Bergen County funds legal aid for seniors facing foreclosure
The program aims to keep seniors in their homes. HACKENSACK -- Bergen County will help fund legal assistance for seniors facing foreclosure. The Board of Chosen Freeholders on Wednesday dedicated...
View ArticleTrack and Field's Fab 50: Ranking N.J.'s best male and female athletes, Nos....
It's Thursday and that means five more girls and five more boys were added to NJ.com's Fab 50. On the girls side, the list includes two sprinters from South Jersey, New Jersey's most-versatile thro......
View ArticleOff-duty police chief helps save man, avert accident, cops say
The 70-year-old Wharton resident was found unresponsive in a Jeep last month. WHARTON -- An off-duty police chief helped avert a possible accident last month when he blocked a car with an unresponsive...
View ArticleWould-be robber apparently changes his mind at Franklin Lakes bank
Police say man appeared to be wearing a mask, one glove FRANKLIN LAKES -- A masked man apparently planned to rob a Franklin Lakes Road bank, but left when he saw the tellers were behind security...
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7 amazing things to do in N.J. this weekend
What's the deal this weekend? How about monster trucks, Irish dancing, Seinfeld, and a Birch Hill reunion. MONSTER JAM AT METLIFE STADIUM 10,000 pounds of turbocharged steel will be flying through the...
View ArticleMan dies after jump from George Washington Bridge
Harbor police recover body FORT LEE -- A man jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge Thursday, Port Authority police said. Witnesses reported the man, believed to be in his 30s, plunged...
View ArticleChasing perfection: A look at N.J.'s undefeated softball teams
Chasing perfection: A look at NJ's undefeated softball teams
View ArticleList of unbeaten N.J. baseball teams down to 8
It's been a wet and wild spring so far in New Jersey High School baseball. How wild? Three weeks into the 2016 campaign only eight undefeated teams remain. Check out the list that is short and sweet....
View ArticleN.J. mom doing the heavy lifting on new fitness reality show 'Strong'
CC Collazo of Teaneck is one of 10 women chosen to compete on 'Strong,' which focuses on health, strength and fitness as opposed to sheer weight loss "Holding on to my body weight for a really long...
View ArticleFirefighters contain blaze at house in Washington Township (PHOTOS)
One firefighter treated for heat exhaustion WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Fire crews doused a blaze that spread to a residence after the flames sparked on a back deck Thursday afternoon on Howard Street,...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz
Brag on your score in comments. Time to see how well you remember New Jersey's biggest news stories of the past week. Take NJ.com's weekly news quiz below. All of the questions are based on the most...
View ArticleParamus executive sentenced in $2.6M embezzlement scheme
James Shea forged CFO's signature, authorities say NEW YORK -- A former insurance company executive from Paramus was sentenced recently to 18 months in prison for his role in a multimillion dollar...
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Paramus house takes green to the extreme (VIDEO)
The Parikhs converted their 1940s-era home into a showcase for green technology. Watch video PARAMUS -- The Parikh home in Paramus looks nothing like the other houses on Henry Street. The modern...
View ArticleSay what? N.J. not in Bleacher Report's 2017 Top 10 football recruiting states
N.J. fell out of Bleacher Report's national Top 10 for recruiting states. Are they right or wrong? We want to know what you think. N.J. did not make Bleacher Report's national top 10 for recruiting...
View Article'No disrespect for Muslims' says BOE member who posted '(s)tay in your dessert'
"We cannot allow Islam to take over" one post reportedly said. ELMWOOD PARK -- The borough school board member who was widely criticized for making anti-Muslim posts on Facebook said her comments were...
View ArticleDilapidated SUV believed to have caused carbon-monoxide deaths
The victims were identified as Michele Pierre, 24, of New York and Robert Spain, 30, of Hackensack. Watch video HACKENSACK - A broken tailpipe and faulty catalytic converter are believed to have...
View ArticlePolice identify N.Y. man who jumped from George Washington Bridge
Witnesses reported man jumped from crossing FORT LEE -- Port Authority police on Friday identified the man who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge as a 35-year-old from New York....
View ArticleWhat planet does 'rape culture' rabbi live on? | Editorial
Shalom, Steven Pruzansky. Now kindly put a sock in it. Though we prefer to ignore people who offer retrograde opinions just to elicit outrage, this should be said about the Teaneck orthodox rabbi who...
View ArticleBOE member who posted Muslims should '(s)tay in your desserts' resigns
Comments were taken out of context, school board member says ELMWOOD PARK -- The borough Board of Education member who faced criticism and calls to step down over anti-Muslim posts she made on...
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