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#1 Fireworks Started New Jersey Forest Fire That Burned 4,000 Acres: Officials

Jul 8 2024 // Fireworks have been identified as the cause of the wildfire burning in New Jersey’s Wharton State Forest. The fire, which has burned more than 4,000 acres, was 75% contained by Sunday, officials said. The New Jersey...

#2 Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Must Comply With New Jersey Subpoena

Jun 28 2024 // Smith & Wesson, the gun manufacturer, must comply with a New Jersey subpoena seeking documents as officials investigate whether the company engaged in deceptive advertising, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday. The...

#3 New Jersey Democratic Power Broker Norcross Pleads Not Guilty to Racketeering

Jul 11 2024 // The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he threatened people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrated tax...

#4 Forest Fire Erupts at Major Military Range in New Jersey

Jul 18 2024 // BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving forest fire broke out Tuesday at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey, but no injuries or property damage has been reported. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service...

#5 New Jersey’s US Senator Menendez Convicted of Bribery, Foreign-Agent Charges

Jul 16 2024 // US Senator Bob Menendez, the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat, was found guilty of bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent of Egypt after a corruption trial focused on 13 gold bars, nearly $500,000 in cash and a...

#6 Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability in New Jersey

Jul 1 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...

#7 Rain Helps First Responders Contain Forest Fire at New Jersey Military Base

Jul 19 2024 // BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey. Fire officials said Wednesday that half an inch (1.3...

#8 The Rest Is History: How Carriers Can Navigate Backdating Variations to Operationalize Just-In-Time Appointments

Jun 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. One of the trickier aspects of compliance administration and producer management for carriers is maintaining producer appointments. Sure, if your carrier only works in...