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Troubled Jersey City hospital to close Saturday, drawing outcry from nurses, city leaders
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (648+ words) Published Feb 26, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. ET Modified Feb 26, 2026 at 4:58 p.m. ET The operator of Heights University Hospital in Jersey City has decided to close the troubled facility for good this weekend, prompting outcry from local officials that the move will leave residents without…...
Mejia wins upset victory in special NJ primary to replace Sherrill
2+ week, 3+ day ago (600+ words) Published Feb 10, 2026 at 10:42 a.m. ET Progressive labor activist and organizer Analilia Mejia has pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's vacated seat in Congress. Former Rep. Tom Malinowski conceded Tuesday morning. "I…...
ICE agents seen making arrests near Jersey City–Hoboken border, officials and witnesses say
3+ week, 4+ day 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,…...
Utilities, immigration, Trump: What to watch as Sherrill starts as New Jersey governor
1+ mon, 1+ 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…...
NJ releases prison death data for first time in effort to bring closure, accountability
2+ mon, 6+ day 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....
Sen. Andy Kim of NJ backs Solomon in Jersey City mayor's race
3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Family of man killed by Jersey City police in alleged shootout hires lawyer to investigate
4+ mon, 4+ day 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…...
Batten the hatches: NYC, NJ to get heavy rain, winds and flooding from nor'easter
4+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Jack Ciattarelli wants to gut NJ’s affordable housing laws. Can he do it?
4+ mon, 3+ week 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....
A microcosm of the NJ governor’s race? Welcome to Morris County.
5+ mon, 2+ day 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…...