A year after murder of Paterson hoops star Armoni Sexton, former coach reflects
Paterson Kennedy coach Tommie Patterson reflects on anniversary of tragedy. Paterson Kennedy coach Tommie Patterson reflects on anniversary of tragedy.
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N.J. has 5 of America's 100 best high schools, report says
Find out which high schools in New Jersey are ranked the highest. Watch video New Jersey has five of the country's 100 best public high schools, according to annual rankings conducted by U.S. News and...
View ArticleIf you file a lawsuit, can attorneys snoop your private Facebook?
Law firm faces ethics probe after a paralegal friended a man on Facebook to gather evidence TRENTON -- The state's highest court ruled on Tuesday that an ethics investigation against a law firm that...
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Landscaper fired from job returns with handgun, cops say
John Helmke, 23, of Nanuet, N.Y., faces gun charges, cops said. FRANKLIN LAKES - A man who was terminated from his landscaping job returned to his former work site Monday armed with a handgun,...
View ArticleWoman fined $1,500 for leaving dog to die in empty house
She pleaded guilty to three disorderly persons offenses. HACKENSACK -- A Norwood woman must pay $1,500 after pleading guilty Tuesday to abandoning a dog found dead in her former home. Jennifer Caruso...
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N.J. rabbi under fire for blog post dismissive of campus rape
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck suggested that many campus rapes were more likely consensual sex. TEANECK - An Orthodox women's group is calling for a Teaneck rabbi to withdraw from a conference...
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N.J. truck driver charged in gunpoint sex assault
Oscar Ramirez, 23, of Fairview is charged with aggravated sexual assault. Oscar Ramirez (BCPO) FAIRVIEW - A 23-year-old truck driver was arrested after a woman claimed he sexually assaulted her at...
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Federal Reserve Bank officer charged in assault on a juvenile
Thomas S. Greene, 48, is charged with aggravated assault, according to police. WOOD-RIDGE - An officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is facing criminal charges for assaulting a juvenile,...
View ArticleSee the 10 highest median teacher salaries in Bergen County
Which districts made the list? The Northern Valley Regional high school district topped the list of highest median teacher salaries in Bergen County, according to data released by the state Department...
View Article6 Bergen towns pick school board members
Voters also weighed in on school budget measures. Voters in six Bergen County communities went to the polls Tuesday to pick Board of Education members and decide on school budgets. See the results...
View ArticleBOE member who told Muslims to '(s)tay in your desserts' urged to resign
Online comments reportedly called for Muslims to "(s)tay in your desserts (sic)" ELMWOOD PARK -- The list of lawmakers calling for the resignation of an Elmwood Park school board member over...
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Art gallery owner on bare bottom painting: 'I have a right to show this work'
The painting in question is by 41-year-old artist Tom Dash, who fuses contemporary with pop iconography to comment on societal issues, music and popular culture. ENGLEWOOD - An art gallery owner and...
View ArticleCops search for pickpockets targeting shoppers in Paramus
Police release security camera images from thefts PARAMUS -- Borough police issued an alert Monday for a crew of pickpockets who targeted women shopping at local supermarkets. The department posted...
View Article2 homes catch fire in Rutherford
The fire was reported about 11 a.m. Wednesday at a two-story Colonial home in the 100 block of Francisco Avenue near Riverside Avenue. Watch video RUTHERFORD - Firefighters from several area...
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Free wifi, restaurant among features at newly renovated hotel in Saddle Brook
148-room center now open near Route 80 The Crowne Plaza hotel at 50 Kenny Place in Saddle Brook (Photo: InterContinental Hotels Group) SADDLE BROOK -- A former Holiday Inn along Route 80 has reopened...
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A look inside the mansion of a dead mob kingpin (VIDEO)
The Fort Lee home is up for auction June 8. Watch video FORT LEE -- Auction house Guernsey's on Wednesday opened the former home of mob kingpin Albert Anastasia Jr. for a public preview ahead of an...
View ArticleCops ID motorcyclist killed in Route 21 crash involving refrigerator
The crash occurred on Route 21 near the Ackermann Avenue entrance, police said. CLIFTON -- Police released the identity Wednesday afternoon of the motorcyclist who was killed when he struck a...
View ArticleWater shut off at 3 Leonia schools after high levels of lead found
Six water fountains tested above the federal standard, an official said. LEONIA - High levels of lead have been found in drinking water at three schools in the Leonia School District, Superintendent...
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Vintage photos of N.J. proms
Fashions promgoers wear these days have changed quite a bit from only a generation ago. In 1977, I was a senior at Sacred Heart High School in Vineland. And I attended the 1977 SHHS senior prom. Truth...
View ArticleShould BOE member resign over anti-Muslim Facebook post?
One post called for Muslims to leave the country ELMWOOD PARK -- Borough school board member Gladys Gryskiewicz has faced a chorus of calls for her to step down after anti-Muslim posts on her Facebook...
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