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Dover Train Death: 18 Year Old Student Killed on NJ Transit Line Without Fencing

Dover Train Death: 18 Year Old Student Killed on NJ Transit Line Without Fencing

A Dover High School student died after being struck by an NJ Transit train near Richboynton Road, where a greenway...

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Newark ICE Jail Held Pastor 18 Days in Code-Violation Facility; Records Show Municipal Enforcement Gap

Newark ICE Jail Held Pastor 18 Days in Code-Violation Facility; Records Show Municipal Enforcement Gap

LINDEN—Yeison Cortes Vasquez had pulled to the shoulder to check his phone on March 20. The ICE agents that stopped...

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Gottheimer's 'Parents Decide Act' Would Establish OS-level Identity Requirements

Gottheimer's 'Parents Decide Act' Would Establish OS-level Identity Requirements

New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants to change how parents control what their children see online—by moving the responsibility from...

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Ridgewood Students Rally to Save Coach as Budget Cuts Force Layoffs Across New Jersey

Ridgewood Students Rally to Save Coach as Budget Cuts Force Layoffs Across New Jersey

Wrestling program mentor becomes face of $134 million budget crisis in affluent Bergen County district, one of at least 11...

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NJ Releases Bodycam Video in Fatal West Berlin Police Shooting Eight Months After Incident

NJ Releases Bodycam Video in Fatal West Berlin Police Shooting Eight Months After Incident

WEST BERLIN, N.J.—The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released body camera and surveillance footage from the July 2025, fatal...

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From Facebook Question to First Amendment Lawsuit: How a New Jersey Grandmother Triggered a School Speech Showdown

From Facebook Question to First Amendment Lawsuit: How a New Jersey Grandmother Triggered a School Speech Showdown

ALLOWAY TOWNSHIP—The Facebook post was routine, almost mundane. On April 4, 2025, Gail Nazarene, newly elected to the Alloway Township...

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Gottheimer Announces Proposal to Double SALT Cap for Married Couples, But Standard Deduction Limits Benefits to High-Income Itemizers

Gottheimer Announces Proposal to Double SALT Cap for Married Couples, But Standard Deduction Limits Benefits to High-Income Itemizers

FORT LEE—U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-05) announced legislation on Tuesday that would double the State and Local Tax (SALT)...

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NJ Sen. Andy Kim Backs New War Powers Resolution on U.S. Operations Against Iran as Senate Prepares Debate

NJ Sen. Andy Kim Backs New War Powers Resolution on U.S. Operations Against Iran as Senate Prepares Debate

  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) is supporting a newly filed war powers resolution that could prompt a Senate vote...

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New Jersey AG Davenport Joins State Coalition on Rental Junk Fees

New Jersey AG Davenport Joins State Coalition on Rental Junk Fees

TRENTON—New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced on April 13 the state’s participation in a coalition of 26 states and...

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Official in MVC Scandal Quietly Moved to DCA as Norcross Prosecutor Departs

Official in MVC Scandal Quietly Moved to DCA as Norcross Prosecutor Departs

TRENTON—The official who oversaw the June 2025 Motor Vehicle Commission voter disenfranchisement scandal has been quietly moved to a housing...

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