Burlington County Times

2 days ago | burlingtoncountytimes.com | Daniel Munoz

2-minute readAn additional 121 employees were let go on May 5 in Jersey City, followed by 145 employees slated to be let go in June. The banking giant has more than 12,000 New Jersey employees. JPMorgan rolled out two rounds of layoffs in New Jersey in 2024. JPMorgan Chase — the largest bank in the U.S — announced its third round of North Jersey layoffs for 2025.

3 days ago | burlingtoncountytimes.com | Joseph Smith

More than $3,000 and hundreds of items donated for Millville families displaced by a deadly April 9 fire along South 4th Street have been delivered to the victims, according to AAA South Jersey. Auto club spokesman Matt Bowker said Thursday that the donation drive ended April 25. Any additional donations that come in are to be passed to the Phenom Factory, which organized its own drive, and the Holly City Development Corp. in Millville.

5 days ago | burlingtoncountytimes.com | Mike Snider

Scientists say they want to create design durable and sustainable high-end accessories made with artificial dinosaur leather. They got the genetic building blocks from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils. The next time you go shopping for a new purse, your choices could go beyond traditional materials such as leather, nylon, cotton and polyester to include … Tyrannosaurus rex skin? Yes, the remnants of the prehistoric predator are being used to create synthetic T.

6 days ago | burlingtoncountytimes.com | Jim Walsh

Jim WalshCherry Hill Courier-PostA Wildwood Crest man is accused of fatally shooting a woman during a meeting at a Millville park. Kirk E. Williams, 30, and Teaoshia "YaYa" Still, 36, of Millville had met on the evening of Nov. 9 to exchange personal goods, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. It alleged that Williams repeatedly shot Still, the mother of three, and that he kept some of her items.

6 days ago | burlingtoncountytimes.com | Jim Walsh

U.S. Rep. Don Norcross (D.NJ) returned home Thursday after battling a gallbladder infection and complications at two hospitals and a rehabilitation facility. "It is good to be home," Norcross said, according to a statement from his office. Norcross at one point was struck by sepsis, a potentially deadly reaction to an infection. but his recovery has since "been going incredibly smoothly," the May 8 statement said.