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Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Earthquakes continue to rock New Jersey at an alarming rate and with shocking severity. As of August 12, the Garden State has reportedly experienced 26 earthquakes. New Jersey’s biggest earthquake of 2025 occurred near Hasbrouck Heights late Saturday, August 2, with a magnitude of 3.0.
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I’ve always been scared for the kids
with parents that let them swim
at the beach with no lifeguards
Maybe they think
“It looks calm,” “we did this as kids,” “they’re strong swimmers,” “I’m a strong swimmer“
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New Hanover Township, NJ - New Jersey may become an even bigger hub for the Trump Administration’s immigration plans, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced plans to set up a temporary detention center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurt in Burlington and Ocean Counties.
Established in 2009, this 42,000-acre facility is the only tri-service joint base in the Department of Defense. Border Czar Tom Homan told reporters that there are 60,000 beds available at the base, and their goal is to raise the number to 100,000 as they turned it into a holding facility.
Newark, NJ - Fresh off the release of Apple Cider - A Parable of Black Love, Newark filmmaker Opoku “OpotheBoat” Boateng has returned with a new short film, Return to Nature. This upcoming project is based on a poem of the same name by Brooklyn writer Warren Edwards, a security officer at the Guggenheim Museum and the founder of the arts and entertainment company, Create Matter.
Newark, NJ - Iranians living in New Jersey, who make up a reported 0.08% of the state’s population, continue to grapple with Iran’s most recent military encounter with Israel and the U.S. This particular skirmish began on June 13, when Israel launched attacks on nuclear and military facilities in Iran. Both countries engaged in direct conflict with each other until Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire on June 24. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that, as of June 23, Israel's missile strikes killed a confirmed 974 people in Iran and injured 3,458 others.
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Newark, NJ - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver appeared in court on June 25, adding another chapter in her legal battle against the Department of Justice. On June 10, McIver was indicted on three counts of “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers” as they tried to arrest Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka outside Delaney Hall on May 9. If convicted, McIver could face up to 17 years in prison.
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