2023 in New Jersey
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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in New Jersey.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Phil Murphy (D)
Events
[edit]- April 10 – 2023 Rutgers University strike: The staff of Rutgers University vote to go on the first strike by academics in the school's 257-year history, affecting over 67,000 students.[1]
- July 6 – A large fire on a cargo ship docked at the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey, kills two firefighters and injures five others.[2]
- August 2 – Two people are killed and two others are injured by an explosion at a house in Buena.[3]
- October 8 – Swaminarayan Akshardham, the world's second largest Hindu temple, is officially inaugurated and opened in Robbinsville.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rutgers University faculty members are striking over a contract dispute". NPR. April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Blaze aboard ship docked at New Jersey port kills two firefighters". Reuters. July 6, 2023.
- ^ "2 dead and 2 missing after explosion rocks New Jersey neighborhood". Yahoo News. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "World's 'Second Largest' Hindu Temple Now In US, Just A Drive From New York". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.