Contest: Who has the best student section? Nominate your school
Without fail, one of the best things HS football is the throng of cheering students pulling for their classmates: The student section. They're loud. They can get wild. Sometimes, they're superorgan......
View Article84-year-old 'wrong-way' driver upgraded to stable condition after Route 3 crash
Secaucus Police Det. Sgt. Mike Torres said the the woman, a Cherry Hill resident, is "recovering well" at Hackensack University Medical Center. SECAUCUS -- The 84-year-old woman who was injured in a...
View ArticleN.J. man sentenced for impersonating military to buy jewelry
Shope Oluwu secured $27,000 in credit at three suburban St. Louis stores A 32-year-old New Jersey man who used fake military identification cards to buy jewelry on credit in Missouri was sentenced to...
View ArticlePort Authority cop saves suicidal teen with phone call
The Bronx boy told family he planned to jump from the George Washington Bridge FORT LEE-- A 17-year-old boy from the Bronx who authorities believe was planning to jump from the George Washington...
View ArticleA record 9,506 N.J. students skipped vaccines; here's where they live
About 2 percent of New Jersey school children got religious exemptions from vaccines. TRENTON -- The number of New Jersey school children who skipped vaccines for religious reasons topped 9,500 in the...
View Article15 years later, a photo tribute to N.J. victims of 9/11
At least 703 New Jerseyans died on Sept. 11, 2001. Here, for the first time, are all of their photos Fifteen years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the worst terrorist attack in our...
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Struck down law let ex-Rutgers student off the hook in Tyler Clementi case
An appellate court overturned the bias convictions against Dharun Ravi on Friday and ordered a new trial. Watch video NEWARK -- Legal experts agree the appellate court had no choice but to reverse the...
View ArticleNorth Jersey man sentenced to 21 years for brain-damaging beating
Julio Pina-Catena, 44, was convicted earlier this summer in the beating of his former boyfriend's father. HACKENSACK - A Rutherford man was sentenced Friday to 21 years in prison for beating his...
View ArticleFootball chat and Top 20 reveal: Talk to our writers, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Join the NJ.com football writers for their first chat of the season, Sunday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. WOODBRIDGE -- The first full week of high school football is in the books and there's plenty to talk...
View ArticleCoals spark fire in MetLife Stadium parking lot, police say
No one was hurt. EAST RUTHERFORD -- Hot coals sparked a fire Sunday that spread to six cars in the MetLife Stadium parking lot, police said. The coals had been left on the ground after a tailgating...
View Article'We do not forget them:' Bergen County honors 147 who died on 9/11
Dozens gathered Sunday to honor victims of the World Trade Center attacks. Despite the heat, dozens gathered Sunday at a public park to honor the victims of the World Trade Center attacks, remembering...
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N.J. pets in need: Sept. 12, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey need homes. Sometimes, it seems our dogs just don't listen to us; we bark commands and our canine companions just don't respond. Courtesy of Distejon For those dog...
View ArticleFootball Top 20 for Sept. 11: Can N.J.'s new No. 1 bring stability?
It's the third top 20 and our third No. 1 team. Will this one hold down the throne?
View ArticleSee what $675K buys in these 10 N.J. towns
Ready to drop nearly $700,000 on a home in New Jersey? Here are 10 options for you. Homebuyers armed with a budget of $675,000 -- more than double the amount of the median home value in New Jersey --...
View ArticleN.J. alums who made an impact in college football Week 2
A look at how some of the N.J. natives in college football fared this weekend.
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Town pays $50K to photographer who says cops beat him when he wouldn't show ID
The School of Visual Arts student alleges police began punching and kicking him when he began recording them WEST NEW YORK -- A Bergen County man who says he was assaulted and then arrested by police...
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Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1.1M sold in supermarket
The ticket was purchased in Bergen County A seven-figure Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at a Bergen County supermarket for Saturday's drawing. Someone won a $1,114,664 Jersey Cash 5 prize Saturday...
View ArticleBridgegate scandal: Jury selection now the focus
More than 100 potential jurors have already been knocked off for various conflict issues, before the task of actually picking a panel of 12 has even begin. NEWARK--The task of selecting who will sit...
View ArticleWATCH: HS player channels Odell Beckham Jr. with acrobatic interception
In a close win over Hawthorne, New Milford DB John Burger made an Obell Beckham-type catch in the second quarter. HAWTHORNE- How did he catch that? That's a question you might be asking yourself when...
View ArticleDozens rescued from disabled boat on the Hudson
The vessel was located Monday shortly before 6 p.m. ALPINE-- Marine units from Westchester County, N.Y. and the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded when a boat containing about 35 passengers...
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