Bear hunting season opens to mild weather
Bear hunting season opened with far more favorable conditions than previous years — 17 degrees last year at the Whittingham Wildlife Management Area in Fredon, one of the five check stations. Watch...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Dec. 7, 2015
There were 107 registered animal shelters and pounds in New Jersey as of March, 2015. According to the New Jersey Office of Animal Welfare, there were 107 registered animal shelters and pounds in the...
View ArticleNearly 300-year-old church names first woman pastor, report says
The Old North Reformed Church on Sunday night installed the Rev. Susan Kerr as the first woman pastor in its 291-year history, The Record reported. The Old North Reformed Church in Dumont. (Google...
View ArticleN.J. man who took last photo of John Lennon recalls tragedy
Paul Goresh was 21 at the time of John Lennon's murder and a criminal justice student at Middlesex County College. NORTH ARLINGTON - On Dec. 8, 1980, Paul Goresh crossed paths with Mark David Chapman,...
View ArticleBoth $1M Mega Millions tickets were sold in North Jersey
The tickets were bought in Bergen and Essex counties The pair of $1 million Mega Millions tickets sold for Friday night's drawing were bought in North Jersey stores about 22 miles apart. The lucky...
View ArticleLodi man charged in sexual assault of 11-year-old girl
Glenn C. Nidoy of Lodi is accused of sexually assaulting a child acquaintance, authorities said. Glenn C. Nidoy of Lodi is charged with sexual assault, authorities said. (BCPO) LODI - A 26-year-old...
View ArticleFox News suspends N.J.'s Stacey Dash for on-air profanity (VIDEO)
Dash was talking about the president's Sunday night address to the nation Stacey Dash is no stranger to controversy for her remarks on Fox News, but now the cable network has suspended the...
View ArticleMore than 200 animals taken on first day of bear hunt
One-day total already close to take in all of 2014 FREDON -- A total of 216 bears were taken during the first day of the state's controversial hunt Monday, a day when both hunters and animals alike...
View ArticleEdgewater man sexually assaulted, robbed woman, prosecutor says
A borough man sexually assaulted a female acquaintance, authorities said. Dunstan Williams, 24, of Edgewater. (Bergen County Prosecutor's Office) EDGEWATER -- A borough man sexually assaulted a...
View ArticleN.J. filmmakers say John Lennon docudrama corrects history
Jeremy Profe, Rafael and Gabriel Francisco have completed "The Lennon Report," which is due in theaters next year. When three filmmakers from Bergen County decided to make a docudrama about events in...
View Article$65K in heroin, marijuana found after house fire, cops say
Police found illegal drugs Thursday while responding to a house fire, authorities said. TEANECK -- Police found illegal drugs Thursday while responding to a house fire, authorities said. Teaneck...
View ArticleN.J. firefighters suing fire truck, siren makers over 'irreversible' hearing...
The lawsuit was filed federal court on behalf of 34 current or former firefighters in Elizabeth, Linden, Bayonne, Union, Ridgewood, Kearny, Cranford and West New York Bayonne Fire Department fire...
View ArticlePolice charge man in 'pipe' robbery of North Arlington gas station
Wayne V. Barnes, 47, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Monday at his Belleville home. Police say this man entered a Lukoil on Ridge Road and menaced an attendant using a metal pipe. (North Arlington Police...
View ArticleLawsuit accuses Upper Saddle River of housing discrimination
The borough is keeping black and Latino people from moving to Upper Saddle River by refusing to allow multi-family housing on a 47-acre parcel of land, the owner of the property said in a lawsuit....
View ArticleN.J. man allegedly held woman captive for more than 7 hours
A 21-year-old man is accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her captive in his car for hours over the weekend, according to court documents. Markell E. Brito, 21 (Photo: Bergen County Sheriff's...
View ArticleBergen police collecting toys for children in need
Police departments across Bergen County are collecting toys for children in need during the holiday season. The Bergen County Sheriff's Office is among dozens of police agencies participating in the...
View ArticleAuction for Fort Lee home built by mob kingpin postponed
The auction for a mansion built by mob kingpin Albert Anastasia, Jr., scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed. FORT LEE -- The auction for a mansion built by mob kingpin Albert Anastasia, Jr.,...
View ArticleShare your holiday shopping nightmares
Bamboozled wants to help you this holiday season. Had a shopping nightmare this holiday season? Tell us about it. (Star-Ledger File Photo) It's the most wonderful time of the year ... unless you're...
View Article3 other times Stacey Dash said something controversial
The Fox News contributor was just suspended for two weeks for using profanity on the air On Monday, Fox News suspended contributor Stacey Dash for two weeks after she used profanity in her on-air...
View ArticleN.J. man charged in fraud that lured investors with high-flying IPOs
According to federal prosecutors, 23-year-old Omar Hafez created a chain of companies that solicited thousands of dollars from investors looking to put money into a number of high-profile IPOs. The...
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