Though famed for boardwalks, summer crowds, and seaside attractiveness, New Jersey has quietly become a center of shark research in America. The Garden State’s shoreline has created a powerful narrative that links early-20th-century attacks, scientific advancements, and popular culture to New Jersey as a “shark state.” It started tragically. A string of Jersey Shore shark…
By signing veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander from the Baltimore Ravens, the Philadelphia Eagles strengthened their defense. Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round pick were traded to Baltimore for a 2026 sixth-round pick before the NFL trading deadline. The Eagles’ desire to improve their secondary is shown in this move. Cornerback consistency has been a problem for…
A troubling trend in New Jersey high school athletics is the post-game handshake line, long regarded for its sportsmanship, has been the location of multiple disputes and violence. Coaches, athletic directors, and organizations argue whether the ritual is appropriate in modern athletics. Rival teams wait for handshakes or appreciation after games. State sports associations say…
New Jersey’s largest mixed real estate sale this year was a Jersey City luxury apartment complex purchase. Toll Brothers Apartment Living sold Rockpoint the Provost Square Morgan. It has 38 tales. The address is 160 Morgan Street. The 2016 building comprises 417 market-rate apartments and 365,361 square feet for rent. On the top two levels…
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…
