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20 hours ago
- Business
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Want to try a TV game show? Need pastries? Try these new NJ venues
The Record, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are coming soon. Are you opening a business in North Jersey? Get the word out to your neighbors as soon as possible. Send us your information and photos and we will try to add them to our next new-business roundup. We're also interested in reporting business closings. Have a tip? Contact Business Reporter Daniel Munoz at munozd@ or 201-270-9870. Story continues below photo gallery Interactive retail store for Optimum, which offers internet, mobile, TV and phone services. Space where patrons can register for services, shop for mobile devices and accessories, pay their bill and receive customer assistance. WHERE: 202 Main St., Paterson WHEN: Grand opening was April 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 888-467-8468 Television game show style venue where patrons can compete in 18 separate mini games, including Letter Roll; Ready, Bet, Go; Build It Up and Blaster Blitz. WHERE: American Dream, second floor next to the Escape Room, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford WHEN: Opening was the weekend of April 19 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Bakery offering sandwiches, salads, cakes, hot and cold coffee, focaccia, pizza, pastries and croissants. WHERE: 142 Linwood Plaza, Fort Lee WHEN: Grand opening was May 8. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Daniel Munoz covers business, consumer affairs, labor and the economy for and The Record. Email: munozd@ Twitter:@danielmunoz100 and Facebook This article originally appeared on Want to try a TV game show? Need pastries? Try these new NJ spots
USA Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, is the marriage equality ruling next?
Michael and Jacob clicked. They met online in 2020 (one lived in Pennsylvania, the other in Arizona), met in person in 2022 and by December they were a couple. They had talked of getting married in 2027, or 2028. There was no hurry. Then came Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. A few weeks later, Michael got a text from his partner: "We need to talk." The upshot: Michael Tribbey and Jacob Rainey flew to Los Angeles for a rush wedding on Jan. 3. "We realized we need to get married before the new administration comes in, because we don't know what kind of shenanigans are going to come in with marriage equality,' Tribbey told the which is a part of the USA TODAY Network Such concerns are on the minds of many as Pride Month 2025 gets underway. Could the federal recognition of gay marriage go away, just as the federal right to abortion did? Will protections against LGBTQ+ discriminations be lifted? Those things haven't happened yet. They may not happen. There are laws in place, both at the state and national levels, to make it harder for them to happen. But who could say, in light of the anti-DEI policies of the new administration, and the past actions of the Supreme Court, that they couldn't happen?' "Some of it is unlikely, but I don't think any of it is impossible," said Rick Kavin, a political science teacher whose courses "Law and Politics" and "LGBTQ+ Politics in America" are offered at Rutgers University. "It's way more likely than it was five years ago, that's for sure," he said. "I think anything's on the table at this point." Gay married couples, this year, are worried about things that might have seemed fanciful just a year ago. And not without reason, said Brielle Winslow-Majette, deputy director of Garden State Equality, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group based in Montclair and Asbury Park, New Jersey. "I think that's a valid concern," she said. "Based on things we've heard the Supreme Court say in the past, I think they're going after anything that's not traditional. I wouldn't be surprised if same-sex marriage was on the docket." Which is why, as Pride Month launches with the usual parades, celebrations, festivals and music events, it is also looking nervously over its shoulder. 'There are things percolating' The anti-DEI sentiments out of Washington are affecting Pride events on a national level. Mastercard, Pepsi, Nissan and PwC have pulled their sponsorship of NYC Pride. Anheuser-Busch, Comcast and Diageo pulled out of San Francisco Pride. Booz Allen Hamilton and Deloitte withdrew from WorldPride, Washington, D.C. It all begs the question: Could Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, be simply overturned by the court's current 6-3 conservative majority, as Roe v. Wade was in 2022? "I think there may be a try," Winslow-Majette said. "I don't think it is far-fetched to say that it could happen." There are rumblings. Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was successfully sued in 2015 by a same-sex couple to whom she denied a marriage license, plans to fight the $100,000 judgment in court. But her lawyers plan to go further. They want to make the case a judgment on Obergefell itself. Such a test-case – that, or another like it – could end up, sooner or later, in the Supreme Court. Sounds unlikely? So did the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. Until it happened. "There are things percolating," Kavin said. "You're probably going to see something just like that, where a county clerk refuses to issue a license, they're held in contempt and they sue, and it works its way up the courts." 'Scary, but real' Some LGBTQ+ households are starting to ask themselves: What's your plan of action? What's your escape route? (Some, Kavin said, are talking of Canada). Others aren't as concerned. And some couples, like Michael and Jacob, have rushed into matrimony while the door is still open. It would be easier, they reasoned, for the government to prevent their marriage than to un-marry them after the fact. Still it was hard, Tribbey said, to have to suddenly alter their life plans, and to stage a hurried wedding without the preferred trappings, and without most of their respective families. "I found a small chapel that does wedding ceremonies in L.A.," Tribbey said. "I wanted something that was a little nice. I didn't just want a shoebox to be married in." Perhaps, he said, they can have a more elaborate re-commitment ceremony in 2030 or so, when all of this has blown over. If it blows over. Meanwhile, already-married gay couples shouldn't be complacent, Kavin said. "For folks who are currently married, don't just rely on that marriage," he said. "Make sure your will is in order, that your health proxy is set up, that everything is clearly spelled out. What you would want if something happens to you, if you die, if you share children, particularly if they're adopted children? Have that in order. Have your documents in order. Which is scary, but real." If a worst-case scenario is barreling down on the LGBTQ+ community, it will encounter speed bumps. In New Jersey, for example, there is strong pro-equality language in the marriage statutes. "In 2022, they rewrote the marriage laws to be gender-neutral," Kavin said, "in anticipation that something might change on the federal level. New Jersey has very strong protections, but obviously many states don't." Federally, the Respect for Marriage Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden, also in 2022, requires