A driver looking at his phone crashed into two utility poles Friday morning on Route 9, sparking a transformer fire and forcing a two-hour road closure, police said. The crash occurred about 9:43 a.m.

New Jersey’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed measures Friday turning up the heat on the regional electrical power grid operator that New Jersey ...