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
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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
Bear Hunting Will Again Be Permitted in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The governor cited an increase in reported bear sightings and aggressive encounters. Opponents have said they intend to try to block the Dec. 5 hunt in court. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Man Arrested in Connection With Threat to Synagogues
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
An 18-year-old man was charged with sending a threat over social media. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon. Source: New York Times
Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
A commission acknowledged concerns about the threatened shorebirds that rely on crab eggs as a critical food source around the Delaware Bay. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Links Deadly Listeria Outbreak to Deli Meats and Cheeses
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Sixteen people in six states have been infected with the listeria strain, resulting in one death and 13 hospitalizations, the agency said. Source: New York Times
In New Jersey, Redistricting Helped Most Incumbents Win Big
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Often a swing state, New Jersey is now divided into congressional districts that are even more purely red or blue than before. Source: New York Times
Republican Tom Kean Jr. defeats Rep. Malinowski in N.J.
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
The race, a rematch from 2020, had been considered the state’s most competitive congressional contest. Source: New York Times
Rep. Tom Malinowski’s Rematch With Tom Kean Jr. in NJ Remains Undecided
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
In another critical race, incumbent Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat, defeated Bob Healey Jr., a Republican. Source: New York Times
Rep. Andy Kim Is Re-elected in a New Jersey Swing District
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will return to Washington for a third term after a race that appeared to narrow in recent weeks. Source: New York Times