The 7 biggest gripes that passengers have about NJ Transit
Can complaining about issues such as high fares make a difference? Transit advocates say that it may. Watch video High fares, late buses, trains that break down, and light rail security are four of...
View ArticleHoverboards may soon be banned from this Jersey Shore boardwalk
At least a dozen New Jersey colleges have also fully or partially barred hoverboards from campus. Watch video WILDWOOD -- Hoverboards can start fires and people sue "at the drop of a dime." Those are...
View ArticleMan held ex-girlfriend at knifepoint in her Parsippany apartment, report says
Edward A. Peters, 33, of New Brunswick, is facing multiple charges, the Daily Record reported. PARSIPPANY -- A New Brunswick man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's...
View ArticleMillions of tax dollars lost in Sandy contractor fraud | Di Ionno
Cases keep coming as recovery work continues The money came and the money went, and nobody was watching. Now, it's a police problem. That is the abridged version of the hurricane-related contractor...
View ArticleSchool van damaged in 2-alarm Bayonne brush fire
A Board of Education van was damaged yesterday afternoon after a two-alarm brush fire tore through a "large area" of brush along the waterfront, the city's fire chief said. BAYONNE -- A city Board of...
View ArticlePerth Amboy police looking for missing girl
Perth Amboy police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing on Sunday. Marycielo Mallma, 15, was reported missing Sunday, April 24, 2016.Photo courtesy of the Perth Amboy Police Department...
View ArticleMan nicknamed 'Rage' sent to prison for attempted murder
Angel Carlo was convicted by a jury on March 16 in the 2014 shooting in Newark NEWARK -- As he sentenced Angel Carlo on Monday to 18 years in state prison for trying to kill a man in a 2014 Newark...
View ArticleN.J. man indicted twice faces new charges in Bethlehem Twp.
Curtiss T. Niece, 34, of Milford, has been charged in connection with the the theft of a Nissan Pathfinder, Bethlehem Township police reported. FLEMINGTON -- A man who is already under indictment on...
View ArticleBody found in Hudson River off Jersey City shore
A body was found floating in the Hudson River this morning off the shore near Liberty State Park. JERSEY CITY -- A body was found floating in the Hudson River this morning off the shore at the south...
View Article1 killed in overnight Newark shooting
An investigation into the shooting by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is ongoing. NEWARK -- An overnight shooting on Poinier Street in Newark left one victim dead,...
View ArticleTurn in your expired, unwanted prescription drugs Saturday at 15 Hudson sites
Local authorities and the state division of the Drug Enforcement Administration will hold a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at 15 sites throughout Hudson County on Saturday, April 30. Local...
View ArticleHudson County health notes, April 25, 2016
Health related events in Hudson County. TODAYKEARNY Smoking Cessation workshop presented by the Hypnosis Counseling Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Kearny High School, Kearny Adult School, 336 Devon St....
View ArticleN.J. teacher who had sex with 18-year-old loses teaching license
Nicole McDonough, 33, of Mount Olive, pleaded guilty to a second-degree official misconduct charge on Feb. 16. MORRISTOWN -- A former Mendham High School teacher who admitted this past February to...
View ArticleKelly Ripa, returning to 'Live': 'Our long national nightmare is over'
'I needed a couple of days to gather my thoughts,' Ripa said. 'After 26 years with this company, I earn the right.' Watch video After a short break from "Live! with Kelly and Michael" and a few days...
View ArticleSouth Jersey library reopens after mulch fire
The library closed April 4 after smoke seeped in through the ventilation system. FRANKLIN TWP. -- The township library is back open after smoke from a mulch fire temporarily closed the facility...
View ArticleTeacher fired after breaking up fight learns his fate
Philip Eisenstein, 28, allegedly dragged a student who started the fight to the office ATLANTIC CITY -- An Atlantic City teacher fired after intervening in a fight between two students last fall got...
View ArticleLIVE coverage (4/26/16): Ex-cops to testify in 25 year old murder case
Retired officers to testify in an attempt by the defense to show there's no evidence linking Michelle Lodzinski with the death of her son NEW BRUNSWICK -- The lawyer for a mother on trial for...
View ArticleMorning commuters frustrated by delays on Hudson-Bergen light rail
Commuters at the Liberty State Park expected delays this morning, but waiting an hour for a train to arrive was not what they had planed for. Watch video JERSEY CITY -- Commuters at the Liberty State...
View ArticleSoliders still recovering after severe crash on N.J. Turnpike
Officials have released an update on the soldiers injured in the severe crash on the New Jersey Turnpike recently. Watch video SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- Two soldiers have been released from the hospital...
View ArticleStuck with Trump, GOP chairman dreams of Reagan, Teddy and Lincoln | Humor
What would Republican Party founders Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan have to say to Priebus Reince today? By Gary Jacobs Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National...
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