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.

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.

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