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  • Watchdog report: Norcross-founded firm violated conflict laws, broke disclosure rules in covert takeover of public health insurance funds

    Watchdog report: Norcross-founded firm violated conflict laws, broke disclosure rules in covert takeover of public health insurance funds

    September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
  • New Jersey ELEC approves $2.6 Million match for governor candidates

    New Jersey ELEC approves $2.6 Million match for governor candidates

    September 9, 2025September 18, 2025
  • The story behind Donald Trump’s viral U.S. Open photo

    The story behind Donald Trump’s viral U.S. Open photo

    September 8, 2025September 8, 2025
  • Five minutes with Roger Williams, state historian for the New Jersey Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution

    Five minutes with Roger Williams, state historian for the New Jersey Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution

    September 1, 2025September 3, 2025
  • Jorge, 45

    Jorge, 45

    August 28, 2025August 28, 2025
  • Behind Trenton’s recreation boom: no-bid contracts, runaway overtime, government purchases on personal credit cards

    Behind Trenton’s recreation boom: no-bid contracts, runaway overtime, government purchases on personal credit cards

    August 28, 2025September 18, 2025
  • ‘Out of nowhere it all ended’: Longtime Princeton family separated after ICE raid

    ‘Out of nowhere it all ended’: Longtime Princeton family separated after ICE raid

    August 26, 2025February 5, 2026
  • New Jersey’s local news crisis among the worst in U.S.

    New Jersey’s local news crisis among the worst in U.S.

    August 24, 2025August 24, 2025
  • Federal judge rules Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as top New Jersey prosecutor is unlawful

    Federal judge rules Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as top New Jersey prosecutor is unlawful

    August 22, 2025August 22, 2025
  • New Jersey bill seeking to restrict media use of AI draws sharp criticism

    New Jersey bill seeking to restrict media use of AI draws sharp criticism

    August 21, 2025August 22, 2025
  • State vs. Trenton: Water system on brink sparks clash over control, race, responsibility

    State vs. Trenton: Water system on brink sparks clash over control, race, responsibility

    August 19, 2025August 20, 2025
  • Power grid operator PJM launches ‘fast-track plan’ to confront surge in data center electricity demand

    Power grid operator PJM launches ‘fast-track plan’ to confront surge in data center electricity demand

    August 17, 2025August 18, 2025
  • Raev, 24

    Raev, 24

    August 15, 2025August 16, 2025
  • Federal judge to rule on whether Trump loyalist Alina Habba can remain U.S. attorney for New Jersey

    Federal judge to rule on whether Trump loyalist Alina Habba can remain U.S. attorney for New Jersey

    August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
  • New Jersey governor’s race: Ciattarelli and Sherrill secure $1 million each in latest public funding round

    New Jersey governor’s race: Ciattarelli and Sherrill secure $1 million each in latest public funding round

    August 11, 2025August 11, 2025
  • Five Minutes with Don Torino: Defender of the Meadowlands

    Five Minutes with Don Torino: Defender of the Meadowlands

    August 11, 2025August 13, 2025
  • Stop calling Trenton Water Works ‘our most valued asset’ while treating it like a political garbage dump

    August 9, 2025September 28, 2025
  • Rea Silver-Chisholm

    Rea Silver-Chisholm

    August 8, 2025January 28, 2026
  • Ryan, 17

    Ryan, 17

    August 8, 2025August 10, 2025
  • Vic Buccos

    Vic Buccos

    August 8, 2025August 10, 2025
  • Johan Gonzalez

    Johan Gonzalez

    August 8, 2025August 10, 2025
  • New Jersey NAACP president, legislators demand monitor for attorney general’s state corruption unit

    New Jersey NAACP president, legislators demand monitor for attorney general’s state corruption unit

    August 7, 2025August 8, 2025
  • In Lambertville, development and housing plans spur a backlash against mayor and recall talk

    In Lambertville, development and housing plans spur a backlash against mayor and recall talk

    August 7, 2025August 7, 2025
  • From rescue to courtroom: Lawrence woman faces charges for keeping a deer

    From rescue to courtroom: Lawrence woman faces charges for keeping a deer

    August 6, 2025August 7, 2025
  • State voided Trenton Water Works tests, levied $235K fine

    State voided Trenton Water Works tests, levied $235K fine

    August 5, 2025August 7, 2025
  • Five minutes with New Jersey boxer and world champion Shadasia Green

    Five minutes with New Jersey boxer and world champion Shadasia Green

    August 1, 2025August 1, 2025
  • Top New Jersey environmental official warns of ‘substantial and imminent threat’ at Trenton Water Works

    Top New Jersey environmental official warns of ‘substantial and imminent threat’ at Trenton Water Works

