Joey Fox and David Wildstein, Author at New Jersey Globe

Mejia will be sworn in this evening

April 20, 2026 10:00 am

Rep.-elect Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge), who sailed to victory in the special election for the 11th congressional district just four days ago, will be sworn into office at around 7 p.m. this evening. The April 16 results in the 11th...

South Seaside Park is now part of Seaside Park. What happens to its voters?

April 13, 2026 4:39 pmApril 14, 2026 12:11 am

A small New Jersey beachside community’s move from one municipality to another is a victory for local residents who have been fighting for the change for decades – and a source of headaches for election administrators who have to figure...

How federal judges and the White House came together to pick a new U.S. Attorney

March 26, 2026 1:19 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:24 am

The March 23 announcement that New Jersey’s District Court judges had appointed Robert Frazer as the next U.S. Attorney took almost everyone by surprise, but it followed several days of negotiations between the state’s top federal judge and a leading...

Zdan beats Tabor by 11 votes at Monmouth GOP convention

March 11, 2026 8:57 pmMarch 11, 2026 11:05 pm

Monmouth County Republicans narrowly voted to endorse former News 12 reporter Alex Zdan for U.S. Senate at their convention tonight. Zdan defeated Richard Tabor, a state trooper, 114-103 in a two-way race. They are competing for the chance to take...

Trooper running for Senate was named in 2023 wrongful death lawsuit, is under internal investigation

March 5, 2026 10:12 amMarch 5, 2026 10:28 am

A New Jersey State Trooper who has emerged as one of the leading Republican candidates to challenge U.S. Senator Cory Booker was accused of improperly investigating a 2022 car crash on the Garden State Parkway and leaving its victim to...

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, four-term Trenton lawmaker, will run for NJ-12

November 17, 2025 1:56 pmNovember 17, 2025 5:13 pm

Pleading to fight Donald Trump, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, a four-term lawmaker from Trenton (just re-elected to her fifth term earlier this month), will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman...

Here’s who’s on the early shortlist to succeed Watson Coleman in Congress

November 10, 2025 12:53 pmNovember 10, 2025 4:55 pm

The retirement of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district next year means a competitive primary – with no county lines – for a safely Democratic, heavily diverse Central Jersey seat that includes parts of four...