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What You Should and Should Not Wear to Every Major Sporting Event

What You Should and Should Not Wear to Every Major Sporting Event

If you ask the internet what to wear to a sports event, the answers you'll receive aren't very Who What Wear. They'll tell you to be comfortable and advise you of the bag policies at your respective arena—two things that are important—but most...

Streets flood in Lakewood, New Jersey, as rain pounds region

Streets flood in Lakewood, New Jersey, as rain pounds region

Tuesday's rain caused flooding in parts of New Jersey. Streets were underwater in Lakewood, and police say a lightning strike caused power outages. CBS News New York's Scott Padgett and Adi Guajardo report.

‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

‘Ugh! As If!’ Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of ‘Clueless’

In the mid-to-late '90s, I was part of a girl gang that invaded suburban homes across the top half of New Jersey. We left our clothes strewn across various surfaces in your carpeted basements, ate your Snackwells in the wee hours, and wrote weird...

NJ Shore traffic watch: Parkway at a crawl on scorching Friday

NJ Shore traffic watch: Parkway at a crawl on scorching Friday

It’s Friday, July 25, 2025. On any normal Friday at the Shore, the traffic alone is enough to make you feel irritable and anxious. But on this Friday, temperatures outside feel well above the century mark and a severe thunderstorm watch has been...

Digging Up New Jersey’s Past

Digging Up New Jersey’s Past

Photograph of children searching for fossils by Tom Gill. Looking to beat the summer heat? How about splashing around in creeks hunting for fossils? Fossiling is a hands-on, watery adventure perfect for friends and families looking to explore...

Nutley’s 2025 budget, adopted recently, carries slight tax increase

Nutley’s 2025 budget, adopted recently, carries slight tax increase

The Nutley Board of Commissioners adopted its 2025 budget at last week’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Earlier this year, Finance Commissioner Thomas J. Evans emphasized the importance of transparency, something he notes was present...

This New Jersey city beat out NYC on a list of most overpriced US cities

This New Jersey city beat out NYC on a list of most overpriced US cities

If you thought New York City was the ultimate offender when it comes to sky-high costs and daily chaos, think again. A new study from home-goods experts Highland Cabinetry has crowned Newark, New Jersey, the Big Apple’s grittier neighbor to the...

After 160 years, a New York bank plans New Jersey expansion

After 160 years, a New York bank plans New Jersey expansion

A New York bank that has added dozens of bankers to its ranks in the past two years is now expanding beyond the Empire State for the first time. Dime Community Bancshares, based on Long Island in Hauppauge, plans to open a branch in Lakewood, New...

Robbie Williams is buying a $40M Florida mansion with an 18-car garage — with future plans including a ‘floating padel court’

Robbie Williams is buying a $40M Florida mansion with an 18-car garage — with future plans including a ‘floating padel court’

British pop star Robbie Williams is trading California’s hills for Florida’s waterways with an off-market purchase of a sprawling waterfront estate in affluent Coral Gables — where he and his wife Ayda Field plan to relocate their family of six,...

Stormy weather causes flooding in parts of New Jersey

Stormy weather causes flooding in parts of New Jersey

Residents in Manasquan say Tuesday's flooding event was just the first of many this summer - and many of them didn't mind it. Residents who spoke with News 12 say finding a spot for their car was at the top of their minds during on-and-off...

Flood watch, heat advisory hit NJ as Chantal's remnants threaten heavy rains

Flood watch, heat advisory hit NJ as Chantal's remnants threaten heavy rains

Get ready for a week of unsettled weather. Tropical moisture related to Tropical Depression Chantal will enhance any showers and storms that could fire off Monday and Tuesday, leading to a flood threat for some in New Jersey as the heat and...

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Heavy rain floods streets in New Jersey

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Heavy rain floods streets in New Jersey

(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain to parts of New Jersey Monday. Footage filmed by X user @MannysWeather shows water rushing down a street in Paulsboro. "Side street flooding now starting to cover the whole street. FFW...

Flood risks continue to batter Texas as extreme weather rattles much of the U.S.

Flood risks continue to batter Texas as extreme weather rattles much of the U.S.

Following storms and floods that turned deadly over the holiday weekend, flood warnings remained in effect across Central Texas on Monday. Flood watches are in effect until 7 p.m. CT and cover areas that include Austin, San Antonio, Kerrville,...

Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces rescues, evacuations in North Carolina

Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces rescues, evacuations in North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A woman was killed when floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept her car from a rural road and dozens of people were forced to flee their homes by floodwaters, officials in North Carolina said Monday....

Heavy rain and storms forecast for New Jersey through Wednesday

Heavy rain and storms forecast for New Jersey through Wednesday

33 TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey residents should brace for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms through Wednesday, with the potential for localized flooding due to significant rainfall amounts, according to the latest weather forecast. Today,...

Flood watch in effect Monday, heat advisory through Tuesday

Flood watch in effect Monday, heat advisory through Tuesday

There is a flood watch in effect from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday for Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania and Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and Middlesex counties in New Jersey. “The remnants of...

Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos reports to prison to begin seven-year sentence

Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos reports to prison to begin seven-year sentence

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

All-Electric, All-Climate Heat Pumps Help Homeowners Beat the Heat and Lower Energy Costs

All-Electric, All-Climate Heat Pumps Help Homeowners Beat the Heat and Lower Energy Costs

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reports that the state is experiencing higher summer temperatures, which means increased demand for cooling services and higher utility bills are on the horizon for homeowners. At Atlantic Air...

Unlocking tomorrow’s scientific solutions today for SDGs

Unlocking tomorrow’s scientific solutions today for SDGs

GLOBAL At a time when multilateralism is under pressure and the global community faces overlapping crises from climate disasters to biodiversity loss, geopolitical tension and misinformation, science continues to emerge as a reminder of the urgent...

D.C. Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers push water rule changes, judicial nominations

Sen. Joni Ernst seeks a rollback on Obama-era environmental regulations for unnavigable water sources. Pictured is water from Pea's Creek at Ledges State Park. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) This week in D.C. Dispatch, Sen. Chuck...

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