checkpoints have gone up in price, according to Urbach. The Iditarod’s new Expedition Class program, which allows mushers to run the race noncompetitively and under a different set of rules, is one of the organization’s efforts to seek new streams of revenue. As the first musher in this category, billionaire businessman Kjell Inge Røkke contributed more than $300,000 to this year’s race. That helped lower the entry costs for mushers and also increased the race purse.
Freshman Kyle Lamanteer hit two home runs and Brayden Davis added one in #8 Rowan’s 7-3 win over Vermont State Castleton, paving the way for a doubleheader sweep while the Profs captured the second game, 14-3, in seven innings. Rowan (3-0) hit a total of six home runs on the day in the rescheduled game played at Diamond Nation.
Davis went 7-for-8 at the plate on the day, with a total of five doubles in the two games. He also drove in four runs and scored two.
Kylie Durboraw made a career-high 11 saves and Elaina Corson and Yasmin Harris had three goals each as #23 Rowan defeated #14 Stevens, 13-11, in non-conference women’s lacrosse action. The Profs improve to 3-1 on the year.
Durboraw made five of those saves in the final two minutes, while facing seven shots by Stevens (2-2), including two free-position shots to preserve the win for the Profs.
With a tight game the entire 60 minutes, Rowan broke the 11-11 tie with two late goals in a span of a minute. Alexis Lowry scored the game-winning goal at 3:13, and Harris followed with the insurance goal at 2:06 off a pass from Corson.
The Profs trailed, 5-3, at halftime, but put together a strong third quarter, outscoring the Ducks, 6-3. Goals by Jess Hoffmaster and Madison Rothwein tied the game at 5-5, and after the teams traded goals, Stevens went ahead, 8-6. The Profs fought back as Fiona Lockhart netted one and Corson followed with two to put Rowan ahead again, 9-8, heading into the final period.
The teams were tied three more times in the fourth with Stevens knotting the game at 11-11 with 8:13 to play, setting the stage for Lowry’s gamewinner.
The second quarter was all Stevens as they outscored Rowan, 4-0, and took a 5-3 halftime lead. Rowan owned a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter on goals by Corson, Harris and Lockhart.
The Profs will face another Top 25 team on Wednesday when they host #17 Scranton at 4 p.m.
For over a decade, New Jersey has been the pioneer of online gaming in the United States. After experiencing rapid growth and record-breaking results for several years, the state’s internet gaming (iGaming) industry is finally entering a new stage of evolution. It is exhibiting characteristics of a mature and stable industry, reflecting a pattern of stable and predictable results.
