Red Wave? GOP Voter Surge Marks NJ's Political Shift Amid Fiery Sherrill-Ciattarelli Debate
New Jersey may be a blue state on paper, but voter registration data shows the state inching to the right.
Since November 2021, Republicans have gained more than 160,000 new voters, while Democrats and independents have both lost ground, according to voter registration records from the New Jersey Division of Elections.
As of October 2025, New Jersey has 2.52 million Democrats, 1.67 million Republicans, and 2.34 million unaffiliated voters, totaling 6.6 million registered voters statewide. That’s a 10.9% jump in GOP enrollment over four years, outpacing population growth, while Democrats dro…
Frost, Flooding, And A Coastal Storm: NJ Weather Turns Cooler, Drier, Forecasters Say
After a stretch of unseasonably warm weather, temperatures across New Jersey are expected to plunge into the 30s and 40s as the state turns cooler, drier, and breezier heading into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
Morning showers on Wednesday, Oct. 8, gave way to clearing skies and much cooler air. Lows tonight will dip into the 40s inland, the upper 30s across higher elevations, and near 50 along the coast.
Thursday will bring sunny skies and highs in the low 60s, with a risk of frost or freeze conditions across portions of New Jersey and eastern Penns…
NJ Player Wins $3 Million Mega Millions Prize On Jackpocket App
A New Jersey Lottery player using the Jackpocket app won $3 million in Tuesday’s, Oct. 7 Mega Millions drawing after matching all five white balls, officials said.
The winning numbers were 17, 26, 33, 45, and 56, and the Gold Mega Ball was 19, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The ticket matched all five white balls but missed the Gold Mega Ball, earning the game’s $1 million second-tier prize — which tripled to $3 million thanks to the X3 multiplier.
Nobody won the multi-state jackpot, which has climbed to $575 million for the next drawing on Friday.
The New Jersey win marks the secon…
K-9 Tracks Palisades Park Man Who Threatened Clerk, Tried To Burglarize Car: Police
A 19-year-old man was arrested after police said he tried to break into a vehicle, then allegedly threatened to shoot a 7-Eleven clerk before being tracked down by a K-9 unit in Bergen County.
The incident occurred around 10:12 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, when Officers James Park, Michael McDermott, and Adolfo Rodriguez responded to Temple Terrace and Grantwood Boulevard in Palisades Park for a report of a man trying to burglarize a vehicle, Police Chief George Beck said.
When officers arrived, the man — Eric Tobo, a resident — had fled but left behind a bicycle that did not belong to him, Beck s…
