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N.J.’s 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked, 2026 update nj.com/food/2026/06/njs-25-b…

N.J.’s 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked, 2026 update

Here are New Jersey's 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked

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Ex-lovers were locked in bitter feud over their N.J. pizzeria. Then it burned down overnight. nj.com/food/2026/06/ex-lover…

Ex-lovers were locked in bitter feud over their N.J. pizzeria. Then it burned down overnight.

A popular pizzeria is at the center of a devastating fire and messy legal dispute

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Belmar’s 11 best restaurants ranked, for 2026 nj.com/food/2026/06/belmars-…

Belmar’s 11 best restaurants ranked, for 2026

One of the Jersey Shore's greatest beach towns is filled with amazing eats. Here's where to go.

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The resurrection of Yellowcard: How N.J. helped the band come back bigger than ever nj.com/entertainment/2026/06…

The resurrection of Yellowcard: How N.J. helped the band come back bigger than ever

They stayed (way) away just long enough — now they're a legacy act

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N.Y. mayor, gov claim ‘New York IS the World Cup’ while sitting in a stadium in N.J. nj.com/sports-news/2026/06/n…

N.Y. mayor, gov claim ‘New York IS the World Cup’ while sitting in a stadium in N.J.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were pictured alongside Gov. Mikie Sherrill at MetLife Stadium, located firmly in New Jersey.

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Sex buyers fuel trafficking at the World Cup. Our billboards in N.J. won’t let them hide. | Opinion nj.com/opinion/2026/06/sex-b…

Sex buyers fuel trafficking at the World Cup. Our billboards in N.J. won’t let them hide. | Opinion

From the New Jersey Turnpike to five other cities, a national campaign uses soccer-themed messages to expose the sex buyers fueling the multi-billion-dollar sex trade.

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Why your employer can’t find workers: N.J.’s housing crisis is now a business crisis | Opinion nj.com/opinion/2026/06/why-y…

Why your employer can’t find workers: N.J.’s housing crisis is now a business crisis | Opinion

ince the Great Recession, plummeting home construction has artificially constrained economic growth, making it harder for employers to attract workers and forcing the state to leave billions in...

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N.J. assemblyman: Don’t let Madison Square Garden doom our commuter future nj.com/opinion/2026/06/nj-as…

N.J. assemblyman: Don’t let Madison Square Garden doom our commuter future

Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy warns that keeping the Garden atop Penn Station may prevent the track expansion needed to serve 500,000 daily workers and unlock billions in economic value

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Gov. Sherrill faces her own party’s addiction to pork, er, ‘impact’ spending | Opinion nj.com/opinion/2026/06/gov-s…

Gov. Sherrill faces her own party’s addiction to pork, er, ‘impact’ spending | Opinion

Secretive legislative earmarks have ballooned to unprecedented levels, and Gov. Sherrill faces a battle within her own party to restore fiscal accountability to Trenton's budget process.

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MAGA wants Epstein files released, Trump is failing his base. World Cup spotlight hits N.J. | Friendly Fire nj.com/opinion/2026/06/maga-…

MAGA wants Epstein files released, Trump is failing his base. World Cup spotlight hits N.J. |...

World Cup puts New Jersey’s infrastructure and leadership under a global spotlight.

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President Trump’s World Cup primer | Sheneman cartoon nj.com/opinion/2026/06/presi…

President Trump’s World Cup primer | Sheneman cartoon

Before you go catching World Cup fever and start dropping fat stacks of cash on vuvuzelas and triple-digit train fare, take a moment to familiarize yourself with some of the terminology.

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World Cup’s much-awaited return to New Jersey had its hiccups — but soccer won the day nj.com/sports/2026/06/world-…

World Cup’s much-awaited return to New Jersey had its hiccups — but soccer won the day

The World Cup finally arrived in New Jersey when powerhouse Brazil faced Morocco in the Meadowlands.

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Report finds Social Security slashed 14% of its workforce, plus 3 other government updates you should know nj.com/news/2026/06/report-f…

Report finds Social Security slashed 14% of its workforce, plus 3 other government updates you...

Here are four government updates you need to know that took place between June 6-12

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Polling may signal trouble for Trump as key group slips away nj.com/politics/2026/06/poll…

Polling may signal trouble for Trump as key group slips away

There is one issue that appears to be driving the distancing, the analysis found.

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N.J. wants to be the 4th state to ban these high-tech crypto ATMs. Should they be gone? nj.com/politics/2026/06/nj-w…

N.J. wants to be the 4th state to ban these high-tech crypto ATMs. Should they be gone?

A bill advancing in Trenton would make New Jersey the fourth state to outlaw the machines.

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N.J.’s 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked, 2026 update nj.com/food/2026/06/njs-25-b…

N.J.’s 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked, 2026 update

Here are New Jersey's 25 best seafood restaurants, ranked

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Ex-lovers were locked in bitter feud over their N.J. pizzeria. Then it burned down overnight. nj.com/food/2026/06/ex-lover…

Ex-lovers were locked in bitter feud over their N.J. pizzeria. Then it burned down overnight.

A popular pizzeria is at the center of a devastating fire and messy legal dispute

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Belmar’s 11 best restaurants ranked, for 2026 nj.com/food/2026/06/belmars-…

Belmar’s 11 best restaurants ranked, for 2026

One of the Jersey Shore's greatest beach towns is filled with amazing eats. Here's where to go.

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The resurrection of Yellowcard: How N.J. helped the band come back bigger than ever nj.com/entertainment/2026/06…

The resurrection of Yellowcard: How N.J. helped the band come back bigger than ever

They stayed (way) away just long enough — now they're a legacy act

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N.J. Dems are more ‘extreme’ than ever. Fear grows it could fracture the party. nj.com/politics/2026/06/nj-d…

N.J. Dems are more ‘extreme’ than ever. Fear grows it could fracture the party.

Now that the power of party bosses is curtailed, progressives are making waves in Jersey.

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