ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — What goes up must come down, particularly with temperatures. The National Weather Service said that in the area of Essex County Airport on Thursday, temperatures may reach 82 degrees on Thursday, but thunderstorms and wind gusts after 3 p.m. may cool things off.
“The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area in a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday into Thursday evening. Strong to locally damaging winds will be the main threat. Brief heavy downpours are also possible.”
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — What goes up must come down, particularly with temperatures. The National Weather Service said that in the area of Essex County Airport on Thursday, temperatures may reach 82 degrees on Thursday, but thunderstorms and wind gusts after 3 p.m. may cool things off.
“The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area in a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday into Thursday evening. Strong to locally damaging winds will be the main threat. Brief heavy downpours are also possible.”
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Frank James, a suspect in the New York City subway mass shooting that left 23 people injured earlier this week, was also accused of making “terroristic threats” in Essex County nearly three decades ago, authorities say.
James, 62, was the subject of a massive police search following Tuesday’s rush hour mass shooting in a Sunset Park subway.
A gas-masked gunman detonated two smoke grenades before he fired at least 33 gunshots, hitting 10 straphangers, NYPD officials said. A further 13 people suffered injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to falls to panic attacks as the passengers were caught in a bloody scramble to exit an N train, police said. Read More:Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Caught In East Village
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James was charged with making terroristic threats during an incident in Fairfield in 1995. He was convicted of a lesser charge of harassment and sentenced to probation for a year, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to Patch.
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No further details about the Fairfield incident were immediately available.
Concern about COVID continues to drop in New Jersey, according to a just-released poll.
Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute said the newest Monmouth University survey finds “34% of the state supports bringing back mask mandates and social distancing guidelines, 64% are opposed to that.”
“If we go back just a few months ago that was more than 6 in 10 who actually supported bringing those back,” he said.
Murray pointed out that support for re-instituting COVID guidelines has declined among every partisan group, but the largest drop has occurred among Democrats – from 89% who supported these measures in September to 50% who back them now.
A split on mandating workplace vaccines
He said the poll also finds 45% of respondents support requiring proof of COVID vaccination at work, while 52% oppose it, but there’s a big partisan divide on this issue.
— 72% of Democrats versus 17% of Republicans think there should be some sort of vaccine mandate in the workplace.
Protestors Rally At Connecticut State Capitol Against COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order
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— 23% are concerned about a family member getting very ill from COVID. That’s down from about 4 in 10 who felt that way back in the fall, and 6 in 10 when the pandemic started.
I think I’ve had it
He noted about half of respondents indicated they either have had the virus or suspect they had it at some point during the pandemic, and that may one main reason why concern is going down.
He said when people were asked about booster shots “we found that 59% report that they’ve gotten a booster shot right now, that’s higher than what we found nationally, just 24% say that they’re not at all likely to get a booster shot.”
He noted 46% of Republicans say they’re not at all likely to get a booster, compared to 8% of Democrats.
Big support for Murphy
Murray said when Jersey residents were asked how Gov. Murphy has handled the pandemic “he’s getting 67% who say he’s done a good job, and that was an issue that we saw last year when he was running for reelection.”
He pointed out “the pandemic has been the one area where the governor has consistently gotten positive ratings.
While 2 out of 3 state residents approve of his handling the health crisis, 25% say he’s done a bad job.
Virus Outbreak New Jersey
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The poll also finds 53% of respondents believe Jersey has done a better job than other states in dealing with the pandemic, 14% say it has done worse, and 31% believe Jersey has been about the same as other states.
The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from March 31 to April 4 with 802 New Jersey adults. The question results in this release have a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points.
NJ county fairs make a comeback: Check out the schedule for 2022
UPDATED 4/10: A current list of county fairs happening across the Garden State for 2022. From rides, food, animals, and hot air balloons, each county fair has something unique to offer.
(Fairs are listed in geographical order from South NJ to North NJ)
These are the best hiking spots in New Jersey
A trip to New Jersey doesn’t have to be all about the beach. Our state has some incredible trails, waterfalls, and lakes to enjoy.
From the Pine Barrens to the Appalachian Trail to the hidden gems of New Jersey, you have plenty of options for a great hike. Hiking is such a great way to spend time outdoors and enjoy nature, plus it’s a great workout.
