Terrier mix is playful and polite
Evan is a "polite walker" who also likes to be in water. EvanGreg Hatala | The Star-Ledger SAYREVILLE -- Evan is an adult male pit bull terrier mix in the care of Sammy's Hope. Volunteers describe...
View ArticleN.J. woman sentenced to jail for 'needlessly killing' 2 pitbulls
One of the dead pit bulls was found in Shannie L. Munoz's Perth Amboy apartment stuffed in a cardboard box, officials say PERTH AMBOY - A 34-year-old woman, who dodged authorities for nearly a year...
View ArticleGlimpse of History: Gathered at Washington Hall in Woodbridge
Washington Hall hosted community get-togethers and the annual firemen's picnic. WOODBRIDGE -- This circa-1910 photo shows a group of men gathered at Washington Hall on Grove Street in Woodbridge...
View ArticleHorror stories, anger mount as computer woes grind MVC traffic to a halt
For a third time this week drivers faced long waits at Motor Vehicle Commission Agencies due to computer problems during the busiest time of the month. A third computer problem in a week on Friday at...
View ArticleSuspected heroin dealer charged with trying to kill cop during escape attempt
Isaiah Roberts was charged with trying to kill a police officer with his car, authorities said File photo TRENTON -- A suspected heroin dealer who was shot at by police in Sayreville has been charged...
View ArticleIn wake of police killings, N.J. cops prepare for National Night Out
Dozens of police departments plan to partake in this year's event. In the aftermath of a month that saw at least 10 police officers murdered nationally, cops and organizers say this year's National...
View ArticleYouth football coach charged in sex assault of minor
The suspect is being held in Middlesex County Jail on $500,000 bail. Dawayne Avent, 35, of Fords(Submitted Photo) WOODBRIDGE -- A youth football coach has been charged with aggravated sexual assault...
View ArticleSayreville teacher takes summer science class
Teachers attend workshops to brush up on Next Generation Science Standards. Carolynn O'Connor, a science teacher from Sayreville War Memorial High School, and science teachers Marisa Castronova-Wos...
View ArticleBody recovered under Victory Bridge in Sayreville
The New Jersey State Police were assisting Sayreville police with a report of a jumper down. SAYREVILLE -- Marine units with the New Jersey State Police recovered a body in the Raritan River below...
View ArticleState of emergency lifted, major roads re-opened in Princeton area
Police, though, were anxiously awaiting another wave of afternoon thunderstorms Sunday. All major roads are open in Princeton and West Windsor Sunday, following a deluge of rain that swamped roads and...
View ArticleDrenched: N.J. rainfall totals, county by county
Some parts of New Jersey have been saturated with as much as 6 to 7 inches of rain, and more is on the way. For anyone who was hoping the washed-out weekend marked the end of the soggy misery across...
View ArticleA look at the major fires wiping out N.J. landmarks
There have been at least 14 multiple-alarm fires in in New Jersey over the past year that have damaged or destroyed landmark businesses, buildings, churches and restaurants. Watch video There have...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Aug. 1, 2016
Humans are better equipped to handle the heat than dogs and cats because people perspire. There's summer heat, and then there's oppressive summer heat. We've experienced some of the latter recently,...
View ArticleHe tortured and killed 19 cats. Now some fear he's at it again
Notorious cat serial killer Anthony Appolonia spent five years in prison in New Jersey. Now free, he's allegedly adopting cats again. But where are they? Watch video A half hour into his interview...
View ArticleSmall basement fire in Rutgers dorm quickly extinguished
Only 1 person was in the residence hall at the time A file photo of Demarest Hall on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. A small fire in the building's basement was...
View ArticleWhere are they now? N.J. alums in pro baseball, mid-summer edition
We had a look in April - what's changed since then?
View Article$5M Mega Millions ticket sold in N.J.
The lucky ticket was bought at a Central Jersey card store While the nearly half-billon dollar Powerball drawing generated far more attention over the weekend, the much-smaller Mega Millions jackpot...
View Article2 teens carjacked N.J. man at gunpoint, officials say
One teen remains at large. BRIDGEWATER -- Police are searching for one of two township teens who allegedly took part in carjacking a man at gunpoint in a corporate parking deck. Cody Masiello...
View ArticleRifle man was holding on bench was pellet gun, police say
John A. Delorimier, 48, of Gloucester Way, is charged with weapon possession counts. MONROE -- Police responding to a report of a man pointing a rifle at houses and trees in the Rossmoor adult...
View ArticleMiddlesex County Fair opens (PHOTOS)
EAST BRUNSWICK — The 78th annual Middlesex County Fair opened up the first day of the seven-day event on Monday. "Opening night fireworks were pushed back to Tuesday night because of threatening...
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