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26+ min ago (334+ words) Mikie Sherrill will buck tradition when she's sworn in as New Jersey's new governor, taking the oath of office outside the state's capital city. The Democrat announced Thursday her inauguration as the Garden State's 57th " and second female " governor will take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Jan. 20. It's only the second time since Trenton became the state capitol in 1790 that a New Jersey governor will be inaugurated elsewhere " and the first time a brand new governor will do so. The only other time was 1998, when Christie Whitman " the state's first female governor " was sworn in to her second term, also at NJPAC. Sherrill, a former congresswoman, will deliver her inauguration speech at the event, outlining her vision for the state after winning last month's election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. "I couldn't be…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago (924+ words) Camden and Essex counties have the most children in foster care. New Jersey has the lowest placement rate in the country. The majority of children in New Jersey's foster care system are Black and Hispanic, according to a WHYY News analysis. Camden and Essex counties have the highest number of placements in the state; Black children are the dominant group in those counties. Latino children represent the largest number of placements in Middlesex, Hudson and Passaic counties. Regions that are mostly rural or along the shore see the largest proportion of white children in foster care, with Ocean, Monmouth and Gloucester counties at the top of the list. The number of Hispanic children in placement increased by 8.5% between 2020 and 2024, while the number of Black children placed decreased by .5% over the same period. Overall, children ages 6 to 12 have the highest number…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago (924+ words) ORANGE, Ohio -- Mayor Judson Kline says The Canyons, a new upscale townhome community primarily for adults 55 and older, brings a housing component to the village that it hasn't had in the past. "This whole thing is really important, both to me and to the Orange Village community at large," Kline said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday (Dec. 17) celebrating the official opening of The Canyons. "If you look at the Orange website, the tagline is "a community for all generations.' "We really never had a housing-type style that would accommodate the senior generation that has lived all their lives in Orange Village and has been here 30 to 40 years and they want to stay in the community as they retire," he said. "They want to have a lifestyle that accommodates their needs for the future, and now we have that in The…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago (740+ words) Shubhabrata's fascination for movies began at an early age when his father brought home DVDs for rent. From "The Lion King' to "The Mask' to "Batman & Robin' to "Spider-Man', animated characters and superheroes were making their entrances and exits one after another in his head like in a grand show almost all the time. This fascination slowly got bigger and he decided to channel his love for movies into writing about them. He has been an entertainment writer for more than 3 years now, watching movies and shows while waiting for new ones to arrive. When he isn't working or watching, you will find him somewhere among retro songs, long walks, and non-fiction novels. Daniel Radcliffe's "Trust The Man' Starts Filming in New York and New Jersey in June 2026 New York and New Jersey will be Daniel Radcliffe's ground zero for…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago (209+ words) New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill will make state history next month when her inauguration takes place in Newark rather than in Trenton. The event will mark only the second time in the 235 years since Trenton became the state's capital that a Garden State governor is sworn into office elsewhere, according to NJ Advance Media. The only other time was in 1998 when Christie Whitman " New Jersey's only female governor so far " also took her oath in Newark. Both women chose the New Jersey Performing Arts Center for their big day. Sherrill will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating former Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli in November to take over the governor's mansion currently occupied by Democrat Phil Murphy. Murphy became New Jersey's 56th governor in 2018 and is only allowed to serve two terms by law. He was the first Democratic governor in the…...

13+ hour, 48+ min ago (887+ words) ORLANDO " A national prospective study has confirmed a long-suspected link between Agent Orange and a rare but serious form of blood cancer. Individuals exposed to the powerful Vietnam War-era herbicide exhibited significantly elevated risk for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), findings presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition showed. Exposure also appeared associated with younger age at diagnosis, greater burden of harmful mutations and higher risk for disease progression. MDS represents a family of disorders in which the bone marrow fails to make enough healthy red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets. Approximately 20,000 cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, with most occurring among individuals aged older than 70 years. Acquisition of somatic mutations over several years " in some cases decades " contribute to MDS development. Some of these mutations are random, but others can be attributed to environmental exposures or other causes…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago (925+ words) This story is part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida. It was originally published WKMG-News 6. Among the tall palms of Downtown Orlando's Heritage Square, bedecked with lights, a small artificial Christmas tree near the entrance to the Orange County Regional History Center might be easy to miss. On Wednesday morning, dozens gathered nearby to pray, and to remember 136 people who also, on any other day, might have gone unnoticed. "We pause, gather and reflect to honor those who have died on the streets or in emergency shelters," said Kristi Nowrouzi with IDignity, an organization that helps people get paperwork and identification cards. One by one, advocates picked up white paper doves and added them to the tree. On each of 135 doves was written…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) Logan Oliveira, 23, of Toms River, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material,Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. Oliveira first drew state authorities" attention when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children passed a cyber-tip to the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force earlier this year "that an individual was uploading and distributing images of child pornography to the internet across various internet platforms," the county prosecutor said. The Ocean County Prosecutor"s Office High Tech Crime Squad homed in on Oliveira"s cellphone as the source of the uploaded images. Police charged Goldstein with the possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography, conspiracy to manufacture child pornography, and criminal sexual contact. Both were held briefly then released, prosecutors said, but Oliveira violated the terms of his release and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (272+ words) A New Jersey man who led cops on a highway car chase and then opened fire on officers last month was wanted for murder, authorities revealed Wednesday. Mark Boyd, 45, of East Orange, was identified as the suspect in the Nov. 9 incident that began in the Meadowlands but ended in Orange, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said in a press release. Boyd was wanted for a 2023 murder in Bloomfield, NJ.com reported. He had already been charged in the case but was not arrested. In the November incident, New Jersey state troopers attempted to stop a 2024 Acura TLX near American Dream Mall after identifying it as stolen, authorities said. Boyd was driving the Acura and took off south on the New Jersey Turnpike. Boyd later exited the turnpike for Interstate 280 before getting off the highway in Orange, cops said. He…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (224+ words) TRENTON, NJ " Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman sharply criticized Donald Trump in a post Monday, calling the former president "a danger to our democracy" and accusing him of putting personal ego above national interest. Whitman, who led New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and later served as Environmental Protection Agency administrator under President George W. Bush, made the remarks on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to Trump's comments about actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner. "Trump is a disgrace," Whitman wrote. "Not only were his comments about Rob Reiner's death extremely insensitive, they highlight his narcissism that foreign leaders know to exploit. Just flatter him & offer a business deal & you get what you want from the US. Trump is a danger to our democracy." Whitman has long been one of the most prominent Republican critics of Trump, breaking with the…...