
Smoking Banned at New Jersey Parks & Beaches
A big win for many in New Jersey - Beginning in January, smoking will be prohibited at our precious parks and beaches. More than a dozen Jersey Shore towns have taken part in the growing list of beaches where it is illegal to smoke. On July 20, Governor Phil Murphy signed this bill into legislation. "Today, New Jersey is taking action to get the butts off the beach. Cigarette butts that is.” A sponsor of the bill, Senator Vin Gopal explains that, "We've seen a rise the last f

Two families tied together by one heart
This is a special story - One heart and two families, whose lives have changed forever. New Jersey Native, Victor 'Michael' Startek died suddenly at age 27. Now his heart lives on, but in the chest of another man. “Yes, this is my man, my man.” This is Deborah, Michael’s mother, who has long awaited to hear the sound of her sons heart beat again. She reminisces on the day, "I walked out here and I saw him, we hugged, I listened to my son's heartbeat. I didnt hear another pers