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Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

Apr. 26, 2024 14:36 PM EDT

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state's most badly eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the state have been fighting in court for...

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects

Apr. 25, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Government supporters of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey and New York are trading blows with opponents in some shore towns who say many vacationers and local residents don't want to see turbines filling the ocean horizon. Eight Jersey...

Firefighters fully contain southern New Jersey forest fire that burned hundreds of acres

Apr. 25, 2024 09:01 AM EDT

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters have completely contained a forest fire that burned several hundred acres (hectares) in southern New Jersey. The blaze in the Wharton State Forest started sometime Tuesday night in Waterford Township in Camden County and spread into...

US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died at 65 after a heart attack

Apr. 24, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus who replaced his father in the seat, died Wednesday after a heart attack this month that left him hospitalized, officials said. He was 65. Gov. Phil Murphy called...

She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

Apr. 24, 2024 11:13 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional...

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

Apr. 24, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State. Their home...

After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking

Apr. 23, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Jon Bon Jovi agreed to let director Gotham Chopra follow him with a documentary camera to delve into the history of his band, Bon Jovi, he didn't anticipate it would catch him at a major low point in his career. The band was launching a tour, and...

Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success

Apr. 23, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Back for a second stint as Sabres coach, Lindy Ruff appeared a little grayer Tuesday, said he’s a bit wiser and sounded more motivated than ever to restore success to a franchise that’s known mostly losing during an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. ...

Peapack-Gladstone: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 23, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. (PGC) on Tuesday reported net income of $8.6 million in its first quarter. The Bedminster, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 48 cents per share. The bank holding company...

New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has post-season surgery on his shoulder

Apr. 23, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils leading scorer Timo Meier has had elective arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. The Devils said Meier had the surgery on Tuesday, eight days after their highly-anticipated season ended without a playoff berth. The procedure was performed by...