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2 days ago | 
mycentraljersey.com | Katie Sobko
3-minute readGov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Andy Kim were among the officials who cheered Hamas' release of Edan Alexander of Tenafly, New Jersey. After more than 580 days in custody, Tenafly resident Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living American hostage captured by Hamas in its 2023 terror strike on Israel, was released. Hamas said on May 11 that it would release Alexander ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East later this week.
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3 days ago | 
northjersey.com | Katie Sobko
New Jersey residents will see a spike in their utility bills in the coming weeks but, as summer approaches, a new report by the region’s grid operator shows there is concerns about adequate supply.
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1 week ago | 
mycentraljersey.com | Katie Sobko
4-minute readHow would the candidates running for New Jersey governor tackle affordability in the Garden State? With the gubernatorial primary less than two months away, candidates from both parties are crisscrossing the state to appeal to voters about issues that impact their lives and New Jersey overall.
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1 week ago | 
usatoday.com | Katie Sobko
Though the 2026 FIFA World Cup is still more than a year away, it’s been costing New Jersey taxpayers money for a few years already. Trenton lawmakers have dispatched a total of $67.5 million to a New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority fund for “International Events, Improvements & Attractions” over the last three state budgets.
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1 week ago | 
northjersey.com | Katie Sobko
Though the 2026 FIFA World Cup is still more than a year away, it’s been costing New Jersey taxpayers money for a few years already. Trenton lawmakers have dispatched a total of $67.5 million to a New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority fund for “International Events, Improvements & Attractions” over the last three state budgets. So far, the NJSEA has spent more than $32 million on the tournament.
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2 weeks ago | 
northjersey.com | Katie Sobko
With less than a week until federal authorities begin enforcing the use of Real ID, it’s crunch time for any New Jersey resident with travel plans to make sure they are compliant. But what about those who aren’t? What will TSA do with passengers without Real ID? The Transportation Security Administration will not accept state-issued IDs that are not Real ID compliant beginning on Wednesday, May 7.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Katie Sobko
The head of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs was the latest official to raise alarms about the uncertainty of federal funding and its potential impact on state government programs that broadly address quality-of-life issues. In testimony Tuesday before the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Commissioner Jacquelyn Suárez talked at length about the thriving health of many of the department's programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
northjersey.com | Katie Sobko
With New Jersey's primary election less than two months away, many of the gubernatorial hopefuls from both parties will soon be squaring off in debates in the coming weeks. The first set of May debates will be sponsored by NJ PBS, NJ Spotlight News and WNYC with Republicans squaring off on Wednesday, May 7 and Democrats on Monday, May 12. The second set will be later in the month sponsored by NJ Globe, On New Jersey, Rider University and Essex County.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Katie Sobko
A project decades in the works may soon move ahead as the State Capitol Joint Management Commission considers adding a park to the grounds of the Statehouse complex in Trenton. First proposed nearly 20 years ago, the park was designed and ready for construction back in 2009, but the plans were shelved as the Corzine administration transitioned to the Christie administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
northjersey.com | Katie Sobko |Kristie Cattafi
Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez and his two co-defendants will have to report to prison after a judge denied their bond request pending appeal motions. U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York ruled Friday that New Jersey businessmen Fred Daibes and Wael Hana will be denied bond and have to report to prison May 19 while their appeals are pending. Menendez will also report to prison as scheduled on June 6.
