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It is announced that the Kingda Ka roller coaster, the world's tallest roller coaster, will be retired at the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in New Jersey, United States.
2024-11-14

One person is killed and 23 others are injured when an NJ Transit River Line train collides with a tree that had fallen onto the tracks in Mansfield Township, New Jersey, United States.
2024-10-14

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States.
2024-04-5

New Jersey reports 4,540 new cases over the past 24 hours, a new single-day record.
2020-11-15

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says that the state is preparing to announce new steps to combat the spread of COVID-19.
2020-11-5

A commuter train accident at the Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey leaves one woman dead and 114 others injured. Major structural damage occurs to the station with portions of the roof collapsed.
2016-09-29

A man dies of the rare Lassa fever in the American state of New Jersey after returning from West Africa.
2015-05-26

Dharun Ravi, the U.S. student who secretly filmed the sexual activities of his gay room-mate Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide when the film was exposed, is sentenced to 30 days in prison by a New Jersey judge. Ravi avoids the maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.
2012-05-21

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoes a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-national-apnewsbreak-gay-marriage-bill-delivered-to-nj-governor-who-has-vowed-to-veto-it-2012-02-17-gIQApnPrJR_story.html "(The Washington Post)"]
2012-02-17

The U.S. state of New Jersey suffers extensive flooding with Passaic County, Mercer County and Middlesex County worst affected.
2011-08-30