Man charged with supplying fentanyl-laced heroin in fatal overdose
Jesse Hay, 26, was indicted on Tuesday on six drug offenses and one count of causing the drug-induced death of Anthony Busby. Jesse Hay of South Plainfield is accused of supplying the drugs that...
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View ArticleSenior dog should fit in anywhere
Cashew is a calm and gentle dog who should fit into most any home. Cashew OLD BRIDGE -- Cashew is a 9-year-old female terrier mix at the Old Bridge Animal Shelter. Shelter employees say she is a calm...
View ArticleCase against ex-Rutgers football players persists, even as RU looks to turn...
The case will be presented to a grand jury next week. Watch video In late August, the Rutgers University football team was making last-minute preparations for a fall campaign. Huddled four miles away...
View ArticleEx-Rutgers football player Andre Boggs free on bail
Ex-Rutgers football player Andre Boggs was released from the Middlesex County jail Thursday, three months after he was arrested and charged with armed robbery, burglary and conspiracy in three home...
View ArticleConvicted killer too dangerous to get out of N.J. prison's maximum security unit
An appeals court has upheld a decision by the Department of Corrections that a convicted killer from Carteret is too dangerous to release from a maximum security unit at the New Jersey State Prison....
View ArticleThe inside story on how Patrick Hobbs became the new Rutgers AD
The quick series of moves that saw Julie Hermann fired as head of athletics at Rutgers University, together with head football coach Kyle Flood, and the hiring that same evening of Pat Hobbs to the...
View ArticleReward offered in connection to violent Carteret robbery
Authorities in Middlesex County have offered a cash reward for information in the violent November robbery of a food delivery driver, officials said. (File photo) CARTERET -- Authorities in Middlesex...
View ArticleLocal N.J. kids get a shot on the big stage in Nutcracker (PHOTOS)
Performances run until Dec. 20. Six-year-old Madison Ferreira used to be just interested in dance, but when she auditioned to play a mouse in a local performance of the Nutcracker, the Rahway resident...
View ArticleJingle Bell 5K in Metuchen raises funds for arthritis research (PHOTOS)
Jingle bells tied to running shoes gave the event a festive, tinny soundtrack. METUCHEN -- More than 800 people ran and walked a 5K on Sunday to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. The annual...
View ArticleMan crashes car in Howell after medical emergency, police say
The driver, Eugene Escandon, had to be revived in the area of Howell Road and Route 33 by police and witnesses of the crash, Howell police said in a statement to news outlets. The crash happened in...
View ArticleMuslim, Jewish women seek camaraderie at leadership conference
More than 300 women from across the United States and around the world gathered Sunday to develop relationships and better understand each others' faiths. PRINCETON -- They came to the conference from...
View ArticleSanta makes two area stops, one for children with special needs
Children with special needs met with Caring Santa at Quaker Bridge Mall with no lines, crowds or music. LAWRENCE -- Early Sunday, while many were still nestled in their beds, "Caring Santa" arrived...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Dec. 7, 2015
There were 107 registered animal shelters and pounds in New Jersey as of March, 2015. According to the New Jersey Office of Animal Welfare, there were 107 registered animal shelters and pounds in the...
View ArticleN.J. man who took last photo of John Lennon recalls tragedy
Paul Goresh was 21 at the time of John Lennon's murder and a criminal justice student at Middlesex County College. NORTH ARLINGTON - On Dec. 8, 1980, Paul Goresh crossed paths with Mark David Chapman,...
View ArticleTemps set to rise this weekend as mild December continues
Don't pack away those T-shirts just yet. Our warmer-than-usual December is about to get even warmer. If you thought it's been feeling warmer than usual this month, you're right. But wait until the...
View ArticleFans fight in the stands at high school championship football game (VIDEO)
Rutgers University police and Brick Township School District officials are investigating reports that adults attacked Brick Memorial students at Saturday’s sectional championship football game against...
View ArticleCarteret receives state permit to build public marina
Carteret has received a permit from the state Department of Environmental Protection to build a public marina at its waterfront park on the Arthur Kill. CARTERET -- More than two decades ago,...
View ArticleN.J. business owner who stole $7.7M gets 11 years in prison
The owner of the real estate title company pleaded guilty to the theft in August. TRENTON -- The owner of a title company who this summer admitted to stealing millions of dollars turned over to him as...
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