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New Jerseyâs Pettyâs Island, now owned by Venezuelaâs Citgo, will soon belong to major conservative donorâs firm
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (1102+ words) Venezuela's Citgo is under a U.S. court's order to sell itself to a Florida hedge fund founded by Paul Singer, a major donor to conservatives including President Donald Trump. New Jersey has long coveted Petty's Island, 300 acres in the Delaware River…...
Welcome news from New Jersey as effort to muzzle watchdog agencies fails | Editorial
3+ week, 1+ day ago (499+ words) Pushback against a proposed plan to gut the powers of the state comptroller and undermine the investigators charged with protecting the public purse may show that Garden State voters have had enough. For generations, New Jersey and political corruption have…...
Owen Tippett’s big night against New Jersey fuels a third consecutive win for the Flyers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) NEWARK, N.J. " The Flyers closed out a four-game road trip with win No. 3, defeating the New Jersey Devils, 5-3. It extended their winning streak to three games. Philly has now won five of its last six and is 14-7-3 on the season. Owen…...
A New Jersey organ donation nonprofit is accused of ordering an organ recovery to go forward after a patient ‘reanimated’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (684+ words) The president of a major New Jersey organ donation nonprofit told a subordinate at a Camden hospital to continue procuring organs from a patient thought to be dead -- after that person "reanimated" during the organ recovery process, federal lawmakers have…...
Mikie Sherrill was underestimated. So was the extent of anti-Trump sentiment in New Jersey.
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1825+ words) Sherrill won the governor's race by driving up Democratic margins in every county in the state, particularly in counties home to large Latino and Black populations. As pundits and some pollsters forecast a nailbiter in the New Jersey governor's race,…...
Barack Obama endorses Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey governor
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Former President Barack Obama endorsed U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor. His announcement came in the form of an ad paid for by Sherrills" campaign that Sherrill shared on X Friday morning. "Mikie is a mom…...
New Jersey PBS to go dark following Trump’s public media cuts
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (537+ words) NJ PBS will cease operations next year due to the combined forces of federal and state funding cuts. Across the river from Philadelphia, a second public media TV station will go dark after Republicans and the Trump administration stripped federal…...
Suing Trump, remembering Charlie Kirk, and ending school segregation: What you missed in the NJ governor’s race debate
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1332+ words) Both candidates in the gubernatorial race attacked each other and moderated their stances as they debated immigration, state sales tax, free speech, vaccines, and more. About 1,500 people filled a gymnasium in Lawrenceville Sunday night to watch the first debate between…...
New Jersey expands access to COVID-19 vaccines amid federal restrictions
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (487+ words) Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order that allows anyone over 6 months to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. New Jersey has joined a growing cohort of states expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines amid restrictions from federal agencies. Gov. Phil Murphy…...
Congress members speak after visiting South Jersey military base that’s preparing to confine immigrants
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1090+ words) Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross expressed anger and puzzlement toward the Trump administration on Friday after meeting with commanders at a South Jersey military installation about plans to confine immigration detainees there. Norcross said that he and the military leaders were…...