The race for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District began in earnest about a year ago. A few months before the coronavirus pandemic roiled the United States, House Democrats were preparing to impeach President Trump. But first-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew was one of just two Democrats nationwide to break ranks and vote no. “I think this splits the country apart further, and I think we want to try to heal the country, bring it together,” Van Drew said at the time. The already conservative

The Village Halloween parade has delighted New York locals and tourists for nearly 50 years.

WBGO commentator Mildred Antenor is expressing concerns about the ICE Detention Centers, especially when it comes to treatment of women. Mildred Antenor is a professor and the author of The Gladioli Are Invisible: A Memoir. Click above to hear her thoughts on why she's closely watching Tuesday's election results.

Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Art's Jazz program is headed by New York-based trombonist Conrad Herwig, who is one of the world's most complete jazz musicians, atop both the perorming and jazz education fields with an abundance of composer and arranger credits. During the coronavirus pandemic, Herwig's Jazz program is doing its best to maintain some measure of normalcy for his students. With that in mind, the Mingus Ensemble is set to perform 2 virtual concerts this semester, as

Like many other political races this year, one of the main issues in the U.S. Senate contest in New Jersey is the candidates’ support for — or criticism of — President Donald Trump. That was on display Tuesday night during the first and only debate between Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and his Republican challenger Rik Mehta. Mehta, a pharmacist, attorney, and former FDA official, slammed Booker for focusing too much on criticizing Trump and not enough on reaching bipartisan solutions. But

The city of Newark is imposing new restrictions on businesses as COVID 19 cases continue to rise. The positivity rate in the city’s east ward has now surpassed 25 percent with the city surging above 11 percent, prompting Mayor Ras Baraka to take action. Baraka says beginning Tuesday all non-essential businesses must close at 8 p.m. except grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations. “Part of it is precautionary for other parts of the city and the other part of t is a direct intervention in stuff

The Only Way To Play It is Peter Alson 's first novel, but the former professional poker player has been writing books for a long time and has contributed articles to Sports Illustrated, The New York Times , Esquire , The Village Voice and Rolling Stone . Alson has also launched his own publishing company Arbitrary Press which simultaneously reissued his first book, Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie , under a new title, The Vig . Alson is the latest guest on SportsJam with Doug Doyle. He was a

October is Hispanic Heritage Month. Usually this is a month filled with celebrations that honor history, family and traditions. But this year is different. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the Latinx community. A group of poetic artists wanted to carve out an event to still celebrate Latin culture though a local New York club called Nuyorican Poets Cafe . Nearly a dozen poets and writers from around the country gathered on Zoom this month to spit rhymes and swap stories. It’s called the

Believe in a Healthy Newark resumes its 4th Annual “Building a Culture of Health in Newark” Conference Monday, October 26. The virtual conference engages nationally-recognized speakers to discuss the physical, social, emotional and economic impacts of COVID-19. The Chair of the Believe in a a Healthy Newark steering committee Dr. Denise V. Rodgers and Catherine Wilson, President and CEO at United Way of Greater Newark joined ( via zoom ) WBGO News Director Doug Doyle on the WBGO Journal. This

Earlier this month the Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) and the BIG EAST Conference announced a three-year agreement that will enable all 11 member schools to compete in a year-long multi-game season for the first time as official EGF Collegiate league members. On this edition on SportsJam, EGF CEO Eric Johnson joins host Doug Doyle to talk about the growing popularity of Esports on campuses and how this latest agreement will impact students and schools in the area. The EGF Collegiate season