    July 31, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Local news site Red Bank Green wins free speech showdown over police blotter post

    Local news site Red Bank Green wins free speech showdown over police blotter post

    July 24, 2025July 24, 2025
  • New Jersey lifeguard pension system under fire: $34 million shortfall, double dipping, and unequal burdens

    New Jersey lifeguard pension system under fire: $34 million shortfall, double dipping, and unequal burdens

    July 24, 2025December 16, 2025
  • New Jersey attorney general to keep control of Paterson Police after top court ruling

    New Jersey attorney general to keep control of Paterson Police after top court ruling

    July 24, 2025December 16, 2025
  • The Alina Habba controversy: What we know so far about Trump’s embattled New Jersey prosecutor

    The Alina Habba controversy: What we know so far about Trump’s embattled New Jersey prosecutor

    July 23, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Police blotter case in Red Bank, New Jersey raises First Amendment concerns

    Police blotter case in Red Bank, New Jersey raises First Amendment concerns

    July 23, 2025December 16, 2025
  • As rents surge in Jersey City, mayoral candidates offer diverging plans on affordable housing

    As rents surge in Jersey City, mayoral candidates offer diverging plans on affordable housing

    July 22, 2025July 25, 2025
  • Water pressure: Battle over Trenton utility reignites fears of privatization and loss of control

    Water pressure: Battle over Trenton utility reignites fears of privatization and loss of control

    July 15, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Bill would strip New Jersey State Police from Attorney General oversight

    Bill would strip New Jersey State Police from Attorney General oversight

    July 9, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Irvington blew $632K in opioid funds on two concerts, New Jersey watchdog finds

    Irvington blew $632K in opioid funds on two concerts, New Jersey watchdog finds

    July 8, 2025July 22, 2025
  • East Trenton neighborhood to be declared a Superfund site due to lead hazards

    East Trenton neighborhood to be declared a Superfund site due to lead hazards

    July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
  • Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney of New Jersey, Alina Habba, draws fire from Democrats

    Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney of New Jersey, Alina Habba, draws fire from Democrats

    July 2, 2025December 16, 2025
  • The Delaney Hall immigration detention center uprising in photos

    The Delaney Hall immigration detention center uprising in photos

    July 2, 2025July 4, 2025
  • ICE sent New Jersey migrants to states with tougher immigration judges after Delaney Hall uprising

    ICE sent New Jersey migrants to states with tougher immigration judges after Delaney Hall uprising

    June 29, 2025December 16, 2025
  • “Unfathomable power”: New Jersey leads multi-state fight over rapid-fire gun devices

    “Unfathomable power”: New Jersey leads multi-state fight over rapid-fire gun devices

    June 29, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Holtec talks about nuclear power plant plans in New Jersey

    Holtec talks about nuclear power plant plans in New Jersey

    June 29, 2025February 27, 2026
  • A game changer for New Jersey racetracks? Meadowlands and Monmouth Park could get casinos

    A game changer for New Jersey racetracks? Meadowlands and Monmouth Park could get casinos

    June 26, 2025December 16, 2025
  • New Jersey court upholds state’s authority to suspend Medicaid providers

    New Jersey court upholds state’s authority to suspend Medicaid providers

    June 26, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Three New Jersey nursing homes chronically understaffed, state comptroller finds

    Three New Jersey nursing homes chronically understaffed, state comptroller finds

    June 26, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Tapped out: No quick fix in sight for Trenton water crisis

    Tapped out: No quick fix in sight for Trenton water crisis

    June 16, 2025December 16, 2025
  • In Lambertville, New Jersey, No Kings Day Rally blends protest and creativity

    In Lambertville, New Jersey, No Kings Day Rally blends protest and creativity

    June 15, 2025June 15, 2025
  • The Princeton “No Kings Day Rally” in photos

    The Princeton “No Kings Day Rally” in photos

    June 15, 2025June 26, 2025
  • Baraka, McIver call for unity and resistance at Newark rally: “All these fights are our fights”

    Baraka, McIver call for unity and resistance at Newark rally: “All these fights are our fights”

    June 15, 2025December 16, 2025
  • New Jersey Attorney General’s TRUST Commission to hold public listening sessions in June

    New Jersey Attorney General’s TRUST Commission to hold public listening sessions in June

    June 14, 2025July 5, 2025
  • ICE releases New Jersey mom who is the key witness in her own attempted murder case

    ICE releases New Jersey mom who is the key witness in her own attempted murder case

    June 9, 2025June 9, 2025
  • Trenton water inspector indicted in alleged water sample fraud scheme

