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5+ hour, 8+ min ago (329+ words) Former Summit councilman will instead lead Union Dems" NJ-7 endorsement process By Joey Fox, December 16 2025 3:33 pm Former Summit Councilman Greg Vartan is ending his campaign in New Jersey"s 7th congressional district, the first winnowing of the district"s packed Democratic field. Vartan, who was one of nine Democrats running to beat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), said that he"ll instead shift into a new role within the Union County Democratic organization, coordinating the county party"s endorsement process among the remaining 7th district candidates. This year"s campaign was Vartan"s second attempt at flipping the 7th district, a highly competitive seat that"s key to Democratic efforts to win back the House majority next year. His 2024 campaign, though, lasted only a few months; by the time he got into the race, many Democrats had already lined up behind eventual nominee…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago (512+ words) Owned and operated by Great Point Studios, the media hub's long-term tenant anchor, Lionsgate, will receive naming rights to the studio. Matrix Development is serving as the project's developer, while Gensler leads architectural design and master planning. Lionsgate Newark will include multiple soundstages, production offices, and set-building space, along with full on-site production services such as grip and electric, equipment storage, catering, props, parking, and security. The project will create more than 600 long-term production jobs in the city and generate over $800 million in annual economic impact. During construction, developers will dedicate 40 percent of total worker hours to Newark residents. The developers have also committed to award 25 percent of construction contracts to Minority Business Enterprises, and 7 percent to Women's Business Enterprises. Studio stakeholders also plan to collaborate with the Newark Board of Education to develop film, television, broadcast, and other industry-related…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago (138+ words) MOORESTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- Ten people, including several students, were hospitalized Tuesday after a school bus crash in Burlington County, New Jersey. The collision happened around 3 p.m. at Borton Landing and Hartford roads in Moorestown. Township officials said in a Facebook post that a car and school bus collided at the intersection, injuring six students, the bus driver and three occupants of the passenger vehicle. All injuries appear to be minor, officials said. "We have been made aware of a bus accident on one of our routes. There are no significant injuries for our students," Moorestown Township Public Schools said in a statement. The remaining students on the bus were taken to a nearby school, where they were picked up by family members. School counselors will be available this week to provide additional support to students....

10+ hour, 20+ min ago (423+ words) Officials in New Jersey held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on the site of a sprawling future production facility for entertainment giant Paramount. Films and TV shows will have a new home at the site of 1888 Studios in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's just the latest move by a major entertainment company hoping to take advantage of all the incentives offered by the Garden State. It's even earned New Jersey the nickname "Hollywood East." "This is going to be one of the largest film and television studios in North America ever," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Netflix in Monmouth County. We've got Lionsgate in the south ward of Newark. There's a lot going on." Art deco drawings reveal what the new state-of-the-art production campus will look like, including a total of 23 small stages. As to why it is called 1888 Studios -- it's…...

16+ hour, 43+ min ago (241+ words) TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- New Jersey casino workers, who are pushing to permanently ban smoking in their workplaces, held a rally in Trenton on Monday. A hearing was held to discuss a lawsuit that aims to close the smoking loophole in the Garden State. For years, casino workers have been pursuing protections against secondhand smoke in their workplaces. RELATED | Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act largely bans indoor smoking, but casinos have a long-standing exemption. The lawsuit filed last April by the United Auto Workers, which represents dealers at the Bally's, Caesars and Tropicana casinos. In August 2024, a judge ruled in favor of the casinos to allow smoking to continue. "Casino workers are expected to clock in to work every day despite inevitably facing a toxic environment that could cause…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago (186+ words) Rider Broncs (1-8, 0-2 MAAC) at Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (3-7) Newark, Delaware; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin' Blue Hens -9.5; over/under is 132.5 BOTTOM LINE: Delaware takes on Rider after Christian Bliss scored 21 points in Delaware's 88-66 loss to the CSU Northridge Matadors. The Fightin' Blue Hens have gone 1-3 in home games. Delaware gives up 75.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.6 points per game. The Broncs are 0-6 in road games. Rider is 1-6 in games decided by 10 points or more. Delaware scores 68.7 points per game, 5.9 fewer points than the 74.6 Rider allows. Rider averages 4.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Delaware gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Bliss is scoring 14.8 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Fightin' Blue Hens. Macon Emory is averaging 13.5 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting 50.5%. Zion Cruz is averaging 11.1 points…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago (327+ words) AARP just put out a ranking of the top 100 places in America that are the most livable for older Americans. New Jersey showed up in impressive numbers. Because they ranked areas by population categories, nine New Jersey towns appear on the list but also three New Jersey counties. Those fell in the category of 500,000+ population, so here a whole county could be considered the same as a major city. Before I give you which Jersey towns did so well, let me explain this isn't based on any one thing like most affordable. It's based on a number of factors like how walkable a town is, affordable housing, health, environmental, transportation, etc. Then metrics were assigned point values. Shannon Guzman, AARP director of housing and livable communities, says there is no such thing as a perfect community. "All of these communities…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (255+ words) Courtesy: Delaware State Police DOVER, Del. " School leaders from across Delaware testified Monday before the Joint Special Committees investigating the state's recent property reassessment, highlighting disparities in public education funding. Even homes with the same assessed value can see vastly different tax bills. A $350,000 home in the Delmar School District would owe nearly $1,150 in taxes, compared with about $588 in Cape Henlopen. Tax rates are based on estimated needs, approved by local referenda, finalized by Boards of Education, and issued by counties by mid-July. Collected funds go directly to the districts. "These differences are about unequal taxation capacity, not mismanagement," said Monet Smith, COO of Delmar schools. "The smaller a district's assessed value, the more it costs each property owner to raise funds." Taylor Hawk of the Delaware State Education Association noted, "Requiring schools to ask taxpayers for every local dollar…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (175+ words) Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 1:26 PM EST / CBS New York New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has appointed the state's next attorney general." Sherrill said Davenport is a "life-long public servant" with over 15 years of law enforcement experience. Davenport currently serves as the first assistant attorney general, a position she previously held from 2018-2020. She also worked as the acting attorney general's principal law enforcement advisor. Davenport previously worked as division counsel to New Jersey's division of the Drug Enforcement Administration." "I am thrilled that Jen Davenport will serve as New Jersey's next attorney general," Matt Platkin, the state's current attorney general,"wrote on social media. "Jen is, without question, one of the finest public servants I have ever known, and will do an extraordinary job as our state's chief law enforcement officer."" Platkin touted Davenport's "brilliance, steadfast commitment to pursuing justice, and unquestioned…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (634+ words) Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show on Monday: Here are a few "cool" facts and figures from snowfall data reported so far: " The biggest verifiable snowfall total I could find was 8.6 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer in Howell Township, Monmouth County. " The lowest snowfall in the state occurred around Cape May County, which did not start to see snowflakes stick until just before daybreak Sunday. The top total reported there was 0.3 inches " that is a coating of snow. An overnight freeze of snowy surfaces could cause a refreeze that leads to traffic issues Monday morning Temperatures that dropped on Sunday afternoon as the storm wrapped up will turn any snow on sidewalks and roads into sheets of ice, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow. Some school districts could delay the start…...