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A Dangerous, Slow-Moving Storm Is About to Park Itself Over All of New Jersey

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Food & Beverage

Nightshade Coffee Turned a Bergen County Storefront Into a Vampire’s Parlor, and It’s Working

Taxidermy on the walls, candelabras on the tables, and...
Cultural Festivals

Randolph’s Biggest Free Summer Party Just Got a Patriotic Upgrade for America’s 250th

Live music, a full foam party, two bands, a...
Restaurants

Wednesday Nights at The Usual Suspects Just Became the Best Reason to Break Up Your Midweek Routine

A tiki patio, a full kitchen open until 10...
Education

Four New Jersey Schools Betting That Character Building Matters as Much as the Transcript

Ask a New Jersey parent what actually sold them...
Food & Beverage

New Jersey Just Made You Ask for Your Fork, and the State Is Genuinely Split on Whether That’s Reasonable

Skip the Stuff flips the default on takeout utensils,...
Local History & Landmarks

A Survivor’s 15-Mile Walk to Freedom Now Funds Holocaust Education in Classrooms Nationwide

The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation just opened its...
Law & Order

Forty-Four Years Later, Someone in New Jersey May Still Know What Happened to Theresa Kawash

A gold 1977 Datsun 280Z. A holiday morning in...
Music

New Jersey’s Deadhead Community Is Marking Jerry Garcia’s 84th Birthday All Week Long

From an Aberdeen brewery to a Cream Ridge vineyard...
Beer & Breweries

New Jersey Breweries Figured Out the Best Kind of Draft Is the One With Beer Attached

South and North Jersey taprooms are turning their private...
Cultural Festivals

Seventeen Food Trucks, Three Bands, and One Very Good Reason to Skip Cooking This Saturday

The Chester Summer Food Truck and Music Festival returns...
Weather Report

A Dangerous, Slow-Moving Storm Is About to Park Itself Over All of New Jersey

This isn't a passing summer shower. A saturated atmosphere colliding with a stalled storm system means the entire state is under...

Four Stories Out of Trenton Right Now That Actually Touch Your Wallet, Your Coverage, and Your Ballot

Medicaid paperwork, a record state budget, calls for voting...

Randolph’s Biggest Free Summer Party Just Got a Patriotic Upgrade for America’s 250th

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Wednesday Nights at The Usual Suspects Just Became the Best Reason to Break Up Your Midweek Routine

A tiki patio, a full kitchen open until 10...

New Jersey’s Deadhead Community Is Marking Jerry Garcia’s 84th Birthday All Week Long

From an Aberdeen brewery to a Cream Ridge vineyard...

New Jersey Breweries Figured Out the Best Kind of Draft Is the One With Beer Attached

South and North Jersey taprooms are turning their private...

Seventeen Food Trucks, Three Bands, and One Very Good Reason to Skip Cooking This Saturday

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New Jersey Devils

The Devils Just Bet on a Reclamation Project, and the Timing Says a Lot About Where This Roster Is Headed

Colin White has already tasted the Stanley Cup Final. Now he's chasing a roster spot in New Jersey on a two-way contract, and honestly, that tells you almost everything you need to know about where...
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Entertainment

Explore New Jersey’s Weekly Picks: July 30 to August 5

This Week in New Jersey: Rides, Rock Shows, and One Very Serious Pickle Festival - Pickles, Peaches, and Fireworks Sales: New Jersey's Week Ahead Has Range - New Jersey's Best Events This Week: July 30...
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New Jersey Devils

The Devils Just Locked Up a Piece of Their Future, and Changed How You’ll Watch Him Play

Topias Vilen isn't walking into an NHL locker room this fall as a household name. Give it time. The Devils clearly think he's worth building around, because on Wednesday they re-signed the 23-year-old defenseman to...
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News

Four Stories Out of Trenton Right Now That Actually Touch Your Wallet, Your Coverage, and Your Ballot

Medicaid paperwork, a record state budget, calls for voting reform, and a genuine Hollywood East moment. NJ Spotlight News has been...
Cultural Festivals

Randolph’s Biggest Free Summer Party Just Got a Patriotic Upgrade for America’s 250th

Live music, a full foam party, two bands, a dunk tank, and free ice cream handed out by the Town Council....
Music

New Jersey’s Deadhead Community Is Marking Jerry Garcia’s 84th Birthday All Week Long

From an Aberdeen brewery to a Cream Ridge vineyard...
Cultural Festivals

Seventeen Food Trucks, Three Bands, and One Very Good Reason to Skip Cooking This Saturday

