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California And New Jersey Lawmkers Look To Unmask ICE Agents
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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July 8, 2025
Senators Padilla and Booker Seek to Ban Masks for Immigration Agents Democratic Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced a new bill aimed at increasing transparency and accountability for federal immigration agents...
Catholic school closures continue in New Jersey amid enrollment and budget strains
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 7, 2025
Four Catholic schools in New Jersey permanently closed at the end of the 2024–’25 academic year, continuing a pattern of school closures tied to financial challenges and enrollment declines. Among them was Immaculate Conception High School in...
Greek Diaspora Revives Historic New Jersey Diner
Greek City Times
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July 8, 2025
In a time when historic East Coast diners are vanishing, replaced by fast-food chains, the Roadside Diner on 33rd and 34th Avenues in Wall Township, New Jersey, is poised for a vibrant comeback. Maria and Nikos Kallas, Greek-American expatriates...
Delegation criticizes New Jersey's FY2026 budget for lack of transparency
Garden State Times - New Jersey
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July 7, 2025
Senator Anthony M. Bucco, Republican Leader - District 25 | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Anthony M. Bucco, Republican Leader - District 25 | Official U.S. Senate headshot Senator Carmen Amato Jr., Assemblyman Brian Rumpf, and Assemblyman...
Credit Union of New Jersey Awards $75,000 Grant to Capital Health in Support of Trenton Neighborhood Initiative
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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Trenton, NJ — Capital Health’s Trenton Neighborhood Initiative (TNI) has received a $75,000 grant from the Credit Union of New Jersey to expand programs and services that promote digital equity. “We are incredibly grateful for the Credit Union of...
Trump's tax bill: Here's what it means for New Jersey wallets
Daily Record - New Jersey
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President Trump signed a bill projected to add $3.4 trillion to the national deficit over 10 years, making 2017 tax cuts permanent and enacting new tax breaks. The bill includes cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits, potentially impacting over...
A New Jersey school district's officials threaten Chapter 9 in funding spat
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 7, 2025
A view of Toms River, New Jersey, where the school district threatens a bankruptcy filing.Bloomberg News A New Jersey school district is threatening to file for bankruptcy after years of state funding cuts, escalating a showdown with Gov. Phil...
Here's how Medicaid cuts will roll out in New Jersey
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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'Able-bodied' adults will face a requirement to work 80 hours per month to receive benefits, under the bill. About 350,000 New Jersey Medicaid recipients — nearly 1 in 5 — could lose coverage under President Donald Trump's massive tax cut and...
New Jersey announces winners of anti-bias youth competition
Mercer Times - New Jersey
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July 3, 2025
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have announced the winners of the No Hate in the Garden State Youth Competition. This competition, open to middle and high school students, is part of a broader effort to...
Made in New Jersey: All Points West Distillery brings bold new spirits to cocktail scene
News 12 New Jersey
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Newark’s All Points West Distillery crafts award-winning spirits from a former laundromat, fueling the city’s evolving cocktail culture with help from a small team. News 12 Staff • Jul 7, 2025, 12:57 PM • Updated 2 hr ago
New Jersey knows these are the most unfriendly cities in nation
New Jersey 101.5
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July 3, 2025
It was no surprise to me that the most unfriendly city and the third most unfriendly city border New Jersey. Foreign travelers who came to New York and Philadelphia for that warm and fuzzy, friendly experience got a rude awakening. What determines...
Buying weed in New Jersey while down the Shore this summer? Here’s what Pennsylvanians need to know.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Maybe you’re heading to the beach for a few days, spending the weekend in Wildwood, or just making a quick trip across the bridge. If you’re down the Shore this summer, it’s hard not to notice the wave of new cannabis dispensaries popping up all...
US races to build migrant tent camps after $45 billion funding boost
Politiko
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July 20, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is racing to build migrant tent camps nationwide after receiving $45 billion in new funding, aiming to expand detention capacity from 40,000 to 100,000 beds by year-end, The Wall Street Journal reported on...
Patti Stanger: From Millionaire Matchmaker to Outspoken Jewish Advocate
Aish
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July 20, 2025
Patti Stanger is known for her hit Bravo show, “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” which ran for eight seasons. On it, the third-generation Jewish matchmaker would set up women with wealthy men, doling out straightforward advice to help them find true...
New Jersey Democrats blast Trump's nomination of Alina Habba as U.S. attorney
Philly Voice
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July 3, 2025
Several of New Jersey's Democratic leaders are blasting President Donald Trump's nomination of Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney of New Jersey as a partisan power grab aimed at reshaping the state to serve his political agenda. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the...
New Jersey passenger gets pummeled after instigating fight on Frontier Airlines flight
New York Post
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July 3, 2025
He took the black-eye flight. A New Jersey man received a gruesome black eye along with a court date after an unprovoked, mid-flight attack on a fellow passenger brutally backfired, according to reports. Ishaan Sharma, 21, who hails from Newark,...
Fletcher Shares 3rd Studio Album Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me? Today
Top40-Charts
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today marks the highly anticipated release of Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?, the third studio album from critically acclaimed Queer singer/songwriter FLETCHER. Out now via Capitol Records, the...
New Jersey’s Misplaced Focus: 77-Year-Old Assata Shakur Tops The State’s Most Wanted List
Black Enterprise
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July 3, 2025
Is this truly where New Jersey’s finite resources and political will should be directed, when deeper systemic crises fester within its own borders? On May 12, in a move that defies contemporary relevance and strains credulity, the New Jersey State...
Next Gen Star Gia Giudice Changes Her Tune About NYC Life
TheThings
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July 19, 2025
Next Gen NYC follows the lives of the children of Real Housewives stars, along with their friends, as they step out of their parents' shadows and try to build careers of their own in the Big Apple. One of the most recognized faces on the new Bravo...
New Jersey Devils Re-Sign Cody Glass to Two-Year, $2.5M Contract
All About The Jersey - New Jersey
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July 2, 2025
We have come a long way in a short time, from hemming and hawing about whether the New Jersey Devils would even qualify Cody Glass, to the Devils qualifying him, to them re-signing him today. See the team’s post below: Devils Get Glass For Two...