Before you go out on the trails and explore some of our listeners’ suggestions, I have some tips on hiking etiquette from the American Hiking Society.
If you are going downhill and run into an uphill hiker, step to the side and give the uphill hiker space. A hiker going uphill has the right of way unless they stop to catch their breath.
Always stay on the trail, you may see side paths, unless they are marked as an official trail, steer clear of them. By going off-trail you may cause damage to the ecosystems around the trail, the plants, and wildlife that live there.
You also do not want to disturb the wildlife you encounter, just keep your distance from the wildlife and continue hiking.
Bicyclists should yield to hikers and horses. Hikers should also yield to horses, but I’m not sure how many horses you will encounter on the trails in New Jersey.
If you are thinking of bringing your dog on your hike, they should be leashed, and make sure to clean up all pet waste.
Lastly, be mindful of the weather, if the trail is too muddy, it’s probably best to save your hike for another day.
I asked our listeners for their suggestions of the best hiking spots in New Jersey, check out their suggestions:
School aid for all New Jersey districts for 2022-23
The state Department of Education announced district-level school aid figures for the 2022-23 school year on Thursday, March 10, 2022. They’re listed below, alphabetically by county. For additional details from the NJDOE, including specific categories of aid, click here.
Today, the council of the Essex County & Vicinity Building Trades announced the following endorsements in the upcoming May municipal election in the City of Newark. The endorsements included the organization’s support for East Ward candidate Mike Silva (pictured, above), who is running independent from Team Baraka. Also of note, the trades decided to stay out of the competitive West Ward contest, where Mayor Ras Baraka is backing rapper-community activist Dupre Kelly. Those were the only two places where the organization elected to refrain from supporting either Baraka or his allies in the May 10th contest.
PARSIPPANY — To support a United Way of Northern New Jersey initiative designed to make child care services more available and affordable, especially for families living paycheck-to-paycheck, Rep. Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy teamed up Thursday.
They visited the Parsippany Childcare Center to tout United in Care, a four-year pilot project that is recruiting home-based child care providers as partners in Sherrill’s 11th District, which includes much of Morris County, parts of Passaic County and extends into suburban Essex County.
United Way recently received $1.1 million from Congress to expand the program, designed to increase access to child care, beginning with what they call “ALICE” (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households.
Those funds came from the House appropriations bill for fiscal 2022.
“High quality, affordable and flexible child care for all working parents is absolutely critical to our state’s economic recovery,” said United Way of Northern New Jersey CEO Kiran Handa Gaudioso.
About United in Care
According to United Way research, 37% of the nearly 22,000 families with children in the 11th District were considered “ALICE,” or in poverty, and struggled to afford basics pre-pandemic.
United In Care was conceptualized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its launch in 2020, the pilot has established alliances in other child care areas of need across the state in Hudson, Warren, Gloucester and Camden counties.
“It really has turned out to be an incredibly tough couple of years for so many families,” Sherrill, D-Montclair, said of the COVID-19 pandemic. “But what has been a bright spot for me has been how our federal, state and local governments have come together to make sure we have been taking care of our families. And one of these areas has been child care.”
The Parsippany Child Day Care Center will serve as the anchor for the pilot’s shared-services model, which seeks to maintain and expand the existing child care infrastructure.
Portions of the district still suffer from a scarce supply of child care, according to Childcaredeserts.org.
They hope to recruit up to 10 registered home-based child care providers with help from Child & Family Resources of Mount Arlington. Through the pilot, these local small businesses will access free resources, expertise and technical support.
United In Care is designed to also improve the quality of life for child care workers in the program, many of whom are ALICE essential workers and represent growing small businesses in the community.
The project is looking for home-based child care providers to join the 11th District alliance. Interested business owners can contact Susan.Cohen@UnitedWayNNJ.org or call her at 973-220-9494. Providers can also call Child & Family Resources at 973-398-1730.
Costly burden of child care
Sherrill, a mother of four, talked of earning less at her full-time job than she was paying in child care.
“My husband asked if I could get a less-expensive hobby than my job,” she said.
The costly burden of child care is harder for lower-income families and women in particular.
