2024 in New Jersey
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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in New Jersey.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Phil Murphy (D)
Events
[edit]- January 10 – Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign: Former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[1]
- March 16 – Three people are fatally shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, with the gunman fleeing to Trenton, by commandeering a car to his house. A standoff involving several hostages ends with the gunman's arrest.[2]
- April 5 – 2024 New Jersey earthquake: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States.[3]
- June 4 –
- October 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.[6]
- November 5 – 2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey[7]
- November 16 – 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.[8]
- December 11 – Several drones of unknown operators are spotted over New Jersey, with some going over military areas.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race". NBC News. January 10, 2024.
- ^ Walker, Jeff Winter, Sarah Dewberry, Michelle Watson, Braden (2024-03-16). "Pennsylvania man suspected of killing 3 people is in custody, police say". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York City area, felt across Northeast US". WSYX. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "New Jersey Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "New Jersey Republican Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Operator dies and passengers injured as New Jersey commuter train hits a piece of a tree". CTVNews. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270toWin.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ Brandt, Joe (2024-11-14). "Six Flags Great Adventure retires Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey". www.apnews.com. 12 December 2024.