New SAT scores: Compare every N.J. public high school
Find out how your school compares to the state's best. TRENTON -- The average statewide SAT score in New Jersey's public high schools was 1,075 out of 1,600 last school year, the first year students...
View ArticleNJ.com baseball Top 20, April 5: Changes, despite early-season rain
Three new teams make the list for the first time this season.
View Article$190M arts center, apartment building reportedly to be built in New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center will include two theaters, three rehearsal stages and 240 apartments in a 22-story building NEW BRUNSWICK -- New Jersey's Hub City will soon be home to a $190...
View ArticlePayless ShoeSource to close 7 N.J. stores among 400 nationally
Payless announced the store closures on Wednesday after filing for bankruptcy Payless ShoeSource will close seven stores in New Jersey as part of its plan to shutter 400 locations across the country...
View Article3 N.J. therapy dogs named to 'Dogs Who Changed the World' list
"These hero dogs help people live fuller and richer lives by going above and beyond the call of doggy duty to help them navigate their world," Milk-Bone said in a release. Fifteen dogs are being...
View ArticleSouth River woman charged in hit-and-run that injured 17-year-old jogger
A woman has been charged in a recent hit-and-run crash in East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK -- A South River woman has been charged with hitting a 17-year-old jogger last month with her car, police said....
View ArticlePerth Amboy man charged in hit-and-run that injured 10-year-old
Voltaire Rafael Capellan was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault PERTH AMBOY -- Police have arrested a 43-year-old city man and charged him with a hit-and-run over the weekend that...
View ArticleSpa worker indicted on prostitution charges
Ying Wen Mina, of New Brunswick, was arrested in November of last year during a raid of a spa on Route 130 in South Brunswick SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A local women accused of using a spa in town as a front...
View ArticleSoftball Top 20 for April 6: 3 new teams enter rankings
Despite the first-week rain, there was still plenty of turnover from the preseason projections.
View ArticleThe most toxic sites in each New Jersey county
New Jersey has 115 Superfunds - more than any state in the U.S. Where are they?
View ArticleThe 21 most notorious murders in New Jersey history
A rabbi with a roving eye, a housewife whose secret ingredient was arsenic, a failing financial planner who requested cremations for the family that he killed (more economical), a real estate mogul in...
View ArticleRutgers to partner with New Brunswick on downtown arts theater
The plan would allow the university to launch a musical theater program. NEW BRUNSWICK -- In a deal that will allow Rutgers University to launch a new musical theater program, the university plans to...
View ArticleHarry Belafonte discusses his friend Paul Robeson, civil rights at Rutgers
Harry Belafonte discussed the life of Paul Robeson and the civil rights movement at Rutger University. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Singer, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte visited...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate child struck by vehicle in Dunellen
No details of the incident were made available, and all questions were referred to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office DUNELLEN -- A child was struck by a vehicle in the borough overnight,...
View ArticleFirefighter rescued after falling through floor while battling house blaze
A firefighter was rescued on Thursday during a house blaze. Watch video SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A firefighter had to be rescued from a house blaze on Thursday after he fell through a floor and into the...
View ArticleDriver charged with intentionally running down man
The two had been riding in the car together until they started arguing. DUNELLEN -- A 27-year-old borough man has been charged with intentionally driving his car into another man Wednesday night,...
View ArticleN.J. woman missing more than a week has been found, family says
The Woodbridge woman missing since mid-March has been found. WOODBRIDGE -- The Woodbridge woman who had been missing for more than a week has been found, according to a family members on social media....
View ArticleA 17-K no-hitter, plus more hot teams, hot takes and hot topics in N.J. baseball
Breaking down some of the top teams and players around N.J. from the past week.
View ArticleSerious crash on Garden State Parkway causes massive delays
The crash took place north of exit 136 in Cranford UPDATE: Fatal crash investigation on Parkway causes major delays CRANFORD - A crash on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Cranford has jammed...
View ArticleJudge to rule if Middlesex prosecutors can try pastor's daughter's murder case
The afternoon proceedings will be closed to public and press as the defense makes its case to Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves NEW BRUNSWICK -- Attorneys representing an 18-year-old accused of...
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