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20 Players Disqualified After On-Field Brawl During NJ High School Playoff Football Game 20 Players Disqualified After On-Field Brawl During NJ High School Playoff Football Game
20 Players Disqualified After On-Field Brawl During NJ High School Playoff Football Game Twenty football players from two New Jersey high schools have been disqualified following an on-field brawl that broke out during a playoff game over the weekend, officials said. The Paulsboro-Woodbury football game had been terminated with approximately four minutes remaining and Paulsboro leading 38-0 when an altercation broke out along the Paulsboro sideline, escalating onto the field around 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 in Paulsboro, according to a statement from the NJSIAA. "Video review confirmed that multiple Paulsboro players engaged in fighting and left the bench area, along with several…

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Obama Lays Into Trump, Touts Sherrill At NJ Rally Obama Lays Into Trump, Touts Sherrill At NJ Rally
Obama Lays Into Trump, Touts Sherrill At NJ Rally With a New Jersey governor's race coming down to the wire, Democrats sent in their best closer to try and push them over the top. Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ, in Newark Saturday, Nov. 1, bashing President Donald Trump as he explained why it was so important to put Sherrill in the governor's mansion. Sherill and Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli are running to replace Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, who is term-limited. Obama criticized Trump for sending the Justice Department after his opponents, firing military officers for being more loyal to the Co…

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Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds
Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race is shaping up to be one of the closest in recent history, with Democrat Mikie Sherrill holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, according to a brand-new poll out this week. The survey of 1,639 likely voters found Sherrill with 50.2 percent support and Ciattarelli close behind at 49.3 percent — a difference well within the poll’s two-point margin of error, according to AtlasIntel’s 2025 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election Poll conducted Oct. 25 to 30. The poll shows a near-even split among voters as the two candidates vie to replace term-lim…

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Obama Coming To NJ For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill Obama Coming To NJ For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill
Obama Coming To NJ For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill Former President Barack Obama is coming to Newark Saturday, Nov. 1 to rally Democrats ahead of New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election. Obama will be appearing with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ, the Democratic nominee for governor at a Get Out the Vote Rally at Essex County College. The rally will be held from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 303 University Ave. The 44th president endorsed Sherrill in an ad that debuted Friday, Oct. 17, calling his "friend" the "right choice" to lead the Garden State. "Mikie is a mom, who will drive down costs for New Jersey families," Obama said. "As a federal prosec…

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These Are NJ's Top 10 Best Elementary, Middle Schools For 2025, New Rankings Say These Are NJ's Top 10 Best Elementary, Middle Schools For 2025, New Rankings Say
These Are NJ's Top 10 Best Elementary, Middle Schools For 2025, New Rankings Say Several New Jersey schools are among the best in the nation, according to new rankings released this week. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, announced its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools list on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The report includes about 47,000 public elementary schools and 23,000 middle schools ranked at the state and district levels, with charter schools evaluated as a separate category, according to the publication. Rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education, the report said. To qualify for district…

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Paramount Signs 10-Year Lease At NJ Film Studio Paramount Signs 10-Year Lease At NJ Film Studio
Paramount Signs 10-Year Lease At NJ Film Studio Paramount is going to be setting up shop in Bayonne for the foreseeable future. The studio announced it is signed a 10-year lease agreement at 1888 Studios, a Bayonne-based film and TV production campus.  1888 Studios, which remains under development, is a 1.6 million square foot facility that when completed, will become the largest campus-style production facility in the Northeast and one of the largest in the nation.  The 58-acre facility will offer over 1.1 million square feet of production space spanning 23 smart sound stages with a minimum of 40-foot clear ceilings; producti…

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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Helps Push NJ Film Industry to Record Heights ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Helps Push NJ Film Industry to Record Heights
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Helps Push NJ Film Industry to Record Heights It was a banner year for movies filmed in New Jersey. The New Jersey Motion Picture Television Commission recently announced overall in-state production spending from filmmaking hit $833 million in 2024, surpassing the previous record of $701 million in 2022. The NJMPTVC said 556 productions filmed in New Jersey last year, hiring a total of more than 30,000 crew members, nearly doubling the number of crew hires from 2023. Productions are incentivized to film in the Garden State, thanks to a tax credit program that offers rebates of up to 40% of expenses incurred. Productions in New Je…

