Local Jersey City search made simple

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (939+ words) Gov. Phil Murphy signed a controversial e-bike bill into law Monday, citing safety issues in the wake of several fatal crashes and ignoring objections from cycling groups that argued there are better ways to address safety concerns. The new law…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (502+ words) LAKEWOOD " This unique Ocean County school district is the latest to face the "nuclear" option of a state takeover amid a red budget and worsening finances. A takeover means the state Department of Education will appoint a new superintendent to…...

4+ hour, 15+ min 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…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (971+ words) New Jersey recently handed out almost a million dollars in grants to help schools go phone-free. Let me say that again: We are spending nearly a million dollars to teach children to put something in a locker. This is where…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (166+ words) Ben Stiller " the famed actor known for hit movies like "Zoolander," "Dodgeball" and "Meet the Parents," who is also as executive producer for the Apple TV series "Severance" " was reportedly at a Whole Foods in Jersey City on Jan. 17 to…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (317+ words) TRENTON, N.J. " For nearly a decade, Lupe Summers has been a staple at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). But it's on this day that her presence here is that much more special: serving others on Martin Luther King Jr. Day....

11+ hour ago   (309+ words) TRENTON " New Jersey schools will now be required to put cursive handwriting back into elementary school classrooms. After years of debate and stalling in the legislature, the measure was passed nearly unanimously last week. On Monday, it was signed by…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago   (233+ words) TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed new e-bike safety legislation into law today, as one of his last acts as governor. Electric bicycles in the Garden State will now be regulated, following a number of dangerous crashes. RELATED:…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (27+ words) New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill is vowing to put the Garden State on the front lines of resistance against President Trump when she takes office Tuesday....

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (273+ words) Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill formally takes charge of New Jersey at noon Jan. 20. Since her decisive Nov. 4 victory over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Sherrill hasresigned her 11th Congressional District seat, named appointees to her cabinet and toured diners across the state to…...