Chugging beer is encouraged in this Asbury Park race
The 2-mile race isn't about distance. It's about how fast you can drink. Watch video ASBURY PARK -- For the 600 runners who participated in the second annual "Maifest Bier Run" on Sunday, it was a...
View ArticleBoat partially sinks, discharges fuel in Jersey City canal
A small boat partially sunk this morning while docked in the Morris Canal causing fuel to discharge into the water, officials said. JERSEY CITY -- A small boat partially sank this morning while docked...
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Manasquan students honor fallen Army Ranger through laughter (PHOTOS)
Sgt. Ron Kubik was killed in 2010 while saving the lives of five fellow Army Rangers and 19 Afghani women and children, MANASQUAN - Before Ron Kubik became a sergeant in the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger...
View ArticlePolice identify woman killed in crash on Garden State Parkway
She was a Bloomfield resident. CRANFORD -- New Jersey State Police identified the woman killed in a crash Sunday morning on the Garden State Parkway. Alexis Simpkins was a 25-year-old Bloomfield...
View ArticleJersey Shore Walk to Defeat ALS draws hundreds to Long Branch
Rain and clouds didn't stop the walkers in Long Branch from raising money to help find a cure for ALS. LONG BRANCH -- They walked for family members who died, for friends stricken with the disease and...
View ArticleMan shot in Downtown Jersey City, suspects dump weapon, official says
Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 22-year-old man in Downtown Jersey City early this morning, officials said. JERSEY CITY -- Police are investigating a shooting that injured a...
View ArticleJersey City record store legend Stanley Krause dies at age 74
Stanley R. Krause, 74, the owner of Stan's Square Records in Jersey City, died on Friday at the Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville. He was a lifelong resident of North Arlington. Known as a...
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Juveniles seen running after shots were fired in Jersey City, official says
Police are investigating an incident where shots were fired in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city yesterday afternoon, a city spokeswoman said. JERSEY CITY -- Police are investigating an...
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Family says vehicle struck and killed 11-year-old boy
An Edison family mourns for an 11-year-old boy who they say was struck and killed by a vehicle on Friday. EDISON -- Surrounded by family members, Shakera Moore cried for her only son who she said died...
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N.J. fisherman untangles whale netted off Ocean County
Fisherman Sal Gatto told JSHN.org that it was 'surreal' to be next to the massive 40-foot mammal, looking straight at him as he cut await netting and rope Watch video BRICK -- A fisherman out on the...
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Driver charged with DUI in death of 'wonderful kid' in Burlington City
The 42-year-old driver from Willingboro was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving in the death of Antwan L. Timbers Jr. early Sunday, His great-grandfather called Timbers 'a...
View ArticleKey N.J. lawmaker backs Lautenberg chemical safety bill
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, endorsed the legislation. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. on Monday endorsed legislation updating a...
View ArticleTeen on bike stuck by car in Kenilworth, police say
The boy was struck by the car in the area of Sheridan Avenue and North 16th Street and sustained non life-threatening injuries, police said. KENILWORTH -- A 16-year-old boy was taken to University...
View ArticleDeath Panel myth dead, but end-of-life planning needs respiration | Editorial
George H.W. Bush signed a 1991 law that required hospitals and nursing homes to help patients prepare living wills. But even now, only one-third of New Jerseyans have advanced directives. Watch video...
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N.J. senator, LGBT activists call for rejection of Christie nominee
Jack Kelly, who was nominated by Christie to the state Parole Board, played a key role in blocking Detective Laurel Hester's right to leave her police pension to her domestic partner. Laurel Hester...
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West New York man charged with stealing pork hearts, salami
A 29-year-old West New York man has been charged with stealing pork hearts and salamis from a supermarket on Saturday. JERSEY CITY - A 29-year-old West New York man has been charged with stealing pork...
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Parents of boy who shot and killed 6-year-old friend must pay family $572K
Anthony and Melissa Senatore were found liable in the shooting death of 6-year-old Brandon Holt for leaving a loaded .22-caliber rifle under their bed Watch video TOMS RIVER -- A Superior Court judge...
View ArticleJudge misunderstood 'John Doe's' privacy rights in Bridgegate, filing says
A lawyer for John Doe says a federal judge should not have ruled to make the names of unindicted co-conspirators public. NEWARK -- A federal judge erred in ordering the public release of the names of...
View ArticleFormer N.J. attorney general: We are living our founders' worst nightmare |...
John Farmer Jr. writes that it's a not all lost, though. We can still save our democracy. Editor's note: John Farmer Jr., a university professor and special counsel to the president of Rutgers...
View ArticleChristie again kills post-Bridgegate Port Authority reforms
It looks like New Jersey's only chance at reforming the Port Authority now rests with mirroring New York's law. TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie on Monday conditionally vetoed a second bill aimed at...
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