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9+ hour, 50+ min ago (112+ words) The wealthy New Jersey commuter town of Montclair is moving forward with staff and program cuts at its public schools as part of the system's efforts to address a nearly $20 million budget gap. The wealthy New Jersey commuter town of Montclair is moving forward with staff and program cuts at its public schools as part of the system's efforts to address a nearly $20 million budget gap. Principals across the Montclair Public Schools district sent messages via email and a parent portal on Friday outlining the plan, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The changes will be in effect when students return from their winter break on Jan. 5....

11+ hour, 58+ min ago (267+ words) Sponsored by Delmarva Power Delaware senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Representative Sarah McBride attended a ribbon cutting of Beebe Healthcare's extended mobile health clinic in Rehoboth Beach today to celebrate securing over 3 million dollars in total federal funding for Beebe Healthcare. "From expanding Beebe's mobile health clinic to supporting their work to combat substance use disorders, the federal investments secured by the delegation will help meet patients where they are and create a healthier Sussex County," says Senator Blunt Rochester. The Delaware federal delegation says the funding will go towards improving community health in Sussex County. "Investing in quality health care across Delaware, especially in our rural communities, remains a top priority for our congressional delegation," says Representative McBride. Beebe Healthcare officials say with their mobile healthcare program, they have done over one thousand provider visits and…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago (170+ words) (Lisa Blunt Rochester Press) REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Delaware senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Representative Sarah McBride attended a ribbon cutting of Beebe Healthcare's extended mobile health clinic in Rehoboth Beach today to celebrate securing over 3 million dollars in federal funding for Beebe Healthcare. They say the funding will go towards improving community health in Sussex County. "From expanding Beebe's mobile health clinic to supporting their work to combat substance use disorders, the federal investments secured by the delegation will help meet patients where they are and create a healthier Sussex County," says Senator Blunt Rochester. "Investing in quality health care across Delaware, especially in our rural communities, remains a top priority for our congressional delegation,says Representative McBride. "I'm proud to have secured federal investment in Beebe's mobile units to help them meet the needs of Delaware's…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago (769+ words) For decades, the state of Delaware has been the most popular jurisdiction for US businesses" incorporation, but several recent court decisions and competition from other states is upending the world of business law in the US. Controversial rulings, such as Delaware Chancery court"s decision on Elon Musk"s 2018 $55bn compensation package at Tesla, have sparked worries that Delaware law has entered the "culture wars, ending a long tradition of judicial restraint. Delaware corporate law is typically generous to boards, but has stricter rules for companies with a dominant shareholder. Increasingly, companies led by a founder, or backed by private equity or venture capital, have complained that dissident minority shareholders have too much power in the small mid-Atlantic state. The likes of file-sharing business Dropbox and TripAdvisor have recently decamped from Delaware to Nevada. Tesla and crypto exchange Coinbase have separately…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago (303+ words) Just last week on the show, Judi and I were talking about Yankee Candle. The whole debate was real tree vs. artificial tree. One of the big perks of a real tree is that classic Christmas tree smell. I said if you go the artificial route but still want the scent, just grab a Yankee Candle. Our listeners jumped in with their favorites: Balsam & Cedar, Silver Sage & Pine, and Tree Farm Festival. But then this morning I learned that Newell Brands'Yankee Candle's parent company'announced a new restructuring plan last week, and naturally people started asking: Are the Yankee Candle stores in New Jersey about to disappear? Short answer: probably not. A few U.S. stores will close, but it doesn't look like a mass shutdown is coming. Still, New Jersey shoppers understandably want to keep an eye on things. Here's what we…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago (179+ words) EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS, KYMA) - Three people are dead, including a minor, after a Philadelphia man driving a tractor-trailer crashed into their SUV in East Windsor Township on the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday afternoon, state police said. New Jersey State Police said the crash happened at 1:39 p.m. Eastern at milepost 64.6 in East Windsor Township, Mercer County. State police said that Elin R. Waithe, a 44-year-old from Bloomfield, Essex County, was standing outside their parked GMC SUV on the right shoulder of the turnpike before the crash. Quacy Waithe, a 47-year-old also from Bloomfield, was in the front seat of the SUV, while two minors were in the rear of the vehicle. A 33-year-old man from Philadelphia was driving a Peterbilt tractor-trailer on the turnpike, entered the shoulder and crashed into the GMC SUV, according to state police. State police said Elin Waithe,…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago (1029+ words) By Guy Sterling, December 08 2025 7:30 pm The statue of Gen. George Washington standing majestically in a park in downtown Newark is one of the most unique statues of its kind, depicting the Revolutionary War hero and first American president in uniform alongside his horse. Almost all other statues of Washington, in this country and abroad, show him either astride his horse or as a solitary figure. Dedicated in 1912 amid great public interest, Newark's Washington statue has been neglected for years. At one time, the mound on which it sits was overrun with rats. Today, the statue still bears the stain of black paint smeared on it during the George Floyd protests of 2020. Is this any way to treat the legacy of a man without whom, most historians agree, there would be no United States of America? And is there any better…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago (134+ words) Cash Broomall, Cody Broomall, Evey Broomall, and Mallory Broomall SMYRNA, Del - The Delaware State Police have issued a Gold Alert for four siblings last seen in Smyrna on Friday. DSP says Cash Broomall, 5, Cody Broomall, 8, Evey Broomall, 6, and Mallory Broomall, 12," all of Georgetown, are believed to be with their father in violation of a court order." Investigators say the children were last seen near Clipper Street in Smyrna on Dec. 5. Attempts to find the children have been unsuccessful, according to police, and there is a concern for their safety and well-being. The siblings may be riding in a black Ford F-150 with Delaware registration CL70230. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the children is asked to contact Delaware State Police at 302-856-5850....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1173+ words) NJBIZ Business of the Year 2025 New Jersey Businesses Power List: A " B NJBIZ STAFF//December 8, 2025// Among its latest initiatives, 1435 Capital recently launched the $25 million Garden State Innovation Fund. "We work with entrepreneurs in their seed, growth, and mature stages to help them succeed," said Managing Partner and founder Ben Jen. Roseland-based ADP is a defining force in New Jersey. The human capital management leader processes payroll for 1 in 6 Americans and employs approximately 67,000 associates worldwide. The company's commitment to New Jersey extends far beyond its business operations. In 2023, the ADP Foundation became a Founding Partner of Liberty Science Center's SciTech Scity with a $1 million donation. ADP has also invested in the Community FoodBank of New Jersey's Food Service Training Academy, funding a 15-week culinary program that provides job skills training at no cost to students. This culture of giving back, combined…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1558+ words) Happy 80th Birthday, Fr. Ed! 50 years after re-opening St. Benedict's, he's still in charge It was the morning of his 80th birthday, and the Rev. Edwin Leahy looked and sounded like some kind of psychedelic hippy Jesus. The Catholic priest and headmaster of Newark's nationally ranked and internationally known St. Benedict's Preparatory School stood in the gym with a head of multicolored Silly String falling past his shoulders after having just preached the gospel of love to 800 enraptured teens and adolescents. "The only thing that lasts is love, because that's what God is," Leahy told the middle and high schoolers from St. Benedict's girls' and boys' divisions Tuesday. "God is love." At that moment, a dozen students converged on Leahy, spraying pink, green, blue, and orange strands of the gooey string on the close-cropped head of their bespectacled octogenarian headmaster, as the…...