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The Invisible Representative: Kean's 52-Day Absence Tests NJ-7 Governance

The Invisible Representative: Kean's 52-Day Absence Tests NJ-7 Governance

A competitive district's congressman has missed 54 votes with no disclosed condition, no family statement, and no party coordination, during...

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Keyport Cancer Cluster: 41 Cases, $900K in Unpaid Fines, and a 40-Year Enforcement Gap

Keyport Cancer Cluster: 41 Cases, $900K in Unpaid Fines, and a 40-Year Enforcement Gap

KEYPORT—New Jersey environmental regulators have known about contamination at a former Keyport aircraft factory since 1986, issued their first monetary...

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Thousands of New Jerseyans Drop ACA Coverage as Federal Subsidies Expire

Thousands of New Jerseyans Drop ACA Coverage as Federal Subsidies Expire

TRENTON—The Department of Banking and Insurance said on April 21 that enrollment in Get Covered NJ had fallen by 68,830...

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Jersey City Hospital Operator Blocks State Hearing, Claims Relocation

Jersey City Hospital Operator Blocks State Hearing, Claims Relocation

JERSEY CITY—Hudson Regional Health has spent five weeks since the March 14 emergency room shutdown at Heights University Hospital trying...

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NJ Homelessness Hits Highest Level Since 2014 as Medicaid, SNAP Cuts Deepen

NJ Homelessness Hits Highest Level Since 2014 as Medicaid, SNAP Cuts Deepen

The 2025 count found 13,748 people homeless in New Jersey. With Medicaid, SNAP and HUD funding all facing cuts, counties...

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April School Board Elections Draw 61 Candidates Across 15 Districts, But Zero Capital Questions Mark Second Consecutive Year

April School Board Elections Draw 61 Candidates Across 15 Districts, But Zero Capital Questions Mark Second Consecutive Year

NEWARK—Fifteen New Jersey school districts held board elections on April 21, drawing 61 candidates for 32 open seats. A proposed...

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West Milford Votes to Close Paradise Knoll Elementary, Second School in Three Years

West Milford Votes to Close Paradise Knoll Elementary, Second School in Three Years

WEST MILFORD—The school board voted 6-1 to close Paradise Knoll Elementary School, a 1955 building on Paradise Road in the...

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NJ Transit Sets $150 World Cup Train Fare; FIFA Warns ‘Chilling Effect’

NJ Transit Sets $150 World Cup Train Fare; FIFA Warns ‘Chilling Effect’

TRENTON—NJ Transit will charge $150 for a round-trip train ticket to the 2026 World Cup at MetLife Stadium. The normal...

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Dover Train Death: 18 Year Old Student Killed on NJ Transit Line Without Fencing

Dover Train Death: 18 Year Old Student Killed on NJ Transit Line Without Fencing

A Dover High School student died after being struck by an NJ Transit train near Richboynton Road, where a greenway...

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Newark ICE Jail Held Pastor 18 Days in Code-Violation Facility; Records Show Municipal Enforcement Gap

Newark ICE Jail Held Pastor 18 Days in Code-Violation Facility; Records Show Municipal Enforcement Gap

LINDEN—Yeison Cortes Vasquez had pulled to the shoulder to check his phone on March 20. The ICE agents that stopped...

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