Student's shooting threat while playing video game gets him suspended, school...
Police are investigating a shooting threat at South Brunswick High School. SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Police are investigating a shooting threat made by a student from South Brunswick High School Wednesday...
View ArticleRutgers fashion police boot students from job fair for wrong color suit
Students who violated the new dress code were denied entrance to a career fair on campus, according to the student newspaper. PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers University has issued a formal apology after banning...
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Memo to N.J. lawmakers: Stand up to Christie and Trump | Editorial
The attempt to fill in the funding gaps ripped wider by Trump's order against sanctuary cities might be dubious. Do it anyway. Watch video The Senate postponed a vote Monday on a bill that would...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz
Your quest to finally get a perfect score continues this week. Ain't gonna lie: This is a pretty good weekly local news quiz, my favorite in awhile. There's a dog in it, which is cool. There are happy...
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Kitten needs a loving home
OLD BRIDGE -- Ella is an 8-month-old kitten in the care of SARA-Middlesex. Rescued from a high-kill shelter, she has been described by volunteers as "super-sweet and loving," Ella is FIV/FeLV...
View Article7 cool things to see at this year's N.J. boat show
The 2017 New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo
View ArticleMust-see wrestling: 21 district matches worth the price of admission
They are state-ranked showdowns, rematches or the kind of bouts with plenty of juice.
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1 killed in East Brunswick house fire
The two-alarm blaze started sometime before 5 a.m. on Nelson Circle in East Brunswick. UPDATE: Police ID woman killed in early morning fire in East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK -- One person was killed in...
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Glimpse of History: Stuck in the snow in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK -- This photo of a horse and wagon stuck in the snow was taken in New Brunswick the late 19th century. The sign in the background reads "Johnson's Belladonna Plasters, Johnson and...
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Bouncers attacked strip club patron, fractured his skull, cops say
A man suffered a fractured skull after two bouncers at the Players Club Go-Go bar attacked him, cops said. SOUTH HACKENSACK -- Two strip club bouncers were arrested Thursday after they attacked a...
View ArticleJudge postpones release of video in fatal police shooting
The 'stay' is pending the outcome of a similar OPRA request involving a police shooting that is before the New Jersey Supreme Court. NEW BRUNSWICK - A Middlesex County judge has ordered a stay in the...
View ArticleBoys basketball: 11 bold predictions for the weekend of Feb. 17-19
Bold picks for the weekend in New Jersey hoops.
View ArticleKiller gets 25 years for stabbing man he met on dating website
Robert McGranahan stabbed Edward Demko Jr. 22 times after a sexual encounter in a Sayreville townhouse. NEW BRUNSWICK -- An Old Bridge man who stabbed a 65-year-old almost two dozens times, killing...
View ArticleOnly 1 condo owner to continue pursuing fraud case against Kushner Cos.
Two owners settled late in the day Thursday with the New York-based redevelopment company NEW BRUNSWICK -- Only one condo owner in the unfinished Landings at Harborside community in Perth Amboy will...
View ArticlePolice ID woman killed in early morning fire in East Brunswick
The fire caused extensive damage to the one-story, single-family house on Nelson Circle in East Brunswick. EAST BRUNSWICK -- Authorities have identified the 60-year-old woman killed in a fire that...
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Funny business: How stand-ups use N.J. clubs as a springboard to stardom
On any given night at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, you might encounter a future household name. Stop us if you've heard this one before: A waiter, a trucker and an actress walk into a bar......
View ArticleN.J. man charged with DWI in fatal crash, police say
Mandeep Singh, 21, of Edison, has been charged with driving while intoxicated and death by auto in an accident that happened on Feb. 18, 2017, township police said. EDISON -- Police say a 21-year-old...
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Made in Jersey: S&H Green Stamps -- in the sixties, Americans were stuck on them
It is estimated that 80 percent of American households collected Green Stamps during their heyday. How cool was this: After you paid for groceries or gasoline you didn't just get change, you received...
View ArticleSpring 2017 arts preview: 10 hot tickets for jazz, theater and comedy fans
Whatever you desire -- some music, drama, laughter or contemplation -- it's probably on offer in the Garden State this season. Jazz it up Jazz lovers will enjoy the 48th annual Pee Wee Russell...
View ArticleBoat show motors into Edison (PHOTOS)
More than 250 boats were on sale ranging from 33 foot cruisers to kayaks at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center. EDISON -- Warm weather helped bring large crowds to check out the 2017 Boat...
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