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Donald Trump’s presidency appears to be coming to an end on January 20, and his once-famous casino will be toppled just a few days later. As Newsweek reported, the Trump Plaza Casino tower in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is scheduled for implosion on January 29 after the city had deemed the structure a “public safety […]

A New Jersey father named Adam Lisberg is taking to social media to warn parents about the potential dangers of toy mermaid tails. The swimming accessory may be popular, but he says his daughter nearly drowned while wearing hers, according to Today. Lisberg has two daughters, 5-year-old Annabelle and 7-year-old Ruby. On Sunday, June 28, […]

A group of protesters and counter protesters clashed in a New Jersey city on Friday night over the removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus, NJ.com reported. Nutley, like untold numbers of other cities across the country, has a statue of the Italian sailor whose voyages are credited with putting the Americas on the map. […]

Claudia DeFabio is the 25-year-old sister of Glenda, a high school student with Down syndrome. DeFabio wrote an emotional Facebook post this week that has since gone viral in which she said that Glenda’s high school had neglected to include her photo in the yearbook, according to Today. In the post, Claudia explained that her […]

Talk show host Wendy Williams has lowered the price of the New Jersey mansion she once shared with her ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, and her teenage son, Kevin Hunter Jr. While she initially asked for $1,895,000 when the house went on the market last August, the price is now set at $1,575,000, according to Page Six. […]

Gabi DeMartino, also known as Fancy Vlogs By Gab on YouTube, shared a picture of her killer outfit to her Instagram page and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. The brunette beauty is known for her passion for fashion and took a striking photo of herself for social media. Gabi stunned in a Burberry jacket that had […]

A New Jersey church secretary is accused of embezzling over $500,000 from her former employer over the course of five years, NJ.com reports. Taisha Smith-DeJoseph allegedly used the stolen money to pay for her wedding and her car payments, among other things. Smith-DeJospeh had, until recently, been the director of finances of St. Paul’s Baptist […]

Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since the Senate opened its impeachment trial against him, speaking at Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Tuesday night. But as has happened on several previous occasions, the president was apparently slurring and stumbling over commonly used words during his speech. During the rally, immediately after […]

Six-year-old Madalyn Karlbon from Avenel, New Jersey, is being hailed a hero after she saved the lives of her parents and younger brother from a house fire in the wee hours of Sunday. According to USA Today, the timely action of the little girl helped her father, mother, and her 2-year-old brother evacuate their home […]

A New Jersey mom, whose teenage daughter has Down Syndrome, is suing the girl’s school for alleged discrimination following the events that took place at the young lady’s prom in May, USA Today reports. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the way Hillsborough High School reportedly handled the special-needs students at its prom on May […]

New Jersey Democratic Congressman Jeff Van Drew was one of the most outspoken critics of the move to impeach President Donald Trump, saying openly that he would not vote with his party. Now, one day after a private meeting with Trump in the White House, Van Drew is reportedly switching parties. CNN reported on Saturday […]

A New Jersey country club has sued its own employee for spilling wine on a customer’s expensive handbag, a move the customer’s lawyer claims is simply a delay tactic meant to deflect responsibility for the damages. As NorthJersey.com reports, the whole affair began back in September 2018. Maryana Beyder was having a meal at the […]

A New Jersey school district has banned kids with outstanding cafeteria lunch debt from going to prom, participating in field trips, and doing other fun things, The Courier Post reports. Officials in Cherry Hill, like school officials in many parts of the country, were struggling to come up with a way to handle the issue […]

Muhammad Ali’s former house in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is now listed on Airbnb as a party venue, angering many neighbors who say that it invites wild gatherings to their residential neighborhood. The Daily Mail reports that the property, which is on Winding Road in South Jersey, belonged to the boxer in the early ’70s, […]

Two New Jersey police officers are accused of wearing disguises and vandalizing the vehicles of an elderly man who had filed a complaint against them, NJ Advance Media reports. Ernest Mignoli said that the tires were recently slashed on his Toyota Prius and Jeep Liberty. He said his “jaw dropped” when he learned that the […]

Tonight is when one of the wildest and most unpredictable awards shows of the season will air. The 2019 MTV VMA’s will debut tonight live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center and will be hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco. Don’t know how to watch the event everyone will be talking about? Here are all the ways […]

