Rob Jennings

A portion of the $2 million Jersey Shore pier built in the shape of a Christian cross — which drew much attention when it opened last year — is set to reopen amid an ongoing structural investigation.

A World War II pilot who flew 32 combat missions in Europe had a wish for his 101st birthday — to fly once again in a small plane.

| New Jersey has a new plan for reducing bear encounters in northwestern New Jersey.

“The environment is not a political issue — it’s a human issue,” the pastor said.

| A celebrated YouTuber with nearly 19 million subscribers will be giving a commencement speech this month at Stevens Institute of Technology , school officials announced Thursday.

New Jersey's annual commencement season, noteworthy for drawing a wide range of celebrity speakers and academic stars offering guidance for new graduates, gets underway this weekend.

Rutgers University is awarding an honorary degree to the nation's first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

| One of Drew University's best-known former students, who found fame in the late 1990s upon leaving before graduation , returned to campus Saturday and received an honorary degree.

An earlier version of this story was posted on July 22, 2023. It has a crowded boardwalk, plentiful Skeeball, wide beaches, big waves and flocks of summer tourists.

Celebrity speakers are lined up to speak at several New Jersey college graduation ceremonies as protests over the Israel-Hamas war have disrupted commencements at schools around the nation.