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Authorities charged William R. Pillus III, 23, of Lincoln Park, with five firearms offenses for allegedly transporting 13 gun kits and an equal amount of ammunition magazines from Pennsylvania into New Jersey. Pillus bought the kits to make “ghost,” or untraceable, guns at an exhibition during a September visit to an Allentown, Pennsylvania, gun show.Continue reading “NJ man & his girlfriend charged with interstate ghost gun run”

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2021, says that global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will increase for countries both inside and outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over the next 30 years under current laws and regulations. Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of global climate change.Continue reading “Despite looming catastrophe, agency says carbon emissions will increase”

On Friday, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act to strengthen data privacy protections for American consumers. Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a new study showing that internet service providers and other large tech companies have collected a “staggering” amount of consumer data, infringing on Americans’ privacyContinue reading “U.S. Senator proposes digital data privacy protection for Americans”

A report released by Friends of the Earth and Oil Change International reveals that from 2018 to 2020, G20 countries financed at least $63 billion per year— for a $188 billion in total— worth of oil, gas, and coal projects through their development finance institutions, export credit agencies and the multilateral development banks (MDBs) they govern. This preferential, government-backedContinue reading “G20 countries financed $188 billion of oil, gas, and coal projects since 2018 “

As New Jersey kids began trick-or-treating around the state, law enforcement officials were looking for a 40-year-old female inmate who escaped from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, where federal officials slammed Governor Phil Murphy over his administration’s years of inaction on sexual abuse of inmates. Jessica C. Graham, 40, was reported missing from the minimumContinue reading “Governor’s Halloween treat: Edna Mahan Correctional Facility prison break”

Halloween is a peak time of year for spooky celebrations and activities, but it also presents some truly scary fire safety hazards, so the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is encouraging everyone to take simple precautions that can help ensure the holiday remains festively fun. “It is exciting to be able to trick or treat,Continue reading “Halloween is fire safety season”

Bats aren’t just hanging around here for the boo’s. Bats play an irreplaceable role in our ecosystems, including food security, environmental health, and economic boosts. There are more than 1,400 bat species worldwide but their extinction prospects only grow as populations continue to decline. And bats only birth one pup per year on average. So,Continue reading “Celebrating the special powers of bats”

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy holds a nine-point lead over Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli in two new polls for Tuesday’s election, while another survey has the incumbent up by 11 points over the GOP challenger, solidifying his bid to be the first Democrat re-elected to the office since 1977. Murphy leads Ciattarelli 53-44 in a FairleighContinue reading “Democrat Phil Murphy appears likely to crush Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli”

Roselle Democratic leaders say that Governor Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver have received near unanimous endorsement of the borough’s progressive leadership but it is important that voters also support the Column 1 school board candidates in Tuesday’s balloting. Two former Mayors—Assemblyman Jamel Holley and Garrett Smith—have been joined by current or past Council membersContinue reading “Roselle Democrats endorse Bond, Chavez & Cortez for school board”

Netflix is one of the companies that will submit a bid for a site located in New Jersey’s Fort Monmouth Army base, which was closed in 2011, but the glamour of movie-making has elevated its proposal to a top place among the possible uses for the site. The state is taking bids until Jan. 12,Continue reading “New Jersey hoping Netflix will bunker down in old Fort Monmouth Army base”

Her campaign literature falsely states that Delia Ware-Tibbs is “president of the Roselle Board of Education,” although the school district’s website clearly identifies Dr. Courtney Washington as ‘Board President’ and lists the Column 2 candidate as a ‘Board Member.’ A screenshot from the website appears above, conspicuously showing that Ware-Tibbs is not the president ofContinue reading “Top taxing politician trashing truth”

Fruit bats aren’t the first words that comes to mind when you think of driverless cars but in their nightly forays for fruit and nectar, the flying mammals routinely solve many of the engineering challenges that have stalled efforts to develop safe, reliable and efficient autonomous vehicles. The bats’ navigation system was designed by theContinue reading “Fruit bats aid scientists navigating development of autonomous vehicles”

President Joe Biden made a visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday to unveil a new $1.75 trillion package to overhaul the country’s health care, education, climate, and tax laws, and personally ask House Democrats for their support on both the infrastructure plan and the separate social policy framework. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday abruptlyContinue reading “Biden fumbles on Democratic unity”

A massive dinosaur ambled to the podium at the United Nations to deliver an urgent message that the world’s governments have heard and ignored before. In a video released on Oct. 27, Frankie the Dinosaur, a computer-generated fictional creature urged the United Nations General Assembly to end public funds on fossil fuel subsidies. Frankie calledContinue reading “Dinosaur addresses United Nations”

A report released by Greenpeace USA reveals how consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé are driving the expansion of plastic production and threatening the global climate and communities around the world. The report, The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies are Fueling Big Oil’s Plastic Expansion, exposes the business links between theContinue reading “Giant consumer goods corporations are fueling Big Oil’s plastic expansion”

A judge has stopped lawyers who are trying to scare voters and candidates in Roselle that were promoted by a progressive Democratic strategist in a mailing that announced Democratic support for Gisselle Bond, Yessica Chavez, France Cortez, the candidates for Board of Education on Column 1. Judge Alan Lesnewich told progressive Democratic strategist James J.Continue reading “Judge halts political ‘inquisition’ aimed at intimidating candidates, attacking Roselle Democrats’ right to free speech”

Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy maintains a sizable lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, according to the Monmouth University Poll although its final release before the New Jersey governor’s election shows the margin has narrowed over the past two months. A top issue for voters in the current poll —taxes— is an area where Ciattarelli has a decidedContinue reading “Democrat has big lead over Republican in New Jersey election for governor”

A blatantly illegitimate law enacted in Texas and with a case over the Mississippi statute that would reverse the historic ruling that defined abortion as part of a woman’s constitutional right to privacy heading toward a stacked US Supreme Court, there is a renewed focus on which is better equipped to make deeply personal decisionsContinue reading “Abortion returns as a top political issue”

A public health professor at George Washington University and a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University say that the choice to remain unvaccinated is a danger to others equivalent to driving while intoxicated. “Some might balk at this comparison, but here are the similarities,” said Leana Wen, the public health professor at George Washington University,Continue reading “Failure to vaccinate increases risk to others as much as drunk driving”