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August 22, 2020

NJ Gov. Murphy signs bill ending use of 'freeholder' for county officials

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed a bill to end the title of “freeholder” as a position for leaders of the state’s counties, replacing it instead with “county commissioner” as part of the state’s response to what Murphy called a “national reckoning” on racism.

August 21, 2020

Chris Christie rips 'hypocrite' NJ Gov. Murphy over order to send all state voters a ballot

Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie has slammed his successor, Democrat Phil Murphy, after Murphy ordered every active New Jersey voter on the state's rolls to receive a ballot in the mail ahead of the November election.

August 20, 2020

New Jersey woman who killed wife, buried her in backyard sentenced to 15 years

Laura Bluestein, 31, of Mount Holly, was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted in February of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the August 2017 shooting death of 29-year-old Felicia Dormans, prosecutors said.

August 20, 2020

Paterson, NJ, to hold new election in City Council race marred by voter fraud charges

A judge has ruled that a new election will be held in November for a disputed Paterson City Council seat, just weeks after the race's apparent winner and a sitting councilman were charged with voter fraud.

August 20, 2020

New Jersey boy, 3, dies after fisherman pulls him from Lake Hopatcong, police say

A New Jersey boy has died after a fisherman found the child unresponsive in a lake Tuesday evening, authorities said.

August 19, 2020

NJ officer suspended over hurtful Facebook comment about 5-year-old NC murder victim Cannon Hinnant

A New Jersey detention officer who allegedly wrote on Facebook that a 5-year-old boy fatally shot in North Carolina “should’ve ducked” has been suspended, county officials said.

August 19, 2020

DNC speakers: What to know about Cory Booker

Booker has touted that he has dedicated his political career to "fighting for those who have been left out, left behind or left without a voice." 

August 19, 2020

Trump campaign sues NJ over mail-in voting order: 'a recipe for disaster'

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) sued New Jersey on Tuesday evening over Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order to send mail-in ballots to all voters, continuing a pattern of legal action by the two entities against states that implement such voting systems. 

August 18, 2020

Woman dives into Hudson River for TikTok video: ‘YOLO’

The good news is that, while some sewage plants closer to Albany still discharge into the Hudson, the river is cleaner than it was decades ago.

August 18, 2020

Chris Christie calls Kasich 'backstabber,' 'untruthful guy' after Dem convention speech

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hurled insults at John Kasich after the former Ohio GOP governor spoke at the Democratic Convention on Tuesday, calling him a “backstabber” and saying it was “exhausting” to work with him.