Monmouth University

A coronavirus outbreak at the Monmouth University campus has forced hundreds of students into quarantine, school officials said. The university announced on Monday that more than 100 students are in isolation after testing positive while another 200 deemed “high-risk” are in quarantine as a precaution. In all, nearly 300 students have tested positive for the virus, almost 5 percent of…

A coronavirus outbreak at the Monmouth University campus has forced hundreds of students into quarantine. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice president who prides himself on strong relationships in the black community was in an unfamiliar place, playing defense on race. But Bebe Coker had a message for the man she’s known for decades: don’t back down. The 81-year-old education...

The Garden State could become the next state to legalize recreational marijuana use under a deal stricken by state lawmakers.

A recent screening of the film version of Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show drew a celebrity to the audience — The Boss himself.

Monmouth University has indefinitely suspended all of its fraternities and sororities.

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A Democrat is within striking distance of winning a congressional race in Ohio on Tuesday for an open seat that has been reliably Republican for more than three decades. Both national parties are focusing on the contest for clues to whether Democrats will retake the U.S. House in November. Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have campaigned...

Kearny, Harrison, and surrounding New Jersey towns have completely transformed with excitement for the 2018 World Cup. This soccer obsession can be traced back through the area’s history to the immigrants who have settled there and brought their love of the sport with them.

Somehow it doesn’t seem right for Jerry Springer to exit quietly.
There should be one last thrown chair or a bleep-filled tirade, at the very least. Instead, it was announced with no fanfare this week that he will stop making new episodes of his memorably raucous talk show, and neither Springer nor his bosses will talk about it.

The New Jersey Democratic Committee said Thursday it was giving $20,000 to charity, an amount previously given to the state party by now convicted Medicare swindler Dr. Salomon Melgen.

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez said his campaign has given away $19,700 in donations it received from convicted Medicare cheat Dr. Salomon Melgen. Melgen was sentenced last month to 17 years in prison after prosecutors said he stole nearly $100 million from Medicare over the years.

A prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey received a 17-year sentence Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare by persuading elderly patients to undergo excruciating tests and treatments they didn’t need for diseases they didn’t have.

Federal prosecutors have decided not to retry New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on corruption charges, after a judge threw out some of the counts last week.

So what will be different when the New Jersey Democrat again faces charges he traded his political influence for vacations and trips on a private jet from a wealthy donor?

Five years after Sandy was supposed to have taught the U.S. a lesson about the dangers of living along the coast, disaster planning experts say there is no place in America truly prepared for climate change and the tempests it could bring.

Five years after Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, beginning its days-long siege on the tri-state area that would leave major cities largely under water, kill dozens of people and cause tens of billions of dollars in damage, many New Jersey residents who lived through the storm are still struggling to recover.

A two-story “Star Wars”-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio is inspiring kids to pick up light sabers and attracting hundreds of visitors from across the state. Elevator mechanic Nick Meyer spent half a year and over a thousand dollars building the four-legged All Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT walker, replica that’s nearly as tall as his home in the Cleveland...

Alec Baldwin caused quite a stir on a New Jersey college campus when he appeared in his trademark President Trump costume.  The “30 Rock” actor and recent regular guest star on “Saturday Night Live,” visited Monmouth University Tuesday sporting his recognizable Trump wig and a red tie.  Students who spotted Baldwin told NJ.com he was taking photos in front...

A Monmouth University football player has been accused of attempting to rob two fellow students with a fake gun, spurring a campus lockdown, prosecutors said.