Officials say vacant N.J. jail will not be sold for use as ICE detention center
Responding to pleas from immigrants' rights advocates, county officials will specify in an RFP that the jail cannot be used to house detainees Read more »
Artist who painted Michelle Obama cancels Smithsonian show citing censorship
Artist Amy Sherald said there was a dispute over her painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a trans woman with pink hair, wearing a blue gown, and holding a torch.
East Orange couple welcomes rare, naturally-conceived quadruplets
Naturally-conceived quadruplets make up one in 700,000 pregnancies. An East Orange couple welcomed four newborns in July.
Inside N.J.’s Mosaic: Community, green spaces, history and inclusivity
This is a copy of our weekly Tuesday a.m. Mosaic newsletter, which provides the most popular stories from Mosaic of the past week.
Officials say vacant N.J. jail will not be sold for use as ICE detention center
Responding to pleas from immigrants' rights advocates, county officials will specify in an RFP that the jail cannot be used to house detainees
Cricket or baseball? MLB targets India as next baseball recruitment hotspot
The league has opened offices in India and launched youth programs to grow the sport in the cricket-loving nation of 1.4 billion people.
N.J. sees jump in new home listings. See full list.
Hawaii and New York saw the largest jumps in newly listed homes at over 27% and 19%, respectively.
Jussie Smollett will make rare appearance in new Netflix documentary
The film is set to premiere on the streaming platform on Aug. 22.
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Top N.J. students would automatically get into colleges under plan to stop ‘brain drain’
With 30,000 students leaving the state each year, a lawmaker is pushing for automatic college admission to keep top talent at home.
Disability Pride Month 2025: Understanding autism through N.J. families
Three families open up about their daily realities, challenges, and triumphs while navigating life on the autism spectrum.
How N.J. is using AI to ensure thousands of kids don’t go hungry this summer
The state's innovative approach automatically enrolled thousands of children in a critical food benefit program without families having to take extra steps.
At Newark AileyCamp, young dancers learn ‘the power within yourself’
The free summer program at Arts High School teaches dance and life skills to campers, ages 11 to 14, capped by a performance at NJPAC on Aug. 6
N.J. pastor’s foundation offers scholarships to student-athletes, musicians
Christopher Jones, who produced "Still Can't Stop the Reign" with Shaquille O'Neal and Notorious B.I.G., aims to support underserved communities through his new foundation.
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