The Local Girl It’s been a busy week in New Jersey, with everything from data center concerns and transit troubles to new restaurants, fall events, and a few major developments making headlines across the state. Meanwhile, a beloved Jersey hot dog spot suddenly closed, Atlantic City’s iconic Steel Pier hit the market, and Hollywood returned to North Jersey for another round of filming. Here are some of the biggest New Jersey stories you may have missed this week.
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– New Jersey’s data center boom is raising some environmental concerns as thousands of gallons of diesel spilled from a Secaucus data center into a nearby creek (The Bergen County Girl).
– An early spring freeze damaged crops across New Jersey, leaving several orchards with limited to no apples available for visitors (The New Jersey Girl).
– The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is moving forward with a $40 million expansion that will add new spaces and experiences to its campus (The Hoboken Girl).
– A major secondhand clothing market is coming to Jersey City, as Thrift 2 Death comes to town September 26th with more than 30 vendors selling vintage clothing, Y2K finds, jewelry, art, accessories, and more (The Hoboken Girl).
– 7 Brew is bringing more drive-thru coffee to the Garden State (The New Jersey Girl).
– Hoboken is getting its first official Coffee Crawl, with local coffee shops participating in the September 20th event, which is a fundraiser for the Hoboken Historical Museum (The Hoboken Girl).
– Happy Day Farm is opening a Dolly Parton-themed corn maze this season as part of its fall activities (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– The investigation into Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell is ongoing (The New Jersey Girl).
– Asbury Park is getting ready for one of its biggest weekends of the year, as Sea.Hear.Now returns September 19th and 20th with a packed lineup of music, surfing, and events (The Jersey Shore Girl).
– New Jersey had another Hollywood moment this week, as Kevin Hart and Henry Cavill were spotted filming their upcoming Netflix spy comedy in Glen Ridge and Colts Neck (The New Jersey Girl).
– New Jersey communities are continuing to remember 9/11 25 years later, as families gathered across the state to share stories, honor those who died, and call for continued justice (New Jersey Monitor).
– Longtime hot dog spot Tommy’s Italian Sausage & Hot Dogs in Elizabeth was seized by the state over unpaid taxes (NJ.com).
– The search for a missing boater is continuing in Monmouth County after an empty vessel was discovered and authorities launched a search for the person believed to have been aboard (News 12 New Jersey).
– NJ Transit reliability remains a major concern, as a new report found that Amtrak is not solely responsible for the commuter rail system’s ongoing delays and service issues (Planetizen).
– Nicole Kidman was spotted filming at Forum Coffee in Madison; the star is allegedly working on Discretion, A24’s upcoming limited series (Instagram).
– New Jersey’s high graduation rate may not tell the whole story, as a new report found that many high school students are graduating without the math skills needed to be prepared for college (NJ Spotlight News).
– An anti-ICE protest in Atlantic City ended with several arrests (NBC Philadelphia).
– Both an NJ landmark and a piece of the Atlantic Ocean are up for sale; the historic Steel Pier has hit the market with a price tag of $85 million (New York Post).
– The Devils are making moves ahead of the new season, as the hockey team recently announced two new development staff hires (New Jersey Devils).
– New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill that would freeze approvals for new AI data centers (The NJ Times).
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