A school board member in New Jersey took to Facebook to target two Democrat congresswoman, who are both Muslim, and said his life would be “complete” should one of them die, USA Today reported. Daniel Leonard, who is one of nine school board members on the Toms River Regional school board in New Jersey, has […]

A New York couple got an unexpected surprise at their wedding when it was “crashed” by none other than Donald Trump himself, CNN reports. Groom P.J. Mongelli and bride Nicole were celebrating their nuptials at New Jersey’s Bedminster Golf Club, which Donald Trump owns, on Saturday night when the POTUS made an unexpected appearance. Mongelli […]

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will host the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, reported Page Six. The music and reality television channel made the announcement on June 26. Maniscalco will host the 2019 VMAs live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, August 26. Maniscalco is one of the hottest comics on the stand-up […]

Twenty-five-year-old Chaya Shurkin has been charged after allegedly leaving her 21-month-old daughter to die in a hot car. According to a report from People, the Lakewood, New Jersey, mom left her young daughter in a hot vehicle for more than two hours on May 6, a day when temperatures reached in the 60s and 70s. […]

Anthony Bourdain, chef and host of CNN’s Parts Unknown, was honored posthumously by both the state of New Jersey and his chef friends with his own food trail and a day to honor his work as a social commentator and storyteller. Bourdain was honored with an announcement made from close pals Jose Andres and Eric […]

The parents of some high school students with special needs are demanding answers after the teenagers were forced to leave their prom well before the kids who don’t have special needs, Yahoo Lifestyle reports. Nine kids with various special needs attended New Jersey’s Hillsborough High School’s senior prom back on May 17. Their parents and […]

The New Jersey man who pled guilty last year to charges that he was the “mystery pooper” who defecated several times on and near a high school track has filed a lawsuit after the release of his mugshot. According to an Asssociated Press story published by the Allentown Morning Call, Thomas Tramaglini, the former superintendent […]

A multi-state operation intended to nab adults who prey sexually on children has resulted in the arrests of a police officer and a preacher, among others, The Bergen Record reports. Police in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania carried out “Operation Home Alone” in an attempt to nab child predators in and around the tri-state […]

Ibrahim Zughbi and his wife, Miriam, of New Jersey recently admitted to being part of a massive food stamp fraud scheme during which they exchanged SNAP benefits for cash. According to USA Today, the couple confessed to exchanging over $4.5 million worth of food stamps for cash over a period of four years. The couple […]

New Jersey high school principal Derrick Nelson didn’t hesitate when he had the chance to donate bone marrow to a 14-year-old boy in France who suffered from an undisclosed ailment. The 44-year-old told his school paper at Westfield High School that it was worth “just a little bit of pain” to help give the boy […]

Alan Maloney, the New Jersey high school wrestling coach who made a black teen cut off his dreadlocks before a match, says he’s a victim of defamation and is threatening to sue New Jersey officials for $100,000, TMZ is reporting. Back in December 2018, as reported at the time by The Inquisitr, high school wrestler […]

A New Jersey teenager, or young adult depending on your point of view, has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly roughing up an elderly man for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, Time is reporting. This is the latest in an ever-expanding list of incidents in which people have been assaulted and/or […]

The government is showing no mercy on its continued crackdown against Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) abuse and fraud. In New Jersey, a former grocery store owner was sentenced to a two-year prison term after pleading guilty to defrauding the government out of thousands of dollars in food stamps benefits through her place of business. […]

The New Jersey Senate passed a controversial bill on Thursday that forces Donald Trump to release his tax returns if he wants to appear on the state’s 2020 presidential ballot. The Democratic body overwhelmingly passed the measure, which would deny any presidential or vice presidential candidate from appearing on the ballot if they don’t release […]

Anthony Bourdain, the late host of CNN’s Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, has been honored by his home state of New Jersey with a “food trail.” A resolution to establish what will be formally known as the Anthony Bourdain Food Trail was unanimously approved by the state in January of this year. According to the Asbury […]

A New Jersey woman recently filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company used a defective battery pack in an iPad, sparking a fire that ended up killing her father almost two years ago. As reported by NJ.com on Saturday, 64-year-old Bradley Ireland of Parsippany, New Jersey, died hours after suffering serious injuries in […]

A New Jersey woman who was arrested for a string of car burglaries gave an obscene gesture while posing for her mugshot this week. According to the New York Post, the woman was arrested after she was caught on surveillance video breaking into cars on February 1, and further video showed her doing the same […]

