9 in preschool sent to hospital after Freon leak
The five children and four adults were taken to the hospital as a precaution. CLIFFSIDE PARK - Nine people were taken to a hospital Monday after a faulty air conditioner leaked Freon into a preschool...
View ArticleRoute 3 fatality snarls traffic near the Meadowlands
An investigation into a fatal accident has closed two lanes of Route 3 westbound near Route 120 UPDATE, 10:55 a.m.: North Jersey man killed himself by jumping out of car on Route 3, cops say UPDATE,...
View ArticleThe swanky new dine-in theater set to open Friday in North Jersey
The food is designed to be eaten in the dark, as quietly as possible: No knives or forks necessary. iPic is also among the only movie theaters in the area with a liquor license. FORT LEE -- Hamid...
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Teacher accused in sex assault not granted bail reduction, report says
Gary J. Minervini, 37, is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault. HACKENSACK - A judge has declined to lower the $300,000 bail for a high school math teacher charged with sexually...
View ArticleRoute 3 traffic moving slowly in Hudson County after fatal accident in East...
One man died in the the crash, which took place just east of Route 120 at around 5:45 a.m., NJ Advance Media reported. UPDATE: As of 9:45 a.m. traffic appears to be flowing normally on Route 3 west...
View ArticleNorth Jersey man killed himself by jumping out of car on Route 3, cops say
Jorge J. Torres, 27, jumped out of the vehicle at about 5:05 a.m. on Route 3 westbound just before the exit for Route 120 EAST RUTHERFORD -- A North Arlington man killed himself Tuesday by jumping out...
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North Jersey chiropractor groped patients, authorities say
Englewood Chiropractor Archer L. Irby is charged with criminal sexual contact and lewdness, officials said. Archer L. Irby (BCPO) ENGLEWOOD - A chiropractor has been arrested and charged with...
View ArticleThese N.J. hospitals get top marks in U.S. News rankings
Three N.J. hospitals made the magazine's list of nationally ranked hospitals, while another 10 were cited as doing exceptional work for some procedures. Three New Jersey hospitals have achieved a...
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Phone leads cops to man accused of attacking woman, 67, authorities say
Bergen County man faces robbery and drug charges Anthony Randazzo, 31 (Photo: Nutley Police Department) NUTLEY -- A Mahwah man was arrested in a stolen vehicle after he assaulted and robbed a...
View Article71 new Americans from 32 countries become citizens
Citizens from China, Cuba and Ghana took an oath of citizenship Tuesday morning NEWARK -- When Evelyn Ababio found out a woman was running for president in America, she knew she had to apply for...
View ArticleThe plan to encase a century of pollution in concrete along the Hudson River
Among the major components of the plan is called soil solidification. Rather than shipping the contaminated soil away or capping it, plans call for locking it in place by mixing cement into the soil....
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Wyckoff chief violated racial profiling policy, investigation finds
Benjamin Fox instructed his officers to be aware of 'suspicious' blacks in 2014 email WYCKOFF -- An email sent by Chief of Police Benjamin Fox two years ago "explicitly violated" state guidelines...
View ArticleWhere are they now? N.J. alums in pro baseball, trade-deadline edition
2 N.J. alums were dealt at the deadline.
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N.J. town drops hammer on police chief over pro-racial profiling email
Police Chief Benjamin Fox should be demoted to patrolman and suspended without pay for 180 days, township officials have decided. The ACLU is calling for his ouster. WYCKOFF - Police Chief Benjamin...
View ArticlePresident Obama commutes sentences of 3 N.J. prisoners
The three men were among 214 who received shorter prison terms WASHINGTON -- Three New Jersey men convicted of drug-related crimes will be released from prison on Dec. 1 after President Barack Obama...
View ArticleBergen officials press Senate president on how plan will fund special ed
Bergen County officials ask Senate President on how he'll pay for special education programs. Officials from Bergen County came to Lodi on Wednesday with one pressing question for State Senate...
View ArticleThere's a home in N.J. for aging entertainers with a script for expansion
The home has cared for retired entertainment professionals for more than a century. ENGLEWOOD -- The Lillian Booth Actors Home likely has more pianos per resident than any other long-term care...
View ArticleN.J. lost these 15 manufacturing plants in past 3 years
In the past three years, 15 manufacturers have left New Jersey — whether to chase better economic incentives elsewhere, to consolidate its other plants or due to lack of business.
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Police chief demoted for racial profiling email blasts 'ultra-liberals'
Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox was demoted to patrolman and suspended for 180 days. WYCKOFF - Police Chief Benjamin Fox plans to appeal the Township Committee's 5-0 decision to demote him to...
View ArticleN.J.'s Rashan Gary in midseason form with sack dance at Michigan
With the season still a month away, Michigan freshman DL and NJ native Rashan Gary is already looking pretty darn good in one area. Rashan Gary was a sack machine during his playing days at Paramus...
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