New Jersey

A 44 year old North Jersey man is missing and presumed drowned after the Coast Guard called off the search for him on Saturday. Sinisa Bjelajac of Hoboken went kite surfing in Sandy Hook and was last seen unconscious in the water on Friday evening. M...

Gas prices in the Garden State have soared by seven cents in one week. Mid Atlantic AAA reports that the average price of a gallon of gas statewide is $2.43; motorists were paying $1.92 per gallon one year ago. ##

New Jersey-based Bed, Bath & Beyond will slice 800 jobs from its workforce. Department and assistant store managers will be eliminated in a cost-cutting move. The company intends to save $16 million. ##

President Donald Trump is expected to host leaders from around the world at his golf club in Bedminster next month. Trump will also make his first presidential address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19th. Trump arrived in Bedmins...

The United States Coast Guard is searching for a man who went kite surfacing in Sandy Hook and never resurfaced on Friday. Authorities believe the man may have been struck by a boat. Helicopters will continue the search on Saturday. ##

Two dozen people have died as a result of accidental drownings in New Jersey since late May. NJ Advance Media reports that most have drowned in the ocean; last week, two people died in separate drowning incidents in Sea Isle City. ##

President Donald Trump is expected to spend 17 days in New Jersey during what he calls a working vacation. There is a temporary flight restriction for the North Jersey region for 17 days near the President’s golf club in Bedminster. ##

New Jersey bought back 4,775 guns during a buy back program held over two days last month. The haul included 129 assault weapons, according to Attorney General Chris Porrino. Officials call them “weapons of war”. ##

There were no winners in last night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing which means Friday night’s drawing will have the 10th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The estimated top prize will be in the neighborhood of $323 million; it will be the 29th largest jackpot in lottery history in the United States. ##

New Jersey’s victims of Hurricane Sandy now have until September 15th to process their claims. A little over 400 state residents are due federal funds to repair their homes from the storm, but have not yet processed their paperwork. ##