Columnist, The Record of Bergen County, NJ
State House Bureau, Trenton
Joined January 2009
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Charles Stile retweeted
Welp, we're still having regular incidents of injured and dead whales at the Jersey Shore. But it seems that now that the wind turbines are canceled a lot fewer people give a shit.
Talarico debates with skeptical Republican and Independent voters on @CNN was great political theater.
Lawyer for Paterson pol in voter fraud case says dismissal must stand @PatersonPress northjersey.com/story/news/p… via @northjersey
Charles Stile retweeted
The president has been saying for years that Putin wants to make a deal, but I'd love to know what the evidence of that is. He's the aggressor in this war and regularly attacks civilian targets with no military purpose. He is a war criminal.
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Take a few minutes to watch @AnneCarusoPhoto sensitive portrait of members of NJ's trans community and their push to codify gender affirming care into law. It also features two of the most warm and generous grandparents you'll find on the planet.
Charles Stile retweeted
@GovSherrillNJ
I’ll volunteer to be on the committee that cuts your health benefits cost. You need someone from the outside that is objective, and can stand up to the big healthcare conglomerates
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Interesting that @realDonaldTrump doesn't want people wasting "their precious time" changing clocks twice a year but has no problem forcing poor folks to re-apply for vital Medicaid benefits twice a year.
In CD7 debate @KeanForCongress says "on federal level, I made sure that I protected Medicaid for every single intended beneficiary." By voting for the BBB? Congressional Budget Off says the bill will increase ranks of uninsured by 10 million by 2034.
Fake news “fizzle”
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Charles Stile retweeted
This is not the first time a wire/cable was damaged amid NJ rail construction
- 12/4/25: overhead wire issue near Newark was caused by the contractor working on the Portal North Bridge.
- 5/12/23: Construction at PNB "affected electrical systems that impact train movements"
My story about the ground stops at major airports along East Coast, stems from a primary circuit and back-up fiber failures serving PHL TRACON.
Also worth noting PHL Area C (i.e. EWR/TEB) have had staffing triggers for days - might get worse after this.
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Charles Stile retweeted
THIS JUST IN: Plot twist, @Amtrak tells me this was a @NJTRANSIT contractor on NJT property that caused the outage leading to the telecom problems and causing the FAA to pause flights along Northeast.
UPDATE: An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to pause flights in the Northeast.
Right now:
- Flights are resuming at LGA and PHL
- Flights into EWR, JFK, and Teterboro Airport are paused
This incident underscores the need for additional funding to modernize aging infrastructure and prevent disruptions like this in the future.
Follow @FAANews for updates.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Amtrak stated the cut was by a New Jersey Transit contractor on NJ Transit property, not an Amtrak crew. businessinsider.com/faa-outage-new… nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/new…
Verizon said contractors cut its cable running adjacent to an Amtrak rail line. reuters.com/world/us/faa-h…
Charles Stile retweeted
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
Caldwell probe and the political minefield for @GovSherrillNJ
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Why should our enemies bother with spies when our commander in chief blabs about national security plans in public?
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Terrific farewell to Reporters Roundtable and was honored to be included with my colleagues. It’s a sad moment for NJ journalism.
NJ Spotlight News: September 18, 2026
The final Reporters Roundtable
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Charles Stile retweeted
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar voted to fund and arm ICE, stayed silent through months of brutal enforcement, and now, 47 days before an election, suddenly says Trump's immigration crackdown has "gone too far." I break down why her convenient conscience won't save her from her own record.
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