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bit.ly/4hL8fuS It's the New Jersey high school hazing scandal that refuses to go away. Read all about it on NJ.com

Read all about the march on NJ.com nj.com/passaic-county…

"No tenemos miedo." Several hundred immigrants and their allies marched in Passaic, a majority-LatinX city in northern New Jersey, to show solidarity in the face of a crackdown by ICE. Attention Generation X: one held a sign reading "Deport Elon."

The bomb threat at a Destroy Lonely rap show in Montclair Saturday was a hoax, but it still prompted the Wellmont Theater's evacuation. Check it out on NJ.com bit.ly/40ucQe5

Read all about the raid on NJ.com nj.com/essex/2025/01/…

The Trump crackdown on undocumented immigrants has begun — right in Newark. Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced, and ICE confirmed, that immigration enforcement agents had raided a Brick City business on Thursday. Baraka, a Democrat running for governor, said ICE didn't have a warrant.

For an Iraq war veteran with PTSD, this best friend is also his Doc bit.ly/4fEcR5d

A Camden county woman was one of several people killed in single-car crashes over the weekend, after her Toyota veered off the Black Horse Pike. Read about in on NJ.com bit.ly/3YOqDMS

Two Jersey teens die Saturday night after their car veered off road Saturday night in Gloucester County. Get details on NJ.com bit.ly/3UxmIla

Mentor horray/Ho/Hey/Ho! Treach from Naughty by Nature gives props to a new mentoring program at Newark's West Side High School. Check it out on Mosaic. bit.ly/4hqKqcM

The nation's biggest banking company is donating $1.1 million to New Jersey non-profits to encourage home ownership in cities as a way of creating family and inter-generational wealth. Read all about it on Mosaic. bit.ly/3Upcsvk

She's charged with attempted murder at age 15. bit.ly/3pScteG

Newark's internal affairs unit is investigating a mother's complaint that police handcuffed her 8-year-old daughter while searching their apartment for a gun used in a nearby shooting. bit.ly/3Wj1F5p

As president in 2014, Barack Obama launched the My Brother's Keeper Alliance to benefit boys and young men of color. Today, Baraka and the MBK Alliance recognize Newark's approach to violence prevention as a 'model' for other cities. bit.ly/3pvl0UZ

Bidding on Newark-owned residential properties will start at $1.00 for residents pledging to live in them. bit.ly/3nL3MlF

In Wednesday night's triple-fatal shooting, Newark's mayor asks if responsibility lies not just with the dead trigger man, but all of us. bit.ly/3NMYscp

Tired of waiting, lawyers hoping to reform the state school aid formula for Lakewood's unique district asked New Jersey's education chief to impose a deadline on herself to respond the latest court ruling in the 9-year-old case. bit.ly/3p4QIIk

If you think all you need is a chainsaw to cut down a tree in Newark, you better make sure you don't live in a historic district. And soon a tree-removal permit may be required anywhere in the city. bit.ly/3AJXhCy

@riley_yates Big congrats, Riley!

Three 1st place New Jersey Press Association awards (!!!), with the partnership, help and guidance of so many wonderful colleagues and editors.

Newark wants fewer mothers to lose their sons, and has a plan to reduce violence and its impact on victims and their families. bit.ly/44mGjbh