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South Jersey school district settles sex abuse lawsuit for $6 million
A southern New Jersey school district will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two students who claim a teacher sexually assaulted them for years.
Hockey One. Hockey Two. Two outdoor NHL games at MetLife Stadium with playoff implications
Hockey is coming back to the New Jersey Meadowlands this weekend with MetLife Stadium serving as the venue for the NHL’s Stadium Series. They'll be two games in two days, pitting four Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about a 100-mile corridor that runs from New York to Philadelphia. Roughly 140,000 fans are expected to sit in bone-chilling temperatures waiting for a goal or great save. The New Jersey Devils are scheduled to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night and the Rangers and Islanders will face off Sunday afternoon in an all-NYC contest.
Shooting after Chiefs’ parade seemed to stem from dispute, police say
The mass shooting that unfolded amid throngs of people at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration appeared to stem from a dispute between several people, authorities said Thursday.
Driver sentenced to 25 years in deaths during Wildwood, NJ pop-up car rally
A driver charged in separate crashes that killed two people during a pop-up car rally in southern New Jersey has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison.
NJ casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting, judge rules
A judge has ruled that Atlantic City’s casinos have no legal obligation to stop compulsive gamblers from betting.
NJ denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes
New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead, ruling that no one is in imminent danger.
Judge green-lights narrowing of main road through Atlantic City despite opposition from casinos
Atlantic City got a green light Friday to proceed with a project to reduce the width of its main street from four lanes to two, despite fears from casinos and a hospital that the plan could tie the city into gridlocked knots, scare away gamblers and delay emergency vehicles.
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
A jury has awarded a huge $83.3 million in additional damages to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.
Bill to ban smoking in Atlantic City, NJ casinos moves forward
A measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City's casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, heartening casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work.
Ring will no longer allow NJ police to request doorbell camera footage from users
Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.
New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels
New Jersey's casino and sports betting operators and their online partners won nearly $5.8 billion in 2023, setting a new record, figures released Tuesday show.
New Jersey’s State of the State: Teen voting, more AI, lower medical debt among governor’s pitches
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a series of new measures he wants the newly expanded Democrat-led Legislature to adopt, including allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections, reducing medical debt, expanding affordable housing and launching an artificial intelligence “moonshot."