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Local History & Landmarks

My First Show Was Inside a Spinning Circus Tent, and I Didn’t Even Know It Was Legendary Until Years Later

I was just a kid when my parents packed...
Beer & Breweries

Grab Your Boots. Lebanon Is Hosting the Best Excuse to Dance This Weekend Has to Offer

Ten dollars cash and a decent pair of boots...
Entertainment

Explore New Jersey’s Weekly Picks: July 30 to August 5

This Week in New Jersey: Rides, Rock Shows, and...
Live Music & Concerts

Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi Close Out Madison Square Garden Together, and Why New Jersey Never Forgets Its Own

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Local History & Landmarks

When Route 537 Turned Into a Parking Lot: Remembering Great Adventure’s Golden Era of Concerts

Anyone who grew up in New Jersey during a...
Entertainment

Explore New Jersey’s Top Entertainment Picks for the Next Week, July 23–29

New Jersey's summer calendar keeps rolling with a genuinely...
Theater & Stage

Inside the Chaotic Genius of Baskerville, and Why STNJ’s Production Is Winning Over Audiences

Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery has built...
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Jersey Shore Royalty Set to Funk Up Asbury Park for Monmouth Arts’ Biggest Night of the Fall

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Food & Beverage

Nightshade Coffee Turned a Bergen County Storefront Into a Vampire’s Parlor, and It’s Working

Taxidermy on the walls, candelabras on the tables, and a menu that reads like a séance. Nightshade Coffee Co. has become the daylight gathering...
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Weather Report

A Dangerous, Slow-Moving Storm Is About to Park Itself Over All of New Jersey

This isn't a passing summer shower. A saturated atmosphere colliding with a stalled storm system means the entire state is under a Flash Flood...
Law & Order

A Mother Was Handcuffed at a School Board Meeting. Two Months Later, the Case Fell Apart Completely.

Emily Pecot went to a Jersey City Board of Education meeting in May to push for better special education services for her daughter. She...
Restaurants

Olea Just Opened a Poolside Grille Room, and the Hardest Reservation on the Shore Got Even Harder

Fifteen-foot olive trees, crimson velvet drapes, and a bar that stays open until 2 AM in a town that usually rolls up the sidewalks...
Books & Literature

Harlan Coben Is Trading Plot Twists for the Truth, and He’s Doing It All Over New Jersey

The state's best-known thriller writer is stepping away from fiction for the first time, and he's launching the book, appropriately, in the exact suburban...
News

Four Stories Out of Trenton Right Now That Actually Touch Your Wallet, Your Coverage, and Your Ballot

Medicaid paperwork, a record state budget, calls for voting reform, and a genuine Hollywood East moment. NJ Spotlight News has been tracking all four...
Food & Beverage

Nightshade Coffee Turned a Bergen County Storefront Into a Vampire’s Parlor, and It’s Working

Taxidermy on the walls, candelabras on the tables, and a menu that reads like a séance. Nightshade Coffee Co. has become the daylight gathering...
Cultural Festivals

Randolph’s Biggest Free Summer Party Just Got a Patriotic Upgrade for America’s 250th

Live music, a full foam party, two bands, a dunk tank, and free ice cream handed out by the Town Council. The Stars and...
Restaurants

Wednesday Nights at The Usual Suspects Just Became the Best Reason to Break Up Your Midweek Routine

A tiki patio, a full kitchen open until 10 PM, and a karaoke night with zero cover charge. The bar that replaced a Raritan...
Education

Four New Jersey Schools Betting That Character Building Matters as Much as the Transcript

Ask a New Jersey parent what actually sold them on a school and the answer rarely starts with test scores anymore. It starts with...
Food & Beverage

New Jersey Just Made You Ask for Your Fork, and the State Is Genuinely Split on Whether That’s Reasonable

Skip the Stuff flips the default on takeout utensils, napkins, and condiment packets from automatic to opt-in. Supporters call it overdue waste reduction. Critics...
Local History & Landmarks

A Survivor’s 15-Mile Walk to Freedom Now Funds Holocaust Education in Classrooms Nationwide

The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation just opened its 2026-2027 grant cycle, putting real funding behind the exact classrooms most likely to be told...
Law & Order

Forty-Four Years Later, Someone in New Jersey May Still Know What Happened to Theresa Kawash

A gold 1977 Datsun 280Z. A holiday morning in 1982. A woman who never made it to the fireworks she'd promised to watch with...
Music

