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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, a trailblazing political leader, dies at 71
Politico via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who served as the first Black woman Assembly speaker in state...
Who was Oliver Randolph, New Jersey's civil rights pioneer? | Stile
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUpending the nation's segregated social systems did not appear to be Oliver Randolph's primary aim...
Recall elections once spiced up NJ politics. Why are they so rare now?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new report detailing New Jersey's history of recall elections shows no city has had more instances...
Two Somerset County men killed in train strikes; probe continues into third fatality
Courier News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwo Somerset County residents were killed last week in separate train crashes, and NJ Transit has...
Montclair manor built in 1897 and on market for $2.5M once housed 'full-blooded' wolf
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoWhile it was home to the heir of tony jewelry firm Marcus & Co., 280 Upper Mountain Ave. in...
NJ lawmakers investigated Bridgegate. Why can't they investigate COVID at veterans homes?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn the weeks after the scope of the George Washington Bridge lane closing fiasco became known in...
The 60-second school confrontation that divided a community and sees a principal facing jail
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNew Jersey communities are engaged in a heated debate about race and class after a student accused a...
Newark Street Renamed to Honor Sakia Gunn, Lesbian Teen Killed in Hate Crime
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA street in Newark, N.J., has been named for Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old Black lesbian killed in an...
NYC mayor deflects key questions on FBI probe, but he insists the law was followed
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNew York Mayor Eric Adams declared that “we follow the law” but deflected key questions Tuesday...