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NJ World Cup Grants: Sherrill Names 34 Groups But Omits Dollar Amounts for 33

NJ World Cup Grants: Sherrill Names 34 Groups But Omits Dollar Amounts for 33

TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Mikie Sherrill announced 34 winners of state World Cup community grants on May 6, but her...

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NJ Red Flag Warning: Drought, a New Tower and Grid Gaps Test Fire Defenses

NJ Red Flag Warning: Drought, a New Tower and Grid Gaps Test Fire Defenses

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — By 6:11 AM on May 5, the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a...

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United Jet Strikes Bread Truck on NJ Turnpike During Newark Landing

United Jet Strikes Bread Truck on NJ Turnpike During Newark Landing

NEWARK, N.J. — A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER struck a light pole and a bread delivery truck on the New...

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NJ Attorney General Expands Housing Discrimination Enforcement With 25 New Actions

NJ Attorney General Expands Housing Discrimination Enforcement With 25 New Actions

Davenport bundles Fair Chance Act violations, source-of-income findings, and mortgage redlining continuation in first major housing enforcement announcement since February...

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DOJ Sues New Jersey Over ICE Mask Ban as State Leaves Law Unenforced

DOJ Sues New Jersey Over ICE Mask Ban as State Leaves Law Unenforced

NEWARK, N.J. — The Department of Justice sued New Jersey on April 29 over a law that bans masked policing...

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GDC Awards $1.29B Gateway Tunnel Contract, 48 Days After Funding Freeze Warning

GDC Awards $1.29B Gateway Tunnel Contract, 48 Days After Funding Freeze Warning

WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — On March 10, the Gateway Development Commission warned that Hudson River Tunnel contract awards were on hold....

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NJ Schools in Free Fall: Layoffs, Closures, Tax Hikes Hit 10+ Districts

NJ Schools in Free Fall: Layoffs, Closures, Tax Hikes Hit 10+ Districts

TRENTON, N.J. — One hundred and sixty-two Lakewood paraprofessionals received layoff notices this spring as the district staggered under $143...

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NJ DEP Flood Rule Survives Sherrill Housing Push, Builders Squeeze

NJ DEP Flood Rule Survives Sherrill Housing Push, Builders Squeeze

TRENTON — New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection adopted a 1,000-page flood-resilience rule on January 20, three days before Governor...

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The Invisible Representative: Kean's 52-Day Absence Tests NJ-7 Governance

The Invisible Representative: Kean's 52-Day Absence Tests NJ-7 Governance

A competitive district's congressman has missed 54 votes with no disclosed condition, no family statement, and no party coordination, during...

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Keyport Cancer Cluster: 41 Cases, $900K in Unpaid Fines, and a 40-Year Enforcement Gap

Keyport Cancer Cluster: 41 Cases, $900K in Unpaid Fines, and a 40-Year Enforcement Gap

KEYPORT—New Jersey environmental regulators have known about contamination at a former Keyport aircraft factory since 1986, issued their first monetary...

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