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Education

New Jersey educators say AP African American studies course is ‘crucial’

Advisors for the course say it allows for deeper discussions on the role of women in Black liberation movements, the influence of African American art, and more.

1 month ago

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Politics & Policy

N.J.’s green goals for housing, cars, economy get pushback

Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans Wednesday to make New Jersey a national leader in clean energy.

1 month ago

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Education

Murphy says New Jersey will expand AP Black history classes

Advanced Placement African American Studies courses will be expanded to 26 schools in New Jersey next year.

2 months ago

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Education

Michigan State University gunman found with note threatening Ewing, New Jersey schools

"All Ewing public schools are closed today while we investigate an unconfirmed school threat," police said.

2 months ago

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Community

A bullied N.J. student died by suicide. Now, the superintendent has resigned

Adriana Kuch, a freshman in the Central Regional School District along the Jersey Shore, died on Feb. 3. Her father says bullying led her to take her own life.

2 months ago

Sen. Brian Stack (D-Hudson) speaks on a bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl-related crimes in New Jersey. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers want to pass harsher penalties for fentanyl despite pleas from social justice and harm reduction advocates

Advocates argue that new legislation upping penalties for fentanyl will unfairly punish people from communities impacted by the war on drugs.

2 months ago

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A gambler smokes while playing a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's nine casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Politics & Policy

Workers await as N.J. lawmakers debate casino smoking ban

The bill would close a loophole in the state's 2006 indoor smoking law written specifically to exempt casinos from bans on smoking indoors.

2 months ago

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Community

Preserving Black Haddonfield: Anthology of first-person stories to be released

A group of ten community elders share their first-hand accounts of being a part of the African American community in Haddonfield, N.J.

2 months ago

Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey will nearly double minimum monthly SNAP benefits payment

Gov. Phil Murphy said a new program will tackle food insecurity by offsetting the rising cost of food and groceries since the beginning of the pandemic.

2 months ago

A Voting station is visible in an empty room in Pennsylvania.
Politics & Policy

Election deadlines and dates to watch for Pa., N.J, and Del. in 2023

Voters will head to the polls this spring to weigh in on races for mayor, city council, state Supreme Court, and beyond.

2 months ago

Sen. Menendez speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy

Newly-formed Gun Violence Prevention Caucus reintroduces legislation targeting high-capacity gun magazines

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey reintroduced the Keep Americans Safe Act, a bill that would largely ban high-capacity gun magazines.

2 months ago

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Courts & Law

Lack of judges will delay civil matters in 6 N.J. counties, including 3 in South Jersey

N.J. Supreme Court Justice Stuart Rabner announced that due to the number of vacancies on the bench, six counties will suspend civil trials.

2 months ago

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Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy signs ‘temporary workers’ bill of rights’

The bill requires companies to pay temporary workers minimum wage after deductions for food and meals, improving conditions for thousands of immigrants.

2 months ago

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Police in Bloomfield, N.J. are looking for the suspect who hurled a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of a synagogue early Sunday morning
Courts & Law

N.J. man charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at synagogue

The 26-year-old Clifton man was due to make his initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Newark, and it wasn’t known if he has an attorney.

2 months ago

New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour.
Community

N.J. Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour found dead in SUV outside her home: Police

The business analyst and part-time EMT was elected to the Sayreville council as a Republican in 2021.

2 months ago

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