Here's how much Rutgers paid for Obama's commencement visit
President Barack Obama's appearance helped drive commencement costs up by 58 percent. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK -- A visit from the President of the United States doesn't come cheap. Rutgers...
View ArticleRescued cat loves attention
EAST BRUNSWICK -- Leesa is a 2-year-old female cat in the care of Karma Cat and Zen Dog Rescue. Volunteers with the rescue organization say "she adores attention," noting, she will "chirp at you to...
View ArticleNJ.com's complete preview for the 2017 NJSIAA boys basketball state tournament
Everything you need to know about the state tournament. The NJSIAA state tournament is just days away. NJ Advance Media has you completely covered with previews for every section. OVERALL LOOKS AT THE...
View ArticleWho gets the trophy? Picking winners for all 20 girls hoops tournament brackets
We put our expertise on the line, as play tips off Monday
View ArticleGlimpse of History: A vintage ride in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD -- This undated photo shows two girls, identified as Emily and her sister, Betty, in front and three friends in the rumble seat of a car parked in Spotswood. Carsinamerica.com notes that "In...
View Article9 bold predictions for boys basketball's huge county-finals weekend
Who do you have winning this weekend's biggest games?
View ArticleStepmother to kid's killers: 'God will have the final judgment'
The parents of Eric Andrews, Jr. are upset that two brothers, Zaire Cromedy and Antwan Cromedy, are facing shorter prison terms because they plead to guilty to manslaughter. Both had been on trial for...
View ArticleProsecutor's bill to ACLU for public records gets scrapped by judge
The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office wanted nearly $700 in fees to compile records on civil forfeitures NEW BRUNSWICK -- Fees imposed by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office to respond to the...
View ArticleWill teen's trial in stabbing death of pastor's daughter be public?
The developments brought up during a status conference Friday in Middlesex County Superior Court centered around a set of sealed documents NEW BRUNSWICK -- The trial of a teenager accused of fatally...
View Article2017 Region wrestling quarterfinals: Results, updated brackets, photos and more
Check back all night for the latest updates 2017 REGION WRESTLING QUARTERFINAL ROUND The road to Atlantic City continues with the Region quarterfinals Friday night. Winners will advance to the...
View ArticleDrunk driver in fatal Woodbridge wrong-way crash gets 5 years
2 people were killed in the 2014 crash NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Newton man who was under the influence of alcohol when he struck another vehicle in a 2014 accident, killing both occupants, was sentenced...
View ArticleCouple sentenced for stealing identities of 71 mental health patients
The Middlesex County assistant prosecutor said the couple used the money for food court visits, clothing and shoes, and to fund trips to Atlantic City. NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Sayreville couple was...
View ArticleSee why this medical marijuana producer is selling the most in the state
The dispensary sold 885 pounds of cannabis to 2,762 people in 2016. BELLMAWR -- A medical marijuana dispensary in the borough is leading the state in both production and sales of medical cannabis. A...
View ArticleSee one N.J. police department's military surplus haul (VIDEO)
Howell Police Chief Andrew Kudrick invited NJ Advance Media to discuss the 1033 program from a law enforcement side Watch video In the days following NJ Advance Media's article that took a look at the...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Complete preview and brackets for the 2017 state tournament
2017 girls basketball state tournament brackets It's been about a week in the making, but all the links are now in. See immediately below for our statewide analysis and predictions. Below that are...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death during mugging near Rutgers
City police are looking also into a shooting that happened at about 1:20 a.m. on Spring Street near the Middlesex County Superior Court house NEW BRUNSWICK -- City police are investigating two early...
View ArticleBicyclist hit, killed by vehicle in Woodbridge, police say
The man was riding his bicycle just after 11 p.m. near the intersection of Remsen and St. George avenues, according to police WOODBRIDGE -- A 38-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle Friday...
View ArticleFormer mayor, assemblyman finishing federal sentence, heading to state prison
Joseph Vas, a once powerful Middlesex County politician, served more than six years in federal prison on corruption charges. Joseph Vas, a former state assemblyman and Perth Amboy mayor who was...
View ArticleOfficials identify 29-year-old man fatally stabbed in New Brunswick
Attack stemmed from robbery early Saturday, according to police alert. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Authorities identified the man who was fatally stabbed early Saturday in New Brunswick as a 29-year-old from the...
View Article3 charged in robbery, fatal stabbing of New Brunswick man
Three people have been charged in a recent New Brunswick stabbing. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Three men have been charged in the robbery and fatal stabbing of a city man early Saturday outside his apartment...
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