Amanda Oglesby @amanda-oglesby

Why the Trenton hearing to overhaul NJ watchdogs was so important An all-day hearing on a proposed law to consolidate, and some say weaken, oversight of powerful state leaders and business interests stunned many.

I highly recommend you read this, especially if you live in #NJ. www.app.com/story/news/i... #NJnews #government

03.12.2025 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

RELEASE: STANDING UP TO PROTECT JOURNALISM FROM AI SLOP | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA On the heels of a ground-breaking arbitration win at POLITICO, NewsGuild-CWA members launch national campaign and week of action on AI.

RELEASE: NewsGuild journalists are sounding the alarm – media companies are undermining public trust with unethical AI in the newsroom.

Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.

newsguild.org/release-stan...

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Lawsuit claims Campbell's exec mocked 'poor people' who buy its food In a lawsuit filed by a fired Campbell's Company employee, Robert Garza said he was fired for wanting to report an executive for racist remarks.

This explains a lot, since I buy a good deal of soup. I'm more of a Progresso woman though. www.app.com/story/money/...

26.11.2025 20:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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It's 3 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and I'm still finding stories I need to work on ASAP. Tell me again about how being a journalist sounds like a fun job.

26.11.2025 20:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Six years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, hundreds of women push for justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre always wanted fellow survivors to spend time together. Now, they're pushing for justice.

They had spent years finding their voices. Now, hundreds of women, who call themselves Survivor Sisters, are the driving force behind the renewed public pressure to identify Epstein associates they say assaulted them or participated in his trafficking ring. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

18.11.2025 14:33 — 👍 149 🔁 43 💬 2 📌 2

Offshore wind developer Leading Light Wind Project scraps New Jersey power effort Leading Light Wind was supposed to power about 1 million New Jersey homes. Now, the project developers are closing down.

Another offshore wind developer designing a power project for NJ is canceling its project. Here's why: www.app.com/story/news/l... #NJ #NJnews

18.11.2025 14:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

President Trump announced that the United States will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons tests.

The move seemingly signals an abrupt end to a 33-year period during which the U.S. did not test any nuclear weapons. bit.ly/4qy4cY7

30.10.2025 14:00 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 1

What New Jersey Could Reveal About the Rightward Shift of Hispanic Voters

Teamed up with @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social to take a look at the NJ governor’s race & what its results could tell us about the durability of Trump’s 2024 gains/“realignments”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

30.10.2025 14:18 — 👍 24 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 3

Middletown school board race features a $10K donation to challenger slate of candidates After a season of debates about closing schools, and then a 10% tax hike, Middletown's school board race is getting heated.

Big money has entered the Middletown school board race: www.app.com/story/news/e...

30.10.2025 14:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Federal program TRIO that helps thousands of New Jersey college students faces major cuts A federal program called TRIO that provides tutoring and other support to non-traditional college students, like veterans, could be eliminated.

This program helps some nontraditional college students in our area, including veterans, first-generation students and low-income students. Now it's been cut. www.app.com/story/news/e... #TRIO #education #college #news

29.10.2025 20:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NJ congressman: 'You're in harm's way' as fed shutdown stops sales of flood insurance What does the government shutdown mean for people who have policies with the National Flood Insurance Program?

The deadline for the National Flood Insurance Program is coming up fast, for anyone who is stuck in renewal limbo... www.app.com/story/news/l... #NFIP #flooding #weather #climatechange #insurance

29.10.2025 20:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is wave power New Jersey's next renewable energy source? See which hurdles remain Ocean waves carry a tremendous amount of energy, but can New Jersey figure out a way to power homes with that energy source?

My latest piece: Is wave energy the next power source for New Jersey?
www.app.com/story/news/l...

07.10.2025 16:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I've been on social media less, because I spent almost 2 weeks in Ireland this month. I definitely need to travel more and use my phone less often.

24.09.2025 14:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ocean County's only charter school expands and opens new high school Ocean Academy Charter School, Ocean County's only charter school, opened its high school this week and welcomed its first freshman and sophomores.

I toured Ocean County's only charter high school yesterday. Here's why it's different from other nearby schools: www.app.com/story/news/e...

04.09.2025 13:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Barnegat Light mourns sudden death of town's mayor of the people "His legacy was always to do what was best for the town," said Barnegat Light Council President Michael Spark.

