Man breaks into house to drink cough syrup, steal vodka, cops say
The 42-year-old had cuts on his face when police found him the next day TOMS RIVER -- A 42-year-old man drank cough syrup and stole a bottle of vodka and a laptop after breaking into a house,...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: The 20 teams allowing the fewest points-per-game
The 20 teams allowing the fewest points-per-game this season
View ArticleWoman admits increasing her own salary, stealing $1M from company
Virginia DeBerri, 52, worked as the bookkeeper at Millstone-based Foresight Enviroprobe between 2010 and 2015. MILLSTONE -- A Brick Township woman admitted Monday to forging company checks and...
View ArticleBody found in Lakewood park; believed to be missing teen
Authorities are say they believe it is the body of an 18-year-old resident missing since Sunday night LAKEWOOD -- Authorities are investigating the death of a person found in a Lakewood park on...
View ArticleNational Signing Day 2017: N.J.'s Football commitments
Which school landed the most prized recruits in New Jersey? How many members of the NJ.com Top 50 signed with Rutgers? All the answers are below in our National Signing Day lists. Here is a rundown......
View ArticleThis month in N.J. history: February
A snapshot of events that took place in the Garden State in Februaries gone by. The second month of 2017 also brings the year's second installment of the "This Month in New Jersey History" gallery....
View ArticleNJ.com girls basketball Top 20, Feb. 2: A new No. 1 team
There is a new No. 1 team atop the NJ.com girls basketball Top 20 for the first time this season.
View ArticleThe beginning of the end of an odd pole field in Barnegat Bay
The former AT&T transmission station will be stripped of its wooden poles, which have been a curiosity for boaters, sightseers and others along Barnegat Bay for more than 80 years. Watch video...
View ArticleCoaches spar over running up score in 21-1 Shore ice hockey game
Central Regional won by 20 goals over a depleted Toms River East squad on Wednesday. The combination of one of New Jersey's more productive offenses going up against a struggling team with a limited...
View ArticleAfter nor'easter, man finds message in bottle on N.J. beach
Vince Stango says a recent storm washed away the sand dunes on Harvey Cedars and that's when he spotted the bottle. Watch video HARVEY CEDARS -- A man walking his dogs along a New Jersey beach found a...
View ArticleBoscov's chairman has cancer; tells workers, 'I don't have a lot of time'
Albert Boscov rescued the department stores that bear his name when he came out of retirement in 2008. Albert Boscov came out of retirement in 2008 to rescue the department stores that bear his...
View ArticleFinancial advisor admits to stealing $500K from older clients
Peter Martorana had an office in the Holiday City section of Toms River, an area known to have a large population of older residents. TOMS RIVER -- A financial advisor who authorities say preyed on...
View ArticleN.J. man faces more child porn charges after sex assault arrest
The new charges were added after more evidence was on Milton Cortina's electronics, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. LITTLE EGG HARBOR -- A man who worked as a civilian employee of the...
View ArticleAbout that 'Best student section' contest ... Let's talk about student...
Recent events need to spark a conversation Recent developments, which sparked an insightful column by The Star-Ledger’s Mark DiIonno, have made us re-think whether the timing is right for celebrating...
View ArticleEx-police chief was suspended 90 days before retirement, report says
The information was obtained through documents and interviews from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, the report said. OCEAN GATE -- Former Ocean Gate Police Chief Reece J. Fisher was suspended for...
View Article5 reasons why visiting N.J. zoos in the winter kicks summer's tail
Visitors will find a totally different experience when checking out the zoo during the winter Watch video Even though the sky may be gray and the air chilly, the winter months can be the perfect time...
View ArticleN.J. in national rankings: Super 32 wrestlers and 2 teams
Check out the best New Jersey has to offer. New Jersey is often talked about as having some of the best high school wrestling in the country, and this week's national rankings certainly bear out that...
View ArticleThe NJ.com way-too-early look at N.J.'s top football recruits from Class of 2018
National Signing Day took place on Wednesday. Now, NJ.com takes a look at what to look for next year from the state's top recruits from the Class of 2018.
View ArticleN.J. code inspector gets 3 years for taking bribes
Authorities say electrical inspector Michael Perkins took bribes from a State Police informant. TRENTON - A former electrical code inspector for an Ocean County town was sentenced to three years in...
View ArticleNanny donates part of her liver to save N.J. baby's life
Kiersten Miles barely knew the family when she made her decision Kiersten Miles, left, greets Talia Rosko after a surgery Jan. 14, 2017, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where Miles donated a...
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