Here are the top stories from New Jersey on Friday.
The Royal Albert Palace catering hall and the Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge after the June 13, 2024 shooting
WOODBRIDGE — A suspect wanted in a New York City murder case was shot and killed by police outside a New Jersey hotel early Thursday morning.
Attorney General Matt Platkin, speaking at a press conference via Zoom on Thursday afternoon, said the individual who was shot at the Royal Albert Palace catering hall and the Raritan Hotel on King George’s Road in Woodbridge was tracked to New Jersey by an automatic license plate reader (ALPR). NYPD officers went to the hotel along with Woodbridge police to conduct surveillance.
CoachUSA bus at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford
Suburban bus riders shouldn’t see any change as the commuter rail company’s parent company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Coach USA and Megabus, which operate commuter routes across the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday to sell some assets, ensure continuity of service and maximize the value of their businesses for a possible sale. Agreements have already been signed to sell some routes, including Suburban, to Bus Company Holdings, an affiliate of Renco Group. Other routes will be sold to Avalon Transportation.
Taylor Swift in 2006 (inset) Exhibit of the coastal town of her childhood in New Jersey (Google Maps, Michael Buckner, Getty Images)
A Jersey Shore town where Taylor Swift spent childhood summers is opening up a new exhibit that’s sure to draw Swift fans from around the world.
Swift’s family is loaning out old photos of the megastar as the centerpiece of the Stone Harbor Museum’s Taylor Swift Collection.
“It is not just the items that are at issue, but the fact that she wanted us to provide her with personal family photographs that were taken during her family’s stay in Stone Harbor,” Fisher said in a written statement.
Young people under the age of 18 looking for work in New Jersey are being reminded that they need a work permit before they can start work.
But don’t worry: According to the New Jersey Department of Workforce Development, the process has become much easier these days, as minors and their guardians can access work authorization documents at MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov.
SPLC adds New Jersey group to extremism report (SPLC, Canva)
Several New Jersey parent groups were described as “anti-government” in a nonprofit legal advocacy group’s annual “Year of Hate and Extremism” report.
The Southern Poverty Law Center added the New Jersey Project and Parents Involved in New Jersey Education, as well as six local chapters of Moms for Liberty.
“Anti-government groups are part of anti-democratic, far-right movements,” the SPLC defined the category in its 2023 report and corresponding map.
Lowest Rated Fast Food Restaurants in New Jersey – 2024
We analyzed 250 of the most popular fast-food restaurants in America to see how each one stacks up against its competitors.
Gallery credit: Mike Brant
New addition to New Jersey Department of Transportation’s 2024 collection of humorous safety messages
The New Jersey Department of Transportation continued its series of humorous seasonal safety messages on more than 200 electronic billboards across New Jersey.
Gallery credit: Dan Alexander
Quiz: Can you guess these New Jersey theme parks from Google Earth images?
Gallery credit: Dan Zarrow
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