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Vital community hospital threatened with shutdown in Jersey City, New Jersey
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey [Photo: @JerseyDigs]In late October, Hudson Regional Health (HRH) announced that one of its four facilities, Jersey City’s Heights University Hospital (HUH), formerly Christ Hospital, would...
Candidates for governor of New Jersey spend final hours on the campaign trail
The two candidates for governor of New Jersey are down to their final hours of campaigning ahead of Election Day. Both the Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli were in Northern New Jersey Monday, rallying with supporters and...
New Jersey’s next governor might revive a stalled school choice program
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. In a race defined by radically different approaches to education, school choice may be one of the few things New...
    
  Manalapan Teen Publishes Debut Novel Blending Storytelling & STEM
Posted Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:44 am ET|Updated Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:46 am ET MANALAPAN, NJ — A Manalapan high school student is reimagining the boundaries between creativity and science with her debut novel, “Breaking the Curve.” A student of...
Oscar Launches New Affordable Health Insurance Choices for New Jersey Individuals, Families, and Businesses
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oscar Health, Inc. (“Oscar”) (NYSE: OSCR), a leading healthcare technology company, today is introducing affordable, tech-powered health plans for individuals, families, and businesses across New Jersey on the...
Where the polling stands in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC and California
Polling is giving observers a clearer picture of what to expect on Election Day as voters cast their ballots. Key elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California could hold big implications for what to expect in next year’s...
    
  A former Navy pilot and ‘Jersey guy’ face off for governor of New Jersey
It’s not clear whether the Republican gubernatorial nominee in New Jersey was going to use a gendered epithet or not. In video footage captured at a fundraiser in early October, Jack Ciattarelli paraphrased how President Donald Trump spoke to him...
    
  Which New Jersey Movie Scene Reigns Supreme?
We think we have found the top New Jersey scene in movie history, and we want to see if you agree. The Best New Jersey Movie Scene In History New Jersey has had its share of cinema greats over the years, and we have had plenty of memorable scenes...
    
  Absecon Now 2nd Most Kinkiest City in New Jersey
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines kinky as "closely twisted or curled." That's one definition. Another is "relating to, having, or appealing to unconventional tastes especially in sex." So... what's going on in Absecon, New Jersey? The answer...
    
  Locals Say This Hidden Gem Has the Best Pie in New Jersey
The Best Pie in New Jersey: Locals Pick Their Favorite Just in Time for Thanksgiving! It’s Officially Pie Season in New Jersey Halloween is over and let’s be honest, it’s pie season. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’m already dreaming...
    
  Governor Murphy Proclaims Nov. 3rd, 2025 as One Health Day in New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy proclaimed November 3, 2025 as One Health Day in the State of New Jersey. One Health Day is an international awareness campaign observed annually on November 3 and promoted by a variety of organizations, including the U.S....
    
  Why DOJ election monitors in California and New Jersey are setting off alarms
The Department of Justice will deploy federal election observers to monitor sites in Tuesday’s elections in California and New Jersey. This would usually be seen as a routine mission from the department’s Civil Rights Division, which is tasked...
    
  Research & Commentary: Briefs Point Out Unnecessary Consumers Costs and Environmental Damage of Renewable Fuel Standard
The R Street Institute has produced two briefs on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) detailing the consumer costs and negative environmental impacts. A part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, expanded through 2007’s Energy Independence and Security...
    
  44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival to Take Place January 23 to February 22, 2026
originally published: 11/02/2025 (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The 44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will take place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 23-February 22, 2026. The Festival will be a hybrid one as it will be...
Sussex County Knights help raise funds for blood cancer research
Knights of Columbus Marquette Council 588 of Sussex County in New Jersey teamed up with Knights Council 3533 of Livingston, N.J., at the annual Blood Cancer United’s Light The Night-Morris County event, held on the evening of Oct. 25. The team...
    
  New Jersey AG Uses Courts to Export Gun Control Nationwide
Originally published on NSSF. Republished with permission. New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin is taking his campaign of lawfare into new territory with a worn-out playbook. In short, AG Platkin is attempting to use the U.S. judicial...
    
  Sherrill and Ciattarelli both want changes New Jersey's cashless bail system
New Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor defendants would no longer be jailed before their trial just because...
    
  Ciattarelli’s plan for New Jersey schools: Vouchers for the rich. Layoffs for everyone else.
You may not have heard this, but Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican candidate for governor in New Jersey, wants to radically reshape the public school system in a state that consistently ranks as one of the nation’s best. His two core proposals,...
    
  Anaheim hosts New Jersey after Terry’s 2-goal performance
New Jersey Devils (9-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (6-3-1, in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils -130, Ducks +110; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks host...
    
  New Jersey Voters Say Finding Quality, Affordable Child Care Is Difficult and a Major Barrier for Working Parents
Majority of voters think the issue has a large impact on the state’s economy, according to Rutgers-Eagleton poll A sizeable majority of voters, regardless of political party identification, say that finding quality, affordable child care is...