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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…...
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…...
NJ electric bills have been spiking, but $25 worth of relief is on the way
2+ mon, 1+ day 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…...
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,…...
Jersey City to end 'fixed posts' for police, launch new data sharing
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (742+ words) Published Mar 19, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. ET Jersey City leaders say new reforms announced on Thursday will make the city's police department more effective, more transparent and more deserving of community trust. The changes are driven by acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose,…...
Utilities, immigration, Trump: What to watch as Sherrill starts as New Jersey governor
7+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
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…...
NJ township fighting ICE jail faces another development battle, over affordable homes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026 at 7:51 a.m. ET Roxbury Township in northwestern New Jersey is locked in a heated dispute with the Trump administration over its plans to open a large immigration detention center in the quiet suburban community. But local officials are now…...
Sen. Andy Kim of NJ backs Solomon in Jersey City mayor's race
10+ mon, 5+ 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 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....