New Jersey church and synagogue ask Supreme Court to lift COVID restrictions on gatherings

The Supreme Court gave temporary victories to a Colorado church and New Jersey religious leaders that challenged their respective states coronavirus restrictions on the number of people allowed at prayer services, vacating lower court rulings and calling for the cases to be reconsidered after the court shot down similar prohibitions in New York.

Additional states marked public health milestones on Tuesday after the first coronavirus vaccinations were administered to front-line health care workers. The first Pfizer jab in New Jersey went to a nurse, Maritza Beniquez, who works in the emergency department at University Hospital in Newark.

making homophobic comments about a colleague in the chat section of a Zoom class last month.The names of the teachers, all employees of Dumont High School in Dumont, N.J., were not made public, although the school district’s business administrator, Kevin Cartotto, announced the suspensions during a public meeting at the high school last Thursday.Cartotto said the district decided to hand out the suspensions following an investigation into the alleged comments, but had to continue to pay the

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi announced that she was exiting Jersey Shore, and now, she’s ready to dive into other things.“She’s moved on from the show,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively. The reality star, 33, is now focusing on her children and The Snooki Shop, her store in New Jersey.

Teresa Giudice is enjoying her new romance with Luis “Louie” Ruelas! The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 48, who went public with the relationship in early November, was spotted with the 46-year-old entrepreneur over the weekend. The new couple dined at New York City hotspot, 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, before they hit the streets for a PDA stroll (SEE PHOTOS HERE).

A New Jersey estate belonging to former U.S. Sen.

OK, boomer. The mysterious booming sound that’s been rocking a New Jersey town is apparently the result of a homemade “hail cannon” designed by a vineyard owner to protect his crop from bad weather, he and police told The Post.

Two New Jersey police officers went the extra mile after they rescued a little girl who got stuck in one of her toys.  On Tuesday, 4-year-old Yasmeen “Nina” Saleh got her doll stroller stuck around her waist, so her mother, Iman Jabara, 43, called for help around 11 a.m., according to NJ.com.  Paramus Police Department Officers Robert Sobocinski and Ben Fox arrived at the scene and soon realized they would have to break the stroller to get it off the little girl.

A small New Jersey town is being rocked by mysterious booms — prompting a slew of shaken residents to call 911 to report the unsettling sounds. “It just sounds like a bomb dropped from a plane,’’ a caller in usually quiet Mullica Township told an emergency operator, according to a recording of the call obtained by NBC-TV affiliate WCAU.

The Sopranos is premiering this month.My Dinner With Alan: A Sopranos Session is set to explore the workings of the beloved show from the perspective of critics and cast members, and will also feature a rare interview with creator David Chase.The film will hear from Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, who wrote the award-winning book The Sopranos Sessions, at Holsten’s in Bloomfield New Jersey which is where the last scene of the show was shot.The streaming premiere, set for a one-night-only

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle lashed out at a group of Republicans who recently held an indoor gala in her home state of New Jersey amid national spikes of coronavirus cases.  Last Friday, the New York Young Republican Club went across state lines to have their soiree in Jersey City, which led to a public spat between Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Rep.

NJ Advance Media. “Is that her adopted kid? Who is gonna be all fucked up growing up watching 2 chicks kissing and calling them both mom,” said another.Dumont Mayor Andrew LaBruno condemned the disparaging comments, saying in a Facebook post that the comments were ‘disturbing and extremely appalling” and calling on Superintendent Emanuele Triggiano to investigate the matter.LaBruno said in the post that after speaking to Triggiano, the superintendent assured him that the incident “is being taken

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia until 7 p.m. EST Monday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced the temporary statewide suspension of indoor high school and youth sports along with a new limit on outdoor gatherings under updated rules to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has called for a response from New Jersey officials after a church and synagogue petitioned the court to intervene in their lawsuit, alleging the state unequally applies COVID-19 restrictions to religious activities. State officials must respond by 6 p.m.

Instagram, writing: 'Teamed up with some fellow New Jerseyans to encourage everyone this holiday season to wear a friggin’ mask. 'Let’s all come together and #MaskUpNJ so we can get back to what we do best – singing along and dancing together.

Bruce Springsteen has led a new campaign to get New Jersey residents to wear a mask across the holiday season, ask the US continues to see rising coronavirus cases.Also involved in the #MaskUpNJ campaign are Jon Bon Jovi and comedian Jon Stewart.Sharing a photo of a billboard with the trio photographed wearing masks, Springsteen tweeted: “Teamed up with some fellow New Jerseyans to encourage everyone this holiday season to wear a friggin’ mask.

It always looks a lot like Christmas in this New Jersey mansion.  A home that is up for sale in Colts Neck, N.J., is filled with all kinds of holiday-themed decor.  The four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion at 1 Rivers Edge Drive is selling for $2.19 million, according to the listing, which is being marketed by Janice Rizzo, an agent with Robert DeFalco Realty.