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June 16, 2021

Philadelphia kidnapping suspect killed during FBI investigation in New Jersey, victim found safe

A suspect connected to a Philadelphia kidnapping was killed Wednesday during a confrontation with authorities Wednesday in a New Jersey home.

June 16, 2021

New Jersey offering extra year of school to special education students because of COVID-19 pandemic

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday that will give an extra year of special education services to students with disabilities who have experienced learning loss due to the coronavirus pandemic.

June 16, 2021

NJ school board that voted to remove holiday names from calendar to hold 'special' meeting after outrage

The Randolph Township, New Jersey, Board of Education will be holding a “special meeting” on June 21 after parents spoke out about the board's vote to remove holiday names from the school calendar.

June 14, 2021

NJ parent starts petition demanding school board members resign after removing holiday names from calendar

Tom Tatem, a New Jersey father of four who created a petition demanding Randolph Township school board members resign over the removal of holiday names from the school calendar, argued on “Fox & Friends” that the Board of Education and superintendent have “failed” the students, parents, teachers and community.

June 14, 2021

New Jersey boat crash leaves 18-year-old dead, 5 others injured

An 18-year-old man died and five other people were injured in a boat crash off the New Jersey shore early Sunday morning, a report said.

June 14, 2021

Can NJ candidate Jack Ciattarelli defy the odds and oust Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy?

New Jersey may be a blue state where Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans, but GOP nominee for governor Jack Ciattarelli argues that "when it comes to gubernatorial elections, we’re a purple state with a tint of red."

June 14, 2021

World's tallest single-rail roller coaster to open this week in New Jersey

Nothing rolls like this coaster.

June 13, 2021

New Jersey man who killed 7-year-old Girl Scout 48 years ago dies in prison

A New Jersey man who killed a 7-year-old Girl Scout in 1973 has reportedly died in prison. 

June 12, 2021

Petition calls for NJ school board members to resign after holiday names removed from calendar

A new petition is calling on New Jersey school board members to resign after they voted to remove holidays from the official school calendar on Thursday.

June 12, 2021

New Jersey school board removes holiday names off school calendar to prevent 'hurt feelings'

The school board of Randolph Township in Morris County, New Jersey, unanimously voted Thursday to remove holiday names from their academic calendar following an uproar over renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.