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Officials: Bloomfield 'racial profiling' report is 'flawed'
Officials and residents gathered in Bloomfield Middle School Tuesday evening to debate the merits of the study. BLOOMFIELD -- A controversial report that officials said has become a "blemish" on the...
View ArticleBayonne school budget hearing scheduled for tonight
A school budget hearing that was originally expected to take place last week is slated for tonight. BAYONNE -- A school budget hearing that was originally expected to take place last week is slated...
View ArticleDog dies in Jersey City fire; 2 firefighters slightly injured: officials
A two-alarm fire on Beach Street last night injured two firefighters and killed a family pet, officials said. JERSEY CITY -- A two-alarm fire on Beach Street last night injured two firefighters and...
View ArticleJersey City announces 5 new spring, summer recreation programs
Among the the new programs are fitness classes for adults and seniors, art classes for new moms and their children, and Jersey City's first Recreation Department-sponsored fencing program. The Jersey...
View ArticleTrio in stolen car led cops on wild Newark chase, had heroin, warrants,...
During the pursuit, someone threw a purse from the car, which was recovered and found to contain six hypodermic needles and suspected heroin, police said. HILLSIDE -- Three people with heroin in a...
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Police chief: We're not sure escaped convict is in Barnegat
Police are chasing down every lead they can to find escaped convict Arthur Buckel. Watch video BARNEGAT -- The search for escaped convict Arthur Buckel continued Thursday afternoon, but authorities...
View ArticleStriking Verizon union is demanding big changes to executive pay, report says
About 250 of Verizon's 36,000 striking employees protested at its annual shareholder meeting in Albuquerque, N.M. At least 15 were arrested. Editor's note: Ninety-two percent of shareholders approved...
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$2K in video equipment stolen from car in Jersey City
Video equipment valued at $2,000 was stolen from a vehicle parked on a Jersey City street overnight, a police report said. Video equipment valued at $2,000 was stolen from a vehicle parked on a...
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Toms River woman conned people out of thousands, cops say
Dana A. Wagner was arrested Wednesday. Dana A. Wagner, 47, of Toms River. (Upper Saddle River Police) UPPER SADDLE RIVER -- A Toms River woman bilked two people out of thousands of dollars over the...
View ArticleStalled LBI beach replenishment work finally under way
The project began last May but crews moved out in December before they were finished to get to projects in other parts of the country BEACH HAVEN -- Beach replenishment on Long Beach Island has...
View ArticleEnglewood couple robbed at gunpoint, police say
Two men entered their home after ringing the doorbell ENGLEWOOD -- Two men forced their way into a Sutton Place home and stole jewelry and cash at gunpoint, police said. A couple living at the Sutton...
View ArticleMissing N.Y. man with Alzheimer's found in Rockaway, cops say
The Suffolk County, N.Y. Police Department used the man's cellphone to approximate the location of his red 1999 GMC Yukon, police said. ROCKAWAY -- An 81-year-old man with Alzheimer's Disease who was...
View ArticleCops say tires stolen off Jersey City cars...again
Thieves made off with all four tires from two cars in the Heights yesterday in at least the third incident in four days. JERSEY CITY -- Thieves made off with all four tires from two cars in the...
View ArticleIndictment: Man killed mom with dumbbell, put body in car trunk
William C. Logan is charged with murder and related offenses in the death of Patricia A. Blocker EAST ORANGE -- An East Orange man has been indicted on charges of killing his mother at their city home...
View ArticleMuslim woman who accused Paterson of discrimination gets $400K settlement
Former Board of Adjustment Chairperson Montaha Debb said she was discriminated against for being Muslim and Arabic. PATERSON -- A former city employee will receive a $400,000 settlement in a...
View ArticleThe 19 things Hunterdon residents want at their parks
The recommendations to Hunterdon County's parks were made during focus groups meetings. FLEMINGTON -- The future of Hunterdon County's park system is being charted, and residents are weighing in on...
View ArticlePhilly felon caught with gun in Burlington County, cops say
The arrest was the result of a traffic stop Thursday morning. EVESHAM TWP. -- Police arrested a man for illegally possessing a gun after a traffic stop Thursday morning, authorities said. An...
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2 charged in killing of NJIT student, Essex prosecutor says
One man remains at-large NEWARK -- Two men were charged in the slaying of a New Jersey Institute of Technology student, who was fatally shot during a robbery at his fraternity house near campus,...
View ArticleShotgun target practice leads to man's arrest, cops say
Police found 10 people around a pickup truck in a wooded area. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- A man blasting off his shotgun in the woods was arrested last week, police said. Officers responded to the area...
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QUIET! Revamped Jersey City noise law up for final vote
The move is set for adoption at Wednesday's council meeting. JERSEY CITY -- A revamped measure targeting noise is up for final approval at next week's City Council meeting, one that would give a...
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