Small plane crash-lands in Bergen County, 2 seriously hurt
A small plane crashed in the borough late Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. CRESSKILL - A small plane on a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol crash-landed in the borough late Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleTwo vehicles crash into Paramus fast-food restaurant
One driver issued summons after crash Thursday afternoon PARAMUS -- A car and a minivan slammed into the Wendy's restaurant at 190 Rt. 4 Thursday afternoon, police said, the second time in the last...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com News Quiz
Finish off the summer season with a perfect score this week Time to see where you stack up with other NJ.commers. Take this week's NJ.com News Quiz to see how well you know New Jersey news. Post your...
View Article'American Idol' contestant Maroulis's assault charge hearing postponed
Season 4 American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis's assault charge hearing set for Sept. 3 in Wyckoff municipal court has been postponed until Sept. 16. Constantine Maroulis, the former "American...
View ArticleCoast Guard volunteers remain hospitalized after plane crash, officials say
Two volunteers with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary remained hospitalized with serious injuries after the plane they were in crash-landed near a borough athletic field, officials said Friday morning....
View Article'We lost the engine completely,' pilot says before N.J. crash-landing
The pilot of a small plane on a volunteer U.S. Coast Guard patrol reported engine trouble before making an emergency crash-landing near a borough athletic field, according to radio transmissions...
View ArticlePolice ask for public's help to find missing girl, 15
Authorities on Friday asked for the public's help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl, who they said was last seen in the borough. Michelle Hong, 15New Jersey State Police DEMAREST - Authorities on...
View ArticleCrews battling fire at Fair Lawn spa, police say (PHOTOS)
The blaze at 24-40 Broadway started at 2 p.m. FAIR LAWN--Crews are battling a three-alarm fire that broke out in Fair Lawn Friday afternoon, police said. The blaze at 24-20 Broadway started at 2...
View ArticleOlympic skater's career was held 'hostage' by ex-skating group, lawyer says
A recent court ruling has set an 18-year-old figure skater free from an agreement with the Israeli Ice Skating Federation that her attorney compared to being held "hostage." A recent court ruling...
View ArticleMan arrested in bomb scare has history of making threats, police say
He was arrested last year after he allegedly claimed to have a chemical weapon in his Fair Lawn apartment. Police say a Ho-Ho-Kus man arrested this week for making a bomb threat at police headquarters...
View ArticlePortion of Pascack Valley rail line suspended, NJ Transit says
Service on NJ Transit's Pascack Valley rail line was suspended Friday between Oradell and Spring Valley as police investigated an incident near the Hillsdale Station, officials said. HILLSDALE -...
View ArticleRay Bramucci, longtime N.J. political figure, dies at 80
Ray Bramucci, a well-known figure in New Jersey politics who worked as a union organizer, an aide to U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, state labor commissioner, and an assistant federal labor secretary, died...
View ArticleMan fatally injured while running alongside train
Daniel Stark, 50, of Hillsdale, was fatally injured while running next to a train on the Pascack Valley line Friday, authorities said. Daniel Stark, 50, of Hillsdale, was fatally injured while running...
View ArticleCounty official wants answers over assaults against Bergen hospital staff
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported on Thursday that it had investigated eight incidents at the hospital from Feb. 22 through June 12 in which health care workers were assaulted...
View ArticleQuick-thinking pilot avoided school field in crash landing, report says
The pilot of a small plane that crash-landed in a Cresskill field Thursday made the split-second decision to avoid a Tenafly school field U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary pilot Yakov Rosenberg was seriously...
View ArticleBus riders to have help with today's Port Authority changes
A reconfiguration of Port Authority Bus Terminal gates is meant to improve on-time performance, but could confuse some riders NEW YORK -- More than 30,000 commuters faced with potentially confusing...
View ArticleN.J. summer photo album: Your pictures from Labor Day weekend
To cap the summer season NJ.com users shared their favorite photos from Labor Day weekend As the final days of summer approached we asked NJ.com users to help us cap the summer season by sending us...
View ArticlePascrell says he will support Obama and vote for Iran agreement
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. became the fifth of eight Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey to support the Iran nuclear agreement. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. on Tuesday backed...
View ArticleTuskegee airman, WWII hero from N.J., dies at 90, report says
Spann, who was raised in Rutherford, was a pioneering black World War II combat pilot recognized for his bravery escorting bombers over enemy territory in Europe in the 1940s. Calvin Spann, a New...
View ArticleAt least $3.5M in heroin seized at N.J. house, authorities say
Investigators seized at least $3.5 million worth of heroin and arrested a California man at a Teaneck house, authorities said Tuesday. Miguel Armenta-Villa, 25New Jersey State Police TRENTON -...
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