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Excited buyers, Gov. Murphy celebrate NJ legal recreational marijuana
NJ’s recreational marijuana marketplace is open for business. Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older started Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening early in the day.
NJ warden who ran jail where Jeffrey Epstein died retires
The warden who ran the federal jail where disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself was allowed to quietly retire from the Bureau of Prisons in February. He was most recently the warden at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security prison in Burlington County, NJ.
NJ sports betting breaks $1B again but casinos lag behind pre-pandemic level
New Jersey’s robust sports betting market broke the $1 billion mark for the sixth time last month in terms of the amount of bets taken. But March's figures were worse for seven of the nine Atlantic City casinos, which continued to lag behind their in-person gambling revenue levels before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
U.S. judge throws out mask mandate for airplanes, trains, buses
The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
Police hunt gunman who wounded 10 in Brooklyn subway attack
Security was tightened around Mayor Eric Adams after a video with suspect Frank Jones surfaced in which the 62-year-old decried the United States as a racist place awash in violence and sometimes railed against Adams.
Atlantic City, NJ casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach
About 250 Atlantic City, NJ casino workers held a rally in a waterfront park to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill that would ban smoking in the gambling halls. Atlantic City casino workers feel they are closer than ever to getting it done.
Several shot, unexploded devices found at Brooklyn train station
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said.
Indoor masks return to Philadelphia: What about New Jersey?
Will masks return to New Jersey?
Atlantic City 2021 casino earns surpass pre-pandemic levels
Atlantic City's casino earnings have surpassed where they were before the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
Atlantic City, NJ casinos are working on big new projects
Casinos in Atlantic City NJ are spending millions on new projects ahead of a busy summer as pandemic fears lessen and the casino industry sees more business.
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes.
Plane rolls off runway at NJ airport after touching down, no injuries
A private plane rolled off the runway at Morristown Airport in Hanover just after landing Saturday morning. Officials said the flight coming in from Atlanta had four people on board. There were no injuries, officials said.