Housing policy specialist Katie Brennan and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla won their first political race in a party elite and machine politics-dominated New Jersey district. That they won one of the state’s most contentious Assembly races suggests reform-minded representation above party supremacy. Brennan and Bhalla defeated establishment-backed candidates in Jersey City and the 32nd Assembly…
Missing college student Owen Tillman Kenney, 19, since Halloween. Charleston police are expanding their search. New Jersey resident Kenney was last seen crossing the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian bridge at 3 a.m., authorities said. Phone ping corresponded with final sighting. Kenney, a 2024 Red Bank Catholic High School alumni, attended Charleston. Kenney vanished after a Halloween…
This week, federal investigators arrested two Montclair, New Jersey men in a multi-state terror-plot probe related to ISIS. The 19- and 20-year-old men are accused of participating in an encrypted communication network that planned violent attacks in the US and abroad. The arrests follow Michigan charges against other Halloween weekend plotters. As he planned to…
Unexpectedly, Democrats won the New Jersey governorship. Because six Republican-voting areas shifted to Democrats. This shows that Garden State politics are evolving. These changes will affect state and national politics. Gloucester, Cumberland, Atlantic, Morris, Passaic, and Hunterdon voted for the Democrat, helping her win big. Five counties supported the Republican governor in the last election….
The intensely contested special election to fill the vacant Central Ward seat on the Newark City Council has counted early and same-day in-person ballots as of Tuesday night, but mail-in and provisional votes are still pending The campaign will determine who represents one of the city’s key wards after a council member, now a U.S….
None of the seven Jersey City mayoral candidates received more than half the vote. So, a rematch will decide the winner. A mayoral election will be held in New Jersey’s second-largest city on December 2, 2025. Councilman James Solomon and former Governor Jim McGreevey are running opposed. Solomon started the race with a tiny lead…
Recent assessments by researchers, analysts, and former officials suggest that the US may be on a dangerous road that threatens its democratic institutions. Many observers believe that democratic disintegration is growing under Donald Trump, even though the nation has not yet become a dictatorship. Previously marginal techniques are becoming mainstream in this new analysis. Executive…
Before launching next year, a 67,000-square-foot asset in Bergen County was entirely leased to a new adult daycare operator, attracting new investment. Leonia’s 2 Christie Heights Street property is listed for $15 million. The deal involves Lily Life’s new facility, which will fill the entire building. Listing agents say Lily Life is fully reserved and…
In a New Jersey drama, a neighborhood vigilante has switched from monitoring the streets to fighting his own government. Residents of the municipality have seen the nighttime hero criticize the local council for inaction and weakness. Red nylon pants, a bullet-proof vest marked “DG,” and a utility belt were worn by the suspect on city…
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg unexpectedly supported Democratic governor candidate Mikie Sherrill, calling the election a test of who will put New Jersey first. The endorsement comes amid mounting tension over the $16 billion Hudson River tunnel project, a vital regional transportation and infrastructure project. Sherrill and Buttigieg addressed Westfield train station commuters and…
