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New Jersey might get a new nuclear power plant. When would it help with electricity bills?
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (817+ words) Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101. 5 Morning Show on'Thursday: Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war,…...
NJ road rage is getting worse -- and I have the personal story to prove it
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (566+ words) I was in my 20s. Not my proudest moment. I was driving with my wife and a friend who had a heart condition when I got stuck behind someone blocking the road. I did what seemed, in that particular moment of…...
NJ cop charged in controversial killing gets home detention ahead of trial
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (259+ words) A Woodbridge police sergeant charged with aggravated manslaughter is being released to home detention with restrictions. Marco Bruno, 39, was indicted by a state grand jury for shooting and killing Aamir Allen, of Carteret, during a tense early morning confrontation in…...
New Jersey vs. Virginia: A tale of tolls and missing driving laws
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (374+ words) After taking a road trip out of state, it became pretty clear'of the one law we embrace that every state in the nation should also have. That, and one expensive'obstacle we need to get rid of. Of course, that's bound…...
Trooper running against Cory Booker gets suspended without pay
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (283+ words) A New Jersey State Police trooper running in the Republican U. S. Senate primary for the seat currently held by Cory Booker has been suspended. New Jersey 101. 5 has learned that Richard Tabor was suspended without pay on Wednesday by the State Police....
NJ chem teacher arrested, banned from school after student sex charges
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (264+ words) A Camden County science teacher was arrested'after a student told police about a sexual assault. Jason D. Howe, 26, of Runnemede, is charged with second-degree counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. On Friday, local police notified the…...
Trust eroded as Hammonton police sergeant accused of evidence tampering
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (199+ words) HAMMONTON " A police sergeant accused of stealing meth from evidence has been indicted on several charges, according to authorities. Sgt. Robert Zbikowski, 47, of Hammonton, was the evidence custodian for his local police department, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. He's…...
A case everybody needs to know about" " NJ officers stop tragedy without gunfire
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (323+ words) SOUTH BRUNSWICK " Officers used negotiation and a taser to end a standoff with a knife-wielding woman threatening to take her own life. On Friday night, two South Brunswick police sergeants and a patrol officer went to a home on Kingston…...
The best Italian restaurant in NJ? Make reservations in Atlantic City
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (1620+ words) In a state like New Jersey that's not only known for having great food, but specifically incredible Italian food, to be crowned number one in the state would be a pretty big deal. A national publication just gave one south…...
A look at New Jersey's non-friendly reputation beyond the rudeness stereotype
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (1736+ words) Having grown up in New Jersey, I know first hand that we can be a friendly state. At least, when we want to be we can. Yes, I'm well aware of our reputation of not being friendly. And quite frankly,…...