New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, making it the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states with its biggest city being Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.
Vanessa Smallwood of Maple Shade, N.J., was 46 at the time of her disappearance. She was identified in a statement from New Jersey State Police.
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Temperatures in the Twin Cities area are expected to fall below zero Saturday night, while parts of New Jersey can expect to see several inches of snow, meteorologists said. NYTimes.com - Published
U.S. Senator Cory Booker, an African-American candidate who had bemoaned the increasing lack of diversity in the Democratic presidential field, ended his White House campaign on Monday. Zachary Goelman..
Federal prosecutors on Monday filed hate crime charges against a man accused of going on a stabbing rampage during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home north of New York City, saying the suspect..
New York governor Andrew Cuomo says a stabbing in a rabbi's home that wounded five people was evidence of a 'cancer in the body politic'. The attack appeared to be the latest in a string targeting Jews..
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A knifeman attacked a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbiâs home north of New York City late on Saturday, stabbing and injuring five people before fleeing in a vehicle, police said. The attack appeared..
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The mass stabbing comes after other apparent anti-Semitic attacks in New York during Hanukkah and a shooting rampage in a New Jersey kosher market.View on euronews
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Cory Booker is struggling in the Presidential race. Now, there is more bad news for Cory Booker. Cory Booker will have at least one Democratic primary challenger next year for his Senate seat. The..
A four-acre ski and snowboard facility - the first of its kind in North America - is open to the public in an East Rutherford, New Jersey mall. Jillian Kitchener has more.
"That's my motto in life. You gotta shred pow" - Nurses Azi Zimmerman and Reuven Rowner just worked all-nighters and could not wait to hit the slopes. Big SNOW's VP of marketing, Hugh Reynolds,..
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that more than half of Americans agree with the articles of impeachment leveled by Congress against President Donald Trump, but disagree on whether he needs to be removed..
The FBI made an arrest Saturday connected to the mass shooting that shocked Jersey City this week. Newser reports New Jersey pawnshop owner Ahmed A-Hady was arrested Saturday. Authorities found six..
The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week's deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and state law..
Investigators are probing the deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store earlier this week as an act of domestic terrorism motivated by anti-Semitism and hatred of law enforcement, state..
Investigators are not sure why two shooters launched a deadly attack at a New Jersey kosher grocery store, federal and state officials said on Wednesday.
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At least six people, including one police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in New Jersey in an hours-long standoff, according to police. Jillian Kitchener has more.
The Mayor of Jersey City Steven Fulop said on Tuesday that one police officer was fatally shot and multiple people were found deceased inside of a building as an active shooter situation was underway.
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared skeptical about the criminal prosecution of two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are appealing their convictions in the.. Reuters - Published
The two people who carried out a fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey last month were planning another attack and may have targeted Jewish people, a spokesman for the U.S... Reuters - Published
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has dropped out of the Democratic Presidential Race on Monday (Jan. 13). Posting a message to Twitter, Booker states âItâs with a full heart that I share this.. WorldNews - Published
The number of Democratic presidential candidates https://tmsnrt.rs/2UhJ7WE seeking their party's nomination to oppose Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election dropped to 12.. Reuters - Published
A massive fire engulfed many buildings in Bound Brook, New Jersey, late on Sunday, causing more than 100 residents to be evacuated and leaving around 3,000 people without power, local authorities and.. Reuters - Published
Firefighters were battling a seven-alarm fire Sunday night that tore through two apartment buildings under construction in Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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The court's impatience with federal prosecutors, even in cases of political corruption, may benefit ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie's cronies.
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The blaze in the buildings, which were under construction, sowed panic in the downtown area and led transit officials to curtail train service. NYTimes.com - Published
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) â Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation are seeing higher gas prices following a week of uncertainty due to tension in the Middle East, but... WorldNews - Published
David Richter had been the front-runner in his House primary in New Jersey. That changed when the Democratic incumbent announced he was becoming a Republican, with the presidentâs support. NYTimes.com - Published
The wife of a Kennedy nephew and former congressman on Monday joined the race to win the New Jersey seat held by U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew, the erstwhile Democrat who joined President Donald.. Reuters - Published
Many police pursuits across the nation end tragically and disproportionately affect black people. Chases often start with a traffic violation.
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A slew of state laws take effect in 2020 â ranging from mandatory composting to child abuse registries to diaper changing stations access
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A New Jersey man took the federal government to court after being separated from his teenage daughter for almost two years because of the ban on Syrian travel. Advocates say the waiver process is.. USATODAY.com - Published
Across New Jersey, the state has bought and torn down 700 homes as whole neighborhoods are projected to be underwater in coming decades due to rising sea levels from climate change. (Dec. 23)
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A father was tortured in front of his 3-year-old son until his wife in New Jersey paid $2,000 to his captors. Hundreds of migrants, turned back by the U.S., are facing new dangers in Mexico. NYTimes.com - Published
âNo one should be made to feel uncomfortable or be discriminated against because of their natural hair,â Gov. Phil Murphy said. NYTimes.com - Published
Following its 2018 bankruptcy and liquidation, Toys R Us has re-emerged under new ownership, starting with two new "experiential stores," which opened in November in Paramus, N.J. and Houston, Texas.. USATODAY.com - Published
Immigrants in New Jersey without formal legal status will be allowed to get state driver's licenses after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday.
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The day after voting against impeaching President Trump, the New Jersey representative appeared with him in the Oval Office to announce he would leave the Democratic Party for the Republicans. NYTimes.com - Published
In 1964, a woman dressed as a nurse took one-day-old baby Paul Fronczak from his cot and never returned (Picture: Chicago Tribune/Getty/AP) A newborn baby abducted from a hospital has been discovered.. WorldNews - Published
Representatives Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, Jared Golden of Maine and Collin Peterson of Minnesota were the only Democrats to oppose one or both of the charges against President Trump. NYTimes.com - Published
Here's the latest for Tuesday, December 17th: Trump sends letter to House Speaker Pelosi; New Jersey detective slain honored at funeral.
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Thousands lined the streets to honor Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals, who was killed last week in a confrontation with two attackers.
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Police turned out by the hundreds on Tuesday to mourn a fallen comrade, a northern New Jersey detective who was the first of six people to die last week in a shooting rampage that authorities have.. Reuters - Published
The New Jersey man faces charges of illegally owning firearms. A note with his number was allegedly found on one of the Jersey City shooters.
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FBI agents were at a second pawnshop Monday that is connected to a man whose number was found in the pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week's fatal attack on a Jewish market in New Jersey... USATODAY.com - Published
The conservative freshman Democrat, who represents a New Jersey district where President Trump is popular, is discussing announcing his switch next week. NYTimes.com - Published
Gas emissions are prompting flooding around New Jersey, according to a report by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers.
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A fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey this week is now being treated as an act of domestic terrorism and the FBI will oversee the investigation, federal and state law.. Reuters - Published
Members of New York's Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community gathered for funerals for Moshe Deutsch and Mindel Ferencz, two victims of Tuesday's shooting at a grocery in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Dec... USATODAY.com - Published
The New Jersey Attorney General said the two Jersey City attackers who stormed a Jewish market are also the prime suspects in the death of a man whose body was found in a car trunk over the.. USATODAY.com - Published
Federal prosecutors said the defendants operated BitClub Network, a bogus investment scheme that they promoted as âthe most transparent company in the history of the worldâ and âtoo big to.. NYTimes.com - Published
Investigators are not sure why two people launched a deadly attack at a New Jersey kosher grocery store, state officials said on Wednesday, but a federal law enforcement source said the incident did.. Reuters - Published
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