Former President Barack Obama is becoming public about his concerns about the US under President Donald Trump. According to close aides and those acquainted with his thinking, Obama no longer believes the country can simply overcome the current administration’s political and institutional problems. He may change his Democratic politics strategy of staying in the background…
Both major parties are targeting Black and Latino voters in New Jersey’s tight governor race. The outcome depends on these two demographic groups, especially in cities and suburbs. Observers find their allegiances more malleable now, and efforts that ignore them risk failure. Traditional methods frustrate Newark and Paterson black voters. They get bored of speeches…
Halloween candy has united New Jerseyans across the aisle as political tensions rise before elections. A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll found that all parties favor Reese’s. The season’s champion was Reese’s Halloween candy, which 21% of respondents favored. Snickers ranked second at 11% and candy corn, always divisive, third at 9%. New Jersey’s Halloween tastes still favor…
Autumn has painted New Jersey in magnificent reds, oranges, and yellows this week. Southern and central counties are in full color, offering the greatest views of the year. Trees are brightest in Middlesex, Camden, and Cape May, turning roadsides and parks gold and red. Weather experts believe this year’s foliage season was better than expected….
In a major weekend verdict, two federal judges ordered the federal government to fund SNAP despite the government shutdown. Separate Massachusetts and Rhode Island cases concluded that the administration must spend emergency reserve monies to prevent millions of Americans from losing food aid. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island ordered the…
Polls show young Americans support Trump less. New research show 1 in 5 under-30s support his leadership. About half of Gen Z and Millennial supporters were in this category at the start of the year. The drop suggests young Americans, who shaped the election, are angry. Younger Americans are losing interest in Trump, but older…
Netflix’s proposal to turn Fort Monmouth Army Base into a massive production center is shifting drastically. More than 100 World War II memorials honoring U.S. Army Signal Corps soldiers on the Avenue of Memories are being moved to make place for new studio project road renovations. The Avenue of Memories, which borders Netflix’s Oceanport site,…
Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli’s New Jersey governor’s race is one of the most closely watched in recent history. New surveys show the race is close and might go any way with days till election. Recent polls show the leads are close. Some surveys show Ciattarelli leading undecided voters, while others show Sherrill ahead. The…
As Atlantic City prepares for its mayoral election, incumbent Marty Small Sr. is vulnerable. He is likely to win in the Democratic-leaning city, but his political future may disintegrate when he goes in court to face serious allegations of abusing his teenage daughter. The date of his trial could change city leadership. Small, who became…
For 80 summers, Howard Height III has driven down the small sand road to the family’s beach cabin in Island Beach State Park. He and his family view the tiny cabin as a living repository of decades of summers, laughter, and memories. After years of uncertainty, New Jersey has ordered the remaining occupants to evacuate,…