“We now know if a woman leaves the workforce at age 26, even for just five years, that’s a 20% hit on her lifetime earnings,” Sherrill said.
Referring to U.S. child care as “a broken system,” Murphy said United in Care can be “a role model for the rest of the country.”
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Frank James, a suspect in the New York City subway mass shooting that left 23 people injured earlier this week, was also accused of making “terroristic threats” in Essex County nearly three decades ago, authorities say.
James, 62, was the subject of a massive police search following Tuesday’s rush hour mass shooting in a Sunset Park subway.
A gas-masked gunman detonated two smoke grenades before he fired at least 33 gunshots, hitting 10 straphangers, NYPD officials said. A further 13 people suffered injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to falls to panic attacks as the passengers were caught in a bloody scramble to exit an N train, police said. Read More:Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Caught In East Village
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James was charged with making terroristic threats during an incident in Fairfield in 1995. He was convicted of a lesser charge of harassment and sentenced to probation for a year, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to Patch.
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No further details about the Fairfield incident were immediately available.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories. (Shutterstock)
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Find out why those sirens were wailing. Check out these recent police, fire and EMS stories in Essex County (click headline to read).
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Find out what’s happening in Newarkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
PARSIPPANY — To support a United Way of Northern New Jersey initiative designed to make child care services more available and affordable, especially for families living paycheck-to-paycheck, Rep. Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy teamed up Thursday.
They visited the Parsippany Childcare Center to tout United in Care, a four-year pilot project that is recruiting home-based child care providers as partners in Sherrill’s 11th District, which includes much of Morris County, parts of Passaic County and extends into suburban Essex County.
United Way recently received $1.1 million from Congress to expand the program, designed to increase access to child care, beginning with what they call “ALICE” (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households.
Those funds came from the House appropriations bill for fiscal 2022.
“High quality, affordable and flexible child care for all working parents is absolutely critical to our state’s economic recovery,” said United Way of Northern New Jersey CEO Kiran Handa Gaudioso.
About United in Care
According to United Way research, 37% of the nearly 22,000 families with children in the 11th District were considered “ALICE,” or in poverty, and struggled to afford basics pre-pandemic.
United In Care was conceptualized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its launch in 2020, the pilot has established alliances in other child care areas of need across the state in Hudson, Warren, Gloucester and Camden counties.
“It really has turned out to be an incredibly tough couple of years for so many families,” Sherrill, D-Montclair, said of the COVID-19 pandemic. “But what has been a bright spot for me has been how our federal, state and local governments have come together to make sure we have been taking care of our families. And one of these areas has been child care.”
The Parsippany Child Day Care Center will serve as the anchor for the pilot’s shared-services model, which seeks to maintain and expand the existing child care infrastructure.
Portions of the district still suffer from a scarce supply of child care, according to Childcaredeserts.org.
They hope to recruit up to 10 registered home-based child care providers with help from Child & Family Resources of Mount Arlington. Through the pilot, these local small businesses will access free resources, expertise and technical support.
United In Care is designed to also improve the quality of life for child care workers in the program, many of whom are ALICE essential workers and represent growing small businesses in the community.
The project is looking for home-based child care providers to join the 11th District alliance. Interested business owners can contact Susan.Cohen@UnitedWayNNJ.org or call her at 973-220-9494. Providers can also call Child & Family Resources at 973-398-1730.
Costly burden of child care
Sherrill, a mother of four, talked of earning less at her full-time job than she was paying in child care.
“My husband asked if I could get a less-expensive hobby than my job,” she said.
The costly burden of child care is harder for lower-income families and women in particular.
“We now know if a woman leaves the workforce at age 26, even for just five years, that’s a 20% hit on her lifetime earnings,” Sherrill said.
Referring to U.S. child care as “a broken system,” Murphy said United in Care can be “a role model for the rest of the country.”
A 21-year-old man was found shot to death inside an overturned car Wednesday night, police said.
Baltimore Police said that around 8:30 p.m. Northwestern District patrol officers were called to the 4200 block of Nadine Drive for a single-vehicle crash.
When officers arrived in the Reisterstown Station neighborhood, police said, they found an unresponsive driver inside the car.
Police said the man was transported to an area hospital where officers were told he had suffered a fatal gunshot wound.