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Springsteen Movie Opens In 4th Place At Box Office Springsteen Movie Opens In 4th Place At Box Office
Springsteen Movie Opens In 4th Place At Box Office The new Bruce Springsteen movie is not "rising" to the top of the box office. "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" brought in $9.1 million at the box office this past weekend, debuting in 4th place. The movie was outpaced by new movies, "Chainsaw Man - The Movie," "Regretting You," and the second weekend of "Black Phone 2." "Deliver Me From Nowhere" which stars Jeremy Allen White, is not a traditional biopic but is about the fraught recording about The Boss' seminal 1982 album "Nebraska."  Jeremy Strong co-stars as Springsteen's legendary music manager, Jon Landau. Both White and St…

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Trump Warns Of Rising Crime, Soaring Energy Costs If Mikie Sherrill Is Elected Trump Warns Of Rising Crime, Soaring Energy Costs If Mikie Sherrill Is Elected
Trump Warns Of Rising Crime, Soaring Energy Costs If Mikie Sherrill Is Elected President Donald Trump warned of rising crime and skyrocketing energy prices in a new Truth Social post early Monday, Oct. 27, calling on voters in New Jersey and Virginia to support Republican candidates. “Why would anyone vote for New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates, Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger, when they want transgender for everybody, men playing in women’s sports, High Crime, and the most expensive Energy prices almost anywhere in the World?” Trump wrote. Trump warned that under Democrat leadership, gas prices will rise to $4, 5, $6 a gallon. "Your Electric and …

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Trump Hosting Tele-Rally For Ciattarelli Trump Hosting Tele-Rally For Ciattarelli
Trump Hosting Tele-Rally For Ciattarelli President Donald Trump will be hosting a tele-rally for Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli as early voting is set to begin in the Garden State. The tele-rally is taking place Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Early voting begins the next day. "The stakes couldn’t be higher — and on November 4th, we’re sending a powerful message to the nation: New Jersey is ready for change," Ciattarelli wrote on social media. "Let’s show America what happens when New Jersey stands united and turns out to VOTE!" Trump, who endorsed Ciattarelli in the primary, has been touting his candidacy on his Tru…

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Broadway Stars To Lead Disney’s ‘Frozen’ At Award-Winning NJ Theatre Broadway Stars To Lead Disney’s ‘Frozen’ At Award-Winning NJ Theatre
Broadway Stars To Lead Disney’s ‘Frozen’ At Award-Winning NJ Theatre Broadway talent is taking center stage in Millburn this winter as Paper Mill Playhouse announces the cast of Disney’s Frozen, led by Mary Kate Morrissey of “Wicked” fame as Elsa. The Downingtown, PA native — best known for playing Elphaba on Broadway — joins an all-star lineup of stage veterans for the Tony Award-winning theater’s 2025-2026 season. Frozen begins performances Wednesday, Nov. 26, ahead of its Sunday, Nov. 30 opening night. Due to popular demand, the show has already been extended through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Directed by Paige Price, the production stars Samantha Williams (“…

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Tina Fey, Colman Domingo Dine At Popular Jersey Shore Restaurant Tina Fey, Colman Domingo Dine At Popular Jersey Shore Restaurant
Tina Fey, Colman Domingo Dine At Popular Jersey Shore Restaurant It was a true cavalcade of stars in Asbury Park Tuesday night. Tina Fey, a 10-time Emmy winner, and Colman Domingo, a 2-time Academy Award nominee were spotted dining at Pascal & Sabine, a popular French brasserie in Asbury Park. Fey and Domingo have been in the Jersey Shore shooting the second season of "Four Seasons," the Netflix dramedy that Fey created and stars in with Domingo. "They were wonderful guests,"  Arielle Horneck, who handles operations at the restaurant, said. "We were thrilled to have the cast and crew dine with us several times throughout their time filming…

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