Northeast
Sherrill insists NJ a Dem stronghold ahead of Obama visit, rejecting GOP momentum: ‘Not a purple state’
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New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill insisted Saturday that her state is a Democratic stronghold ahead of a campaign event with former President Barack Obama, in an apparent rejection of Republican momentum there.
“New Jersey is not a red state. I love you guys, but New Jersey is not a red state,” Sherrill told supporters Saturday as she remains in a close contest with Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli heading into Election Day.
“I’ve got some even better news, guys. New Jersey is not a purple state. . . . New Jersey is a blue state! That’s right. That is right. I have seen the polling numbers, guys. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it. So when we vote, we win,” Sherrill added. “Let’s get out every vote and let’s show them the power of labor!”
A recent Fox News poll of New Jersey likely voters put Sherill ahead of Ciattarelli 52% to 45% heading into the last few days of the campaign. Her seven-point lead is just outside the poll’s margin of sampling error. Earlier this month, Sherrill was ahead by five points, and in September she was up by eight points.
FOX NEWS POLL: SHERRILL LEADS CIATTARELLI IN NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR’S RACE
Mikie Sherrill, left, and Jack Ciattarelli, right, are facing off in the closely contested race to become New Jersey’s next governor. Former President Barack Obama, center, is campaigning for Sherrill on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Seth Wenig/AP; Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images; Frank Franklin II/AP)
Among those who say they are extremely enthusiastic about voting this year, Ciattarelli is ahead by five points — but among those either extremely or very enthusiastic, it’s Sherrill by four. That’s because more Republicans feel extremely enthusiastic (52%) than Democrats (40%).
Obama is expected in Norfolk, Virginia, earlier Saturday afternoon to campaign for Abigal Spanberger, a former House Democrat who is facing off against Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the governor’s race there.
The former president is then heading to Newark, New Jersey, for an event with Sherrill later Saturday. Obama has endorsed both candidates.
OBAMA THE ‘CAMPAIGN CLOSER’ FOR DEMOCRATS IN TOP 2025 ELECTIONS AS PARTY AIMS TO REBOUND
Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill poses for pictures with supporters while campaigning in Bloomfield, N.J., on Oct. 28, 2025. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Sherrill also criticized President Donald Trump at her campaign event Saturday morning in New Jersey, saying, “We’re looking at a president of the United States that’s destroying jobs, who’s destroying our economy, who’s running a worldwide extortion racket so he can charge us all more money while he pockets billions of dollars.”
“That’s not the way we want to run New Jersey. That’s not — we don’t want no king. That’s right. That is right. So that’s why I’m running for governor,” Sherrill added.
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial Jack Ciattarelli speaks with voters at a restaurant in Robbinsville, N.J., on Oct. 29, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )
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“It’s not too much to ask to invest in workers. It’s not too much to ask to get a good wage. And so I have to tell you, it’s all on the line here. There are only two states in the nation with these races. New Jersey and Virginia,” Sherrill said.
Fox News’ Dana Blanton contributed to this report.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hunting licenses to soon go on sale
PENNSYLVANIA (WJAC) — Pennsylvania hunters can soon start planning for the upcoming season.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says 2026-27 general hunting and trapping licenses will go on sale Monday, June 22nd.
The licenses will be valid from July 1st through June 30th of next year.
Hunters can purchase licenses online or at authorized license issuing agents across the state.
The Game Commission is encouraging hunters to verify their account and mailing information before purchasing — to avoid delays.
Antlerless deer licenses also will be available through the state’s licensing system.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island DCYF discloses fatality of 18-year-old
(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families disclosed the fatality of an 18-year-old who was previously the subject of a near fatality notification on June 2.
According to the department, the 18-year-old died on Thursday and was involved with DCYF.
The Office of the Child Advocate was notified about the incident.
DCYF did not disclose additional information due to confidentiality laws.
The original incident that required the prior notification occurred on May 27, officials said.
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According to DCYF, Rhode Islanders are required by law to report known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect within 24 hours of becoming aware of such cases and can do so by calling 1-800-742-4453.
Vermont
Vermont barn-building ‘legend’ still visits every job site at 83
ORWELL, Vt. (WCAX) – Bud Carpenter is about to take a trip down memory lane.
“Heading to Poultney,” Carpenter said.
The ride there is dotted with silos, with many of the barns he built. “This is one of our buildings here; there’s one over there,” Carpenter points out. And then there’s a building in Orwell.
“That post office over… we built that in the early 70s,” Carpenter said.
Reporter Joe Carroll: Have you figured out how many buildings you’ve built through the years?
Bud Carpenter: You know, I thought about that a lot; I really haven’t.
Bud Carpenter Incorporated, or BCI, started on a “wing and a prayer.” “I just started working, I’d do anything, I’d wash windows, I would paint. I’d even cut meat in the store,” he said. “My first year in business in 1965, I grossed $3,600… Somehow, we made it all work; I don’t know how.
With hard work came jobs and some mistakes. “I’ve done a lot of foolish things,” Carpenter said. “Like get into the used car business.”
Reporter Joe Carroll: How did you have the time to do all of this?
Bud Carpenter: I ask myself a hundred times.
There are massive cow barns to small horse barns, like one in Poultney. “We just did this one last year,” Carpenter said.
With a bum knee and a pacemaker, the 83-year-old no longer works on site.
“He’s a barn building legend!” said Todd Boutwell, Carpenter’s son-in-law, who took over running the day-to-day operations last year. “He’s still there, every day.”
“I like to come out to all of them, I’m on all of them, one time or another, yeah,” Carpenter said.
Back on the road, the conversation turns personal. “I think the hardest part is when I went through a divorce. I had problems with my wife, and we divorced, that’s probably the hardest thing I did,” Carpenter said. “And that’s having to go back on my word… When you get married, you take your vows.”
He has since remarried. Beth and Bud have been together for decades.
And then there was the heavy drinking. “I worked hard, and I drank hard,” Carpenter said. “But I never missed a day of work in my life.”
The drinking has been cut significantly. His recollections of what he’s done are numerous. “You get a little choked up at times on it, everywhere you go, you see things you’ve done: It makes you proud,” he said.
A journey that continues.
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