Pizza-twirling phenom to play 'little' Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show
Nicholas, whose father owns Carmine's Pizza Factory in Downtown Jersey City, will appear in a segment on tonight's airing of the "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." The boy's father, Carmine...
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N.J. man accused of selling drugs out of his Middlesex County home
A Middlesex County man was indicted Monday on charges he was distributing cocaine and heroin out of his Dunnellen home, state authorities said. TRENTON -- A Middlesex County man was indicted Monday on...
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Driver crashes through row of bushes at hotel, lands in retention basin
Two drivers were taken to local hospitals where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said. SOUTH BRUNSWICK - A two-car collision Monday sent one driver through a row of bushes...
View ArticleMother of Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo, 2 others charged with simple...
Police have charged three people with connections to Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo for their alleged roles in an altercation outside the Hale Center on Sept. 12. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Three people...
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Sayreville schools chief recounts dark days after hazing scandal
In a room packed with educators, Superintendent Richard Labbe told attendees that it was up to adults to report hazing. MONROE TOWNSHIP -- In one of the worst days of his tenure at Sayreville War...
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Edison summer camp counselor charged with sexually assaulting 2 boys
Alex Farkas, 25, of Iselin is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault and two counts each of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Alex Farkas, 25, is charged with one...
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Camp counselor arrested on child-sex charges passed background check, YMCA says
Alex Farkas, 25, is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault and two counts each of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C....
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Doctor improperly touched female patient during exam, prosecutor says
Dr. Farooq Rehman is charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact. Dr. Farooq Rehman, 61, of Colts Neck, was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact. Brian Amaral | NJ Advance Media...
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Did she kill Timmy Wiltsey? Evidence includes blanket, pillowcase
Michelle Lodzinski's lawyer will ask a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing it is based on flimsy evidence Calling the state's case a patchwork of speculation and flimsy circumstantial evidence, a...
View ArticleN.J. clergy head to Papal visit in Washington, D.C., New York and Philly
The Pope will hold a midday prayer service with all U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St, Matthew of the Apostle in the morning and then a canonization mass in the late afternoon where members of...
View ArticleBurned osprey released following feather implant surgery (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
PISCATAWAY — It was an ancient falconry practice that likely saved the life of a burned osprey. Imping, short for implanting, is a surgical technique where new feathers are grafted onto a damaged...
View ArticleRutgers' Leonte Carroo never touched assault victim, his lawyer says
Police have charged three people with connections to Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo for their alleged roles in an altercation outside the Hale Center on Sept. 12. NEW BRUNSWICK - The lawyer...
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WATCH: Video shows brawl involving Rutgers football player Leonte Carroo
The brief, chaotic video exonerates their client, Leonte Carroo's attorneys said. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK -- The attorneys for suspended Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo released two videos...
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Drought watch issued for 12 counties, 6 million people as N.J. water worries...
Without any rain, reservoir levels have fallen below normal, spurring fears of the state's first drought in a decade. A drought watch has been issued in parts of 12 New Jersey counties, encompassing...
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'No evidence' linking Lodzinski to son's death, attorney says
When the attorney for Michelle Lodzinski, the former South Amboy mother charged with killing her 5-year-old son, demanded that prosecutors turn over any physical evidence linking her to the alleged...
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Watch: N.J. boy cracks joke in funny Jimmy Fallon 'Empire' spoof
The 8-year-old 3rd grader from Colonia was cast to play the younger version of Fallon and appears in the segment telling an 1980s-themed funny to a group of children on a stoop. Add FOX's hit series...
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Art Kamin, dedicated journalist who served on Rutgers board of trustees, dies...
Born in South River, Mr. Kamin was an immigrant baker's son who rose to become president and editor of the Daily and Sunday Register of Shrewsbury. Arthur Z. KaminPhoto courtesy of Blair Kamin RED...
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Colonia man smoking cigarette near gas can catches fire
The unidentified 45-year-old had been working on a lawn mower with a friend late Tuesday afternoon. File photo WOODBRIDGE - A man smoking a cigarette near a can of gasoline caught fire Tuesday and...
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Murder trial against Michelle Lodzinski will proceed, judge says
Judge Dennis Nieves said the state had established a circumstantial case in the 24-year-old murder of Timothy Wiltsey NEW BRUNSWICK -- Saying the state provided enough circumstantial evidence tying...
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Theft case against Perth Amboy police chief to go forward: report
Authorities say chief had cars, motorcycle fixed at municipal garage Chief Benjamin Ruiz (File photo) PERTH AMBOY -- An official misconduct case against the city's police chief will go forward after...
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