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July 29, 2026

Challenge Accepted: Justice Dept. Says After Gov. Mikie Sherrill Refuses Federal Request for New Jersey Voter Data

Fairfax County Supervisor Clocked Driving Porsche at 104 MPH Past School Bus

Fairfax County, VA – Fairfax County Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez has been charged with reckless driving after a Virginia State Trooper allegedly clocked his Porsche traveling 104 mph in a 70-mph…

Gov. Sherrill Says State Has Begun Removing Thousands of Illegal Voters in New Jersey

Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Adds Hovercraft to Growing Exotic Fleet of Water Rescue Vehicles

Report: Lacey Elected Officials Give Themselves 40% Pay Raise

FORKED RIVER – Elected officials in all-Republican Lacey Township just quietly voted themselves a salary increase in excess of 40%, public records obtained this week revealed. According to documents provided by Lacey…

First mounds of sand pumped ashore to start massive beach replenishment project

ORTLEY BEACH — The first mounds of sand for one of New Jersey’s largest beach replenishment projects started being pumped onto Ortley Beach this week as Shore towns on the northern Ocean…

Vaad Opponents Call for End to Lakewood Corruption; Hope for Election Win on Tueday

LAKEWOOD-This week Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewksi, of the Lakewood Vaad sent out a robocall to Lakewood Orthodox Jewish voters urging them to vote in Tuesday’s primary elections to secure the power of the community’s…

Rullo: Guadagno "Sold Her Soul"; Secures Powerful Lakewood Orthodox Bloc Vote

LAKEWOOD-The influential political power brokers of Lakewood Township, the Lakewood Vaad, have announced Kim Guadagno as their candidate of choice for governor of New Jersey in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. In a report…

Fearful Toms River Republicans go Low Against Primary Challenger

TOMS RIVER-A campaign of mudslinging and personal assaults has been ongoing against Justin Lamb, a Lavallette police officer who is challenging Jersey Shore pizza magnate Maria Maruca for her seat on the…

Reagan's 11th Commandment All But Forgotten in Toms River GOP Primary

TOMS RIVER-Republicans in Toms River have long adhered to the 11th commandment, an often spoken, unspoken rule that is cherished by many party loyalists. It was created by GOP’s most revered leader in…

Toms River Voters Say No to $14 Million Firehouse

Voters on Saturday voted in a special election to build a $14,000,000 firehouse in Downtown Toms River. The effort was touted by Toms River Fire District 1 Administrator, Brian Kubiel, who also…

Jeff Sessions tells U.S. prosecutors: Push for more, harsher punishments

Consistent with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tough-on-crime approach, the Justice Department has issued new guidance to federal prosecutors that rescinds “inconsistent” Obama-era charging and sentencing policies and requires that defendants be charged…

Guadagno: Christie would make a good FBI director

NEWARK — Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno may be distancing herself from Gov. Chris Christie as she runs for the Republican nomination to succeed him, but she didn’t scoff Wednesday at the idea…

Agudath Israel Files Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Religious Discrimination

JACKSON-A series of laws and ordinances enacted by the township of Jackson in recent months has led to Agudath Israel of America filing a religious discrimination lawsuit against the town. In March,…

Suspected Point Pleasant Aspiring ISIS Terrorist Stabbed Mom's Dog Because it was "unclean"

A Point Pleasant man who was accused by the FBI of providing material support for ISIS was caught after police were called on a report that he had stabbed his mother’s dog and…

How Lakewood became a worldwide destination for Orthodox Jews | Di Ionno

It is Friday in Lakewood. A few thousand young men in black suits and wide-brimmed black hats are rushing toward Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the world’s largest yeshiva outside of Israel. Parking…

NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Dem Bill that Sought to Block President Trump from Being on 2020 Ballot

TRENTON-A bill approved by the legislature in the blue state of New Jersey that could have kept President Donald Trump off the ballot in the Garden State in 2020 if he doesn’t…

Who is Kim Guadagno and why is she running to succeed Christie as N.J. governor?

The first state-sponsored debates for Democrats and Republicans running for New Jersey governor will be held May 9. Leading up to that, NJ Advance Media is profiling the four Democrats and two…

Trump lands in N.J. for weekend stay

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned to New Jersey late Thursday for the first time since becoming the nation’s 45th president After joining Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Intrepid Sea,…

Murphy pitches plan to fix NJ Transit that could include new tax

TRENTON — Phil Murphy, the Democratic front-runner for New Jersey governor, on Thursday unveiled his plan to overhaul problem-plagued NJ Transit — and he didn’t rule out instituting a new tax to…

More than Half of New Jersey Republican Voters Undecided for Next Governor

TRENTON-A new Quinnipiac University poll released this week shows that 51% of New Jersey’s Republican voters don’t know who they are going to vote for on June 6th as their party’s choice to…

Guadagno: Never Underestimate a Woman with a Gun

TOMS RIVER-Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is under fire this week over a comment she made back in March at the Ocean County GOP Governor’s forum at the Days Hotel in the Atlantis…

Joe Rullo Challenges New Jersey's Assault on Gun Rights in Jackson Township

JACKSON-New Jersey candidate for Governor and Ocean County resident Joseph Rullo spoke Wednesday night in front of a standing room only crowd at the Jackson Township based Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol…

140 Lakewood Teachers, Faculty Receive Rice notices

LAKEWOOD-The besieged Lakewood school district suffered another blow this week after 140 public teachers and faculty members received a Rice notice regarding their future employment in the district. The story was reported on…

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