New Jersey’s Deadhead Community Is Marking Jerry Garcia’s 84th Birthday All Week Long

From an Aberdeen brewery to a Cream Ridge vineyard to a rooftop overlooking the Asbury Park boardwalk, the Garden State's tribute scene is showing...
Beer & Breweries

New Jersey Breweries Figured Out the Best Kind of Draft Is the One With Beer Attached

South and North Jersey taprooms are turning their private event spaces into full fantasy football draft headquarters this August, big screens, league-sized seating, and...
Cultural Festivals

Seventeen Food Trucks, Three Bands, and One Very Good Reason to Skip Cooking This Saturday

The Chester Summer Food Truck and Music Festival returns to Municipal Field on August 8, packing an entire day of live music, a serious...
Film & TV

Kevin Smith Just Told New Jersey the Truth About Its Own Hollywood Boom

The Clerks director sat down with host Joanna Gagis to talk about the state's rise as Hollywood East, and true to form, he didn't...
Business

New Jersey’s Fastest-Growing Economic Engine Isn’t a Company. It’s a Community.

A new op-ed lays out the numbers plainly, and they're hard to argue with. Latino population growth is filling labor gaps, launching businesses at...
Film & TV

Hollywood Keeps Choosing New Jersey This Summer, and the Receipts Are Piling Up

Stand in for Hawaii to a Dunellen courthouse, Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff have spent the summer crisscrossing New Jersey for Trust the Man, a...
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When Trust Breaks Down With the Voorhees Veterinary Center Raising Larger Questions About Customer Service, Medical Records, And Transparency In Veterinary Care Essay

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A South Plainfield Lab Just Became One of the Few Places on Earth Doing This Level of Genome Work

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The Lawyer Who Got Thrown Out of a Fauci Hearing Has Been in New Jersey’s Courtrooms Before

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STG Logistics Just Paid $2.8 Million for Treating Truck Drivers Like Employees While Calling Them Contractors

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What a Real Commercial Cleaning Program Actually Covers

JAN-PRO of Northern New Jersey runs on a color-coded...
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Ridgewood’s Fall Street Fair Returns September 20 With 200 Artisans and a Food Court That Rivals the Shopping

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New Jersey’s Fastest-Growing Economic Engine Isn’t a Company. It’s a Community.

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Jersey City Clears the Way for Casa 824, a Six Story Mid-Rise Reshaping a Quiet Stretch of Pavonia Avenue

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Theater & Stage

Seven New Jersey Playwrights Get Their Moment at Bound Brook’s Historic Arts Center

Seven original short plays, written entirely by New Jersey...
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Law & Order

A Mother Was Handcuffed at a School Board Meeting. Two Months Later, the Case Fell Apart Completely.

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The Devils Will Enter Training Camp With a Settled Roster, a Loaded Forward Group, and Dougie Hamilton Staying Put

The trade speculation surrounding veteran defenseman Dougie Hamilton has...
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Local History & Landmarks

A Farmstand That Sat Silent for 26 Years Just Reopened Its Doors, and Its Story Runs a Century Deep

Ribbon cutting held July 31, 2026 at the Oscar...
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New Jersey Braces for Up To 10-Inch Rainfall overnight, A Second Round Set To Take Aim

Northwestern New Jersey woke up to roads slick with...
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Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi Close Out Madison Square Garden Together, and Why New Jersey Never Forgets Its Own

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Restaurants

New Jersey’s Restaurant Industry Is Getting Its Own AI Reckoning This Fall, and It’s Happening in East Windsor

Every restaurant owner in this state has had the...
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Technology & Tech

Morris County Just Became the First in New Jersey to Put an AI Assistant on the Clerk’s Website. Here’s Why That Matters.

Ask anyone who has ever tried to renew a...
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Substance Versus Noise, Taking a Step Back From NJ’s Latest Political Arguments

There is a test for distinguishing between arguments and...
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Randolph’s Biggest Free Summer Party Just Got a Patriotic Upgrade for America’s 250th

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A Statewide Flood Watch Takes Hold as New Jersey Splits Into Two Very Different Storm Zones

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Mario’s Bar Is Finally Getting Its Wrecking Ball, and Hoboken Just Signed Off on It

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Jersey City’s Skyline Keeps Climbing, and One Group Is Making Sure the Ground Beneath It Still Feels Like Home

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A 19th-Century Grist Mill in Clinton Is Quietly Running One of New Jersey’s Best Late-Summer Art Lineups

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