Latest New Jersey Headlines
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New Jersey Panel Issues Recommendations on Social Media Use by Teens
Sep 23 2025 // Students should be banned from using cell phones in school, parents should delay their child’s access to social media, and social media companies should restrict access for users younger than 16. Those are among the...
New Jersey Requires Testing and Disclosure of Lead in Water Systems
Sep 22 2025 // New Jersey has enacted new requirements around testing and disclosure of lead in public water systems. The new law (A2929/S1034) requires landlords to report information about the known or potential presence of lead in...
Lyft Pays New Jersey $19.4 Million Over Misclassifying 100,000 Drivers
Sep 19 2025 // Transportation company Lyft has paid the state of New Jersey $19.4 million to settle a case involving misclassification of more than 100,000 drivers as independent contractors. According to the New Jersey Department of...
New York Financial Firm Invests $37.4 Million in New Jersey MGA Leap
Sep 18 2025 // Syracuse, New York based financial services firm Community Financial System, Inc. is expanding its commitment to insurance by investing $37.4 million in the insurance business of Leap Holdings, Inc. Leap’s wholly...
World Insurance Adds William P. Smart Associates of New Jersey
Sep 17 2025 // Global insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced it acquired the business of William P. Smart Associates of Fairfield, New Jersey on June 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. William P....
New Jersey’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places Upheld; Insurance Mandate Nixed Again
Sep 12 2025 // A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a New Jersey law that barred carrying firearms in so-called sensitive places like schools and public gatherings. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 139-page opinion,...
New Jersey Seeks Limits on Nonessential Helicopter Flights Citing Fatal NY Crash
Sep 2 2025 // New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six...
New Jersey Compensation Bureau Back Online After Cyber Incident
Aug 22 2025 // The New Jersey Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau is mostly back online following a cybersecurity event that caused it to shut down its network more than two weeks ago. The workers’ compensation agency said...
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Settle New Jersey PFAS Claims for $875 Million
Aug 4 2025 // Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875 million over 25 years to the State of New Jersey to settle environmental claims including pollution linked to PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” the companies...
No Major Impact Reported as Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey-New York Area
Aug 4 2025 // A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13...
NY and NJ Flash Flood Threats Recede as Weather Stabilizes
Aug 1 2025 // Thunderstorms disrupted New York City transit and inundated roads just as workers started their the home-bound commute Thursday, but conditions were improving into the night and Friday morning commuters can likely expect...
New Jersey to Offer Mobile Driver’s Licenses
Jul 24 2025 // Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation directing the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to create digital driver’s licenses and digital non-driver identification cards. Digital driver’s licenses, known as...
Lightning Strike at New Jersey Archery Range Kills 1, Injures 13
Jul 18 2025 // A lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson, New Jersey killed a man and injured 13 others Wednesday evening, according to police. Around 7:15 p.m., police were notified that multiple people were struck by lightning...
2 Dead in New Jersey After Floodwaters Carry Away Vehicle During Northeast Downpours
Jul 15 2025 // Two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in floodwaters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight, authorities said Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths...
6 Firefighters Injured Battling Fire in 3-Story Building in New Jersey
Jul 10 2025 // Six firefighters suffered minor injuries in a blaze Thursday that partially collapsed a three-story building in a New Jersey neighborhood, authorities said. The fire in Jersey City, which started at about 1:30 a.m., also...
New Jersey Skydiving Company Says Plane Went Off Runway
Jul 7 2025 // The pilot of a skydiving team encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but could not get the plane stopped at the end of the runway, the company said in a statement...
Tesla Sued Over Model S Crash That Killed Three in New Jersey
Jun 26 2025 // Tesla was sued on Monday by the estates of three people killed last September when their 2024 Model S equipped with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features crashed on New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway. The wrongful...
New Jersey High Court Allows Clergy Sex Abuse Grand Jury Opposed by Diocese
Jun 19 2025 // New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently...
OSHA Settles With New Jersey Bakery Where Finger Amputations Occurred
May 29 2025 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey commercial bakery where an employee suffered partial finger amputations in 2023. The company,...
New Jersey Announces $450 Million PFAS Settlement With 3M Days Before Start of Trial
May 14 2025 // New Jersey officials announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M Company to resolve the state’s lawsuits and address damage to the state’s water and other natural resources from dangerous...
