Washington, DC -Today, Congressman Van Drew, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, held a hearing examining how 6,600 people who indicated they were not U.S. citizens were improperly registered to vote in New Jersey, with almost 400 later casting votes.
U.S. Real Median Household Income Reached Record High in 2025
U.S. real median household income was $87,460 in 2025, up 2.6% from the previous year and the highest on record since 1967 when the Census Bureau began tracking this measure.
Median household income is the midpoint where half of households have higher income, and half have lower income.
This School Year, One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Teen Is Listen
By Dr. Regina Miranda
Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework, and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful.
Fortunately, the school year is full of everyday moments parents and caregivers can use to check in on their kids. Whether it’s an early breakfast before school, the commute home, or an after-school FaceTime call from work, these small moments can let kids know we are thinking about them.
Continue reading “This School Year, One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Teen Is Listen”Trenton Water Works Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced that a former Trenton Water Works (TWW) sample collector was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly failing to collect water samples and falsifying water quality reports.
Cesar Lugo, 38, of Trenton, previously pleaded guilty to third-degree tampering with public records and violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). As part of the plea agreement, the State agreed to recommend a three-year prison sentence for both crimes of conviction to run concurrently, with a two-year parole ineligibility term.
Continue reading “Trenton Water Works Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison”Redevelopment Process Stirs Controversy
New Jersey’s Local Redevelopment & Housing Law (LHRL), N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., is a useful tool provided to municipalities in certain situations involving “blighted” and distressed properties and areas. Enacted in 1992, but preceded by less comprehensive statutes, it allows towns to bolster development by assembling parcels of land for sale to developers, demolishing or clearing what was there, sidestepping regular local zoning, and entering into agreements for favorable treatment. It permits the use of eminent domain to acquire properties, though most have been acquired voluntarily, and towns have usually not exercised this power. Sometimes it has also been applied to completely undeveloped properties such as wetlands.
Continue reading “Redevelopment Process Stirs Controversy”Westville Man Sentenced for Aggravated ManslaughterÂ
Woodbury, NJ – Michael A. Zappley, 69, of Westville, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison Friday by the Honorable Niki Arbittier, Judge of the Superior Court, for aggravated manslaughter in the 2016 death of Miguel Martinez III in Deptford.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Family members reported Martinez missing on June 15, 2016. For several months detectives investigated, continually checking hospitals, phone records, social media records, and interviewing individuals, but were unable to locate Martinez. In January 2020, a witness came forward with details on how Martinez was killed in 2016, and how the body had been disposed of. With this information investigators applied for and executed search warrants for multiple properties on Fox Run Road in Deptford where they recovered 106 bones, later determined to be human remains.
Continue reading “Westville Man Sentenced for Aggravated Manslaughter “FBI Warning: Digital pickpocketing — The Card That Stops It Instantly
by Tyler Rogerson/Consumer Security
If you carry tap-to-pay cards, you could be one of thousands of Americans whose accounts are silently drained every day, while your wallet never leaves your pocket.
A new type of theft is sweeping the country, and most victims don’t realize they’ve been hit until their accounts are empty.
Continue reading “FBI Warning: Digital pickpocketing — The Card That Stops It Instantly”Gloucester City Suspends Rental Licenses of 15 Landlords; Taxpayers Borrow $3,100,000 Million
William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNews
Taxpayers Borrowing $3.1 Million to purchase the following: Pumper Fire Truck, Trash Truck, Utility Vehicles, Heavy Equipment, Drill New Wells, Construct New Water Tower
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (September 21, 2026)(CNBNews)–The mayor and common council of the City of Gloucester City at its September 21, 2026 Caucus meeting passed 15 resolutions suspending the rental property licenses based on complaints filed by William Johnson, Gloucester City Code Enforcement/Housing.
Chapter 55 of the Gloucester City Code is the municipal Housing Code. It establishes minimum safety, maintenance, and habitability standards for residential and nonresidential properties, and covers crucial local mandates including rental inspections, certificates of occupancy, and property transfers. [1, 2]
Core Areas of Chapter 55
Continue reading “Gloucester City Suspends Rental Licenses of 15 Landlords; Taxpayers Borrow $3,100,000 Million”Coast Guard Announces East River Security Restrictions
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard, along with multiple partner agencies, are positioned to support maritime security operations for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City Tuesday through Monday.
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly brings representatives from nearly 200 nations to the UN campus on New York’s East River. Months of planning go into the preparation for this unique event where representatives come together and work on a wide array of international issues.
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Route 42 northbound, I-295 northbound and I-76 eastbound are scheduled to have lane and ramp closures this week as the Direct Connection project advances in Bellmawr, Camden County. The closures, as well as traffic slowdowns, are necessary to install structural steel. Motorists are advised to use caution and expect delays when traveling through the work zones.
Route 42 northbound to I-76 westbound Lane Closures
Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Monday, September 21 until 5 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22, and again each night through Saturday, September 26 at the same times, the three left lanes on Route 42 northbound will be closed between Leaf Avenue (mile post 13.8) and where Route 42 northbound splits to I-76 westbound and I-295 northbound (mile post 14.2). Motorists will be directed to take Exit 1B to I-295 northbound/Trenton. Stay left to take Exit 27B to I-76 to I-676 and Route 130/Camden/Philadelphia.
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