Route 9 reopens in Old Bridge after 20-hour closure from crash, downed wires
A crash knocked down a utility pole and a two trucks hit the low-hanging wires requiring extensive repairs OLD BRIDGE -- Route 9 reopened in Old Bridge on Sunday night nearly 20 hours after a...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Dec. 5, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout the state need homes. Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption in northern and central New Jersey. If a nonprofit rescue group or animal...
View Article21 great storylines from the 2016 football playoffs and finals
The most remarkable stories from a tremendous postseason
View ArticleCat was named for downpour
EAST BRUNSWICK -- Raine is a 2-year-old cat in the care of Karma Cat Zen Dog Rescue. She was rescued from a parking lot during a downpour. Volunteers describe him as a "very talkative cat that loves...
View Article2 New Brunswick water utility workers accused of taking cash to reduce bills
Officials have released additional information on the arrest of two city water utility employees. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Two city water utility workers are accused of accepting money in exchange for...
View ArticleCross-Country: NJ.com's post-season boys and girls honors for 2016
NJ.com's best runners and teams turned heads this season. Take a look back at the 2016 season with our post-season honors. BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON IN REVIEW, 2016 STORIES• Ellliot Gindi of...
View ArticleAmazing time-lapse images from space show N.J. changing over the decades
A compilation of satellite images from Google gives us a new perspective on how the Garden State has evolved over the last three decades.
View ArticleTV's 'Christmas Light Fight' to showcase N.J. brothers' brilliant holiday...
Will they win the show's $50,000 prize? Watch video In anticipation of their home being featured on TV, Bill and Ryan Kloos took off from work and college for the whole month of September to decorate,...
View ArticleJ&J loses $1B lawsuit over faulty hip replacements, report says
A Texas jury imposed punitive damages of $1 billion on a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. A jury in Texas has ruled against a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit...
View ArticleExperience all 23 football celebrations from championship weekend
St. Joseph (Montvale) was ranked first heading into the final weekend of football and they won to remain atop the rankings. But there were 22 other sectional championships played. Here are photos and...
View ArticleAccident closes Route 522 in Monroe
Police closed Buckelew Avenue between Hoffman Station and Hoffman roads. Update: Kearny man killed in dump truck accident in Middlesex County MONROE -- An accident has closed more than a mile of Route...
View ArticleNJ Transit driver suspended after bus went wrong way on GSP ramp
The unidentified driver has been an employee of NJ Transit for 10 years and has a clean driving record Watch video WOODBRIDGE -- The driver of an NJ Transit bus captured on camera driving the wrong...
View ArticleMass. bank completes acquisition of First Choice in N.J.
First Choice, which opened its first branch in Lawrence in 2007, also has locations in Hamilton, Robbinsville and East Windsor. LAWRENCE -- First Choice Bank, an eight-branch community bank with...
View Article1 & 9 in Woodbridge reopened after gas leak found
Reports of a gas odor were being investigated Monday night WOODBRIDGE -- Route 1 & 9 southbound was closed near the US 9 split for a fire department investigation into a strong odor of propane...
View ArticleKearny man killed in dump truck accident in Middlesex County
Authorities closed Buckelew Avenue in Monroe between Mount Mills Road and Spotswood Englishtown Road for more than six hours MONROE -- A 59-year-old Kearny man was killed in an accident in town Monday...
View ArticleProfs push for Rutgers to declare itself 'sanctuary campus'
Members of the faculty union are calling on Rutgers to say it will not cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump and federal authorities if they try to deport unauthorized immigrant students. NEW...
View ArticleNJ.com girls soccer 2016 All-State and postseason honors
All the honors for the 2016 girls soccer season. GIRLS SOCCER SEASON IN REVIEW, 2016 Luciana Zullo of Hunterdon Central is the NJ.com Player of the Year Hunterdon Central is in the NJ.com Team of the...
View ArticleSUV crashes into KFC sign on Route 1 in Woodbridge
The extent of the passengers' injuries in the Toyota RAV4 was unknown, but Woodbridge police said they did not appear serious. WOODBRIDGE -- An SUV veered off Route 1 Tuesday morning, crashing into a...
View Article24 ways to get your name on Rutgers' benches, buildings and more
Want to see your name immortalized on a university campus? Here's what you can get at Rutgers with donations ranging from $300 to $50 million or more.
View ArticleWhere to eat now in N.J.: The 10 hottest restaurants for December
Tap house, brick oven pizza, spicy Sichuan gourmet, a new East Brunswick eatery and more headline the top restaurants in New Jersey this month Welcome to NJ.com's monthly feature, "Where to eat now in...
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