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Natural Daylight Time: What is it, and why New Jersey should adapt this practice instead
We’re now officially less than a week before we spring forward in New Jersey, and everyone has an opinion on it. The clock change, by the way, will happen on Sunday, Mar. 8, 2026. We’ll essentially skip the 2 a.m. hour and gain the extra hour of daylight in the evening.
But the reality is, we don’t gain a thing when we do this. We’re so conditioned to believe we gain sunlight, but all we’re doing is shifting the clocks. Animals don’t do this, and are unaffected by what a clock says.
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Our pets, on the other hand, are forced to change with our practice of doing this. It really is an outdated practice, but we can’t stop it just like that simply because we’ll either complain about it being too dark during winter mornings under daylight saving, or getting dark too soon during summer nights under standard time.
It should be a lot simpler. And for those of us in New Jersey, it can be. Here’s what I think we should do.
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Leave the clock, adjust our day
When I worked on a golf course, all we did was adjust when we came in based on when the sun came up. During the longer days, we started at 6 a.m. And when the sunrise was later than 6 a.m., we adjusted our start time to 7 a.m.
Why can’t we just do this when it comes to work and school? Leave the clocks in standard time since that’s the one truly aligned with the Earths rotation. During the winter, make the regular workday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., then adjust it to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the summer. It’s just that simple.
In other words, we’d be following Natural Daylight Time. Just get rid of the clock change, and adjust our day based on the sunrise. Problem solved.
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The above post reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host & content contributor Mike Brant. Any opinions expressed are his own.
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New Jersey death investigator fired for sharing details of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s fatal bike crash
A New Jersey offficial upheld the firing of a death investigator who leaked details of the crash that killed NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau in 2024, according to court documents.
A court filing shows a Gloucester County death investigator shared details of the Aug. 29, 2024 crash with a group chat. Someone in that chat later posted information about the Gaudreau brothers’ deaths — and a New Jersey State Police trooper’s cell phone number — on social media, prior to the information being released to the public.
The Gaudreau brothers — Johnny, a Columbus Blue Jackets winger, and Matthew, a Gloucester Catholic High School hockey coach — were riding bicycles on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township when a driver, Sean Higgins, allegedly struck them while under the influence.
Defense attorneys have argued Higgins’ blood alcohol level was below the legal limit of .08 at the time of the crash, while prosecutors say he was intoxicated. The Gaudreaus were struck the night before their sister’s wedding.
The Gloucester County Medical Examiner’s office worker sent a picture of his notes to a text message group with members of his hockey team, after receiving news of the crash from a state trooper, documents filed with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission say.
The worker said he took the photo because he was emotional and knew the victims, and that it would also serve as a way of informing the team he could not make it to their scheduled game that night. Someone from that group chat posted the photo on Twitter, the documents say. The post at some point made it to Reddit.
Overnight, multiple articles were written based on the social media post that originated from the group chat. The trooper whose phone number was visible in the picture received about a dozen phone calls from the media trying to confirm details of the crash, documents say.
The worker was accused of failing to safeguard confidential patient information, conduct unbecoming of a public employee and other offenses.
An administrative law judge recommended the worker be suspended for six months before the Civil Service Commission ruled to fire him.
While the worker had no prior disciplinary record, the commission said that “some disciplinary actions are so serious that removal is appropriate notwithstanding a largely unblemished prior record … the [worker’s] offense … constituted a serious breach of the standard of conduct expected from all public employees who have access to confidential personal information.”
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NJ sees largest increase in energy bill costs, according to new report
A new report showed how much more money Americans paid for energy in 2025 compared to the year before and New Jersey led the way with the largest increase.
All three states in the Philadelphia region showed increases in energy costs.
The report from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee shows that residents in New Jersey paid about $260 more in utilities last year which is more than double the national average.
“Electricity increases are a big thing. Utility increases are a big thing,” Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. said. “It’s terrible and we have to put a stop to it.”
Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
He says he supports a price cap for energy transmission PJM is recommending to federal energy regulators.
PJM is a member-run company that operates the mid-Atlantic electrical grid for 65 million people in 13 states, including Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
“You need to adopt the price cap, because if you don’t, we’re going to see a continuation of these price increases,” Rep. Pallone said.
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency on utility costs during her inauguration in January. She signed two executive orders to combat what she described as an affordability crisis.
“What I’ve heard from people in Camden County, I heard across the state, and that is around issues of affordability. That too many people are working too hard and not getting ahead,” Gov. Sherrill said.
Residents in Pennsylvania paid a 12.1% increase while Delaware residents had a 6.1% spike in energy bills.
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Pedestrian killed while crossing street in Ewing Township, New Jersey
Monday, March 23, 2026 10:46AM
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WPVI) — A pedestrian died while trying to cross a street in Ewing Township, New Jersey late Sunday night.
The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. at 6th Street and Nolden Avenue.
Debris from the victim’s bag and personal items could be seen strewn across the street.
The driver of the vehicle involved stopped at the scene.
Video shows the bumper of the vehicle ripped off the car.
The victim has not been identified.
The crash remains under investigation.
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