New Jersey is facing a lawsuit from three of the biggest movie theater companies in the U.S. over "unconstitutional" closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.AMC, Regal and Cinemark filed the suit against Gov. Phil Murphy and the state Monday, seeking a temporary restraining order from a federal judge that would allow theaters to reopen immediately, the New York Post reports.Theaters have ...

A 24-year-old Jersey City student was released from an Egyptian jail after spending 486 days behind bars.Mohamed Amashah was released from the Cairo jail Sunday, where he was being held on pretrial detention for holding up a sign that read “Freedom to All Prisoners” in Tahrir Square, ABC News reports.Amashah, who holds dual American-Egyptian citizenship, was reunited with his ...

A 60-year-old Califon man died after crashing his car into a High Bridge home, authorities said.Wayde Scheffer was heading north on West Main Street when he crossed into oncoming traffic, slamming his 2018 Jeep Cherokee into the front deck of a house around 5:20 p.m., Monday, High Bridge Police Chief Brett Bartman said.There were multiple residents inside the house but none were ...

The promise of efficiency and shorter lines at New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission left many patrons feeling hopeless Tuesday morning, as centers reopened under a new system for the first time in months due to the COVID-19 shutdown.Personnel were deployed to the busiest agencies at 6 a.m. in anticipation of the long lines, officials said. The opening day, slated for June 29, was ...

Authorities are seeking the driver of a Chevrolet Suburban or Tahoe that they say struck and killed a 35-year-old pedestrian then took off Monday evening in Secaucus.The woman was heading toward Union City when she was struck by a driver who fled near Paterson Plank Road around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.The victim, of Union City, was taken to ...

Two Newark firefighters suffered minor injuries after falling from a loading dock battling a recycling center blaze.The fire consumed all three floors of Giordano Recycling on Frelinghuysen Avenue, when firefighters arrived around 6:45 p.m., Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.The fire had climbed to a second alarm by 7 p.m., Ambrose said. No ...

A man and woman were arrested on prostitution charges at a Secaucus motel, authorities said.Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of suspicious activity found Jonathan Ho, 24, of Brooklyn, and Mariyah Maisonet, 21, of Kearny, around 3:15 p.m. July 2, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.Both were charged with engaging in prostitution and Ho is ...

A 15-year-old boy died after being struck by two SUVs while riding his bike in Cape May County, State Police said.Jackson Sturm of Upper Township was heading northbound in the right shoulder of Route 50 in clear and dry conditions around 5 p.m., last Thursday, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told local news outlets.Sturm tried crossing over the highway when he was struck by Chevy and Ford ...

Dozens of JCP&L customers were without power Monday afternoon in Livingston, leaving at least a few hundred people in the dark.The outage was reported around 2 p.m., in areas surrounding Eisenhower Parkway.The JCP&L outage map shows mass outages along Mount Pleasant Avenue, River Road and Stoneham Drive.Estimated restoration time was 4:30 p.m. The cause was under investigation.

The COVID-19 transmission rate across New Jersey is the highest it's been in 10 weeks -- a sign that "we need to do more," Gov. Phil Murphy said at Monday's briefing.In the last two days, the rate of transmission as been 1.03, meaning that every new case leads to at least one other new one, the governor explained."I do not want to have to hit another pause on our restart because a small ...