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Newcomers Will Represent Over Twenty Percent Of New Jersey’s Legislature

Twenty-eight state legislative seats up for election in New Jersey this year is open, meaning no incumbents filed to run.

Zenger · May 6, 2023

New NJ little league rule: If you confront the ump, step behind the plate yourself

Do you take issue with an umpire's call? Step up behind the plate and see if you can do any better. That's a new New Jersey little league rule to combat confrontations between umps and fans.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 6, 2023

Holy macaroni! New Jersey town baffled by 500lbs of pasta dumped by brook

‘Fifteen wheelbarrow loads’ of uncooked spaghetti and macaroni mysteriously left in Old Bridge creek

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2023

UFC 288 fight card tonight: Gilbert Burns vs Belal Muhammad serves as co-main event

All you need to know about the event in New Jersey

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

What time is UFC 288 in UK tonight? Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo fight card and stream

A bantamweight world title fight between Sterling and Cejudo headlines UFC 288 in New Jersey tonight whilst Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad also feature on the card

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2023

Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream

Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they're no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

A massive dump of pasta in New Jersey sets off a fury of interest, and also a fury

"My initial reaction is exactly what yours was," a resident of Old Bridge, N.J., told NPR about the pounds of pasta found along a local brook. "It was funny and humorous and mortifying."

WEKU · May 5, 2023

Video: Belal Muhammad, Gilbert Burns make weight for UFC 288 title eliminator

The high-stakes UFC 288 co-main event is set after Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns made weight in New Jersey.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 5, 2023

The enemy within

Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah was invited to Eid al-Fitr but then turned away. What happened?

Salon · May 5, 2023

Rich millennials are spending millions to knock down beautiful houses in the NYC suburbs to build mansions as housing wars rage on

Communities like Ridgewood, N.J. are dotted with beautiful century-old Victorian and Tudor-style homes. They're also teardown targets.

Fortune · May 4, 2023