Essex County Home Prices Near $1 Million as June Inventory Tightens
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. – Homebuyers in Essex County continued to face rising prices and limited inventory in June as the median sales price for a single-family home climbed to $961,000, up 9.8%…
Mikie Sherrill Promised New Jersey Housing Czar and Affordability
TRENTON, N.J. – The Sherrill-Caldwell Administration released a comprehensive housing strategy aimed at lowering costs, expanding homeownership, and addressing New Jersey’s shortage of more than 200,000 homes early on in the transition…
Top 20 Problems Facing New Jersey in 2026: A Deep Dive into the State’s Biggest Challenges
New Jersey ranks among the wealthiest states in America by median household income, but it also consistently ranks among the most expensive places to live. High taxes, soaring housing costs, aging infrastructure,…
New Jersey Expected to Lose 11,000 More Jobs as Corporations Flee and Scale Back Garden State Presence
Trenton, NJ – More than 11,000 jobs have been affected by WARN notices filed in New Jersey since the start of the year, as companies across the technology, pharmaceutical, retail, financial, logistics,…
New Jersey’s American Dream Is Becoming Too Expensive for Young Families
For generations, New Jersey represented the promise of the American Dream—a good job, a starter home, quality schools, safe neighborhoods, and the opportunity to build wealth through homeownership. Today, that dream is…
Newark Woman Already Facing $1 Million Fraud Case Charged in New Property Management Scam
Elizabeth, NJ – A Newark woman who is already facing charges in an alleged $1 million property management fraud scheme has been charged in a second case accusing her of stealing nearly…
Juvenile Charged in Prospect Park Shooting That Wounded Paterson Man
Paterson, NJ – A 16-year-old juvenile has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a Paterson man wounded in Prospect Park, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park…
Passaic Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Fourth of July Triple Shooting
Paterson, NJ – A Passaic man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a Fourth of July shooting that injured three people in Passaic, according to Passaic County…
Newark Fugitive Accused of Assaulting Two Police Officers Captured After North Carolina Attic Standoff
Newark, NJ – A Newark fugitive accused of aggravated assaulting two Newark police officers was taken into custody Tuesday after U.S. Marshals tracked him to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he barricaded himself…
Newark Man Convicted of Murder in Deadly Bergen Street Shooting
Newark, NJ – A Newark man has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old city resident following a brief jury deliberation, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II…
Former Charity Treasurer Accused of Stealing More Than $244,000 Meant for Adults With Disabilities
Newark, NJ – A Cedar Grove man has been charged with stealing more than $244,000 from a nonprofit organization that provides support and resources for adults with disabilities, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore…
Gov. Sherrill, AG Celebrate Legal Victory Over Paramount After Company Made Billion-Dollar New Jersey Investment
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Friday that a coalition of states has secured a temporary pause in the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros., marking an…
Trump Press Sec. Says Mikie Sherrill’s Illegal Voter Confession Came Only After DOJ Started Closing In on NJ
Trenton, NJ – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s recent acknowledgment of erroneous noncitizen voter registrations in New Jersey supports the Trump administration’s long-standing concerns about…
New Jersey Jury Summonses Sent to 75,000 Noncitizens Annually, Sparking Questions Over State Databases
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey Judiciary disclosure that approximately 75,000 non-U.S. citizens receive jury summonses each year has ignited fresh debate over the state’s recordkeeping systems, with Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia arguing…
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill Refuses to Comply With DOJ Request in Noncitizen Voter Registration Investigation
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is refusing to comply with a U.S. Department of Justice request for records tied to the state’s mistaken registration of approximately 6,600 non-U.S. citizens…
One Year After Pew Warning, New Jersey Housing Crisis Deepens as Illegal Immigration Continues to Stress the Market
Trenton, NJ – Nearly one year after a Pew Research Center report documented one of the fastest increases in New Jersey’s unauthorized immigrant population in decades, the state’s housing shortage has become…
Mikie Sherrill’s ‘Software Glitch’ Defense Starting to Fall Apart After Vendor Pushes Back
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s explanation that a software glitch caused approximately 6,600 legally ineligible individuals to be added to New Jersey’s voter rolls is facing renewed scrutiny after the state’s…
Wrong way driver guilty in deadly Route 80 crash
Jury convicts Parsippany man in fatal Rockaway Township collision that killed Pennsylvania driver MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morris County jury has convicted a Parsippany-Troy Hills man of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide…
Man Forces His Way into Woman’s New Jersey Motel Room Before Robbing and Assaulting Her
SECAUCUS, N.J. – A month-long investigation into a robbery at a Secaucus hotel has resulted in the arrest of a 39-year-old Bordentown man, according to the Secaucus Police Department. Police said officers…
Drunken Horn Tooting Man Arrested For Refusing to Leave Beer Tent After He Was Flagged
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – A Hackettstown brewery disturbance led to the arrest of a Warren County man Sunday evening after police responded to reports of an intoxicated patron refusing to leave the property.…
Homeland Security Report Claims 35,000 Non-Citizens Registered to Vote in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. – A new dispute over election integrity erupted this week after President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had identified 35,152 non-citizens registered to vote in…
