It ranked No. 1 in education and No. 5 in health care, placing the state among national leaders in both categories. The Garden State also scored well in crime and corrections and natural ...

according to the Garden State Parkway’s official Twitter/X page. I-80 has been closed at Exit 34 in Wharton since March 19, when a sinkhole opened on the median next to the westbound lanes.

“You can tell there were a lot more cars on the road than normal,” said Cawley who traveled with her friends from near Exit 120 on the Garden State Parkway. “We’re here early because we ...