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2 months ago | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
Esta traducción fue proporcionada por Reporte Hispano, en asociación con el Centro de Medios Cooperativos de la Universidad Estatal de Montclair a través del Servicio de Noticias de Traducción al Español de NJ News Commons. Una docena de candidatos han anunciado su candidatura a la gobernación de Nueva Jersey. La votación anticipada en las elecciones para gobernador se realizará del 25 de octubre al 2 de noviembre y las urnas cierran el 4 de noviembre de 2025, el día de las elecciones.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
El aborto es legal bajo la . Pero con más de 50 centros antiaborto disfrazados como clínicas de salud, puede ser un reto para las personas encontrar el cuidado de salud reproductiva que necesitan. The Jersey Bee produjo esta guía para ayudar a las personas que buscan recursos sobre el aborto en el Condado de Essex y Nueva Jersey, incluyendo dónde encontrar un proveedor de un aborto, cómo pagar los costos de un aborto, y cómo reconocer centros antiaborto.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
This article is part of a partnership between The Jersey Bee and Next City exploring segregation in Essex County, New Jersey, and solutions to building a more just and equitable county and state. Cherelle Lloyd had just given birth to her son two weeks prior when she sensed something was wrong. With her hands and breasts in pain, she decided she needed outside help. “It was hurting every time that [my son] latched,” said Lloyd.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
A dozen candidates have announced their candidacy for New Jersey governor. Early voting in gubernatorial elections will run from October 25 to November 2 and polls close on November 4, 2025, election day. But the Democratic and Republican party voters can select their party’s candidate in primaries on June 10, 2025. Voters can vote by mail, in-person early voting, or at their polling location on election day. REGISTER TO VOTE: Register to vote or check your registration at Vote.NJ.gov.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
Zoning and planning boards determine how New Jersey cities and towns build – from building height, where houses, schools, or other things can be built, and even how stormwater is handled. But cities and towns may have hundreds of zoning regulations and each municipality has its own set of rules.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
Homelessness in Essex County, N.J. increased by 54% percent from 2023 to 2024 with eviction as the second leading cause, according to a report from Monarch Housing, a housing development nonprofit. Evictions remain the top concern for people seeking housing support in Newark, where more than 75% of residents are renters, according to Shavani Hurry, a housing justice coordinator at Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), a social services organization. Hurry said residents are stuck in a tough spot.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
Featured image created by Simon Galperin with images licensed from Canva. Abortion is legal under New Jersey state law. But with more than 50 anti-abortion centers disguised as health clinics, it may be challenging for people to find the reproductive health care they need. The Jersey Bee produced this guide to help those seeking abortion resources in Essex County and New Jersey, including where to find an abortion provider, how to pay for abortion costs, and how to spot anti-abortion centers.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
This article is part of a partnership between The Jersey Bee and Next City exploring segregation in Essex County, New Jersey, and solutions to building a more just and equitable county and state. New Jersey municipalities have until the end of January 2025 to decide on their affordable housing plans for the next decade. In October 2024, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) published calculations for how much affordable housing municipalities must build or preserve by 2035.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Simon Galperin
The Jersey Bee hosted two community forums on segregation and reparations Oct. 8 and 17 at The Woodland in Maplewood and Montclair Public Library in Montclair, New Jersey. Both events included an introduction to segregation in New Jersey and community mapping activity led by Simon Galperin, executive editor at The Jersey Bee, followed by a community panel moderated by Kimberly Izar, public health reporter at The Jersey Bee and segregation reporting fellow at Next City.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
popularresistance.org | Kimberly Izar
Above photo: A public service message from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is viewed warning people to avoid anti-abortion centers, on July 11, 2024, in Boston. Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP. New Jersey has almost twice as many anti-abortion centers as it does actual abortion clinics. Often backed by religious ministries, they resemble health clinics and target low-income people, immigrants, and communities of color.
