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A potential game-tying, three-run home run in the final inning of a high school baseball state tournament game was waved off after an umpire ruled that a runner had not touched home plate, which ended the game. Northern Highlands High School in New Jersey was down to its final out on Wednesday in the first round of the state’s Section …

People hitting the sand along the Jersey Shore this Memorial Day weekend will have to contend with new rules restricting the use of structures like beach tents and canopies. Officials say they are seeking to boost safety by enhancing lifeguards’ views of the sand and water, making it easier for lifeguards and paramedics to maneuver across the sand should there …

New Jersey State Police didn’t do all they could to prevent discriminatory policing practices from their ranks, the state’s comptroller said in a new report issued Tuesday. The report found that while the state police regularly issued lengthy reports on racial profiling, “leaders never meaningfully grappled with certain data trends that indicated persistent, adverse treatment of racial and ethnic minority …

Dustin Poirier is on the back-nine of his splendid UFC career. In fact, he may be headed to the clubhouse very soon. The 35-year-old will be the challenger for Islam Makhachev’s UFC Lightweight Championship on June 1 at UFC 302 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It is Poirier’s third time fighting for an undisputed title. He lost each …

When the U.S. Congress first convened on March 4, 1789, it did so at Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan. New York was the first seat of the incipient U.S. government. Congress decamped to Philadelphia a year later. Lawmakers eventually dropped anchor in what is now Washington, D.C. But for all the Congressional action in New York of late, one might …

It’s been more than a half century since a Republican won Minnesota in a presidential election, but former President Donald Trump says he’s got “a really good shot” of breaking the losing streak this November in his 2024 rematch with President Biden. The former president heads to the reliably blue state on Friday, to headline the Minnesota GOP’s annual Lincoln …

The federal government’s case in its corruption prosecution of Sen. Bob Menendez amounts to mere guilt by association, attorneys for the New Jersey Democrat’s co-defendants, Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, said Thursday in their opening statements. Lawrence Lustberg, Hana’s attorney, told the jury the prosecution’s case is about criminalizing friendships, gift giving and business successes after failure. He argued the …

Don’t be distracted by the shiny object. Or 13 shiny objects — as in bars of gold bullion. That’s the goal of the attorneys for Sen. Bob. Menendez, the Democrat from New Jersey. The senator is on trial for the second time in less than a decade on unrelated charges. U.S. senators don’t go on trial very often. The late …

The New Jersey Senate has canceled a hearing on a bill that would define antisemitism in the state due to alleged “safety and security concerns.” The hearing, which was originally scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, was marked “canceled” on the state legislature’s website. No additional details as to why it was canceled were provided online. “The NJ Senate cited safety …

Jury selection continues for Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial on Tuesday morning. As of Monday afternoon, zero jurors were seated for the trial, which is taking place in a Manhattan courtroom and expected to continue through the end of June. By Monday afternoon, the judge excused 38 of 152 jurors for various reasons pertaining to why …