A skunk that interacted with two dogs in Camden County last week was confirmed by the state testing laboratory to have rabies, county officials said. A Gibbsboro resident alerted authorities about a skunk in their backyard on Aug. 19 interacting with their two dogs, officials said. The local Animal Control Officer captured the skunk, and the state Public Health & …
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Triple rocket launch at NASA Wallops rescheduled for Tuesday night, visible from N.J.
If you’re up late Tuesday night, you’ll have a chance to see three rockets streaking across the sky if you’re in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania or several other eastern states. NASA plans to launch three sounding rockets within a 5-minute span from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia late Tuesday. The launch was originally scheduled for last week but …
Read More »Raccoon killed by family dog in N.J. tests positive for rabies, officials say
A raccoon killed by a family dog in the backyard of a Barrington home has tested positive for rabies, officials announced Monday. The incident happened on Aug. 18 and the borough’s animal control officer picked up the raccoon and had it tested at the state Public Health & Environmental Laboratories in Trenton, according to a statement from Camden County. The …
Read More »Gov. Murphy offers condolences to familes of 3 N.J. residents killed in tour bus crash
Gov. Phil Murphy offered his condolences Sunday to the families of the three New Jersey residents who were among the five people killed in a tour bus crash Friday in New York. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 12:45 p.m. near the town of Pembroke, roughly 30 miles east of Buffalo, Tom Chapman, an official with the National Transportation Safety …
Read More »Rider with measles may have exposed others on N.J. trains. Here’s when they traveled.
A Hudson County resident with measles could have exposed other riders while traveling recently on several NJ Transit trains, the state Health Department announced Friday. Anyone who traveled on these transit line during the dates and times could have been exposed to measles and should monitor for symptoms that could appear as late as Sept. 11, health officials said: NJ …
Read More »Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.
Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight. A trial resulting from a lawsuit by a former Delbarton student who says he was 15 when he was sexually abused by a …
Read More »Evacuations underway as Hurricane Erin causes flooding in N.J. town
Evacuations are underway in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County as Hurricane Erin’s impacts are being felt across New Jersey on Thursday. Guests in motels and residents of homes in low-lying areas of town were being evacuated due to flooding, Egg Harbor Township Police Chief Frederick Spano told NJ Advance Media around 8:30 p.m. “We do have significant flooding in …
Read More »TV star and family involved in scary N.J. car crash
An actor known for his roles on hit shows like “Nip/Tuck” and “Blue Bloods” was recently involved in a serious car accident on the Jersey Shore. Dylan Walsh, 61, and four family members were in an an accident on Sunday in Rumson, TMZ reported. According to Patch, the accident occurred when a 2022 Ford Explorer collided into two utility poles …
Read More »Does N.J. have windmills? Trump targets Garden State over energy prices
President Donald Trump targeted New Jersey in a recent social media post — but got one critical fact wrong. Trump suggested on Tuesday that energy-generating windmills in New Jersey are to blame for the skyrocketing energy prices that have plagued households this summer. “STUPID AND UGLY WINDMILLS ARE KILLING NEW JERSEY. Energy prices up 28% this year, and not enough …
Read More »‘Nip/Tuck’ Star Dylan Walsh & Family Members in Serious Car Crash in N.J.
‘Nip/Tuck’ Star Dylan Walsh, Family Members in Serious Car Crash Published August 20, 2025 1:24 PM PDT | Updated August 20, 2025 3:52 PM PDT Dylan Walsh — best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara on “Nip/Tuck” — was involved in a serious car crash with his family over the weekend. The accident happened on Sunday, August 17th, …
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