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Newark, NJ – A new NJ TRANSIT after-action report on transportation operations during the FIFA World Cup does not cancel the long-discussed Meadowlands Transitway. Instead, the report concludes that future events at…
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – A 12-year-old boy riding a modified e-bike sparked a chase through town Tuesday after refusing to stop for a police officer, authorities said. The juvenile was spotted operating a…
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Republican Party is calling on Rep. Mikie Sherrill to release her full academic and disciplinary records from the U.S. Naval Academy, citing her admission that she…
Sherrill locked in dead heat as New Jersey governor’s race tightens Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey governor’s race has tightened dramatically, with a new WPIX/Emerson College poll showing Rep. Mikie Sherrill…
Newark, NJ – Federal homeland security officials are blasting sanctuary state policies, warning that politicians who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are putting federal agents — and the public — at…
IRVINGTON, NJ – A chaotic scene unfolded Wednesday afternoon in Essex County when gunfire erupted at a motel in Irvington, leaving three police officers and a woman injured, authorities said. Police were…
North Bergen, NJ – Officers are trying to reunite a lost dog with her family after the North Bergen Police Department found a female pup, believed to be a Rottweiler, wandering near…
Newark, NJ – A sweeping education shake-up could be on the horizon in Essex County if New Jersey voterrs elect Mikie Sherrill as governor in November. In Sunday night’s debate against Jack…
Los Angeles, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from concealing their faces during operations, drawing an immediate rebuke from the…
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – A heated exchange over personal finances and ethics left Rep. Mikie Sherrill momentarily speechless during Sunday night’s New Jersey gubernatorial debate, as Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli once again noted…
TRENTON, N.J. – Motor Vehicle Commission operations became a flashpoint in the governor’s race as Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill clashed over whether in-person services should return to pre-pandemic levels. Many of…
Trenton, NJ – Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli took aim at New Jersey’s electric vehicle mandate this week, warning that the state’s power grid and already-high utility bills cannot sustain the policy. In…
Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a longtime New Jersey state nurse who challenged the denial of her religious exemption to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate,…
Jersey City, NJ – A 41-year-old man has been arrested after investigators said he groped an 11-year-old girl inside a Jersey City store last month, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday.…
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) voted Friday in favor of a House resolution condemning the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, while sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for what…
NEWARK, N.J. – Summer ends on a warm note Friday before cooler air settles in across New Jersey for the final weekend of the season. Forecasters say Friday brings sunshine with highs…
NEWARK, N.J. – Drivers face a tough Friday morning commute across New Jersey, with multiple crashes and long delays reported on major highways, bridges, and tunnels. At 8:13 a.m., a crash blocks…
Trenton, NJ – Senate Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon warned Thursday that Newark’s fiscal crisis is deeper than the $52 million in transitional aid recently granted by the state, urging Gov. Phil…
Morristown, NJ – A former parish bookkeeper who admitted to stealing nearly $300,000 from two Roman Catholic churches in Morris County has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay the stolen…
NJ Democrats advance climate superfund plan to make fossil fuel companies pay Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Democrats are pushing forward with sweeping legislation that would force fossil fuel companies to pay…
Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill was a U.S. Navy pilot. If you have been watching television, you would know this because it has become the cornerstone of her political campaign to be the next…