Legislation to Strengthen Global Public Health Collaboration Signed into Law

Legislation authorizing New Jersey’s Department of Health (NJDOH) to establish partnerships in international public health was signed into law on Wednesday. Bill A4075 was sponsored by Assembly members Sterley Stanley, Carol Murphy, and Margie Donlon.

The legislation authorizes the NJDOH to take steps to seek participation in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, the WHO’s international collaboration of public health agencies, laboratories, academic institutions, and response organizations that work together to detect, verify, and respond to disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. Participation in the network will strengthen the State’s ability to monitor outbreaks, share information, improve workforce training, and coordinate preparedness efforts with public health partners around the world.

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Preserving Jewish Heritage at the Jersey Shore – Beth Judah Celebrates

Beth Judah Synagogue in Wildwood, N.J., held a centennial celebration recognizing the congregation’s addition to the National Register of Historic Places and highlighting its role in American Jewish history. Descendants of the synagogue’s founders, including Heather Hornstein Goodman, Louis Sagal and Ruth Edelman, were recognized during the event. Speakers emphasized Beth Judah’s resilience and lasting impact on the community, noting its significance in both Jewish and American history. Among those offering remarks were New Jersey State Senator Michael Testa Jr. and Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr., who praised the congregation’s efforts to preserve an important piece of local cultural heritage.

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Camden Man Convicted of Years-Long Sexual Abuse of Two Children

A jury has convicted a Camden man for sexually abusing two children over the course of nearly a decade, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Miguel A. Mota, 41, was found guilty on July 21, 2026, of four counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault.
He was also convicted of three counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, three counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, two counts of third-degree Aggravated Sexual Contact, one count of third-degree Terroristic Threats, and one count of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact. The verdict was returned after a four-week jury trial in Camden County Superior Court.

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HUD Joins the NFL and Agency Partners to Support Engaging Youth Through Sport

Officials from Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (ED), and Labor (DOL) today joined Troy Vincent Sr., Executive Vice President of National Football League (NFL) Football Operations to announce a federal agency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on youth engagement through sport.

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Woman’s Club of West Deptford Basket Raffle

Event Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Event Address: Four Star Event Catering, 595 Princeton Blvd., Wenonah, NJ

Time: 1 – 4 p.m. (raffle tickets will start to be pulled at 2:30 p.m.)

Cost $30 includes: Full sheet of raffle tickets valued at $20, coffee, tea, fountain drinks, and water.

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Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Charged with taking Photos of Naked Prisons

(July 21, 2026)–A Bucks County Deputy Sheriff was formally charged on Monday with secretly photographing naked prisoners while in custody, disseminating those images to co-workers and personal contacts, and then lying to investigators in an attempt to cover up his actions, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announced on Monday. Ryan Gaffney, who was terminated from the Sheriff’s Office last month, was charged Monday morning with official oppression, unsworn falsification to authorities, possessing an instrument of crime, and obstructing the administration of law or other government function.

The charges were filed via summons, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Aug. 10. The criminal charges stem from an investigation launched by the Bucks County Detectives on March 31, 2026, after receiving a referral from the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, which commenced a concurrent internal affairs investigation following a complaint regarding Deputy Gaffney’s on-duty conduct. According to the affidavit of probable cause, on January 30, 2026, Gaffney and four other uniformed deputies executed an arrest warrant for an adult male at his residence in Middletown Township. The male was suffering from a mental health crisis and was located upstairs in a bedroom, naked from the waist down.

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Grand Jury Finds NJ State Police Detective Acted in Self-Defense

TRENTON — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detective at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a death on July 29, 2025 that occurred during an encounter with NJSP detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. The decedent was previously identified as Shawn Phillips, 37, of West Berlin, New Jersey.

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Save a Rare Piece of New Jersey’s Engineering Legacy

Hunterdon County’s Hamp Road Truss Bridge stands as one of New Jersey’s finest surviving examples of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century metal truss bridge engineering. Built in 1900 by the renowned Wrought Iron Bridge Company (WIBC) of Canton, Ohio, the bridge spans Alexauken Creek in West Amwell Township, connecting Hamp Road with Alexauken Creek Road. Distinguished by its unusual cast-iron connector nodes incorporated into an otherwise all-steel structure, the bridge is immediately recognizable as a product of WIBC craftsmanship.

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Family Leave Protections For New Jersey Workers

Legislation that extends job-protected family leave to nearly 400,000 additional workers will officially go into effect on July 17th. The bill, which passed during the final Voting Session of the 221st Legislature, was signed into law in January. Sponsored by Assemblywomen Annette Quijano and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, Bill A3451 expands access to the State’s Family Leave Act, so that additional workers can have the certainty of knowing their jobs are safe when they need to take time away from work to care for a family member.

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NJDOT Traffic Advisory

The I-676 southbound Exit 2 ramp to the Walt Whitman Bridge/I-76 westbound is scheduled to be closed and detoured each night Monday, July 27 through Thursday, July 30 as a bridge replacement and paving project advances in Camden and Gloucester City, Camden County.

Beginning at 11 p.m. Monday, July 27 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 and continuing each night through Thursday, July 30 at the same time, the I-676 southbound Exit 2 ramp to the Walt Whitman Bridge/I-76 westbound is scheduled to be closed. The closure is necessary to install drainage. The following detour will be in place: