As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, one of New Jersey’s most family-friendly and heart-warming traditions is returning to Jersey City with a unique, interactive twist....

As December settles in, New Jersey high school athletics are firmly in transition, with fall champions honored and winter seasons gaining momentum across gyms, rinks, and wrestling rooms statewide. From national individual recognition to the opening statements made by championship contenders, the Garden State’s high school sports scene is once again proving its depth and competitiveness. The conclusion of the fall season brought significant accolades to standout student-athletes and programs. West Orange senior Marcus Jackson capped a dominant soccer campaign by earning National High School Player of the Year honors after leading his team to a 24–2 record. A defensive anchor with an offensive edge, Jackson balanced 18 goals with a back line that allowed only...

There are poetry collections that entertain, some that impress, and a rare few that quietly change the emotional temperature of the room. Rebecca Herz’s newest release, Locus of Control, belongs firmly in that last category. Arriving in January 2026, this striking new book does something few modern poetry collections attempt: it opens the door between therapy and art and invites the reader to sit down in both spaces at once. The result is a body of work that feels intimate yet expansive, clinical yet musical, deeply personal yet unmistakably universal. Herz writes from a life lived at intersections. She is a school-based crisis counselor, a neurodivergent thinker, a queer Jewish writer, and a new mother navigating...