federal and state governments to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages, according to the laws of the state where the marriage occurred. Until that is overturned, all existing marriages will have to be recognized, nationwide. But that wouldn't prevent new laws, forbidding new marriages. "While I don't think you would see existing marriages voided, it's very, very possible that you would see the end of the licensing of new marriages," Kavin said. Moreover, federal laws can be annulled. The Dobbs decision, reversing Roe v. Wade, was one example. The majority 2022 opinion on Dobbs pronounced that its legal argument was confined specifically to abortion. But in his separate, "concurrent" opinion, justice Clarence Thomas argued that, on the contrary, it ought to be applied more broadly. "He specifically singled out not only Obergefell, which is the marriage case, but also Lawrence v. Texas from 2003, which is the sodomy case," Kavin said. "So he's specifically citing these examples of cases that should be reexamined." Whether such a thing happens may depend not just on the vigor of conservatives in pursuing the case, but also, conversely, on the public's willingness to push back.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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Watch as Beyoncé helps fans with gender reveal at MetLife Stadium concert
Beyoncé made her fourth show in New Jersey extra special for a few fans in the rain-drenched crowd as the singer participated in a gender reveal at MetLife Stadium. On the May 28 show at MetLife for her "Cowboy Carter Tour," Beyoncé spotted a fan holding a gender reveal sign during her performance. The Grammy-award winning singer told the fan "I'll be back," promising she would deliver the reveal later in her show. Beyoncé held her promise. She took the package from the fans and opened it up, showing the sign to the crowd that read "Cowboy" in blue lettering. The crowd erupted in this wholesome moment that touched everyone including Beyoncé as she told the fans "God bless you. Congratulations and thank you so much for letting me be a part of it." Beyoncé is not done with New Jersey. The singer will perform in her final New Jersey show on May 29 at MetLife Stadium, concluding her five nights at the venue. The singer will travel overseas for the tour with concerts in London and Paris and will conclude back in the U.S. with shows in Houston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Las Vegas. Fans can still purchase last minute tickets for Beyoncé show on Ticketmaster. More information about the event can be found on MetLife Stadium's website. This article originally appeared on Beyoncé helps fans with gender reveal at MetLife Stadium concert
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
New Jersey State Police report seven traffic deaths during Memorial Day weekend
Police are continuing efforts to make roadways safer after seven people throughout New Jersey were killed in crashes over the extended Memorial Day weekend, authorities said. The fatalities occurred in seven crashes between 6 a.m. May 23 and 5:59 a.m. May 27, State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said in an email to In 2024, there were six fatal crashes statewide during the same holiday weekend, according to a May 23 press release from the agency. The most recent data marks a peak travel period in which State Police officials increase safety initiatives to reduce the risk of deadly crashes, most notably by adding patrols in busy areas. The release noted that 170 additional troopers were deployed throughout the weekend to target habits like speeding, cellphone usage, aggressive driving and DWI. "The safety of everyone traveling through New Jersey is a top priority for the New Jersey State Police," Marchan said. "With millions of residents and visitors using our roadways each year, our mission is clear: to protect lives by making our roads as safe as possible." While Marchan did not provide further details on any of the weekend's fatalities, five of the six deadly crashes in 2024 included alcohol and/or drugs as a factor. The May 23 press release suggested avoiding similar tragedies by using rideshare applications, using a designated driver or staying locally with friends or family. While State Police efforts are ramped up on holiday weekends like Memorial Day, Marchan said, troopers are always looking to identify dangerous behavior so New Jersey will see fewer fatal crashes. "These efforts are not occasional — they are ongoing and rooted in our responsibility to protect all who travel our highways," Marchan said. "By increasing our visibility and enforcement presence, we aim to deter dangerous driving and prevent tragedies before they occur." This article originally appeared on Memorial Day weekend saw 7 traffic deaths in NJ, state police say
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6 days ago
- General
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NJ students will be able to visit 9/11 Memorial & Museum for free, Murphy announces
New Jersey schools will be able to send students on field trips to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in lower Manhattan thanks to a public-private initiative. The program will fund both in-person and virtual field trips as part of a collaboration among the state, the museum and the Wilf Family Foundations. The new public-private initiative will fund student visits to the museum at no cost in an effort to expand access to 9/11 education. There will be self-guided school visits for students in grades three to 12 to help teachers engage them in age-appropriate lessons about the historical significance of 9/11, the stories of those who were killed, the heroism of those who responded and rebuilt, and the values of resilience, empathy and civic responsibility. Mike Kelly: Why can't we really confront Saudi support of the 9/11 attacks? Will we ever? 'The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks left a profound mark on New Jersey families, and the memory of that painful day remains as important as ever,' Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. 'For so many of us — whether we watched on television, from across the Hudson River, or the streets of lower Manhattan — we will never forget the events of 9/11. Now, there is a whole generation for whom 9/11 is just images on TV or in a history book. These field trips will ensure our students understand what happened on 9/11 and its connection to our communities, helping them to navigate the challenges of today's world with knowledge and empathy.' New companion resources created with support from the Wilf Family Foundations will complement the experience. 'The effects of 9/11 reached far beyond New York City, impacting families across New Jersey and the tri-state area,' said Zygi Wilf of the foundation. 'We are proud to support helping New Jersey students experience the museum for free so that a new generation can understand the history and never forget the lessons of that day, helping to preserve the memory of those killed while fostering a deeper understanding of our shared past.' It is unclear whether the program will include transportation expenses for schools interested in visiting the museum. Katie Sobko covers the New Jersey Statehouse. Email: sobko@ This article originally appeared on NJ students can visit 9/11 Memorial & Museum for free
