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Unexpected urgent care trip highlights the realities of parenting in New Jersey
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (603+ words) This particular kind of situation played out for me over the weekend on what was just a typical everyday Saturday. Again, this was one of those scenarios when the scare was much worse than the incident itself. I was out…...
You WILL be judged: the unblinking rise of the Gen Z stare in New Jersey
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (555+ words) Today on "The Judi & EJ Show," we dove into a vital cultural crisis: the Gen Z stare. Have you been a victim of this trend where an entire generation responds to chaos, nonsense, or general human buffoonery with" absolutely nothing?...
Local schools tackle the 6-7 movement with police intervention, and NJ could be next
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (421+ words) Now before we get too deep into this, there's something you should know. No, police aren't arresting kids for saying 6-7 or holding them financially accountable. But they are issuing tickets. That is, tickets appropriate for elementary kids. And it's all…...
Barnegat High School addresses TikTok Pee Challenge with strong warning
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (194+ words) BARNEGAT " Students at Barnegat High School have been warned not to flush away their future by participating in the TikTok "Pee Challenge." In a letter, Principal Patrick Magee'says the challenge is "completely reprehensible," damages property and creates serious health and…...
The slang words New Jersey teens are obsessed with in 2025
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) Nothing makes me feel more out of touch than reading one of these lists, but I can't help but read them to see what "the kids" are saying nowadays. The good folks at Unscrambler'looked at Google Trends to discover the…...
School bells ring later in Pleasantville, but what does it mean for families?
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) There is no statewide standard in New Jersey mandating when the school day begins and ends. With growing evidence that beginning the school day later can have profound benefits for students and staff members, legislation was proposed in 2023 (S2012/A3116) that would…...
Forget Coffee Mugs, A New Jersey Teacher Just Hit The Jackpot With A Gift From A Parent
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) If you check with other parents to compare, one parent in New Jersey has completely ruined it for all of us. They gave their child's teacher a gift worth $500,000. A parent gave some New Jersey Lottery scratch-off games to the…...
Birds, luxury and the '90s are all big trends for baby names in 2025
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (303+ words) Boy, the trends are changing for baby names in 2025. Say goodbye to Johnny and Sally and say hello to Aurora, Bentley, Cash, and Raven. According to a fun survey and data from BabyCenter, here are interesting trends and changes to…...
New Jersey phone addiction rates are shocking and concerning
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (362+ words) Some crazy stats just came out from research done by Recovered, a rehabilitation and addiction treatment directory. If you take all states in the Northeast and look at their rate of what experts say ... Cell phone addiction is out of…...
New Jersey is one of the most expensive states to raise a child
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) New Jersey is the 11th most expensive state to raise a child with infant daycare and the cost of clothing through the roof, according to LendingTree Raising children is not only hard, it's expensive. New Jersey is the 11th most expensive state…...