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Morristown Thu. Jan 15 2026

New Jersey’s Health Care Costs Keep Climbing. Data Suggests Prices, Not Just Use, Are the Engine.

Healthcare spending rises faster than state’s target; higher commercial prices, concentrated markets, workforce strain collide with uneven burdens across race, income, geography

Chris Connors Editor

New Jersey’s Health Care Costs Keep Climbing. Data Suggests Prices, Not Just Use, Are the Engine.

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Wed. Jan 14 2026

Madison & Drew Sign Deal To Preserve Drew Forest, Open Other Land for Housing Redevelopment

The agreement sets up the Borough’s purchase of a 47.3-acre forest preserve and outlines plans to sell other Madison Avenue parcels for inclusionary multi-family housing.

Eric Blair Morristown Minute

Madison & Drew Sign Deal To Preserve Drew Forest, Open Other Land for Housing Redevelopment

Eric Blair Morristown Minute

Morristown Tue. Jan 13 2026

ICE Enforcement in Morristown Spurs Alarm, School Safety Questions, and Push for State Limits

ICE detains at least seven people, including a Morristown High School senior. Residents call for clearer safeguards, better communication, and stronger legal boundaries.

Chris Connors Editor

ICE Enforcement in Morristown Spurs Alarm, School Safety Questions, and Push for State Limits

Chris Connors Editor

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Morristown Tue. Jan 13 2026

NJ Reports First Pediatric Flu Death of Season, Urges Families to Vaccinate

Health officials say flu activity remains “very elevated,” responds to federal changes that reduced the number of immunizations routinely recommended for all children.

Eric Blair Morristown Minute

NJ Reports First Pediatric Flu Death of Season, Urges Families to Vaccinate

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Morristown Tue. Jan 13 2026

Paterson Police Launches Real-Time Operations Center, Expands Drone Fleet Under State Oversight

Paterson PD launches new tech, including wider drone deployment; officials point to recent crime declines, and civil-liberties groups nationally raise surveillance concerns.

John Lange Morristown Minute

Paterson Police Launches Real-Time Operations Center, Expands Drone Fleet Under State Oversight

John Lange Morristown Minute

Morristown Sat. Jan 10 2026

Why Trump Wants Greenland, and What It Could Mean for the World

The consequences depend less on what Trump says and more on which pathway, if any, the administration tries to pursue.

Chris Connors Editor

Why Trump Wants Greenland, and What It Could Mean for the World

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Sat. Jan 10 2026

When the Labs Go Dark: What Scientific Research Actually Is — And Why Losing It Matters

This is the story of research, why it takes so long, and what quietly breaks when the system that produces truth is treated like a switch that can be flipped on and off.

Chris Connors Editor

When the Labs Go Dark: What Scientific Research Actually Is — And Why Losing It Matters

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Thu. Jan 8 2026

Noncitizen Voting: Two Votes in New Jersey, and the Myth of a Stolen Election

What two alleged illegal ballots in Bergen County do and don’t prove about the 2020 election and noncitizen voting

Chris Connors Editor

Noncitizen Voting: Two Votes in New Jersey, and the Myth of a Stolen Election

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Wed. Jan 7 2026

After Corruption Concerns, NJ Panel Calls for Inspector General and New Enforcement Tools

The TRUST Commission says oversight gaps and conflicts of interest have fueled public skepticism—and recommends structural changes inside the state’s law enforcement apparatus.

Chris Connors Editor

After Corruption Concerns, NJ Panel Calls for Inspector General and New Enforcement Tools

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Tue. Jan 6 2026

Who Is Nicolás Maduro: Inside the Fight for Venezuela

From Chávez’s chosen heir to a captured president, and what Venezuela’s long collapse says about the fight for power now.

Chris Connors Editor

Who Is Nicolás Maduro: Inside the Fight for Venezuela

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Mon. Jan 5 2026

New Jersey’s Latest Medical Debt Relief Round Erases $86 Million for 53,000 Residents

NJ’s latest medical-debt relief erases $86M for 53,000 residents, nearing $1.4B total; research finds relief eases strain, with mixed credit/health gains.

Eric Blair Morristown Minute

New Jersey’s Latest Medical Debt Relief Round Erases $86 Million for 53,000 Residents

Eric Blair Morristown Minute

Morristown Tue. Dec 23 2025

How Santa Claus Was Made in Morristown

It may surprise you, but the jolly gift-giver we know today was heavily influenced—and largely defined—by an illustrator who lived and worked in Morristown, New Jersey.

Chris Connors Editor

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Morristown Mon. Dec 22 2025

How to Fix U.S. Health Care Costs (Without Breaking What Works)

With ACA subsidies set to expire, many Americans could wake up in 2026 to higher premiums—and the same old question: why does health care cost so much?

Chris Connors Editor

How to Fix U.S. Health Care Costs (Without Breaking What Works)

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Sat. Dec 20 2025

Why You Should Join a Club to Help Save Democracy

On paper, America is more connected than ever. In reality, a lot of people are living the same quiet sentence: I don’t really belong anywhere anymore.

Chris Connors Editor

Why You Should Join a Club to Help Save Democracy

Chris Connors Editor

Morristown Fri. Dec 19 2025

Five Morris County School Districts Receive Grants to Implement Phone-Free School Days

NJ Department of Education funding will support bell-to-bell device restrictions for middle and high school students as part of a statewide effort to limit classroom distractions

John Lange Morristown Minute

Five Morris County School Districts Receive Grants to Implement Phone-Free School Days

John Lange Morristown Minute