@RobJenningsNJ

News reporter for @njdotcom and @starledger. Past bylines: @njspotlight @runnersworld @usatoday @njherald. Baseball coach, runner, Queens native.

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@nytimesSep 22
Breaking News: The New York City Marathon’s route is changing for the first time in 15 years. Here’s how. nyti.ms/3ThZRg8

The New York City Marathon Route Is Changing. Here’s What’s Different.

The course change, the race’s first in the last 15 years, is supposed to reduce the impact of the race in the Bronx by restoring access to a supermarket.

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The former New Jersey City University, now Kean Jersey City, is holding a reception and information session today for incoming students and their families. The fall semester is starting next week, two months after the merger with Kean University took effect. – at Jersey City, NJ
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Walpack Township had 384 residents in 1970. Today is it home to around 12. Yet Main Street was busy again this afternoon as the long-closed post office, schoolhouse and church opened as part of a three-hour public tour. #NJ
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Students and families arriving on a historic morning as @NJCUniversity gets ready to hold its final commencement before merging with Kean University.
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A perfect spring morning at SHI Stadium as @RutgersNB @rutgershealth graduating students continue the tradition of ringing the bell. Rutgers is holding its 260th anniversary commencement starting at 10am. #NJ
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@runnersworldFeb 26
Jeff Galloway, the much-loved mentor of many American runners, who became a formative figure in the running movement by his tireless promotion of the sport and its life benefits, died on Wednesday at the age of 80 from complications from a stroke and brain bleeding, Runner’s World has learned. runnersworldmag.visitlink.me… 📸: Arthur Thompson
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Former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey speaks to supporters in Jersey City after losing the race for mayor and offers congratulations to Mayor-elect James Solomon.
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Here’s my recap of the @PIX11News Jersey City mayoral debate between @SolomonforJC & @jim_mcgreevey including their responses to “reverse congestion pricing,” a concept floated by @StevenFulop during his campaign for governor nj.com/news/2025/11/mcgreeve…

McGreevey, Solomon hold debate a week before Jersey City voters pick a mayor

New Jersey's second-largest city will choose its next mayor on Dec. 2.

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Former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey, speaking to supporters on Election Night, appears headed to a runoff election Dec. 2 against Jersey City Councilman James Solomon in the race for mayor of Jersey City.
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The room is starting to fill up at former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey’s Election Night party in Jersey City. McGreevey is among seven candidates seeking to be Jersey City’s next mayor.
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In Jersey City for one of New Jersey’s most enduring St. Patrick’s Day parade traditions, a one block parade from Montgomery Street to Grove Street concluding at City Hall.
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🍃 ☔️ ❄️The coastal storm that battered New Jersey with heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday ended with a light coating of snow in parts of Sussex County. Here's a look at the Lake Mohawk section of Sparta Thursday morning. Photo credit: @RobJenningsNJ #nj #njwx #njsnow
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This story by @RobJenningsNJ is the best thing you'll read today. Meet Vincent Dransfield, the 'oldest active firefighter in the U.S.A.,' whose 110th birthday coincides with @Yankees opening day. nj.com/news/2024/03/former-n…

Former N.J. fire chief turns 110. He credits his longevity to this beloved sweet drink.

Vincent Dransfield still lives at home, keeps up with his beloved Yankees and drives his Hyundai around town on errands.

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🎶#WPUNJ brings a modern twist to a traditional subject, using Artificial Intelligence to compose an opera!🎶 Featured on @njdotcom by @RobJenningsNJ. Explore how AI finds its place in unexpected realms, shaping an international dialogue. #WeAreWillPower nj.com/education/2024/01/ai-…

What would Mozart say? N.J. university using AI to compose opera

The three-act opera, set in 2034, features a chatbot named "Pickles" as a key character.

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Tom Fleming left quite a legacy in N.J. as a runner, coach and teacher. Here's a look back at him winning the New York City Marathon in 1973 and why his daughter will be running it for the first time Sunday. nj.com/news/2023/11/daughter…

Daughter of late N.J. running legend to run NYC Marathon 50 years after he won it

Two-time winner Tom Fleming remains the only New Jersey resident to ever come in first in the New York City Marathon, organizers said.

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Happy Mischief Night. A lot of people don't realize the night before Halloween is its own holiday in New Jersey, dedicated to petty vandalism and small scale destruction. It's my favorite holiday. We can't let it die out. nj.com/news/2023/10/is-misch…

Is Mischief Night dying? The naughty history and uncertain future of a N.J. tradition.

Whether you call it Mischief Night, Goosey Night, Cabbage Night or Devil’s Night, some say the Oct. 30 tradition of pranks and mayhem has grown less mischievous.

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Tuition-free, pre-K programs are in the midst of a significant expansion in N.J. Here's my story on big changes ahead in the Howell school district, where pre-K enrollment is projected to triple by the 2027-28 school year. #education nj.com/education/2023/10/nj-…

Howell will reconfigure grades in 10 schools to make room for expanded pre-K

Some parents are objecting to the major upheaval in the Monmouth County district, which is one of dozens across the state trying to make space for more pre-K seats.

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On the anniversary of the #September11 attacks, a tribute to 734 New Jerseyans who died that day. nj.com/news/2022/09/faces-of…

Faces of the New Jersey victims of Sept. 11

On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a tribute to 734 New Jerseyans who died that day. Their memories live on.

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“This is a very novel thing for New Jersey. We don’t have alligators in the water. We’re not Florida." nj.com/news/2023/08/hunt-for…

Hunt for rogue N.J. alligator continues by boat

The alligator has been on the loose in the water near a New Jersey park since the first reported sighting six days ago.

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