Karen Silkwood died November 13, 1974 in a car crash while driving to meet with a New York Times journalist and an official of her union’s national office. After being hired to make plutonium pellets, the Kerr-McGee Cimarron Fuel Fabrication…
Veterans Day honors those who served
Communities all over the country will pause today, on Veterans Day to honor those who served in the military forces. Veterans Day is always Nov. 11, the anniversary of the armistice that yook effect at the eleventh month hour of…
Motor Vehicle offices closed
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has closed the Bayonne Licensing Center, Cherry Hill Vehicle Center, and Eatontown Regional/Licensing Center due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19 at each location. The Bayonne Licensing Center will be closed until Tuesday,…
Loser’s lawsuit aims to steal Pennsylvania from Biden
President Donald Trump’s campaign organization filed a new lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court seeking an injunction to block state officials from certifying the state’s results of the 2020 election. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. called Trump’s actions since Election…
The Grotta Fund for Senior Care of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ Awards Grant Funding to The Gateway Family YMCA
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Grotta Fund for Senior Care of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ in support of their Virtual W.I.S.E. (Wellness, Independence, and Socialization for…
Trump plotting a coup d’etat?
When President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory early on Nov. 4, claiming that the Supreme Court should make the vote counting stop, he was saying is he would like to retain the presidency without actually completing the election. The laws…
Trump fires Pentagon chief
President Donald Trump has fired Mark Esper, the defense secretary who refused to deploy active-service military troops against Black Lives Matter protesters on the streets of American cities. Esper was also cooperating with Congress on legislation to rename US army bases…
Perth Amboy heads for runoff
Mayor Wilda Diaz, Councilman Helmin Caba and attorney Joseph B. Vas are locked in a close count for two slots in a December 15 runoff election that will determine who leads Perth Amboy for the next four years. For now,…
Vaccine won’t end pandemic yet
Authorities are stressing that it’s unlikely any vaccine will arrive before the end of the year, initial supplies will be rationed and the coronavirus pandemic will continue to claim lives as medical science fights back. Pfizer said that early data…
Lawyer: Biden won fair & square
Trevor Potter is one of the country’s top Republican election lawyers and he posted a statement on the Campaign Legal Center’s website arguing that the legitimacy of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is unquestionable. It’s Our Duty as Americans To Accept…
It’s more official… Biden is the apparent winner
Joe Biden claimed victory in the presidential election on Saturday as he positioned himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. Biden released a statement on Saturday: “I am honored…
4 in 10 children live in struggling households
More than 4 in 10 children live in households that struggle to meet usual household expenses, an analysis of Census Bureau data finds. Along with other data showing that hardship has significantly worsened due to COVID-19 and the recession that it spurred,…
Pennsylvania puts Biden in
Democratic nominee Joe Biden won the presidential election as Pennsylvania put its electoral college delegates in his column Vote counting took longer than usual because of the close contest and complications associated with the coronavirus, particularly increased mail-in voting. Although…