New Jersey – Sightseers' Delight

New Jersey bill would require annual airport baggage scale inspections

October 22, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation requiring annual inspections of airport baggage scales after a report found that more than a quarter of the scales inspected at Newark Liberty International Airport were inaccurate.

At New Jersey’s 9/11 memorial, disrepair and a fight to be remembered

August 18, 2026 New Jersey Monitor

Advocates for victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, say the current state of New Jersey’s official 9/11 memorial is a “disgrace.”

New Jersey bill cracks down on unlicensed limo operators

July 22, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation that aims to prevent a growing number of unlicensed limo operators from operating in the state.

Metuchen plans $3.5 million library expansion and renovation

July 19, 2026 The Turnaround

The Metuchen Public Library, which traces its origins to more than 150 years ago, has been awarded more than $1.6 million in state funding for a major renovation and expansion project.

Metuchen, New Jersey, secures $500,000 in state taxpayer money for Memorial Park

July 1, 2026 The Turnaround

Metuchen will receive $500,000 in state taxpayer money to preserve and improve Memorial Park, Mayor Jonathan M. Busch announced in a Facebook post.

United 767 struck light pole on approach to Newark, NTSB says

June 6, 2026 The Turnaround

A United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a light pole along the New Jersey Turnpike while on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

A gas station in Metuchen, N.J., in October 2017.

New Jersey Republicans pitch gas tax holiday as pump prices climb

May 13, 2026 The Turnaround

Two Monmouth County Republicans want New Jersey to suspend its 49.1 cent gas tax as pump prices hover around $4.52 a gallon, but the proposal would put quick driver relief up against the state’s transportation funding machine.

New Jersey bans reservation scalpers from turning dinner into a shakedown

May 7, 2026 The Turnaround

New Jersey is cracking down on third-party restaurant reservation services that scoop up tables and resell them without permission, because apparently, even dinner needed a black market.

Azzariti: WHCD shooting must be a wake-up call to tone down dangerous political rhetoric

April 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

New Jersey Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr. called the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner a “wake-up call” for leaders, the media and political figures across the country to immediately dial back the toxic rhetoric that is fueling anger and violence.

Metuchen moves to open 32-acre park At Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve, mayor says

April 2, 2026 The Turnaround

Borough officials say a long-blighted industrial property is nearing a public comeback as the largest open park space in Metuchen, with improvements expected to wrap up later this spring.