The best counties for kids in N.J., ranking all 21
Kids Count used 12 measures of child well-being to asses how well children were doing.
View ArticleWhich counties preserved the most farmland last year?
The program to save the state's farmland from development continues to make progress.
View ArticlePortuguese Man O' War reportedly washed up on a Jersey beach
The venomous jellyfish was found Friday in LBI. HARVEY CEDARS --A venomous fish washed up on a beach in Long Beach Island Friday. According to Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Captain Randy Townsend, a...
View ArticleFind a more deserving tenant for the governor's beach house | Editorial
Sell? Lease? Either way, it's time to put it to better public use. Governors of New Jersey receive a splendid panoply of perks, and until recently we did not begrudge them. He or she makes a salary of...
View ArticleMt. Rushmore: VOTE for Toms River North's 4 greatest athletes/coaches of all...
As part of its 2017 Mount Rushmore Project, fans, grads and athletes are asked to vote for the four greatest athletes/coaches in Toms River North history.
View ArticleN.J. has best 3 120-pounders in U.S. and 21 other nationally ranked wrestlers
It's the first national rankings of the year.
View ArticleYeshiva sued over huge fire at allegedly illegal dorm
The suit claims Yeshiva Gedola was to blame for a fire that burned down a home where 27 students lived. LAKEWOOD - An insurance company based in Bergen County has filed suit against a yeshiva,...
View ArticleMLB prospect Jason Groome's dad arrested on drug, weapon charges
Prosecutors say drugs and weapons seized after traffic stop TOMS RIVER — The father of Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Jason Groome was arrested on drug and weapons charges on July 10 the Ocean...
View ArticleVintage photos of a day in N.J.
From dawn to dusk, all kinds of things take place in the Garden State. Okay, we're painting with a broad brush here, but not because we've tired of finding interesting categories to cover in our...
View ArticleWoman found dead in 7-Eleven parking lot
A police officer made the discovery around 6 p.m. Wednesday BRICK -- A woman was found dead in a car parked in a 7-Eleven parking lot Wednesday, according to a report. She was found in the passenger's...
View ArticleI was just trying to help woman in distress, but cops roughed me up: man's suit
An Ocean County man says Winslow Township Police wrongfully arrested him and violated his civil rights while he tried to help a supposed assault victim. WINSLOW TWP -- A man who found himself caught...
View ArticleBooze buying teens beware: Cop may be lurking in that Shore shop
Last year, the annual 'Cops in Shops' program made 229 arrests Police in 32 towns along the Shore are taking part in the annual summer ritual in which undercover officers hang out in and around liquor...
View ArticleAdvocates, homeowners square off over beach access for fishermen
Among those in a homeowners' association involved in the dispute is U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone LONG BRANCH -- Members of a beach access advocacy group are up in arms that fishermen are possibly being...
View ArticleUnknown how Philadelphia woman found in 7-Eleven lot died
The woman, identified as Moiyamoe Foffanah, was unresponsive when Brick police arrived BRICK TOWNSHIP -- A Philadelphia woman was found dead in a car in a convenience store parking lot in Brick...
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Flash flood alerts issued in N.J. as severe thunderstorms approach
The National Weather Service said as much as 3 inches of rain could fall when thunderstorms move across the region Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. The National Weather Service has issued a...
View ArticleN.J.'s best pizzeria: Is this 61-year-old spot still legendary?
These 8 spots are among the 50 semifinalists in our search for the state's tastiest pies
View ArticleTarig Holman resigns at Randolph, named football coach at Neptune
Tarig Holman, who led downtrodden Trenton to consecutive playoff berths, resigned as head football coach at his alma mater Randolph to accept the head coaching position at Neptune Tarig Holman, who...
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Neighbors shocked by killing of 'friendly, kind' 11-year-old girl
The school district will provide grief counselors at Bolger Middle School, where Smith was a student Watch video KEANSBURG -- Community members in the borough are in shock over the killing of an...
View ArticleWoman who tried to save drowning dog nearly dies
The woman had no pulse when she was pulled from the water, officials said LACEY -- A woman who went in the water to try to save a dog had to be rescued by emergency workers on Thursday, officials...
View ArticleThe Portuguese man-of-war is back: What you need to know
Long Beach Island is once again seeing Portuguese man-of-war washing up on its shorelines
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