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NJ Senator Bucco Faces Removal Demand Over Dual Role in ICE Facility Fight

NJ Senator Bucco Faces Removal Demand Over Dual Role in ICE Facility Fight

ROXBURY—More than 1,000 people protested Saturday, February 28, 2026 against a federal plan to convert a warehouse into an immigration...

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NJ Senate Panel Advances Singleton Rent Relief Bills, Expands Credits

NJ Senate Panel Advances Singleton Rent Relief Bills, Expands Credits

TRENTON—The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee has advanced two bills aimed at expanding rent relief for New Jersey tenants....

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Ras Baraka Responds to Viral Claims About Newark Mayor’s Office Budget

Ras Baraka Responds to Viral Claims About Newark Mayor’s Office Budget

NEWARK — Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka released a video message responding to viral accusations circulating online about the budget...

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Newark Board Plans Riverfront Elementary School for Overcrowded East Ward

Newark Board Plans Riverfront Elementary School for Overcrowded East Ward

NEWARK—The Newark Board of Education plans to open Riverfront Elementary School in the overcrowded East Ward. Board President Hasani Council...

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Bloomfield Proposes Municipal Resolution to Block ICE Without Judicial Warrants

Bloomfield Proposes Municipal Resolution to Block ICE Without Judicial Warrants

BLOOMFIELD—the Bloomfield township council is drafting a resolution to restrict immigration enforcement on municipal property. Councilwoman Tracy Toler-Phillips is collaborating...

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds NJ Affordable Housing Mandate, Denies Towns’ Emergency Bid

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds NJ Affordable Housing Mandate, Denies Towns’ Emergency Bid

In a significant legal development, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for New Jersey’s affordable housing mandate to...

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Colonia High School Cancer Cluster Investigation: The Complete Audit of Radiation Claims and EPA Soil Remediation

Colonia High School Cancer Cluster Investigation: The Complete Audit of Radiation Claims and EPA Soil Remediation

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 28-acre campus of Colonia High School remains the focal point of a complex investigation into an...

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Former Mayor, Police Sergeant Indicted on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Teen He Allegedly Met Online

Former Mayor, Police Sergeant Indicted on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Teen He Allegedly Met Online

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — A former Dumont mayor and Jersey City police sergeant has been indicted on charges alleging he drugged...

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Sauickie Slams Sherrill's First Two Weeks as "Activist Theater"

Sauickie Slams Sherrill's First Two Weeks as "Activist Theater"

Sauickie Slams Sherrill's First Two Weeks as "Activist Theater"Editor's note: NJBallot does not endorse any statements made by political figures.TRENTON,...

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Racketeering Charges Dropped Against Power Broker George Norcross

Racketeering Charges Dropped Against Power Broker George Norcross

TRENTON, N.J. — The long-running racketeering case against George E. Norcross III, one of New Jersey’s most powerful Democratic political...

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