    Trenton water inspector indicted in alleged water sample fraud scheme

    June 9, 2025December 16, 2025
  • How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City

    How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City

    June 5, 2025July 5, 2025
  • Why electric bills are rising in New Jersey, according to one think tank

    Why electric bills are rising in New Jersey, according to one think tank

    May 31, 2025December 16, 2025
  • A year of living dangerously: Connaught Hill still in jeopardy

    A year of living dangerously: Connaught Hill still in jeopardy

    May 30, 2025February 27, 2026
  • New Jersey federal judge evicts journalists from court press room

    New Jersey federal judge evicts journalists from court press room

    May 29, 2025December 16, 2025
  • A Revolutionary War battlefield in New Jersey is getting a $5 million restoration

    A Revolutionary War battlefield in New Jersey is getting a $5 million restoration

    May 26, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Groundwater polluted, Lambertville residents at risk, but help from State of New Jersey may be years away

    Groundwater polluted, Lambertville residents at risk, but help from State of New Jersey may be years away

    May 23, 2025February 27, 2026
  • Who gets to park at the New Jersey Capitol? Proposal would exclude public from State House parking garage

    Who gets to park at the New Jersey Capitol? Proposal would exclude public from State House parking garage

    May 22, 2025February 27, 2026
  • With primary looming, New Jersey Democrats debate transit, taxes, who can beat GOP in November

    With primary looming, New Jersey Democrats debate transit, taxes, who can beat GOP in November

    May 18, 2025May 30, 2025
  • Transit strike ends after just 3 days as deal reached to get New Jersey trains rolling Tuesday

    Transit strike ends after just 3 days as deal reached to get New Jersey trains rolling Tuesday

    May 18, 2025May 30, 2025
  • NJ Transit rail lines come to a standstill as engineers go on strike: What commuters need to know

    NJ Transit rail lines come to a standstill as engineers go on strike: What commuters need to know

    May 16, 2025December 16, 2025
  • New Jersey clergy confront ICE: Faith groups block access to private detention center in Newark

    New Jersey clergy confront ICE: Faith groups block access to private detention center in Newark

    May 14, 2025December 16, 2025
  • How it unfolded: The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at the controversial Delaney Hall New Jersey ICE site

    How it unfolded: The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at the controversial Delaney Hall New Jersey ICE site

    May 12, 2025December 12, 2025
  • Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released Friday night after arrest outside ICE Detention Center

    Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released Friday night after arrest outside ICE Detention Center

    May 10, 2025May 10, 2025
  • Gottheimer spent more than 10% of public-funded office budget on ads days after announcing run for New Jersey governor

    Gottheimer spent more than 10% of public-funded office budget on ads days after announcing run for New Jersey governor

    May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
  • ‘Threat to democracy’: Trump loyalist’s voter fraud crackdown alarms New Jersey civil rights groups

    ‘Threat to democracy’: Trump loyalist’s voter fraud crackdown alarms New Jersey civil rights groups

    May 6, 2025July 4, 2025
  • Platkin files lawsuit to permanently bar Menendez from holding public office in New Jersey

    May 5, 2025August 10, 2025
  • Jersey City officials muzzle press at event, ban recording, social posts, police photos

    Jersey City officials muzzle press at event, ban recording, social posts, police photos

    May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
  • New Jersey Supreme Court to decide if public can see cop’s internal affairs file after criminal case expunged

    New Jersey Supreme Court to decide if public can see cop’s internal affairs file after criminal case expunged

    April 30, 2025April 30, 2025
  • Researchers sue New Jersey over access to Lindbergh kidnapping records

    Researchers sue New Jersey over access to Lindbergh kidnapping records

    April 28, 2025April 28, 2025
  • The shady side of Newark’s urban renewal

    The shady side of Newark’s urban renewal

    April 28, 2025April 30, 2025
  • Five minutes with Steve Meserve, among the last of the great shad men

    Five minutes with Steve Meserve, among the last of the great shad men

    April 26, 2025April 26, 2025
  • ‘No Legitimate Purpose’: New Jersey lawmaker seeks to ban bitcoin ATMs linked to crypto scams and fraud

    ‘No Legitimate Purpose’: New Jersey lawmaker seeks to ban bitcoin ATMs linked to crypto scams and fraud

    April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
  • Window on New Jersey: NJ Transit Newark April 24

    Window on New Jersey: NJ Transit Newark April 24

    April 24, 2025April 28, 2025
  • Bill Pidgeon of Lambertville, New Jersey

    Bill Pidgeon of Lambertville, New Jersey

    April 24, 2025August 9, 2025
  • Conduent will challenge $1.7B NJ E-ZPass deal in court (updated)

