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NJ releases prison death data for first time in effort to bring closure, accountability
8+ mon, 3+ 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
11+ mon, 1+ day 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…...
Family of man killed by Jersey City police in alleged shootout hires lawyer to investigate
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) Published Oct 22, 2025 at 4:57 p.m. ET The family of a man fatally shot by Jersey City police after he allegedly opened fire on officers is demanding answers and has hired a lawyer to investigate the incident, the family’s attorney said. Darshell Robinson…...
ICE agents seen making arrests near Jersey City–Hoboken border, officials and witnesses say
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (628+ words) Published Feb 1, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. ET New Jersey local elected officials are sounding the alarm after federal immigration agents were seen making arrests near the Hoboken and Jersey City border on Sunday morning. The detentions prompted concern from officials in both cities,…...
Could a plan to build hundreds of affordable apartments in Jersey City be a model for the state?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (878+ words) Published Jul 18, 2026 A group of local officials in New Jersey want to try something different to tackle the Garden State’s growing affordability problem — housing for low and middle-income renters on land owned by the county. Hudson County Executive Craig Guy…...
A microcosm of the NJ governor’s race? Welcome to Morris County.
11+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Federal attorneys say ICE needs NJ detention warehouse for NYC immigration cases
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (731+ words) Published Apr 24, 2026 New Jersey “clearly dislikes” immigration detention centers, according to a new court filing by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the agency said it needs a facility in Roxbury to handle a glut of deportation cases…...
Jack Ciattarelli wants to gut NJ’s affordable housing laws. Can he do it?
11+ mon, 6+ day 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....
Sen. Andy Kim of NJ backs Solomon in Jersey City mayor's race
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (606+ words) Published Nov 8, 2025 at 1:16 p.m. ET U.S. Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey endorsed James Solomon in the race for Jersey City mayor Saturday — a notable nod from a politician known for ending the reign of the state’s powerful political machines. Kim said…...
NJ electric bills have been spiking, but $25 worth of relief is on the way
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (549+ words) Published Jul 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET New Jersey electric customers will soon get a modest break on their power bills. Every electric customer in the Garden State will receive a one-time $25 credit on their August bill, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced, calling the…...