Ted Goldberg

Edison

Correspondent at NJ Spotlight News

My grandma watches me on @NJSpotlightNews. 🍊grad. RTs≠endorsements. Deceptively Athletic.

Featured in: Favicon

njspotlightnews.org Favicon

spectrumlocalnews.com Favicon

newsbreak.com

Articles

Newark’s 'guaranteed income' program draws praise

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Newark’s two-year-old “guaranteed income” pilot program has provided a big safety net to its recipients so far, with some new data to back it up. Newark has released the latest tracking from the program’s 400 recipients, saying it has found that the low-income individuals who received the modest checks benefited in several ways.
Farm-to-community model to address food insecurity

2 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

A unique farm-to-community center, billed as the first of its kind, will open in Newark this December with the aim to address some of the needs contributing to food insecurity. Harvest will open in the city’s Central Ward, serving as a distribution center of fresh produce for food banks and soup kitchens, while also providing space for healthy cooking classes and wellness counseling. The center will be operated by RWJBarnabas Health and Urban Agriculture Cooperative.
'Run for Their Lives': Weekly NJ walk continues after Boulder attack

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Less than a week after a “Run for Their Lives” chapter in Colorado was attacked by a man with Molotov cocktails, Tenafly’s chapter of the global group pressing for the release of Israeli hostages is marching on with its weekly walks. Advocates have walked through Tenafly every Friday morning since November, 2023, raising awareness for the hostages held by Hamas in the Israel-Hamas War.
Summit's ordinance passes, bars homeless from camping outdoors

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

After months of public input, the Summit municipal council has passed an ordinance that bars homeless individuals from camping outdoors in public parks and spaces. The ordinance has been reworked over the last few months after initial protests, and now would require shelter be provided to individuals before possible arrest or other penalties. “The original ordinance was terrible,” said Jeff Wild, an attorney who assisted the council.
Murphy applauds community solar program as energy costs climb

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

With the cost of electricity in New Jersey projected to jump this month, Gov. Phil Murphy is extolling the state’s Community Solar Energy Program as one way to keep energy prices down. “We should be doing these morning, noon and night, up and down New Jersey,” Murphy said in Perth Amboy on Wednesday. “NIMBYism is a real thing, whether we like it or not.
Cranbury family farm to be seized for affordable housing?

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

A battle is brewing in Cranbury over property rights and how communities fulfill their constitutionally mandated obligations to provide affordable housing. Andy Henry, whose family has owned a farm on South River Road since 1850, has hired a lawyer to fight possible attempts from township leaders to buy or seize his land by eminent domain to create affordable housing there.
NJ Shore businesses face summer uncertainty

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Amid concerns about the economy, immigration, and fewer Canadian tourists, there’s a lot of uncertainty at the Jersey Shore about whether it will be a lucrative summer season. One expert who closely follows the Shore economy said there are also a few factors pointing in business’ favor for a “reasonably good” summer.
NJ Transit strike: Engineers, Teamsters blast agency

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

For the first time in 42 years, a work stoppage has sidelined New Jersey Transit’s rail service. What’s next? The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the union representing NJ Transit’s engineers, is scheduled to resume negotiations with NJ Transit on Sunday, before the new week of commuting. The union is asking for “fair and competitive wages” that are closer to what engineers on neighboring rail systems are paid.
Commuters grow anxious as NJ Transit strike looms

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

New Jersey’s commuters aren’t too hopeful that NJ Transit can reach agreement with the union representing its engineers, averting a strike that would bring train service to a standstill statewide. “All I see are the indicators that it’s going to happen,” said Fran Garfinkel, a commuter at Metropark. “I don’t see any indicators that there’s any talking.”Added fellow Metropark commuter Hichem Boualdja. “I’m very concerned about it, because I grew up in Jersey City, I don’t have a license or a car.
NJ native Edan Alexander released by Hamas

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Michael Warren |Ted Goldberg

Edan Alexander, the New Jersey native and Israeli soldier held by Hamas for 584 days, was released by the terrorist group on Monday. Alexander, a native of Tenafly, was captured during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and was the last living American hostage being held by Hamas. The remains of four other Americans have yet to be returned.