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Rob Jennings @RobJenningsNJ

News reporter for @njdotcom and @starledger. Past bylines: @njspotlight @runnersworld @usatoday @njherald. Baseball coach, runner, Queens native.

Joined December 2010
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Walpack Township had 384 residents in 1970. Today is it home to around 12. Yet Main Street was busy again this afternoon as the long-closed post office, schoolhouse and church opened as part of a three-hour public tour. #NJ
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Students and families arriving on a historic morning as @NJCUniversity gets ready to hold its final commencement before merging with Kean University.
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A perfect spring morning at SHI Stadium as @RutgersNB @rutgershealth graduating students continue the tradition of ringing the bell. Rutgers is holding its 260th anniversary commencement starting at 10am. #NJ
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Feb 26
Jeff Galloway, the much-loved mentor of many American runners, who became a formative figure in the running movement by his tireless promotion of the sport and its life benefits, died on Wednesday at the age of 80 from complications from a stroke and brain bleeding, Runner’s World has learned. runnersworldmag.visitlink.me… 📸: Arthur Thompson
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Former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey speaks to supporters in Jersey City after losing the race for mayor and offers congratulations to Mayor-elect James Solomon.
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Here’s my recap of the @PIX11News Jersey City mayoral debate between @SolomonforJC & @jim_mcgreevey including their responses to “reverse congestion pricing,” a concept floated by @StevenFulop during his campaign for governor nj.com/news/2025/11/mcgreeve…

McGreevey, Solomon hold debate a week before Jersey City voters pick a mayor

New Jersey's second-largest city will choose its next mayor on Dec. 2.

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Former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey, speaking to supporters on Election Night, appears headed to a runoff election Dec. 2 against Jersey City Councilman James Solomon in the race for mayor of Jersey City.
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The room is starting to fill up at former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey’s Election Night party in Jersey City. McGreevey is among seven candidates seeking to be Jersey City’s next mayor.
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In Jersey City for one of New Jersey’s most enduring St. Patrick’s Day parade traditions, a one block parade from Montgomery Street to Grove Street concluding at City Hall.
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4 Apr 2024
🍃 ☔️ ❄️The coastal storm that battered New Jersey with heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday ended with a light coating of snow in parts of Sussex County. Here's a look at the Lake Mohawk section of Sparta Thursday morning. Photo credit: @RobJenningsNJ #nj #njwx #njsnow
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28 Mar 2024
This story by @RobJenningsNJ is the best thing you'll read today. Meet Vincent Dransfield, the 'oldest active firefighter in the U.S.A.,' whose 110th birthday coincides with @Yankees opening day. nj.com/news/2024/03/former-n…

Former N.J. fire chief turns 110. He credits his longevity to this beloved sweet drink.

Vincent Dransfield still lives at home, keeps up with his beloved Yankees and drives his Hyundai around town on errands.

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24 Jan 2024
🎶#WPUNJ brings a modern twist to a traditional subject, using Artificial Intelligence to compose an opera!🎶 Featured on @njdotcom by @RobJenningsNJ. Explore how AI finds its place in unexpected realms, shaping an international dialogue. #WeAreWillPower nj.com/education/2024/01/ai-…

What would Mozart say? N.J. university using AI to compose opera

The three-act opera, set in 2034, features a chatbot named "Pickles" as a key character.

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Kevin Cirilli@kevcirilli
9 Jan 2024
sign of the times Once luxurious Playboy resort in N.J. continues to decay... "...far cry from the days when FRANK SINATRA and Ann-Margaret were among the celebrity performers." via @pennlive @RobJenningsNJ pennlive.com/nation-world/20…

Once luxurious Playboy resort in N.J. continues to decay

The ghostly former site of the Playboy Club resort — which held its opening night bash 52 years ago this month — has been abandoned for years.

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Tom Fleming left quite a legacy in N.J. as a runner, coach and teacher. Here's a look back at him winning the New York City Marathon in 1973 and why his daughter will be running it for the first time Sunday. nj.com/news/2023/11/daughter…

Daughter of late N.J. running legend to run NYC Marathon 50 years after he won it

Two-time winner Tom Fleming remains the only New Jersey resident to ever come in first in the New York City Marathon, organizers said.

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Chris Gethard@ChrisGethard
30 Oct 2023
Happy Mischief Night. A lot of people don't realize the night before Halloween is its own holiday in New Jersey, dedicated to petty vandalism and small scale destruction. It's my favorite holiday. We can't let it die out. nj.com/news/2023/10/is-misch…

Is Mischief Night dying? The naughty history and uncertain future of a N.J. tradition.

Whether you call it Mischief Night, Goosey Night, Cabbage Night or Devil’s Night, some say the Oct. 30 tradition of pranks and mayhem has grown less mischievous.

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Tuition-free, pre-K programs are in the midst of a significant expansion in N.J. Here's my story on big changes ahead in the Howell school district, where pre-K enrollment is projected to triple by the 2027-28 school year. #education nj.com/education/2023/10/nj-…

Howell will reconfigure grades in 10 schools to make room for expanded pre-K

Some parents are objecting to the major upheaval in the Monmouth County district, which is one of dozens across the state trying to make space for more pre-K seats.

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Vinessa Erminio@VinessaNJ
11 Sep 2023
On the anniversary of the #September11 attacks, a tribute to 734 New Jerseyans who died that day. nj.com/news/2022/09/faces-of…

Faces of the New Jersey victims of Sept. 11

On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a tribute to 734 New Jerseyans who died that day. Their memories live on.

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“This is a very novel thing for New Jersey. We don’t have alligators in the water. We’re not Florida." nj.com/news/2023/08/hunt-for…

Hunt for rogue N.J. alligator continues by boat

The alligator has been on the loose in the water near a New Jersey park since the first reported sighting six days ago.

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Kevin Shea@kevintshea
28 Aug 2023
A), this story gets better! Cops firing at it! B) 'but a search as of four hours later failed to locate either the reptile or the duck’s carcass.' Pretty sure it got in alligator's belly. via @RobJenningsNJ nj.com/news/2023/08/police-s…

Police shoot at rogue alligator in N.J. as search continues for the missing reptile

The missing gator is up to 4 feet long and is "capable of inflicting serious or fatal injuries," police said.

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24 Aug 2023
Is Saoirse going to play Aoife in the movie? nj.com/news/2023/08/message-… via @RobJenningsNJ

Message in a bottle from Ireland washes up on a Jersey Shore beach

It contained a handwritten letter that is presumed to have originated from Ireland, more than 3,000 miles away.

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