A 23-year-old LGBTQ+ advocate was shot and killed last Friday in Trenton, with their killer in custody as of Monday morning, authorities said.Shaquil Lofti was found with gunshot wounds in their face in a house on Kelsey Avenue around 4:40 a.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. They were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a ...

All but one of New Jersey's 21 counties have "high" or "substantial" COVID-19 transmission rates.What does that mean for you? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you should probably wear a mask indoors -- even if you're vaccinated.Federal officials made the announcement Monday in the wake of the Delta variant's spread across the country. The only county where ...

Two New Brunswick men have been arrested in connection with a Somerset County shooting that injured one victim.Franklin Township police were dispatched to a local hospital for a person suffering gunshot wounds around 12:20 a.m. June 16, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.The incident occurred on Somerset Street in Franklin Township, and the victim had non ...

Amazon opened three new delivery stations last month in New Jersey.Delivery stations power the last mile of Amazon’s order process and help speed up deliveries for customers.The late July openings include:A 464,000-square-foot facility at 600 Washington Ave., in Carlstadt,A 340,000-square-foot facility at 10 Princess Road in Lawrence Township A 289,000-square-foot facility at 8 B ...

Police in Atlantic County are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 61-year-old woman walking her dog last week.Star Wardell was crossing Washington Avenue in Egg Harbor Township when she was struck around 12 a.m. July 28, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.A GoFundMe for Wardell's family said she was walking the dog in front of her house. The campaign had raised ...

Stricter vaccination and COVID-19 testing guidelines are coming for some New Jersey healthcare workers, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.All employees in certain healthcare facilities and other high-risk congregate settings will be required to either complete a full vaccination course or undergo regular testing at a minimum of once to twice each week.The following facilities must be in ...

A pair of lucky New Jersey Lottery tickets will be splitting the nearly $1.3 million jackpot.Each of the tickets from Saturday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing are worth $664,836.Those tickets were sold at:Somerset County: Wegmans Food Store, 724 Route 202 S., Bridgewater; Ocean County: 7-Eleven #16164, 403 Main St. Route 9, Lanoka Harbor.The winning numbers were: 09, 13, 26, 30, and ...

If you haven't tried Hiram's Roadstand in Fort Lee yet, you might want to now.The popular joint that has been around since the 1930s was named the best in New Jersey on the most recent hot dog rankings by "Eat This Not That."Anthony Bourdain famously loved the place, and once described the food as the "finest hot dogs in the land," the website recalls.Hiram's Roadstand, 1345 ...

A Lakewood man who knifed and shot a BB gun at police officers was indicted on attempted murder charges, authorities announced.Stanley Williams, 25, was indicted by an Ocean County grand jury on July 28, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.The incident occurred at 7 p.m. on April 17, when officers responded to a disturbance at a Lisa Robyn Circle home, Billhimer said.As responding ...

A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening.More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said.¡Vergonzoso! El ...