Tampa Bay Times reported earlier that an individual has been arrested for several drug trafficking charges, including selling packets of the schedule one drug heroin stamped with President Donald Trump’s face and name. The heroin was initially seized in 2017, but recently the individual responsible has been sentenced to 30 years. Spring Hill man, Kevin […]

For five weeks, senior citizens around Englewood, New Jersey, participated in a public art collage project which was held at the Bergen Family Center for Independent living. Broadway World reports that the art exhibit is a smash hit, and highlights a call for better public health needs. This art project was part of the Northern […]

New Jersey police have arrested six people in connection with a case of horrific child abuse of a 3-year-old boy, the New York Daily News is reporting. The six people would allegedly beat the boy with fists and belts and pour scalding water on him, as a form of corporal punishment. The boy’s mother, Natacha […]

New Jersey police are using fake Amazon boxes, complete with hidden GPS tracking devices, to nab so-called “porch pirates” who steal packages off of porches and doorstops, the Associated Press is reporting. While the majority of people who order things and have them delivered to them have no problems, there are still thieves about who […]

A New Jersey restaurant that appeared to fire an employee who asked for time off for a funeral has changed course and apologized, Yahoo Lifestyle is reporting. Last week, the saga of an unidentified college student and her boss, identified only as “Katie,” began making the rounds of the internet. It seems that the young […]

A new report from the New York Times alleges that Donald Trump’s private New Jersey club has hired undocumented workers in the past, according to CNN. The New York Times spoke to two women who said they entered the U.S. illegally, and became employed at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. One […]

Last week a substitute teacher at a New Jersey elementary school told a class of first graders that Santa is not real, which infuriated many parents. In first grade, children are roughly 5- or 6-years-old in many instances, so the news came extremely early for many in the classroom. The details of the fiasco caused […]

The brother of the man who was found dead outside his Colts Neck home yesterday has been charged with aggravated arson. Paul J. Caneiro, 51, was arrested and placed into custody at Monmouth County jail for attempting to burn down his own house in Ocean Township, New Jersey. His wife and children were inside at […]

Two adults and two children have been confirmed dead at a suspicious mansion blaze in Colts Neck, located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is believed arson was involved and investigators are treating the deaths as a quadruple homicide. According to NJ.com, a “couple and two of their children were found dead Tuesday afternoon as […]

Although New Jersey Senate polls show incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez leading, Democrats are worried of a potential “disaster” in a state which hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972, according to the Inquirer. The junior senator from the state, Democrat Cory Booker, has been campaigning hard for Menendez, and this week he reminded […]

Staff working a Goodwill store in New Jersey have been left stunned by the discovery of a pre-Revolutionary War newspaper that dates back to December 28, 1774, which was known as The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser. As the Daily Mail reports, this “rebel” newspaper also has the famous logo “Unite or Die” which was […]

According to the Detroit Free Press, Donald Trump is making an appearance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this weekend, except it will not really be the president. It will be an inflatable infant attached to strings that, for all intents and purposes, represents the man in the White House. While the event, scheduled for October 27 […]

Everyone knows that crime is a nasty business. But those living in the State of New Jersey have learned the hard way that crime also stinks. For most of a year, someone has been taking a dump on New Jersey roads in the form of loaded diapers. Local police finally sniffed him out as reported […]

Former Kenilworth Public School superintendent Thomas W. Tramaglini has pleaded guilty to defecating at the Holmdel High School athletic field, the Asbury Park Press reported. According to court records, Tramaglini, 42, admitted on Wednesday to public defecation, a non-criminal municipal offense, and had to pay a fine of $500 plus court costs and fees. The […]

Voters in at least four Senate races across the nation are saying that national issues, not local ones, are helping them to decide their votes in this year’s midterm elections. CBS News reported the findings as part of its 2018 Battleground Tracker project. The news agency, which teamed up with the polling organization YouGov, is […]

Odd-looking sea critters have been found littering in the shores of New Jersey. Those who saw them said that the creatures were so vibrant they could not help but stop and notice. The creatures, which come in shades of green and blue, and feature long, dark tentacles, were later identified as “blue button jellyfish,” a […]

On Friday, 42-year-old Rasseon Adams, a deaf man living in Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested by police. Unfortunately, in the process, he was also maced and punched by officers while being wrestled to the ground and cuffed, as can be seen in a video taken by a witness at the scene. That video has since […]