New Jersey

New Jersey has been a reliable state for Democrats in presidential elections, having not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.

The relatively low-profile off-year elections are headlined by the races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.

Oct. 30 - Nov. 2: Día de los Muertos celebrations in Delaware, a pierogi festival in Philly and John Fogerty in South Jersey are among the highlights.

About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with approximately 75,000 recipients in Camden County.

Early voting, which opened Saturday, runs through Nov. 2 in New Jersey and New York City. The races are key tests for Democratic Party leaders ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The DOJ announced it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties in California.

Designed by architect David Adjaye, Princeton’s new museum corrects the problematic old one.

At Princeton and some others, the number of new Black students has fallen by nearly half. Some colleges attribute it to natural fluctuations.

Oct. 23–26: The Girls of Summer in Delaware, Schuylkill Regatta in Philly and Giveon in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

Assemblywoman Andrea Katz is sponsoring a bill that would impose a surcharge on data centers and use the money to modernize the region’s electrical grid.

Embattled Democratic Mayor Marty Small Sr. is running for his second full term against Republican businessman Naeem Khan.

Older adults, who are also the most consistent voting bloc, have cited affordability as a top concern.

The New Jersey Republican State Committee told the Justice Department that federal intervention is needed to ensure an accurate vote count in Passaic County.

Businesses in Cape May County shore towns said they had to work harder to keep tourism and profits strong.

Two weeks out and the NJ governor's race appears to be a toss up. We talk about the issues, the endless attack ads, and the Trump factor as we near the November 4th election.