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20 cats die in Perth Amboy house fire, dozens more resuscitated
The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating the death of more than 20 cats in a house fire in Perth Amboy. An animal control officer demonstrated in 2006 the...
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Wanted Trenton man caught with heroin, gun, cops say
Jermaine McCain, 37, of Kirkbride Avenue, was arrested by U.S. marshals and Mercer County Sheriff's officers in Edison on Thursday TRENTON - A Trenton man wanted on eluding and drug charges was...
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Driver, 14, led police on wild chase through Spotswood in stolen SUV
A 14-year-old from Perth Amboy is facing charges after he led police from Spotswood and East Brunswick on a chase through the two towns in a stolen SUV. A police chase through Spotswood and East...
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While released on $1M bail, accused murderer charged in drunken crash
Andre Higgs, 43, of Watchung, has been charged with driving drunk and crashing into a minivan on the New Jersey Turnpike while he was released on $1 million bail in the killing of the mother of his...
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Public's help sought to catch home invasion burglars in Middlesex
Middlesex Borough police are looking for the burglars who broke into a woman's home Tuesday while she slept and escaped with her car and jewelry. Middlesex Borough police are asking the public to help...
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Fight at Farrington Inn leads to 1 arrest
A Virginia man is in the Middlesex County jail facing weapons and other charges stemming from a fight Friday night at the Farrington Inn in North Brunswick. Curtis Wright is in the Middlesex County...
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Police search for pair who allegedly assaulted woman
Piscataway police are asking for the public's help in finding two men who assaulted a woman with a gun in October on Silverton Place. Police are asking for the public's help in finding the two...
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Edison to unveil ideas on Clara Barton downtown redevelopment
Possible tools include zoning changes and short-term tax breaks. EDISON -- The Clara Barton neighborhood in west Edison is the closest thing that this sprawling township has to a city center with a...
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Water main break will close ramp from Rt. 1 north to Rt. 18 south tonight
The ramp from Route 1 north to Route 18 south in New Brunswick will be closed tonight beginning at 7 p.m. for crews to fix a water main break near the Exxon Station. NEW BRUNSWICK -- The ramp from...
View ArticleWhy Rutgers wants $98M from N.J.
The university is racing against the clock to submit a grant application for state money. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University will hold a special board meeting on Thursday to beat the clock on a...
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Glimpse of History: Annual folk festival at RU for 40 years
The New Jersey Folk Festival on the Rutgers University campus is the oldest continuously run folk festival in the state. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Edith Muno and her group are shown playing at the New Jersey...
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Vintage photos of clubs and music venues in N.J.
Ask anyone who came of age in New Jersey in the 1970s and 1980s about what bands they saw and what music venues they frequented. Courtesy of Distejon Ask anyone who came of age in New Jersey in the...
View ArticleWhere were N.J.'s million-dollar Powerball tickets sold?
The New Jersey tickets matched five numbers, but not the Powerball for the $1,584,000 drawing and are worth at least $1 million apiece. Watch video Both seven-figure Powerball tickets sold in New...
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N.J. congresswoman enlists kids' help to rename post office
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to write a proposal to rename a post office EWING -- U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12th Dist.) is turning to her youngest constituents to...
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East Brunswick mayor announces resignation
David Stahl will become a judge in Woodbridge. EAST BRUNSWICK -- Mayor David Stahl announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that he had resigned office to take a judge position. "My family and I are not...
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Accused murderer returns to jail after bail changed over alleged DWI crash
Andre Higgs, 43, of Watchung, was sent to the Essex County jail on Thursday after a judge modified his $1 million bail in a murder case in light of charges he caused a drunken crash while he was...
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Intoxicated driver hit parked cars, then house, South Plainfield cops say
A South Plainfield woman is facing several charges after she allegedly struck several cars and a housed Sunday evening in the borough A South Plainfield woman is facing charges after she allegedly...
View Article$98M could fix 'the bane of Rutgers' existence,' official says
The university's Board of Governors on Thursday approved eight projects across the school's three campuses, contingent on Rutgers winning state grant money. NEW BRUNSWICK -- The chase is on for $98.5...
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Police find burglary proceeds at burglary suspect's South River home
A South River man is charged with burglary after South River police said they found evidence from a burglary Wednesday night in his home. A South River man is facing burglary charges after police find...
View ArticlePolice call for public's help to identify suspects in daytime Plainfield...
Authorities are asking the public to help identify additional suspects in the November shooting in Plainfield that left one man dead and a woman and 6-year-old girl wounded. PLAINFIELD -- Authorities...
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