Tuesday evening, Mayor Howard Burrell made his appeal to the Vernon Township Council for a deal with the potential to be a promising revenue generator for Vernon. The council voted it down 3 - 2.

Mayor Howard Burrell, who will present it to the Township Council for approval Tuesday, said the township has already received hundreds of thousands of dollars in past due property taxes and is betting the house's money the agreement can resurrect the late Hugh Hefner's once-palatial resort from mothballs into something that can again be a revenue generator for the township.

Governor Murphy has announced six vaccine mega-sites that will distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to New Jersey residents.

Negligent companies contaminating our environment and sacrificing the health of New Jersey residents is unacceptable. We are pleased to see the Murphy administration and AG Grewal pursue these actions to recoup taxpayer money and hold irresponsible individuals accountable.

President-elect Joe Biden will name Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as Interior secretary, according to a source with direct knowledge of the decision, a history-making move that also will test Biden's resolve on energy policy.