New Jersey
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4 months ago
What to know ahead of New Jersey’s 2024 general election
New Jersey’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
4 months ago
Sen. Bob Menendez’s Egypt, Qatar trip planning got ‘weird,’ Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial
The senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer testified Monday that the Democrat directed that Egypt be involved in the planning for the 2021 trip.
4 months ago
Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s curiosity about their price takes central role at bribery trial
Prosecutors showed jurors multiple instances when Menendez researched the value of gold as he tried to help a businessman who authorities say bribed him with gold and cash.
5 months ago
June 20-23: Batman In Concert in Philly, Carlos Santana in N.J. and Wilmington Pride in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
5 months ago
Listen 5:16Murphy was joined by Philly rapper Meek Mill, who spent nearly 10 years on probation before being imprisoned for probation violations.
5 months ago
Turmoil rocks New Jersey’s Democratic political bosses just in time for an election
Norcross has long been a boogeyman of many progressive New Jersey Democrats, who saw him as enriching himself while poorer residents languished.
5 months ago
Warehouses remain largely unregulated in the state and can be built with little to no environmental review or public scrutiny.
5 months ago
Listen 1:14Radio host, teachers union president join New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race
A conservative New Jersey radio host and the head of the state’s biggest teachers union have launched campaigns for next year’s gubernatorial election.
5 months ago
South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross among 6 charged with racketeering
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said the scheme goes back at least 12 years and involves the Triad1828 Centre.
5 months ago
Haddonfield unveils two markers commemorating the borough’s Black experience
The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.
5 months ago
Father’s Day, Juneteenth, Pride in the Park and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
June 13–16: Juneteenth in Philly, North by Shore in N.J. and a Marvin Hamlisch tribute in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
5 months ago
Listen 5:30New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
His testimony Wednesday represented the second time that a top law enforcement figure has said the Democrat tried to speak about a criminal case affecting a businessman.
5 months ago
Wildwood bans backpacks on N.J. beach, boardwalk after chaotic start to season
Wildwood has had a chaotic start to the season after rowdy groups of teens on the boardwalk forced the resort to declare a state of emergency over Memorial Day Weekend.
5 months ago
Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids’ rowdy actions after melees
Police chiefs and Republican lawmakers say parents should be held responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places.
5 months ago