Bridgegate trial will go forward, federal judge rules
U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton denied motions to dismiss the case. NEWARK -- The Bridgegate trials of two individuals with close political ties to Gov. Chris Christie will proceed as a federal...
View ArticleN.J. man charged with threatening to blow up elementary school
Edgar Perez of Bergenfield is charged with making terroristic threats. BERGENFIELD - A 48-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly telling a teacher he wanted to blow up a local elementary...
View ArticleEPA to study Hackensack River as possible Superfund site
The government will collect sediment from the river. A study by the federal government will collect sediment samples from a 17-mile stretch of the Hackensack River to to determine whether...
View ArticleNJ.com boys lacrosse final Top 50 rankings, 2016
For the first time ever, NJ.com expanded its statewide rankings to 50 teams for the end of the 2016 season.
View ArticleN.J.'s best ice cream shop: Vote for your favorite North Jersey ice cream shop
It's time to vote for the best North Jersey ice cream shop/stand/store in our N.J.'s best ice cream showdown. North Jersey won our N.J's best burger competition; how will it do in our best ice cream...
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Middlesex County teacher charged in sex assault of 15-year-old, cops say
Neal Ziskind works for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School District. Neal E. Ziskind (BCPO) NEW MILFORD - A Middlesex County history teacher was arrested Tuesday on school...
View ArticleN.J. bureaucracy has failed people with disabilities, needs 'Disability Czar'...
A New Jersey mayor recommends centralizing all state supports for people living with disabilities under one state office. By Paul Aronsohn It is estimated that there are about 582,000 people under the...
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Outcry as Hackensack explores privatizing garbage pickup
Residents packed City Hall to speak out against the plan. Watch video HACKENSACK -- City officials insisted their meeting Tuesday night was just about gathering information about a plan to privatize...
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Lyndhurst cops cleared in fatal shooting for second time in 9 months
Kevin Allen, 36, of Stuyvesant Avenue, was shot nine times by two officers. LYNDHURST - A Bergen County grand jury voted not to indict two Lyndhurst police officers who shot and killed a local man...
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Vintage photos of education in N.J.
In the pre-internet days, a research project was way more involved than Googling a subject. According to my kids, school is much harder now than it was when I was a student. My son and daughter might...
View ArticleTrack & Field's Fab 50: Ranking N.J.'s top male athletes, Nos. 1-50
Who are 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 ArticleDeaths from the drug that killed Prince are skyrocketing in N.J.
Fentanyl, which is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become popular in New Jersey and is killing at an alarming rate. Fentanyl, an opioid up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, is...
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze at Oakland home
The fire started early Thursday. OAKLAND -- A fire at a Ryerson Avenue home sent one person to the hospital and displaced two others, Vincent Dies, assistant chief of the Oakland Fire Department,...
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N.J. man downloaded porn, was inappropriate with 13-year-old, cops say
Jeremy M. Haar, 18, faces criminal sexual contact and other charges. Jeremy M. Haar (BCPO) HACKENSACK - An 18-year-old Bergen County man was arrested Wednesday after investigators accused him of...
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'Law officer' stole $100K from family in immigration scam, cops say
Sung H. Lee, 31, of Georgia, stole more than $100,000, a prosecutor alleged. Sung H. Lee (BCPO) PALISADES PARK - A Georgia man masqueraded as a military law officer to defraud a local family seeking...
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Meet the young N.J. singer burning up the EDM scene
Chloe Baker may be too young to get into Life in Color, but her voice will be heard all through the Meadowlands show on Fourth of July weekend Watch video Life in Color When: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3...
View ArticleOfficials ID N.J. man who died after being found on street
Cause of death remains unclear NEWARK -- The Essex County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday identified the man who was pronounced dead after he was found lying unconscious on a city street. Richard...
View Article6 facts about American Dream mega-mall everyone often gets wrong | Opinion
The mayor of East Rutherford, where American Dream is located, wants to clarify the facts after a state senator recently criticized the project's financing in an opinion piece. By James Cassella In...
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