Ex-Perth Amboy mayor starts state prison sentence
Joe Vas completed a federal sentence in Connecticut TRENTON - Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joe Vas is back in New Jersey to begin serving a state prison sentence stemming from corruption charges. Vas...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-winning author from N.J. discusses activism at Princeton
Junot Diaz engaged the audience with personal anecdotes, occasional f-bombs and sharp humor. By Mahishan Gnanaseharan For the Times of Trenton PRINCETON -- Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz...
View ArticleN.J. man, 57, admits emailing child pornography, feds say
John Fricovsky, of Edison, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to child pornography charges in the U.S. District Court in Newark. NEWARK -- A 57-year-old Middlesex County man...
View ArticleThe 20 fastest growing towns in New Jersey
We revisit New Jersey's biggest population movers. Some familiar communities pepper the top 20, but explosive growth is also occurring in offbeat locations around the Garden State.
View ArticleGirls basketball: Statement wins, upsets and surprises through Rd. 1 of the...
Highlighting some of the best games from the state tournament's first round
View Article1 professor, 2 classrooms? Rutgers tests remote lecture halls
The new classrooms could ease student's reliance on the university bus system, Rutgers said. PISCATAWAY -- Scanning the nearly 150 students she could see from the front of her lecture hall, Rutgers...
View ArticleMan accused of raping, beating woman previously accused of teen sex assault
Brandon Cox, 23, who was indicted on charges of criminal sexual contact in 2014, was charged Monday with rape and attempted murder in connection with Highland Park incident. HIGHLAND PARK -- A...
View ArticleRutgers U. conservative group shares flier similar to white supremacist poster
The top of the flier uses the same words and flag design that a white supremacist group had on one of theirs NEW BRUNSWICK -- The president of a conservative Rutgers University student group said he...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Statement wins, upsets and surprises from Round 1 of the...
Which players and teams had big nights on Opening Day of the state tournament?
View ArticleBank robber remains on loose after armed hold-up in North Brunswick
North Brunswick Police Capt. Brian Hoiberg police were actively running down leads Wednesday morning. NORTH BRUNSWICK -- Police are continuing to search for a man who robbed a bank at gunpoint Tuesday...
View ArticleDriver, 6-month-old remain critical after crash with school bus
A 6-month-old baby and a driver remain critical after a school bus crash in North Brunswick. NORTH BRUNSWICK -- A 6-month-old baby and the driver of a vehicle remain in critical condition after a...
View Article'Ashes To Go' brings Ash Wednesday out to the public
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. CHESTER-- Episcopalians in towns across northern New Jersey took to the streets Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, to participate in the sixth year of...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: 10 Can't-miss state tourney games for Wed., March 1
Where to catch the top hoops games on Wednesday.
View ArticleA timeline of 100 threats to Jewish centers and what's being done about them
One-hundred threats were made to Jewish institutions in two months, including eight in New Jersey.
View ArticlePolice searching for missing 70-year-old East Brunswick man
The 70-year-old township man suffers from memory loss, police said in a statement Ete Szabo, 70(Courtesy of the East Brunswick Police Department) EAST BRUNSWICK -- Police are searching for a...
View ArticleBaby injured in crash with school bus was not in car seat, cops say
The baby was critically injured in Tuesday's crash at Carolier Lane and Route 130 North NORTH BRUNSWICK -- The 6-month-old baby critically injured in a crash Tuesday between a school bus and car was...
View ArticleDozens of vehicles egged in North Brunswick
Police are urging the public to call if they see anything suspicious NORTH BRUNSWICK-- Police are investigating after several vehicles were pelted with eggs over the last week, the department said in...
View ArticleThis month in N.J. history: March
March into March for the latest installment of 'This Month in N.J. History.' Time marches on - in fact it marches right into March for the latest installment of 'This Month in N.J. History." Once...
View ArticleThe Top 20 New Jersey high school wrestlers since 2000
Our list of the top NJSIAA wrestlers, compiled with the help of NJ.com readers
View ArticleNJ.com girls basketball Top 20 for March 2: Tweaks at tourney time
The girls basketball Top 20 got a makeover as the county tournaments give way to states.
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