4 police academy recruits save heart attack victim, officials say
The recruits are from three New Jersey police departments. HAMILTON -- Four police recruits put their first responder skills to the test Thursday when a man collapsed at Veterans Park. Officials say...
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Detachment raises money for women's military memorial
John Basilone Detachment 190 of the Marine Corps League hosted a walk on March 25 in an effort to raise money for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Mel...
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The strangest doctor's office you've ever seen is in N.J. (PHOTOS)
East Brunswick is home to one of the strangest doctor's offices in the country. Watch video EAST BRUNSWICK -- He dashed from room to room, eyes dancing around excitedly, as he talked about the jewels...
View ArticleThe good, the bad and the very funny: 11 N.J. April Fools' Day pranks
Take a look at various pranks pulled throughout the Garden State over the years
View ArticleHS Olympian Sydney McLaughlin eyes new national record in season debut
It will be a "double debut" for the Olympic qualifier and high school phenom. Sydney McLaughlin's first performance this spring will be somewhat of a double debut. Eyeing her fourth national record,...
View ArticleA 'cup of coffee' in the big leagues
A rookie's first taste of the major leagues will often be short. In baseball parlance, it's known as having a "cup of coffee" in the big leagues. The Baseball Almanac defines this as "a brief trial in...
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Made in Jersey: Ready-to-heat meals cooked up in Essex County
There likely would have been no TV dinners without a resident of New Jersey and his penchant for invention. Maybe you loved TV dinners and recall them as a special treat served only on nights when the...
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Piscataway receives NSBA Magna Award
Piscataway Township Schools is one of three grand prize winners. Steven Dunmore of Sodexo; Teresa Rafferty, Piscataway superintendent of schools; William Irwin, Piscataway Board of Education...
View ArticleFilmmakers earn C-SPAN honor
Students earn honorable mention in C-SPAN competition. EDISON -- Wali Qureshi, an eighth-grader at John Adams Middle School, and Shekhar Iyer, Aman Karangutkar and Amit Acharya, freshmen at John P....
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Traveling coding lesson lands at school James Monroe Elementary
School gets a visit from the Google CS First Roadshow. James Monroe Elementary School students Zaimarys Gomez Torres, Swara Chavan, Adam Horowitz and Rayyan Haider take part in the CS First Roadshow...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: April 3, 2017
Homeless animals throughout New Jersey are looking for a home and love. Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption all over the state of New Jersey. We are now...
View ArticleNJ.com boys lacrosse Top 20, April 3: Ranked showdowns highlight opening week
See how a number of major games impacted the boys lacrosse Top 20 this week
View ArticleN.J.'s best craft brewery: Here's proof we're living in a golden age of beer
Journey inside two of our four finalists for best craft brewery honors Bringing Sexy Bock. Thong Remover Tripel. Monkey Breath Banana Bread. Crusty Barnacle. Mop Water Spiced Ale. Stupid Paddle Boat....
View ArticleRutgers Dance Marathon hits seven-figure record
The money is donated to Embrace Kids Foundation, a non-profit that supports non-medical needs of families with children who have cancer and blood disorders. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers...
View ArticleBaseball: 22 can't-miss games April 3-8
NJ.com makes its case for the top games for the first full week of the high school baseball season, April 3-8, 2017
View ArticleSoftball: 15 can't-miss games for the week of April 3
What are the best games of the week?
View ArticleThe big brown bat is bouncing back after devastating disease, biologist says
Little brown bats' numbers were reduced by 98 percent in New Jersey over the past decade due to white nose syndrome, ROCKAWAY -- Some bat species are doing better a decade after a deadly disease...
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Police seek driver who hit 2 pedestrians, including 10-year-old
Police released security footage that shows a vehicle believe involved in the hit-and-run crash PERTH AMBOY -- Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that struck and injured two pedestrians...
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Man charged with mailing heroin that led to overdose
The victim in Old Bridge overdosed in December HAMILTON -- A 58-year-old Mays Landing man was arrested last week and charged with mailing heroin to a person who overdosed on the drug in December in...
View ArticleOfficer justified in firing on driver during chase, officials say
The incident occurred last May when Rutgers University and Piscataway police tried to pull over Jeffrey Troxell, according to officials. PISCATAWAY -- State and county officials ruled an officer was...
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