Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, described starkly different visions for the state in a debate Wednesday. Source: New York Times
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2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2025
The 17-year-old friends in a small New Jersey town were killed on their way to get ice cream. Prosecutors said the crash was intentional. Source: New York Times
After Trump Pulls Funding, Work Continues on N.Y. Area Transit Projects
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2025
Two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States were still moving forward this week despite the battles over a government shutdown surrounding them. Source: New York Times
Release of Democrat’s Naval Record Scrambles a Tight Governor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
In the New Jersey governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, is locked in a bitter battle with Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, over the release of records tied to her military service. Source: New York Times
Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jersey, was told she might have violated her contract, according to an email shared with The New York Times. Source: New York Times
Republican Who Has Criticized the Police Wins Major Union’s Endorsement
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2025
The Fraternal Order of Police in New Jersey endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor over his Democratic opponent, Representative Mikie Sherrill. Source: New York Times
Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Mr. Khalil is not in imminent danger of deportation, but his situation has grown more dire as the Trump administration continues its efforts to remove him from the country. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible. Source: New York Times
Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade. Source: New York Times
Mississippi’s Freedom Trail Will Now Extend All the Way to New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
As Democrats rally in Chicago around Kamala Harris, civil rights veterans will mark the 60th anniversary of history-changing testimony at a past convention in Atlantic City, N.J. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Ballot Design for Senate Primary Challenged by Federal Judge
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
The ruling is expected to abolish a practice that has allowed the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines to flourish. Source: New York Times
Ex-Army Counselor Caz Craffy Charged With Defrauding Gold Star Families
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2023
Instead of helping dead service members’ relatives collect life insurance and other benefits, Caz Craffy duped them while enriching himself, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Does Fusion Voting Offer Americans a Way Out of the Partisan Morass?
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A new push by nonprofit groups hopes to revive the practice in New Jersey and possibly elsewhere across the country. Source: New York Times
How a Draft of the Constitution Ended Up in a Drawer in Trenton, N.J.
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2022
New Jersey was no less involved in the Revolutionary War than Pennsylvania or Massachusetts. So why does it hide away its priceless artifacts? Source: New York Times