05/15/2026

Baraka wins fourth term as Newark mayor with 70% of vote

Ras Baraka won a fourth term as Newark mayor with 70.3% of the vote Tuesday, defeating seven challengers in a nonpartisan race.

May 15

Bipartisan Push in Trenton Would Move State Police Out From Under Attorney General

May 15

Murphy's Final Budget Masks Structural Deficit With Record Surplus

May 15

Drive-by shooting in Paterson kills 2, wounds 4 on Mother's Day

A drive-by shooting on Mother's Day killed two people and wounded four others outside a liquor store in Paterson, marking the second mass shooting in the city in about a month.

May 15

Wynn Breaks State Record as New Jersey Sprinters Rewrite Meet Books

Pennsauken's Sianni Wynn ran 23.03 in the 200 meters at sectional championships, the second-fastest time in New Jersey history. Eastern Regional's Natalie Dumas tied the state record in the 400.

May 15

Rutgers clinches Big Ten Tournament spot with series win over Maryland

May 15

Utica Comets' Goaltenders Boost Devils' Pipeline in Calder Cup Run

May 15

Devils Sign Melovsky to Entry-Level Contract

May 15

NJDOT Resumes Route 72 Work Before Memorial Day Rush

NJDOT closes Route 72 overnight this week for final paving ahead of Memorial Day travel on Long Beach Island.

May 15

Construction Begins on Columbus Hospital Site After 18-Year Vacancy

May 15

Skip "The Residence," Watch "The Diplomat" Season 2 Instead

Netflix is pushing its new murder mystery hard, but the real White House thriller you should queue up came out three months ago and nobody noticed.

May 15

Starlette Signs: Mercury Stirring Questions You've Avoided

May 15

The Sleeper Hits You Missed This Week

May 15

The Five-Board Bench: Your First Real Woodworking Project

May 15

The Warm Tomato Salad That Changed My Mind About August

May 15

I Choose One Thing Today

Before you drown in your to-do list, try this: pick the single task that would make today feel complete. Not everything. Just one.

May 15

New Providence Borough Hall Opens to Public Monday

New Providence Borough Hall reopens to the public Monday, June 7. Mask requirements depend on vaccination status.

May 15

Camden County College Hosts U.S. Labor Department for Apprenticeship Week

May 15

Traffic Advisory: Water Main Break Snarls North Avenue in Elizabeth

May 15

Cape May Point Secures Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Station

May 15

Toms River Braces for Major Winter Storm This Weekend

May 15