Milltown police investigating burglary
Milltown police are investigating a burglary at a home on South Wilson Street sometime between the hours of 2 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Milltown police are investigating a burglary...
View ArticleN.J. on pace for warmest December ever recorded
We still have two weeks left in the month, but if the warm trend continues, New Jersey could match or break an all-time record for its warmest December. The December warm spell keeps on rolling, with...
View ArticleMonroe district must pay $1M in firefighter union-busting case, rep says
The town could appeal the decision. MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A township fire district must pay upwards of $1 million in back pay, benefits and interest to two firefighters who were fired in...
View ArticleHopewell Valley, Northfield bank merger approved
On Monday, approximately 72.8 percent of Hopewell Valley shareholders approved the acquisition by Northfield as outlined in a merger agreement, Northfield announced. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- Northfield...
View ArticleRichard Pucci is retiring from Middlesex County Improvement Authority
Richard Pucci, the only executive director the Middlesex County Improvement Authority has ever had, will retire effective Jan. 1, 2016, the authority announced Tuesday. MONROE -- Richard Pucci, the...
View ArticleFormer Sayreville star Myles Hartsfield is headed to the SEC, commits to Ole...
Former Sayreville standout Myles Hartsfield is headed to the SEC. On Tuesday night, the four-star defensive back announced his decision to commit to Ole Miss, choosing the No. 12 Rebels over offers...
View ArticleN.J. state workers were paid $2.7M to 'watch TV, play cards' after facility...
In the final weeks before the Christie administration closed a facility in Woodbridge for people with disabilities, hundreds of state workers earned $2.7 million just for showing up. TRENTON -- In the...
View ArticleCar flips on Parkway south in Woodbridge
The accident was one of several reported on the roadway choked with traffic. WOODBRIDGE — Traffic is slow on the Garden State Parkway south through the township after multiple accidents, including a...
View ArticlePerth Amboy schools didn't report crimes to cops, put kids in danger,...
This is Perth Amboy High School. Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey sent a letter to Perth Amboy school officials admonishing them for failing to report criminal activity by students to local...
View ArticleHerointown, N.J.: Share your story (INTERACTIVE)
We've collected hundreds of stories from readers about their experiences with heroin. We want to hear yours. If one thing is clear in the hours since we published our special report on the New Jersey...
View ArticleFormer Rutgers football players indicted in home invasions
Five Rutgers students, including three former football players, were named in three indictments Wednesday handed up by a Middlesex County grand jury in connection with several home invasions in New...
View ArticleMayor concerned school officials in Perth Amboy not cooperating with cops
Mayor Wilda Diaz voiced her concern Wednesday about a letter from the Middlesex County prosecutor in which he accused city school officials of failing to report crimes to the police department,...
View ArticleVintage photos of pop, rock and soul in N.J.
It's difficult to think of an out-of-state or international mega-act that hasn't performed in New Jersey. New Jersey is a great place for music. Frankly, I'd say there's hardly room for debate....
View ArticleA snowless December in N.J.? How rare would it be?
December doesn't end for another two weeks, but if this warm trend lingers and we end up with no snow or just a trace of the white stuff, how rare would that be? We're more than halfway through...
View ArticleEx-official admits fudging New Brunswick's water purity data
The former licensed operator of the New Brunswick and Milltown water utilities pleaded guilty Thursday to submitting false water purity test data to the state Department of Environmental Protection...
View Article'Star Wars': The Force awakens at a N.J. church
It's part of the 8-year-old church's efforts to remain relevant in modern society. Watch video MORRISTOWN -- Pastor Tim Lucas was 6 years old when the first Star Wars movie came out, and he...
View ArticleHerointown, N.J.: Tell us where the solution should come from
We've detailed the reality of the heroin crisis in N.J. Today, we ask you — what do we do about it? On Tuesday, we opened the door to the reality of the heroin crisis in New Jersey. At least 128,000...
View ArticleDisgraced ex-Middlesex County sheriff released from prison
Joseph Spicuzzo served a little over two years of a nine-year sentence. NEW BRUNSWICK -- The former sheriff and Democratic chairman in Middlesex County was released from state prison Thursday on an...
View ArticleWATCH: 'Star Wars' light saber fights and reviews on opening night
New Jersey reacts to the the premiere of the 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at the AMC Loews theatre in New Brunswick. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK-- People of all ages arrived extra early with their...
View ArticleHoliday Greetings from the Troops: Dec. 18, 2015
Currently, the United States has military personnel deployed in about 150 countries. DVIDS, a service paid for by the Department of Defense, via the Department of the Army, Third Army/US Army Central...
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