Dana DiFilippo

NJ Transit and train engineers union say strike is imminent as two sides bicker over wages. The strike threatens to strand many of the nearly 200,000 commuters who use NJ Transit trains to get to and from work daily. Via @snietomunoz https://t.co/AfHidY23yl

Camden diocese gives up yearslong secret court fight to prevent state grand jury presentment on clergy abuse in N.J. https://t.co/98PJCoKtNt

New migrant jail in Newark begins housing detainees. It’s the first to open since Trump launched his mass detention/deportation effort, and first to open in N.J. after Gov. Murphy in 2021 banned new and renewed immigration detention contracts here. https://t.co/rDoWT8YBA3

N.J. and N.Y. lawmakers demand investigation, aid to cut ‘alarming’ staff shortages at Newark airport — "The longer the FAA and the administration slow walk these troubles, the greater the risk of a true catastrophe." https://t.co/yqopebwnSX

Important, must-read investigation here by @abalcerzak and @JeanRimbach — Hidden at Home: Alarming questions, few state investigations of NJ group home deaths https://t.co/ZSF2d92Vhu via @northjersey

Wrong. https://t.co/PWpvzEqNA4

Read o' the day is this great @stevenrodasnj story about gross water in N.J. prisons — "The water stinks. You could tell how bad the water was when it was still. If you left a cup of water sitting, it would have a film on the top."  https://t.co/yBiMG1DApV

A N.J. state legislator who's Jewish called Muslim actor-comedian Ramy Youssef "polarizing" for his pro-Palestine comments and asked Rutgers to reconsider him as Rutgers-Newark's commencement speaker. Rutgers said no. https://t.co/GGvaibPxFC

Truly tragic news today. Matt was truly one of the nicest, smartest journalists I know. A shocking loss. https://t.co/BRcSTr8T8N

Irvington sues to block watchdog report on concerts funded by opioid settlements. The township gave an employee's kin nearly $370,000 to stage concerts since 2023, NJ comptroller's office found. But twp. officials allege defamation, abuse of power. https://t.co/w6H6Ksg6uT

Hundreds of pro-Israel men chased, threatened, and shoved a woman they wrongly suspected of being a pro-Palestinian supporter, hurling slurs and objects at her in Brooklyn. https://t.co/BWbKtwkwaD

Great read from @traceytully on two Rutgers professors' plan to take on Trump — "This is not just about money. This is about the essence of education." https://t.co/sq2jL0cnY3

N.J.'s top court to decide records dispute in police discipline case — "The public often feels that police are given special treatment, that they cover up for each other, that the internal affairs unit doesn’t hold their fellow officers accountable." https://t.co/qlBHWZvXif

Democrat running for N.J. governor wants more transparency in Trenton — what about in his own backyard? Great/important read from @terrencemcd https://t.co/HUMN0bYCM7

N.J. Supreme Court hears state’s plea to unblock clergy abuse probe — "The whole truth has not been told, and that’s why it takes a grand jury investigation to one, expose what they still have hidden, and two, to help those victims who were abused heal." https://t.co/dnu0Dn6xm2

ICYMI: Power companies warn N.J. lawmakers about their plans to tackle rising bills — "I’d really like to know who sent the memo around, ‘Let’s everybody bid 10 times higher than last year.’ If that doesn’t smell like collusion, I don’t know what does." https://t.co/yNgX43ITre

U.S. appeals court to hear N.J. immigrant detention case Thursday. N.J. has appealed a 2023 ruling that struck down a law barring private companies from detaining immigrants. Feds aim to open a 1,000-bed privately run immigrant detention center in Newark. https://t.co/oBb1lfgdyL