Football chat and Top 20 reveal: Talk to our writers, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Join the NJ.com football writers for their first chat of the season, Sunday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. WOODBRIDGE -- The first full week of high school football is in the books and there's plenty to talk...
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N.J. pets in need: Sept. 12, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey need homes. Sometimes, it seems our dogs just don't listen to us; we bark commands and our canine companions just don't respond. Courtesy of Distejon For those dog...
View ArticleFootball Top 20 for Sept. 11: Can N.J.'s new No. 1 bring stability?
It's the third top 20 and our third No. 1 team. Will this one hold down the throne?
View ArticleN.J. alums who made an impact in college football Week 2
A look at how some of the N.J. natives in college football fared this weekend.
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Middlesex man flown to hospital after hot oil splash
Police say the 44-year-old man tried to lift a skillet of smoking hot oil off the stove at his home, then dropped it, splashing the oil onto his face and chest A MIddlesex Borough man was flown by a...
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Body found in vacant North Brunswick home
Investigators are trying to confirm the identity of a man whose body was found in a North Brunswick home. Police on Monday found the body of a man in an abandoned house on Joyce Kilmer Avenue in North...
View ArticleClinton could be helped by New Jersey's changing demographics, data shows
We compared New Jersey's current demographics to what they were in 2008 and found out what's changed and how it will change this upcoming presidential election. It's been eight years since Barack...
View ArticleN.J. alums who made noise during NFL opening week
Several New Jersey products put up big numbers in the first weekend of NFL action.
View ArticleWATCH: Vape battery explodes in woman's purse at Freehold mall
A black plume of smoke and flames can be seen in a YouTube video erupting from the purse placed on the counter Watch video FREEHOLD -- A woman shopping at a Sunglass Hut Sunday had an unfortunate time...
View ArticleTop performers: NJ.com football helmet stickers for Week 1
A look at the stars from each conference in Week 1 of New Jersey football.
View ArticleLaurie Hernandez has been rehearsing for 'Dancing With the Stars' at this...
The Olympic gymnast from Old Bridge stayed close to home when she needed to train for 'Dancing With the Stars' Watch video This fall, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez is juggling both "Dancing With...
View ArticlePlay time, family dinner more important than homework, N.J. school says
The goal is to eliminate homework that isn't relevant and meaningful, the district said. WOODBRIDGE -- A New Jersey elementary school is de-emphasizing homework this school year and telling parents...
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Man caught smoking pot in Woodbridge had $250K in heroin too, cops say
Aaron Williamson was arrested at a Turnpike rest area Friday WOODBRIDGE -- An Irvington man faces a number of drug charges after State Police say he was found at a Turnpike rest area Friday with more...
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Ex-Perth Amboy police chief tried to change story, lieutenant testifies
Prosecutors allege former Chief Benjamin Ruiz tried to get the lieutenant to lie when Ruiz was under investigation NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Perth Amboy police lieutenant took the stand on Tuesday and...
View ArticleState orders revaluation in Middlesex County borough
South River hasn't held a revaluation in three decades. TRENTON -- State officials will order South River, a small, blue-collar community in Middlesex County, to undergo a property revaluation -- its...
View ArticleSomerset County tells DOT: We will pay to finish bridge
Work to complete the reconstruction of the Route 518 bridge in Franklin and Rocky Hill will resume, Somerset County Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh has announced. SOMERVILLE - Work to complete the...
View ArticleCEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for nearly 14 years to step down
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey has headed the private group since 2003 PLAINSBORO -- The head of the nation's largest health charity plans to resign. Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey will stay on as CEO of the Robert...
View ArticleFootball: 2 additions to NJ.com Player of the Year watch list for Sept. 14
NJ.com unveils its second installment of the Player of the Year watch list.
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Edison cops bring supplies to Louisiana storm victims
Edison police officers left earlier this week on a long journey to deliver relief supplies to Louisiana following the devastating flooding in August. EDISON -- In the aftermath of the Louisiana's...
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Edison police chief busts erratic driver, litterbug for drugs
Edison Police Chief Tom Bryan spotted an erratic driver who littered just before crashing into a tree. Edison police Chief Tom BryanAristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger EDISON -- A Sayreville man...
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