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Democrats pick up five seats in New Jersey’s Assembly, bouncing back from deep 2021 losses
New Jersey Democrats have picked up a net five seats in the Assembly, nearly erasing the GOP pickup of two years ago and dashing the Republicans' hopes of winning a majority for the first time in two decades.
Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped NJ offshore wind farms
Offshore wind power company Orsted is trying to get out of a $300 million guarantee it agreed to pay New Jersey in the event it failed to build its first wind farm off the state's coast.
Born after Sandy’s destruction, 2 big NJ flood control projects get underway
Two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside NYC are underway.
At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing, police hunt for the shooter
A police bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, as a person of interest in the attack that sent panicked bowlers scrambling behind pins when shots rang out around 7 p.m. at a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine.
Orsted bets $100M it will build NJ’s first offshore wind farm by 2025
The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm.
Sports, internet bets near-record levels in NJ, but 5 of 9 casinos trail pre-pandemic levels
Sports betting and internet gambling were at near-record levels in New Jersey in September, and nearly half of the Atlantic City casinos won more money from in-person gamblers than they did in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits.
NJ joins suit claiming Amazon uses monopoly to inflate prices, overcharge sellers
New Jersey is joining the FTC and 16 other states to sue Amazon on accusations that it overcharges sellers and engages in "monopolistic" behaviors.
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers in New York
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
New Jersey fines PointsBet for 3 different types of sports betting violations
The online sports betting company PointsBet committed three different types of violations of New Jersey sports betting laws, according to gambling regulators who fined the company $25,000.
Biden administration announces $600M to produce new at-home COVID tests
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come during colder months.
Murphy says that NJ offshore wind project at risk of failing
Offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance to ensure they get built, the Democratic governors of six northeastern states told the Biden administration, warning that a cornerstone of the climate change fight could be in jeopardy.