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Our NJ Decides 2024 Election Exchange political podcast series gives New Jersey voters insight into the candidates running for Congress. All 12 of New Jersey’s House seats and one Senate seat are up for grabs in November.
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For 57 years, Marise Chiverella’s murder case sat cold in Pennsylvania -- until one puzzle-loving 18-year-old was given the case file.
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This evidence led the police department to request James Forte’s body to be exhumed for DNA collection. It turned out to be a positive match -- Schubert had finally cracked the case. 📷: Eric Schubert
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First on @NJTVNews : @CoryBooker co-sponsoring @SenSanders ‘Medicare for all’ bill
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Years later, then 15-year-old Schubert decided he’d try turning his genealogy hobby into a job and offered his skills to the community. To his surprise, it took off. He’d go on to solve over 1,000 family tree cases for people across the country.
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. @CoryBooker calls @realDonaldTrump ’s remarks on Russian interference ‘dereliction of duty’ @FlanaganNJTV reports #HelsinkiSummit
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Growing up with a passion for memorizing license plates and doing puzzles, Eric Schubert ( @ESGenealogy ) picked up genealogy as a hobby when he was 8 years old, fascinated by family trees and piecing together his ancestry.
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After successfully cracking the case, Schubert offered his newfound services to other police departments. Within weeks, he had a partial case file with 9-year-old Marise Chiverella’s murder suspect’s DNA and a potential match list.
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What's Next? @CoryBooker Convenes Women Activists to Strategize After D.C. @womensmarch @CruzNJTV #WomensRights
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Even with his success, Schubert doesn’t plan on genealogy as a full-time job. “I used to love ‘Criminal Minds’ and all those shows,” he said. “Now I can’t watch anything true crime. I can’t even listen to podcasts because it’s like, that’s my life.”
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In 2019, just a week away from graduating high school, Schubert was tapped by a local police department to assist officers on a case. 📷: Eric Schubert
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Schubert went on to solve two more cold cases, each of which wrapped up this year. One of which involved the murder by stabbing and sexual assault of Lee Gunsalus Rotatori in Iowa in 1982.
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Eventually Schubert and the Hazelton, PA Police Department narrowed down the suspect list to four, one of whom was James Forte — a bartender who died of natural causes in 1980.
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For two years, Schubert used the murder suspect’s DNA to run down genetic leads. The goal? To find someone, anyone, whose DNA matched that of the suspect.
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BREAKING: New Jersey has voted NO on Ballot Question one to authorize casinos outside of Atlantic City.
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Democrat Robert Menendez wins in the 8th District. #NJDecides
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BREAKING: Democrat Robert Menendez wins election to U.S. House in New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. #APracecall at 9:24 p.m. EST.
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Democrat @BillPascrell wins reelections in the 9th District. #NJDecides
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BREAKING: Democrat Bill Pascrell wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District. #APracecall at 9:30 p.m. EST.
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Democrat @FrankPallone wins reelection in the 6th District. #NJDecides
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BREAKING: Democrat Frank Pallone wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. #APracecall at 9:26 p.m. EST.
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New Jersey is the second state in the nation to adopt a law creating a universal home nurse visitation program for new parents regardless of income, insurance or zip code. And at no cost.
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. @GovChristie , @CoryBooker Call for Federal Attention, Funding for Northeast Corridor @CruzNJTV @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak
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Moms Demand Action is pushing for a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 years old to 21, another to allow Medicaid funding to be used to benefit victims of gun violence and a third to tighten requirements for a gun permit.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited New Jersey this week as part of his effort to highlight President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, six months after it was signed.
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It is June 25.
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Booker, Gottheimer sponsor bills to battle #lead contamination @CruzNJTV @CoryBooker @RepJoshG #drinkingwater
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BREAKING: NJ voters approve the legalization of marijuana #NJDecides2020
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NJ Officials Come Together To Condemn Wave Of Anti-Semitism @FlanaganNJTV @CoryBooker @SenatorMenendez @GovChristie
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. @GovChristie , @CoryBooker Call for Federal Attention, Funding for Northeast Corridor @CruzNJTV @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak
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. @GovChristie , @CoryBooker Call for Federal Attention, Funding for Northeast Corridor @CruzNJTV @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak
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“The goal is for, again, teachers not to have to worry about every single thing that (they) say. It creates a climate of fear and intimidation” said former Rep. Tom Malinowski, who created a PAC with the goal of keeping culture wars out of schools.
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The results are in! @EdTheTruckerNJ is the Republican nominee for NJ Senate in the 3rd District, per @AP_Politics . #NJDecides
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Meow! Have you heard of Atlantic City's boardwalk cats? @alleycatallies TNR program has been working to humanely control the cat population for years.
