Dental supply company president indicted in $1M fraud case
A company president is accused of sending hundreds of fake invoices to a Pennsylvania supply company. A Union County grand jury indicted the president of a dental supply company on charages of...
View ArticleHometown pride: NJ fans gather to root for Laurie Hernandez
The Old Bridge community gathered in their municipal complex to watch U.S. gymnast Laurie Hernandez. Watch video OLD BRIDGE -- The room was completely silent when U.S. gymnast Laurie Hernandez...
View ArticleDemolition crews prepare to tear down Milltown's historic tire factory
MILLTOWN — As you ride along Main street in Milltown you can't help but notice the towns two iconic symbols, the water tower and smokestack. The two structures tower over the old Michelin Tire...
View ArticleWATCH: Union Catholic erupts while watching teen star Sydney McLaughlin...
A crowd of close to 1,000 people watched 17 year-old Sydney McLaughlin, the youngest U.S. track and field Olympian since 1972, run in the opening round of the 400 hurdles on Monday There was a lot of...
View ArticleYears after girl was shot in head with arrow, lawsuit moves forward
On July 29, 2016, Somerset County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Ciccone gave the go-ahead for punitive damage discovery in a personal injury lawsuit against Dick's Sporting Goods. SOMERVILLE -- It's...
View ArticleUnion Catholic goes wild watching Sydney McLaughlin advance at the Olympics...
Close to 1,000 people packed themselves into Union Catholic's gym on Monday night to watch 17 year-old Sydney McLaughlin continue her amazing season in Rio. After seeing teen star Sydney McLaughlin...
View Article3 residents escape South Brunswick house fire
Three residents escaped a house fire on Tuesday. file photo SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Three residents escaped a house fire on Tuesday that took roughly three hours, and at least 10 fire departments to bring...
View ArticleN.J. doctor, 7 others indicted in opiate ring crackdown
Ear, nose and throat doctor wrote hundreds of bogus oxy prescriptions, AG claims TRENTON -- A New Jersey doctor and seven others were indicted Tuesday on charges they operated a million-dollar...
View Article2nd Navy ship to be named for N.J. war hero John Basilone
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be the second ship named for Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, a Raritan native. SOMERSET -- A Navy ship will soon bear the name of John Basilone, a local New Jersey...
View ArticleN.J. woman stole $89K in credit card scheme, cops say
Veronica Cardoza, 37, of Perth Amboy, has been charged after allegedly fraudulently crediting more than $89,000 to the credit cards of family and friends. FRANKLIN -- A Perth Amboy woman who worked...
View ArticleRio 2016: Union Catholic shows lots of love for Sydney McLaughlin during her...
The 17 year-old McLaughlin is the youngest U.S. track and field Olympian since 1972. There were no long faces or heads hanging when the few hundred fans that watched Sydney McLaughlin run in semifinal...
View ArticleNewark murder suspect has 20-year history of arrests
A Newark man arrested for the robbery and killing of a service station owner has prior arrests for robbery and drug charges. NEWARK -- With his hands cuffed behind him, Malcolm Massey was brought into...
View ArticleHere's why N.J. mom posted son's photo outside abandoned quarry
The Edison woman lost her son on August 2015 and hopes to spread the message that these swimming holes are deadly. EDISON -- Sally Yabra is on a mission. When her son drowned in a Pennsylvania quarry...
View ArticleEx Rutgers CB Darian Dailey finds new FBS home after probation plea
Darian Dailey was in line to start at Rutgers before his arrest in May 2015 but he has a 2nd chance elsewhere Former Rutgers cornerback Darian Dailey, who was dismissed from the program after an...
View ArticleN.J. man admits to fatally stabbing, then dumping man in woods in 2014
The Perth Amboy man accused of fatally stabbing a city man in 2014 pleaded guilty to a charge of murder on Wednesday. Middlesex County Courthouse, in New BrunswickFile Photo NEW BRUNSWICK -- The...
View ArticleTeen wanted in gunpoint carjacking extradited from PA, officials say
Teen had eluded police for two weeks. Cody Masiello (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office) BRIDGEWATER -- A teen who was the subject of a manhunt after allegedly taking part in carjacking a man at...
View ArticleProminent Rutgers dean James Hughes is stepping down
The oft-quoted academic plans to leave after this school, the university announced. NEW BRUNSWICK -- One of Rutgers University's most prominent academics -- and one of New Jersey's most frequently...
View ArticleVintage photos of New Jerseyans engaged in 'dicey' activities
Building forts deep in the woods, climbing fences and roughhousing on the school playground were activities I'm glad I experienced. Each time I collect photos for this gallery I find myself wary that...
View ArticleHeat wave finally ends, but humidity sticks around
New Jerseyans will have to wait until next week to feel some real relief. The long and often-oppressive August heat wave in New Jersey is finally over, with temperatures across the northern half of...
View ArticlePolice recover body from water near Sea Bright
The identity of the person was not immediately available MONMOUTH COUNTY -- The State Police recovered a body Thursday morning in the water off Route 36, authorities said. The Marine Services Bureau's...
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