Barnegat Light mourns longtime Mayor Kirk O. Larson. www.app.com/story/news/l...

03.09.2025 14:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lavallette's littlest cop cruises the beat, aided by officers helping a boy who lost his mom Monty Greninger, 5, lost his mother to cancer and would love to become a police officer. Two Lavallette cops are helping him along.

These guys are real heroes in so many ways: www.app.com/story/news/l...

02.09.2025 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Jersey Shore towns battered by Erin rush to fix beaches before Labor Day Here's the damage from Hurricane Erin was among the worst.

Lots of beach damage from Hurricane Erin was being cleaned up along the Jersey Shore this week. We're in the race against Labor Day crowds. www.app.com/story/news/l...

27.08.2025 17:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stop & Shop fined over mislabeling that led to selling expired meats in Ocean County Stop & Shop agreed to a $75,000 fine and will add safety measures after Ocean County found the supermarket chain mislabeled expiration dates.

I can tell you where I won't be shopping anytime soon.
www.app.com/story/money/... @mdiamondapp.bsky.social

25.08.2025 16:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NJ's future is a hotter climate, more flooding and increased drought: Rutgers report A new Rutgers University report on New Jersey's climate predicts worse and hotter weather over the next 75 years.

Rutgers scientists say New Jersey's future is hotter, has more flooding from storms, and more summer dry spells. www.app.com/story/news/l... #Rutgers #ClimateChange #NJ #NJnews

24.08.2025 13:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

NJ surfers urge caution as Hurricane Erin brings 17-foot waves to Jersey Shore Weather forecasters predict New Jersey's coastline will be battered with 10- to 17-foot waves from Hurricane Erin.

High waves are headed toward the Jersey Shore.
www.app.com/story/news/l...

20.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A bachelor’s degree in 3 years? This Utah university is ‘pioneering’ it. A Utah university is now offering a bachelor's degree meant to be finished in three years instead of the traditional four as state leaders call for "quicker and faster" — and cheaper — options for students.

A Utah university is now offering a bachelor's degree meant to be finished in three years instead of the traditional four as state leaders call for "quicker and faster" — and cheaper — options for students.

18.08.2025 14:18 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1

Rate filings show New Jersey health insurance plans are set to soar in 2026 New Jersey consumers are bracing for sharp increases in health insurance premiums in 2026.

The race against inflation continues: www.app.com/story/money/...

18.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces special election to re-draw maps California is the most populous state in the union and the only one with more seats in Congress than Texas.

California is the most populous state in the union and the only one with more seats in Congress than Texas.

14.08.2025 20:42 — 👍 81 🔁 23 💬 9 📌 1

New Jersey bill would hold fossil fuel companies liable for weather-related damages Environmentalists and New Jersey Democrats are urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would hold oil companies liable for climate change-related damage.

Should #NJ hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change-related damages? A bill being considered would do that. www.app.com/story/news/l... #environment #NJnews #FossilFuel #ClimateChange

15.08.2025 13:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Border Patrol agents assembled outside a Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a rally and news conference on congressional redistricting. Local elected officials expressed outrage that the agents decided to stand there in a brazen show of force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...

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Trump's unpredictable tariffs pressure Jersey Shore pizzerias, shops, manufacturers Jersey Shore business owners are finding themselves unable to makes plans because of President Donald Trump's scattershot approach to tariffs.

Now the pizza is being affected...
www.app.com/story/money/... #NJ #NJnews @mdiamondapp.bsky.social

13.08.2025 15:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.

Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.

12.08.2025 14:00 — 👍 71 🔁 24 💬 48 📌 29

World record oldest ocean lifeguard still patrols 'God's pool' in Bay Head At 82, Ed Kiziukiewicz still patrols the ocean water as a lifeguard in Bay Head, work he has done every summer since 1962.

The world's oldest ocean lifeguard is still patrolling the waters of the Jersey Shore. www.app.com/story/news/l...

12.08.2025 14:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

President Donald Trump is planning to deploy National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a Defense official told USA TODAY.

It's a part of the administration's aggressive effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.

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Trump says he's looking at reclassifying marijuana at federal level In 2024, DEA proposed a rule to transfer marijuana to Schedule III. That rule change has been on hold since March 2025.

President Trump says he's considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. In 2024, DEA proposed a rule to transfer marijuana to Schedule III. That rule change has been on hold since March 2025.

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