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Democrats lead in NJ special election ahead of debate. Here's what to watch for.
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (843+ words) Published Apr 1, 2026 at 8:01 a.m. ET Early voting numbers appear to show Democrat Analilia Mejia has a sizable advantage over Republican Joe Hathaway ahead of their one and only debate Wednesday in a special election on April 16 to fill the congressional seat…...
NJ township fighting ICE jail faces another development battle, over affordable homes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (494+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026 at 7:51 a.m. ET Roxbury Township in northwestern New Jersey is locked in a heated dispute with the Trump administration over its plans to open a large immigration detention center in the quiet suburban community. But local officials are now…...
NJ attorney general sues to block ICE from moving forward with Roxbury detention center
1+ week, 5+ day ago (646+ words) Published Mar 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET Modified Mar 20, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. ET New Jersey's top law enforcement official has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, escalating a battle over a cavernous warehouse in Roxbury that the feds want to convert to an…...
NJ's new Portal North Bridge helped ease a transit meltdown days before official opening
2+ week, 5+ day ago (471+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 at 12:44 p.m. ET NJ Transit riders caught something of a lucky break this Friday the 13th, even as they faced significant delays due to Amtrak overhead wire issues. NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said he got word early Friday morning…...
Mejia wins upset victory in special NJ primary to replace Sherrill
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (600+ words) Published Feb 10, 2026 at 10:42 a.m. ET Progressive labor activist and organizer Analilia Mejia has pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's vacated seat in Congress. Former Rep. Tom Malinowski conceded Tuesday morning. "I…...
Utilities, immigration, Trump: What to watch as Sherrill starts as New Jersey governor
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1022+ words) Published Jan 19, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. ET Mikie Sherrill will be sworn in as New Jersey's next governor Tuesday, after a momentous win that made her one of the country's most high-profile Democrats taking office this year. Sherrill, a former four-term congressmember and…...
NJ releases prison death data for first time in effort to bring closure, accountability
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (603+ words) Published Dec 21, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. ET Hundreds of people died inside New Jersey state prisons over the past seven years, many from heart disease, cancer and COVID-19, according to newly released data that the Department of Corrections had not previously made public....
Batten the hatches: NYC, NJ to get heavy rain, winds and flooding from nor'easter
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (422+ words) Published Oct 11, 2025 at 12:17 p.m. ET New York and New Jersey are bracing for a tumultuous nor'easter hitting the region with coastal floods, heavy rain and damaging winds starting Sunday and into Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall is expected…...
Jack Ciattarelli wants to gut NJ’s affordable housing laws. Can he do it?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1490+ words) Published Oct 6, 2025 at 6:01 a.m. ET "Overdevelopment" is a common refrain whenever Jack Ciattarelli gets in front of voters. During his first debate with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee in the New Jersey governor's race, he spoke of "an overdevelopment crisis....
A microcosm of the NJ governor’s race? Welcome to Morris County.
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (856+ words) Published Sep 25, 2025 at 6:01 a.m. ET A story Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli tells on the campaign trail also doubles as a joke: A woman in Morris County, New Jersey, walked into a cafe and approached him "respectful but a little defiant," he…...