Politics & Public Affairs
Newark Judge Victoria Pratt Serves Up a New Kind of Justice
January 18, 2019
As a municipal judge in Newark, Victoria Pratt developed a passionate approach to sentencing. The world noticed....
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After the Shutdown: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
January 14, 2019
Oyster Creek is done producing nuclear energy. Now comes the hard part: cleaning up five decades of radioactive waste. ...
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Stepping Up the Fight Against Opioid Addiction
November 12, 2018
State, local communities roll out initiatives to battle opioid epidemic....
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NJ Dems Flip 4 House Seats; Menendez Wins
November 7, 2018
Mikie Sherrill, Tom Malinowski help Democrats retake control of the House....
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Attorney General Gurbir Grewal Shrugs Off the Slurs
November 1, 2018
As NJ’s attorney general, Gurbir Grewal ignores racial taunts and focuses on protecting the state’s most vulnerable residents....
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Congressman Tom MacArthur Faces Tough Battle to Keep 3rd District
October 10, 2018
After two easy campaigns, Trump ally Tom MacArthur is in a fight to keep his House seat in the GOP column....
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Monmouth University Pollster Patrick Murray is Making Numbers Meaningful
September 12, 2018
Pollster Patrick Murray earned a reputation for his dead-on projections. Then came the 2016 presidential election, when most polls missed the mark. Here’s what he learned—and how polling has changed....
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In the Wake of Parkland, Districts Ask, Are Our Schools Safe?
September 4, 2018
To arm or not to arm: That's the question roiling many New Jersey districts....
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Confronting Racism, Coming Together
July 10, 2018
Racist incidents remain a fact of New Jersey life. Here’s how some communities are trying to bring people together. ...
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Tammy Murphy and Her Husband are In it Together
May 15, 2018
Tammy Murphy still isn’t used to people calling her “first lady.” ...
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Sexual Assault on Campus: A Special Report
March 6, 2018
On campuses across New Jersey, more students are coming forward about sexual misconduct, but confusion remains....
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Immigration Stories: Venessa Manzano
February 9, 2018
Much of Venessa Manzano’s life’s work has focused on preserving Filipino culture. In 2008, she founded the Filipino School of New York and New Jersey, a nonprofit focused on keeping Filipino traditions and history alive....
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Immigration Stories: The Dominicans of Perth Amboy
February 8, 2018
Seventy-eight percent of Perth Amboy’s population of about 53,000 is Latino. Dominicans are the largest subgroup, and work hard to give back to their community. ...
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Immigration Stories: The Cotos
February 7, 2018
The Coto family seem to be the typical all-American family. They own a business. They pay their taxes. There's just one difference: They're undocumented....
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!["We were the first ones to move onto that block [in Jersey City], and they didn't like us at all...It took time for them to get to know us." - Khaldiya Mustafa with husband Mustafa Mustafa.](https://njmonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/H4A8436-Edit-355x200.jpg)
Khaldiya Mustafa, principal of Al-Ghazaly High School in Wayne, and her husband Mustafa imbue their children with pride in their Muslim heritage. ...
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Charlie Patel spent his youth helping his family making ends meet with odd jobs. Today he's used that entrepreneurial spirit to co-found a digital marketing agency. ...
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Elena Gorokhova, an immigrant from Russia, writes about the things she's learned from her students studying English as second language....
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Paterson teacher Sunjoo Hwang Kim once felt like an outside in America. Now, she embraces the traditions of both the US and her native South Korea. ...
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!["My [immigrant] mother is the strongest person I have ever met. Tough as nails, but very respectful." - Esther Salas](https://njmonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/H4A7269-Edit-355x200.jpg)
Immigration Stories: Esther Salas
February 6, 2018
By age 38, Esther Salas was selected as New Jersey’s first Latino federal magistrate judge. Five years later, she became the state’s first Latina U.S. District Court judge....
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The Garden State has long been a beacon for the foreign born. ...
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