2023 in New Jersey

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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in New Jersey .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Phil Murphy (D)

Events

• 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

• 2023 in the United States

References

1. "Rutgers University faculty members are striking over a contract dispute". NPR . April 10, 2023.
2. "Blaze aboard ship docked at New Jersey port kills two firefighters". Reuters . July 6, 2023.
3. "2 dead and 2 missing after explosion rocks New Jersey neighborhood". Yahoo News. August 4, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
4. "World's 'Second Largest' Hindu Temple Now In US, Just A Drive From New York". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.