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New Jersey will host 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium
The 2026 World Cup final will be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.
NJ denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes
New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead, ruling that no one is in imminent danger.
Bill to ban smoking in Atlantic City, NJ casinos moves forward
A measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City's casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, heartening casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work.
British painting stolen by NJ mobsters is returned 54 years later
An 18th century British painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century later.
Judge green-lights narrowing of main road through Atlantic City despite opposition from casinos
Atlantic City got a green light Friday to proceed with a project to reduce the width of its main street from four lanes to two, despite fears from casinos and a hospital that the plan could tie the city into gridlocked knots, scare away gamblers and delay emergency vehicles.
U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms
Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development.
NJ Transit scraps plan for gas-fired backup power plant, heartening environmental justice advocates
New Jersey's public transit agency said Friday it is scrapping plans for a backup power plant that would have been fueled by natural gas, heartening environmental justice advocates who targeted it and several other power plants in largely minority areas.
NJ Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case
New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Atlantic City casino is not entitled to payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, determining that the presence of the virus did not constitute the kind of “direct physical loss or damage” required for such a payout.
Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches
A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying -- mostly in vain -- to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever.
Ring will no longer allow NJ police to request doorbell camera footage from users
Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.