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
References
- ^ "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. August 4, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "World's 'Second Largest' Hindu Temple Now In US, Just A Drive From New York". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.