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Government/Politics

Trump Endorses Republican Candidate In NJ Governor Race: Election 2025

GOP Rivals React To Trump Endorsement In NJ Governor Race

Bloomfield Prepares For Potential NJ Transit Train Worker Strike

Indy Voters In NJ Could Be ‘Game Changer’ For Democrats, Pollsters Say

NJ Mayor: Videos Show I Didn’t ‘Storm’ ICE Detention Center (WATCH)

More Arrests At ICE Prison In Essex County After Mayor Taken Into Custody

Utility Companies Are Exploiting NJ Residents, Senator Says (Op-Ed)

Peace Corps Braces For Cuts Under DOGE; NJ Volunteers 'Watch Closely'

Essex County Resident Battles For NJ Assembly Seat In 27th District

NJ Sewerage Commission Has New Chair For First Time In A Decade

Striking Train Engineers Picket Outside NJ Transit HQ In Essex County

Other news in Essex County and New Jersey

Feds Limit Planes At Busy NJ Airport As Frustrating Delays Stack Up

Charges Against Essex County School Principal Dropped, Court Tosses Suit

Sharpe James Dead At 89, Former NJ Mayor Mourned

Trader Joe’s Plans To Bring New Store To Essex County

Plan To Repurpose ‘Library’ At NJ College Sees Pushback

Measles Exposure At New Jersey Airport: See When, Where

Professor Among Students Who Received Mentor's Final Gift – Her Life Savings

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