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As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests. But over half of parents aren’t aware of their state’s legal age for online gambling and one in six admit they probablyContinue reading “Experts say increased access to online gambling may put teens at risk”

In a significant move aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and bolstering public health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a comprehensive set of regulations targeting coal-fired power plants. The new rules, announced last week, mandate a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2039, one year earlier than previously stipulated.Continue reading “EPA unveiled regulations targeting coal-fired power plants”

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service successfully contained a 510-acre wildfire that blazed through parts of Waterford Township in Camden County and Shamong Township in Burlington County. The fire ignited sometime Tuesday night in Waterford Township in Camden County and spread into Shamong Township in neighboring Burlington County. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service saysContinue reading “County Line wildfire contained in Wharton State Forest”

In a significant crackdown on fraudulent schemes targeting vulnerable elderly Americans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced charges against sixteen individuals allegedly involved in a widespread “grandparent scam.” This elaborate operation aimed to deceive hundreds of elderly citizens, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars. Among those charged are eleven men from the DominicanContinue reading “Sixteen charged in grandparent scam defrauding elderly Americans of millions”

In recent months, a wave of concern has swept across the United States regarding what some Americans perceive as a mounting assault on the First Amendment. The debate has intensified as various incidents, ranging from censorship of art exhibits to legislative proposals limiting free speech, have garnered attention and sparked discussions about constitutional rights inContinue reading “The First Amendment is ■■■■■ ■■■■■■■ ■■ ■■■■■■■■”

New Jersey Democrat Lisa McCormick called on the 19 physicians serving in the United States Congress, and all the other lawmakers, to throw their support behind a single-payer Medicare for All health insurance system. “It is puzzling and frustrating that none of the doctors in Congress are currently supporting the obvious solution to curing ourContinue reading “Lisa McCormick to congressional physicians: “Heal Thy Healthcare Policies!””

As Ellis Bonds reached down to pick up a discarded glass bottle from the Texas Avenue Playground, he beamed with pride. Stockton University’s interim director of Residential Education joined a handful of students and staff to pick up trash at his childhood park on Saturday as part of the Third Annual Community Day Clean UpContinue reading “Stockton students & staff spent Saturday scrubbing Atlantic City”

by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor The state joined casinos and a bevy of construction unions in urging a Superior Court judge this week to reject casino workers’ constitutional challenge of the smoking carveout for gaming houses in New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act. Supporters of the exemption said a preliminary injunction would be inappropriate inContinue reading “State, casinos, unions ask judge to dismiss workers’ smoking carveout lawsuit”

Justice Juan M. Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, held the 2020 election loser in contempt today, fining the disgraced former president $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order. “The court finds the people have met their burden of proof and have demonstrated contempt. Mr. Trump is fined $1,000 onContinue reading “Trump found in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial”

While world public health agencies are focused on how to react to the next pandemic once it has started, a new plan proposes using ecological perspectives to prevent disease outbreaks before they happen, according to a paper published March 26 in Nature Communications. Pandemics begin when disease-harboring animals, such as bats, come in close proximityContinue reading “Pandemic prevention proposal promotes preferred practices”

By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor Hundreds of students pitched tents Monday on Rutgers University’s campus in New Brunswick, joining a nationwide movement of pro-Palestine solidarity camps that have sprung up at colleges in recent weeks amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.  Dozens of neon green and white tents popped up on the College Avenue campus afterContinue reading “Rutgers students launch solidarity encampment to protest Gaza war”

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that in Fiscal Year 2023, the District of New Jersey collected $214 million, representing the combined revenue from civil and criminal cases. “Part of the mission of our office is to ensure that defendants are held financially accountable for their criminal and civil wrongdoing,” said Sellinger. “Our recoveriesContinue reading “New Jersey U.S. Attorney collected $214 million in 2023 from criminal & civil cases”

Three members of a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force were fatally shot during a three-and-a-half hour standoff Monday while trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte Shootout 04292024, North Carolina. Five other law enforcement officers were wounded, one of whom is in critical condition “fighting for his life” and the person they were pursuingContinue reading “Three killed in North Carolina, where eight law enforcement officers were shot”

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor The state Economic Development Authority is threatening to pull funding for the satellite location of a Paris art museum planned for Jersey City, citing concerns in a letter to city officials Friday about a $19 million budget gap in the city’s plan. But Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop implied the state’s letterContinue reading “Jersey City mayor says scrutiny of planned museum’s finances is retaliatory”

by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor A state appellate panel on Friday ruled against a journalist who challenged the constitutionality of a state law barring the publication of judges’, prosecutors’, and law enforcement officers’ home addresses. The three-judge panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling denying journalist Charlie Kratovil’s request for an injunction to prohibit New Brunswick officials from pursuing penalties againstContinue reading “Court rejects constitutional challenge of law shielding public officials’ addresses”

Congressman Andy Kim lied by claiming that he does not accept money from corporate PACs, and a prominent New Jersey Democrat revealed that the establishment-backed contender for the US Senate has taken four contributions adding up to $20,000 from American Crystal Sugar Corporation PAC. Kim also apparently lied in documents filed with the federal U.S.Continue reading “Andy Kim is caught in a handful of lies. Could they derail his Senate campaign?”