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Burlington County celebrates preservation of first New Jersey farm under new valuation formula
SPRINGFIELD – The Burlington County Commissioners celebrated another farmland preservation milestone this week as the Three Willows Farm in Springfield became the first New Jersey farm to be preserved using a new State formula to calculate its...

Governor Hochul Launches $25 Million Revitalization Of Bear Mountain State Park
Rendering of planned park improvements at Bear Mountain State Park. Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that a $25 million rehabilitation project will start this year at the 115-year-old Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland and Orange counties...

US: Trump checks on rose garden work at White House, before heading to New Jersey
SHOTLIST WASHINGTON, US (JUNE 20, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) 1. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WALKING OUT OF OVAL OFFICE 2. VARIOUS OF TRUMP TALKING TO WORKER AT ROSE GARDEN 3. TRUMP WALKING TOWARD OVAL OFFICE 4. VARIOUS OF WORKERS AND MACHINES AT...

Chinese Students Required to Spy Under Chinese Law: 600,000 Coming Soon
Image created by ChatGPT with DALL·E, based on a user-provided instructions. President Trump has announced that he may allow as many as 600,000 Chinese students to enter the United States. While I generally support most of the president’s...
New Jersey Mall Sued For Selling Clothes On Sundays
The American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating Bergen County's blue laws by selling clothes on Sundays. Filed in Bergen County Superior Court, the lawsuit claims that the mall's 120 retail...

Harmon: NJ governor candidates must address Black business equity
The basics: Harmon meets with NJ gubernatorial candidates on Black business issues Advocates for addressing auto insurance disparities, project labor thresholds Stresses perception, opportunity & access to capital as key barriers Encourages...

American Idol is looking for the next big star here in New Jersey
So, do you have hopes and dreams of becoming the next great singer and performer? If you live in New Jersey, your chances are getting better. American Idol will be holding auditions for singers here in the great Garden State. Here are the exciting...

Trump advisor pushes cannabis rescheduling as step toward legalization (Newsletter: August 29, 2025)
Court win for marijuana users’ gun rights; Military starts psychedelic drug testing; PA legalization dispute; Study: CBD improves cognitive decline Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the...

Virginia has grown an organizational unicorn to track political money. Here’s the story behind it.
For many Virginia political junkies — and I proudly count myself among them — the morning doesn’t truly begin until I look at the daily email from the Virginia Public Access Project. It’s a compilation of news stories about politics from across...

Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew’s parents faced heartbreaking medical emergency after their deaths in New Jersey
Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew’s parents faced heartbreaking medical emergency after their deaths in New Jersey (Image via Getty) Former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his younger brother Matthew Gaudreau, 29, tragically lost their lives...

Bill Spadea Returning To New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show
TRENTON – Bill Spadea will return to weekday mornings on New Jersey 101.5 beginning September 2, bringing back his mix of political commentary and Jersey-focused conversation to radio and digital audiences across the state. Spadea, who first...

New Jersey’s long history of trouncing New York at the Supreme Court
I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I live there now (not off of any exit, thank you very much). And, although I resided in the Big Apple for many years, I will always be a Jersey boy. Even the most passionate New Jerseyan, however, may be...

Announcing the Finalists for the New Jersey Legal Awards 2025
New Leaders of the Bar Winners Heather Aguilar-Sposato, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender Doris Cheung, Brach Eichler Jaclyn DeMais, Greenberg Traurig David Disler, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Alexandra Freed, SeidenFreed Shari Lee Genser,...

Bill Spadea returns to mornings on New Jersey 101.5
New Jersey 101.5 is excited to announce the return of Bill Spadea to weekday mornings, starting Tuesday, Sept. 2. Spadea will once again bring his signature blend of hard-hitting political commentary and Jersey-focused conversation to the airwaves...

NJ to regulate campaign spending on security as political violence mounts
DANA DIFILIPPO newjerseymonitor.com As political violence becomes a growing threat and reality, New Jersey’s election watchdog has moved to officially allow candidates to use campaign money to pay for security services and devices. The Election...

Popular New Jersey mall hit with lawsuit for selling clothes on Sunday
Storch Advisors CEO Gerald Storch says Walmart’s strong earnings show it’s ‘winning this game,’ while Target faces falling sales, messy stores and leadership turmoil on ‘Varney & Co.’ New Jersey’s massive American Dream mall is facing a lawsuit...

Bill Spadea Returning To Mornings On ‘New Jersey 101.5.’
After an eight-month absence from the microphone, Bill Spadea is headed back to weekday mornings at Townsquare Media’s talk outlet “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW Trenton. His return is set for Tuesday, Sept. 2. Spadea, who first joined the station in...

Ginnie Graham: As Trump takes over cities with military, where's the conservative outrage?
For years, conservatives have warned about federal overreach that could lead to a violent standoff, particularly if a president weaponizes the national military against the American people. That’s been the core argument against restrictions to the...

Beyond SEO: Why the Future of New Jersey Legal Marketing is Authority Intelligence Optimization (AIO)
For years, New Jersey law firms have operated on a familiar marketing playbook. We invested in search engine optimization (SEO) and paid for clicks (PPC), and we continued to do so even as the returns diminished and the content felt increasingly...

MAGA movement in trouble in New Jersey
✅ Donald Trump performed well in New Jersey in 2024 presidential race ✅ New poll finds support for MAGA waning ✅ What does it mean for NJ's race for governor? Donald Trump did not win New Jersey in 2024, but his support surged compared to the 2020...