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New Jersey Well-Represented at @March_for_Life @CruzNJTV reports #MarchForLife @VP
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What are the possible legal outcomes of the riot in Washington DC? | @MichaelAronNJ @eliehonig
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. @SenBooker bill takes aim at environmental injustices @CruzNJTV reports
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. @SenatorMenendez Calls Trump's Action Treason; @CoryBooker Tells Dems Don't Be Complacent @MichaelAronNJTV reports
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. @CoryBooker introduces bill to protect tenants, talks #Healthcare and #NorthKorea @HillNJTV reports
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New Jersey’s going to transform an old rail line into a nine-mile greenway. Gov. Phil Murphy says it can be NJ’s very own High Line.
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“We texted back and forth every so often, and I looked over some of the texts today, particularly the one where she said … “women should be at the table and in the room and in the fray.” And Sheila was never afraid of the fray,” said @SenatorLorettaW .
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Meet Karanveer Pannu, a community leader and the first Sikh member of the Vorhees Township Zoning Board who works as a bullying prevention specialist supporting diversity and tolerance. Watch the newest episode of @MyNJPBS “21” digital documentary series:
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New Jersey’s primary election is one week away and for the first time in state history, early voting is an option. @SecretaryWay joins #NJSpotlightNews to discuss the different ways voters can cast their ballot in next week’s primary. #NJDecides
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THIS WEDS AT 8 P.M.: @MichaelAronNJTV and @NewsHour reporter @LisaDNews will be moderating the #NJSenateDebate between @BobHugin and @BobMenendezNJ ! This will be LIVE on NJTV and our Facebook/YouTube pages. Are you ready to watch it?
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“Starting today, we should stop calling OPRA, OPRA,” said Antoinette Miles of the NJ Working Families Party. “We should begin calling it ‘NOPRA’ because I do believe that we have fundamentally weakened government transparency here in New Jersey.”
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Michael Aron dedicated his life to journalism and the pursuit of the truth; no job was too small for a man whose legacy is so large. He will be missed. ❤️
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NJ became the second state to require public schools to incorporate Asian American and Pacific Islander history into K-12 curriculums.
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An event on Tuesday was meant to be a show-and-tell about a $10 billion plan to expand eight miles of the New Jersey Turnpike between Newark and Jersey City. But advocates showed up to protest, arguing the plan will increase traffic and pollution.
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This week New Jersey became the first state in the nation to have a walk-in urgent care center that also caters to those with mental health issues and addiction. Read more:
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The results are in! Democrat @RepAndyKimNJ wins reelection in the 3rd District, per @AP_Politics . #NJDecides
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U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi has overturned NJ's county line system of ballot design. Check back with NJ Spotlight News throughout the day, as we'll have ongoing coverage of this developing story.
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Jersey City becomes first in state to decriminalize #marijuana @MichaelAronNJTV reports @JakeHudnut @StevenFulop @JC_Gov @GovMurphy
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WATCH LIVE: State officials hold April 6 coronavirus briefing
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Millions of Americans owe an estimated $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. That growing number has @SenatorMenendez and @BillPascrell calling on @POTUS Joe Biden to forgive up to $50,000 in student loan debt:
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Green Party candidates: #voters are tired of two-party system @FlanaganNJTV reports @KaperDaleForGov @DrJillStein
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More than 266,000 New Jersey residents voted early in this year’s primary elections, marking the first time voters had an in-person early voting option for the primaries. #NJDecides
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BREAKING: NJ will not fully comply with @realDonaldTrump 's voter commission on election integrity. @CruzNJTV has the full story tonight.
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill is pressing her colleagues to pass additional funding for Ukrainian forces. “We can either choose to stand with our allies or we can surrender to a brutal dictator whose vision for conquest goes beyond Ukraine’s borders,” she said.
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#KnowJersey : For the first time in state history, the pride flag is being flown at the governor's residence at Drumthwacket.
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Do you call it taylor ham or pork roll?
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What's Next? @CoryBooker Convenes Women Activists to Strategize After D.C. @womensmarch @CruzNJTV #WomensRights
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Is there a #CentralJersey and where is it?
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. @CoryBooker Meets with Federal Supreme Court Nominee #MerrickGarland #SupremeCourt
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Millions of Americans owe an estimated $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. That growing number has @SenatorMenendez and @BillPascrell calling on @POTUS Joe Biden to forgive up to $50,000 in student loan debt:
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It's the age-old question: How can lawmakers make NJ more affordable? Hear what @StevenFulop and three other 2025 gubernatorial candidates had to say on affordability and more:
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New Jersey is prepared to become an abortion safe haven. Gov. Murphy told #NJSpotlightNews that any person seeking reproductive care is welcome in the Garden State.
