Historic $1.4B project will clean cancerous muck from Passaic River | Opinion
This cleanup project will be paid for by those responsible for the pollution, the EPA says. By Judith A. Enck The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its formal plan to protect people's...
View ArticleLodi police searching for man missing 4 months
Gregory Zilian, 64, was last seen in November, police said. UPDATE: Missing man found in New Milford LODI - Police are asking the public to help find a borough man with health issues who has been...
View ArticleNational Minecraft tournament invades N.J.; who will win $15K scholarship?
A series of gaming events are promoting group play in local movie theaters Watch video "Watch ouuutt!!" "You killed the guy!! You killed 'em!" "Behind you, behind you, behind you!!!!" The...
View ArticleMissing Lodi man found in New Milford, cops say
Police were asking the public to help find Gregory Zilian, 64, who was last seen by his landlord in November 2015. LODI -- A man with health issues who had been missing for four months was found safe...
View ArticleTeenage girl rescued, 10 arrested during prostitution sting at Fairfield hotel
Police also seized drugs, an imitation gun, three vehicles and $2,700 in cash from the unspecified hotel Thursday FAIRFIELD - Police rescued a 16-year-old girl who was being sold for sex during a...
View ArticleTake a look at how big a tax bite N.J. may want from north Jersey casinos
Lawmakers have been arguing over what the tax rate for two north Jersey casinos would be if approved by voters. TRENTON -- It's been a key question surrounding plans to expand casino gambling to the...
View ArticleIs that ATM safe to use? Maybe not...
ATM skimming costs banks billions each year and is on the rise, as technically adept criminal rings continue to find ways around ever-increasing security counter-measures. Watch video ENGLEWOOD--The...
View ArticleCologne thief claimed to be cop, Paramus police say
Middlesex County man charged with robbery Timothy Lynch, 37 (Photo: Paramus Police Department) PARAMUS -- A 37-year-old North Brunswick man pilfered cologne from a store at Westfield Garden State...
View ArticleMan allegedly carjacks good Samaritan, steals N.J. police car (VIDEO)
Wild pursuit captured on police dash-cam video Watch video HACKENSACK -- A Connecticut man was indicted last week on charges he carjacked a good Samaritan, stole a police car and rammed several patrol...
View ArticleN.J. doctor took $200K in bribes, indictment says
The Saddle Brook family physician is one of more than two dozen doctors to be charged with taking bribes from the lab. NEWARK -- Federal authorities Tuesday charged a Saddle Brook family doctor with...
View ArticleSchool finds N.J. teen's anti-Israel tweets were not bullying
Incident sparked social media uproar, rally in Fair Lawn Bethany Koval FAIR LAWN -- A Fair Lawn High School student's anti-Israel Twitter posts were not acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying...
View ArticleN.J. voters weigh in on millions in school funding
School districts all over New Jersey voted on bond referenda on Tuesday, March 8. School districts all over the state held special school elections Tuesday evening to vote on millions of dollars in...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights voters approve $6.7M in school upgrades
Heating and ventilation work planned (File photo) HASBROUCK HEIGHTS -- Hasbrouck Heights residents voted Tuesday to allow bonding for $6.7 million in upgrades to heating and ventilation systems at...
View ArticleVoters approve $11.7M Northern Valley Regional High School upgrades
Labs, athletic facilities included in planned work Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest (File photo) BERGEN COUNTY -- Voters in the Northern Valley Regional High School district on...
View ArticleDumont clears way for development at former farm site
The council approved the settlement agreement despite resident opposition. The former D'Angelo Farms site in Dumont. (Google Maps) DUMONT -- The Borough Council on Tuesday night approved a settlement...
View ArticleFAA testing new flight path at Teterboro to reduce noise near Hackensack...
The testing is set to begin April 4 and will last no longer than six months. TETERBORO - The Federal Aviation Administration will test a new flight path to Teterboro Airport in an effort to provide...
View ArticleOnly 1 N.J. town listed among most expensive U.S. ZIP codes
Alpine was No. 21 on the list. Only one place outside of California or New York made the cut on a Business Insider list of the 25 most expensive ZIP codes in the United States. There were 17 in...
View Article15 of the biggest, best and most historic St. Patrick's Day events
The history of the St. Patrick's Day Parade is the urban Irish becoming the suburban Irish, said Seton Hall University Professor Dermot Quinn. the whole history of the St. Patrick's Day Parade is the...
View Article6 pounds of marijuana flown from California seized after stop, PIP police say
Drugs arrived on a flight to JFK airport, according to police. (File photo) ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS -- A car stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway led police to arrest three men and seize six pounds of...
View Article'Sharknado 4' to star Tara Reid, Ian Ziering ... and Gary Busey
More 'nado is slated for summer Actors Tara Reid, who grew up in Wyckoff, and Ian Ziering, who hails from West Orange, will be back for "Sharknado 4" this summer on the Syfy channel, this time with...
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