Lock those doors: Car burglaries on the rise in North Brunswick
Authorities are warning residents to lock their doors as car burglaries are on the rise. NORTH BRUNSWICK -- Make sure to lock those doors and protect those valuables as officials say car burglaries...
View ArticleThe NJ.com softball Top 20 for April 13: Chaos leads to a new No. 1
There's a new top team in the NJ.com Top 20
View ArticleVintage photos of N.J. firsts . . . believe them or not
Firsts, records and oddities from the Garden State. A century ago, Bob Ripley was a sports cartoonist with the New York Globe. In those days, photographs were expensive and didn't translate well to...
View ArticleBamboozled: Consumer complaint brings new refund policy to library
The Highland Park Public Library makes a change to its refund policy after it was profiled in Bamboozled. No one likes to pay a late fee. Still, if you're late on a payment, you owe the fee. Period....
View ArticleTeacher fired after calling students losers on Facebook has license suspended
Paula Weckesser will have her teacher's licenses suspended for two years, according to a suspension order issued earlier this month. WOODBRIDGE -- A high school math teacher fired by the Woodbridge...
View ArticleN.J. water company marks start of $65M flood protection project
New Jersey American Water broke ground on April 12, 2017, on a $65 million flood protection project at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater. BRIDGEWATER - New Jersey American...
View ArticleWhich N.J. high school has the most boys lacrosse players competing in...
Delbarton, Mountain Lakes, St. Augustine, Bergen Catholic and Ridgewood lead the list.
View ArticleWhere are N.J. alums playing pro baseball in 2017?
A look at where New Jersey alums are stating the 2017 season.
View ArticleTerrier mix needs a home
PERTH AMBOY -- Diggs is an 11-month-old male terrier mix at the Perth Amboy Animal Shelter. Left at the shelter without explanation by his previous owners, facility employees describe him as a "sweet...
View ArticleN.J. motor vehicles location loses lease, will close in May
It was unclear why the landlord chose not to renew its state agency tenant. SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- The local motor vehicle location that made state news last year when the governor dropped in to help a...
View ArticleAnother ALDI location in N.J. set to open next week
The discount German grocery giant will hold a grand opening bash on April 20 for the East Brunswick store at 50 Race Track Road. EAST BRUNSWICK -- The European grocer ALDI is set to open its newest...
View ArticleGlimpse of History: A groundbreaker in Highland Park
HIGHLAND PARK -- Juanita Barlow, 8, is shown in this photo taken in Highland Park in 1918. The daughter of a druggist, she made history in 1931 as the first female graduate of the Rutgers University...
View ArticleLawmakers urge probe of company trying to skirt $1.38B Passaic River cleanup
Two state senators say an Argentinian company is trying to dodge its Superfund obligations by declaring bankruptcy. Lawmakers are urging state and federal agencies to investigate an Argentinian...
View ArticleFlorida man critical after being ejected from truck in N.J. crash, police say
The man from St. Pete's Beach, Fla., was seriously injured and airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick PERTH AMBOY -- A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after being ejected...
View ArticleMade in Jersey: The transistor - getting smaller made AM radio huge
As hard as it might be to believe, it was not so long ago when AM radio ruled. Cool kids listened to hot hits on AM via portable radios while dads listened to ballgames with transistor radios pressed...
View Article2 killed, 3 injured in head-on crash in South Amboy
Two people were killed and three were injured in a head-on crash on Route 9 in South Amboy on April 16, 2017. SOUTH AMBOY -- Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash on Route 9 Sunday morning...
View ArticlePolice ID Florida man left critical in Perth Amboy crash
Alexander Hill of St. Pete Beach, Florida, remains at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in critical condition after being ejected from his pickup truck on Route 440 in Perth Amboy shortly after...
View ArticleBlind daughter of Edison cop to run in Boston Marathon
Stephanie Zundel, a 22-year-old Edison native, will participate in the 2017 Boston Marathon. EDISON -- Despite being blind since the age of three, 22-year-old township native Stephanie Zundel has...
View Article7 hospitalized after crash on Garden State Parkway
State Police said seven people were hospitalized after a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge on April 16, 2017. WOODBRIDGE -- A car overturned and seven people were taken to the hospital...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: April 17, 2017
Dogs and cats all over New Jersey wait patiently for adoption. If you're interested in helping homeless animals but aren't able to adopt one, there are a number of other ways you can be of assistance....
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