    Conduent will challenge $1.7B NJ E-ZPass deal in court (updated)

    April 23, 2025April 24, 2025
  • Trenton skipped bidding rules for $1.7M in parks and recreation contracts

    Trenton skipped bidding rules for $1.7M in parks and recreation contracts

    April 21, 2025April 21, 2025
  • ICE wants to boot NJ woman even though she’s the star witness in her own stabbing

    ICE wants to boot NJ woman even though she’s the star witness in her own stabbing

    April 18, 2025April 24, 2025
  • A community left behind: PFAS crisis unfolds on Lambertville’s Connaught Hill

    A community left behind: PFAS crisis unfolds on Lambertville’s Connaught Hill

    April 17, 2025February 27, 2026
  • Civil liberties advocates say New Jersey ‘anti-brawl’ bill could criminalize protest and dissent

    Civil liberties advocates say New Jersey ‘anti-brawl’ bill could criminalize protest and dissent

    April 7, 2025February 27, 2026
  • ‘It got away from us’: Trenton mayor says of flawed no-bid park contract

    ‘It got away from us’: Trenton mayor says of flawed no-bid park contract

    March 30, 2025February 27, 2026
  • City of Trenton ordered to fix damage done by Delaware River clear-cutting

    City of Trenton ordered to fix damage done by Delaware River clear-cutting

    March 13, 2025December 16, 2025
  • New Jersey state senator demands federal review of $1.7B E-ZPass deal

    New Jersey state senator demands federal review of $1.7B E-ZPass deal

    March 4, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Average NJ property taxes exceed $10,000, topping SALT tax-deduction limit

    Average NJ property taxes exceed $10,000, topping SALT tax-deduction limit

    March 4, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Meet CJ Griffin, one  of New Jersey’s fiercest advocates for government transparency

    Meet CJ Griffin, one of New Jersey’s fiercest advocates for government transparency

    February 27, 2025December 16, 2025
  • Backroom deals and billion-dollar contracts: NJ Turnpike E-ZPass agreement with Singapore-owned firm shrouded in secrecy

    Backroom deals and billion-dollar contracts: NJ Turnpike E-ZPass agreement with Singapore-owned firm shrouded in secrecy

    February 23, 2025December 16, 2025
  • N.J. Republican candidates for governor clash in explosive, chaotic first debate

    N.J. Republican candidates for governor clash in explosive, chaotic first debate

    February 5, 2025April 7, 2025
  • Toxic tap water in Trenton: Lead, copper, and Legionella bacteria found in office tower

    Toxic tap water in Trenton: Lead, copper, and Legionella bacteria found in office tower

    February 3, 2025February 27, 2026
  • Six Democratic candidates for governor of New Jersey on Stage at Rider University

    2025 N.J. governor’s race: Democrats face off in first debate

    February 3, 2025April 7, 2025
  • N.J. Attorney General unveils anti-corruption commission: What it means for government transparency

    N.J. Attorney General unveils anti-corruption commission: What it means for government transparency

    January 30, 2025December 16, 2025
  • On the brink of collapse: New regional utility proposed as solution to Trenton’s water woes

    On the brink of collapse: New regional utility proposed as solution to Trenton’s water woes

    January 28, 2025December 16, 2025
  • How sentencing reform could offer seniors a second chance and save N.J. millions

    How sentencing reform could offer seniors a second chance and save N.J. millions

    December 30, 2024December 16, 2025
  • Driving with impunity: Courtesy cards and connections a free pass with troopers, N.J. Comptroller investigation finds

    Driving with impunity: Courtesy cards and connections a free pass with troopers, N.J. Comptroller investigation finds

    December 18, 2024December 16, 2025
  • Trenton Water crisis: Study highlights financial chaos, billing delays, outdated equipment, worker shortages

    Trenton Water crisis: Study highlights financial chaos, billing delays, outdated equipment, worker shortages

    December 17, 2024December 16, 2025
  • Chlorine byproducts and dead-end pipes: Trenton Water  remains in violation of NJ Safe Water Drinking Act

    Chlorine byproducts and dead-end pipes: Trenton Water remains in violation of NJ Safe Water Drinking Act

    December 13, 2024December 16, 2025
  • Exclusive: Murphy on drones, clemency, the state’s finances – and a Chappell Roan fave

    Exclusive: Murphy on drones, clemency, the state’s finances – and a Chappell Roan fave

    December 13, 2024December 16, 2025
  • State Comptoller investigation uncovers fraud, waste and abuse at “New Jersey’s worst nursing home”

    State Comptoller investigation uncovers fraud, waste and abuse at “New Jersey’s worst nursing home”

    December 13, 2024December 16, 2025

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