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“The line creates such an advantage over who ends up in office, and who gets to decide who has a line? The party bosses. Overwhelmingly white men themselves,” said @henal214 of @NJ_ISJ
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Democrat @RepAndyKimNJ wins reelection in the 3rd District. #NJDecides
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BREAKING: Democrat Andy Kim wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. #APracecall at 11:00 p.m. EST.
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36% of @realDonaldTrump 's Bedminster golf course is taxed as farmland. Why does that matter? Well, it saves Trump National more than $240,000 in taxes when compared to the normal tax rate for the rest of his golf course. Dig into his tax bill and more at
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Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and @RepBonnie served together in the state Assembly for more than a decade, but their friendship dates back much further.
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A coalition of 40 female elected officials and former candidates are calling for the abolition of the “party line.” Among them was former Assemblywoman @sadafjaffer , who said the system “prevents and creates a glass ceiling for women to move ahead.”
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Michael Aron took NJ’s political pulse for 40 years, speaking with governors, Senate presidents, Assembly speakers, U.S. senators and chief justices. He left us with this mantra: “Remember, if you’re a reporter — New Jersey never lets you down.”
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BREAKING: If you know, you know.
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Booker, Gottheimer sponsor bills to battle #lead contamination @CruzNJTV @CoryBooker @RepJoshG #drinkingwater
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Politicians Rally in Solidarity w/ Jewish Community Centers @FlanaganNJTV @CoryBooker @SenatorMenendez @GovChristie
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GOP lawmakers say Murphy's 'Road Map' falls short. @CruzNJTV reports. | @senatortesta @HollySchepisi @JonBramnick @NJGOP
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On @RoundtableNJ , Sue Altman discusses her recent decision to run as a Democrat in the 7th Congressional District and why she thinks voters are ready for a change from Rep. Tom Kean Jr.
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First lady Tammy Murphy’s candidacy for U.S. Senate has brought cries of nepotism from some. While NJ has its fair share of powerful political families, the situation with Tammy and Gov. Phil Murphy is almost unprecedented.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee @Jack4NJ calls @PhilMurphyNJ an ‘extremist,’ says he can sway Democratic voters. | #NJDecides @MichaelAronNJ
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. @govmurphy : Investments reflect priorities in tough times. | @CruzNJTV
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NJ Officials Come Together To Condemn Wave Of Anti-Semitism @FlanaganNJTV @CoryBooker @SenatorMenendez @GovChristie
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WATCH NOW! Joint Committees hear testimony on bills to legalize recreational marijuana, expand medical marijuana.
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Opinion: Urging communities of color to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Murphy signed legislation to codify a new system for ensuring NJ municipalities meet the state Supreme Court’s Mount Laurel doctrine, which requires all communities to provide for their “fair share” of affordable housing.
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The state AG’s office released body camera footage from the standoff between Paterson police and Najee Seabrooks. Many say Seabrooks’ death could have been avoided and call for a federal investigation, citing a history of misconduct by Paterson police.
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Vape shop owners decry NJ’s status as first state to ban flavored products. @RaveSantanaNJTV reports. | @GovMurphy @GregTHR @AVABoard #vaping
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Stakeholders and advocates discuss solutions to #homelessness @BriVannozziNJTV @chasingthedream @CoryBooker
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Of the states with a legal weed program, New Jersey is the only one that bans growing marijuana plants at home. State Sen. @VinGopal introduced a bill that would allow those age 21 and older to grow a set amount on their own.
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NJ was once so reliant on enslaved labor that it was known as “the slave state of the North,” and by 1830, it was home to two-thirds of the Northeast’s enslaved population. According to @NJ_ISJ , people are unaware of that history and its enduring harm.
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In October, a neighbor called the police on 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson while she was spraying trees with a natural solution to rid them of spotted lanternflies. Now, Wilson is being honored at Yale University’s Peabody Museum as the first spotted lanternfly contributor.
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After a recent report by @northjersey revealed the Rutgers University football team racked up more than $450,000 worth of DoorDash deliveries from May 2021 to June 2022, Sen. @declanoscanlon is calling for an investigation.
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Thank you Mary Alice Williams for 6 great years as anchor of #NJTVNews and decades of contributions to public television. Hear more about her career and future plans on tonight’s show at 6, 7:30 and 11.
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See how this robot is zapping away hospital infections! @HunterdonHealth
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