Group celebrates with free adoptions in East Brunswick
The rescue group will offer fee-free adoptions for all dogs and cats through May 21. EAST BRUNSWICK -- New Beginnings Animal Rescue will hold an open house on May 21, from noon to 4 p.m. celebrating...
View ArticleDespite lead-tainted water, N.J. school district says it's 'ahead of curve'
Despite recent tests showing elevated lead levels at the water fountains of several schools, the school head said the issues were not systemic. A water fountain is pictured in this February file...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing large amount of perfume from work
Holmdel police were called to CEI because of an ongoing investigation into the theft of perfume and cologne from the company HOLMDEL -- A Middlesex County man was charged with stealing thousands of...
View ArticleScrap for N.J. Assembly seat to be settled at Edison confab
Who will be chosen to fill the vacancy in the state Assembly's 18th Legislative District? The state Assembly chambers at the Statehouse in Trenton.Amanda Marcullo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com EDISON...
View ArticleProsecutor in Lodzinski murder trial: 'Timmy was no longer wanted'
The jury will begin deliberating Thursday. Michelle Lodzinski is charged with the 1991 murder of her 5-year-old son. Watch video NEW BRUNSWICK -- Timothy Wiltsey was a week away from graduating from...
View ArticleVintage photos of N.J. in the 1960s
It's impossible to define the tumultuous 1960s in any one context. Carol Clark, writing on esciencecommons.blogspot.com, notes "scientists have long known, based on interviews with adults, that most...
View ArticleA roadmap to Rutgers graduation ceremonies
More than 30 events will be held to celebrate the graduation of an estimated 16,944 Rutgers University students, capped by the visit of the president to mark the 250th anniversary of the state...
View ArticleTrack & Field's Fab 50: Ranking N.J.'s top male athletes, Nos. 1-35
Who is the best of the best in New Jersey track and field? NJ.com tries to answer that question this season with the brand new Fab 50 individual male rankings. Check back each week for five new...
View ArticleNJ.com's Softball Top 20: 2 teams added and a new No. 2
We take a look at who is in this week's rankings
View ArticleHere are N.J.'s 10 most endangered historic sites for 2016
Preservation New Jersey released its annual list Thursday TRENTON -- The Union Hotel that was made famous by the Lindbergh kidnapping trial and the state's deteriorating infrastructure are among this...
View ArticleMeet the Rutgers student who interviewed President Obama
What do you do after interviewing the president? If you're Dan Corey, you go back to your parents' house and look for a summer job. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Two years ago, Daniel Corey wasn't even sure he...
View ArticleWhat every NJ.com Top 20 team's coach says about Rutgers-Michigan recruiting war
See how many of the state's top high school football coaches pledge support for the Scarlet Knights in its football camp showdown with Michigan
View ArticleLodzinski case goes to the jury: The reasons for acquittal, or conviction
Jurors will have Michelle Lodzinski, charged with her son's murder, fate in their hands this afternoon. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Michelle Lodzinski's fate is now in the hands of a jury. Jurors will decide...
View ArticleRutgers plans 'airport-like' screening for Obama commencement speech
Rutgers won't allow students to bring anything other than their photo ID, cell phone, sunglasses and cap and gown, according to the university. PISCATAWAY -- Guests attending Rutgers University's...
View Article15 stars on latest boys lacrosse Player of the Year watch list
15 players are highlighted in the latest NJ.com boys lacrosse Player of the Year watch.
View ArticleJury asks to rehear testimony of 2 witnesses in Lodzinski murder trial
Jurors will resume their deliberation tomorrow in the trial of Michelle Lodzinski for the murder of her 5-year-old son in 1991. NEW BRUNSWICK -- The jury deliberating the fate of Michelle Lodzinski,...
View ArticleSister of N.J. trucker found shot and killed wants justice
The sister of the Perth Amboy trucker driver found shot and killed recently speaks out. George Guerrero of Perth Amboy was shot and killed by another truck driver on Saturday in Jacksonville,...
View ArticleMuslim poultry processor may continue discrimination suit, judge says
A federal judge this week allowed the processor to amend its discrimination complaint against Perth Amboy and Middlesex County. NEWARK -- The operators of a shuttered halal meat processing facility in...
View ArticleTake this week's New Jersey news quiz
A perfect score earns you the glory you can only attain by acing an online quiz. If you're like most New Jerseyans, you devour countless local news stories on NJ.com each week. Now, it's time to prove...
View ArticleThe complete list of banned items at Rutgers graduation
If you want to get into Rutgers University's commencement ceremony, make sure you don't bring any of these items. PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers University will be on high security when President Barack Obama...
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