Top performers: NJ.com football helmet stickers for Week 1
A look at the stars from each conference in Week 1 of New Jersey football.
View ArticleHigh school football team's decision to kneel for anthem gets passionate...
The football team kneeled for the national anthem on Saturday prior to a game against Highland to draw attention to social issues and economic disparities.
View ArticleMother, son arrested after raid of alleged marijuana grow house
The relatives were charged after police executed a search warrant at their Route 539 home in Manchester Township. MANCHESTER - A mother and son were charged with drug-related offenses Tuesday after...
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Son mourns dad on anniversary of his hit-and-run death
Doting dad was described as a warm, generous and kind-hearted soul at his funeral. NORTH PLAINFIELD -- Three years later, Darren Cole, Jr. is still seeking closure, the void in his young life seems to...
View ArticleA tiki bar in a N.J. state park? Not everybody is toasting
The opening of a beachside bar amid unspoiled nature of Island Beach State Park draws raves and concerns. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -- For more than a half century, Island Beach State Park has been the place...
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Man charged with beating dog to death, authorities say
The suspect claimed he dropped the dog while cleaning her, authorities said Nicholas Piccolino(Ocean County Jail) TOMS RIVER -- A Seaside Heights man has been charged with beating a dog to death...
View Article2 boys charged with painting swastikas, 'Hail Hitler' graffiti at Jewish...
Police said the teens were part of a larger group caught vandalizing another building near the yeshiva LAKEWOOD -- Lakewood police arrested a pair of teenagers who they say were responsible for...
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Vintage candid photos from N.J.
Today, smart phones make it easy, expected, in fact, to take a picture of everything and anything. I love photographs, and I especially love poring through old photographs. I just wish more of them...
View ArticleBoys cross-country: NJ.com runner rankings for Thursday, Sept. 15
Take a look at where the top runners in N.J. are ranked
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Would-be robber with fake gun convicted of trying to rob locked bank
Michael Gibson, a 22-year-old from Toms River, now faces 20 years in prison. TOMS RIVER - An Ocean County jury found a township man guilty of first-degree robbery on Wednesday even though the bank he...
View ArticleBoys soccer: NJ.com Top 20 for Thursday, Sept. 15
Who is No. 1 in this week's rankings?
View ArticleShore town dumps plan for a doggie beach
A councilman's idea to start allowing dogs on the beaches during the evening never reached any formal discussions. OCEAN CITY -- The dog beach plan is dead. The plan, developed by a councilman, would...
View ArticleSchool bus driver reportedly fired after apparent road-rage incident (VIDEO)
The two vehicles apparently had a road rage incident approaching the Garden State Parkway LAKEWOOD -- A school bus driver was reportedly fired after being involved in an apparent road-rage incident...
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Prosecutor seeks $1M bail for man charged in fatal crash after cop chase
"I just want justice," the woman's father said after the court appearance for her accused killer Thursday. TRENTON -- On Monday night, 22-year-old Deja Farrior-Quinones got into her car and drove to...
View ArticleTrenton school hailed as exemplary amid 'chronic' absence study
A big change occurred when the Trenton school shifted from a punitive approach to a system of early intervention. TRENTON -- Thirty two percent of Trenton public school students are "chronically...
View ArticleU.S. Senate bill tackles lead in drinking water and N.J. flooding
The Senate passed a water resources bill to address lead in water and protect N.J. communities against flooding. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a water resources bill providing funds...
View ArticleTake this week's New Jersey news quiz
See if you can get a perfect seven in our weekly test of who knows local news. Is this the week you finally get a perfect score in the weekly New Jersey news quiz? If not, you have no excuse: All of...
View Article4 hospitalized after rear-end collision in Manchester
Victims included elderly women in their 70s and 80s MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP-- Firefighters freed a 79-year-old Berkeley Township woman from a car following a crash Thursday morning on Rt. 37, Capt. Todd...
View ArticleFootball Week 2 mega-coverage guide: Everything you need for the games
Look back at Week 1's highlights and the big stories headed into Week 2 WEEK 2 CONFERENCESCHEDULES/SCOREBOARDS(Pages automatically update with links as scores come in)• Greater Middlesex Conference•...
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Aspiring zombies audition for Fright Fest at Six Flags (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Six Flags Great Adventure's annual Fright Fest event kicks on Friday, Sept. 16. Watch video JACKSON - Six Flags Great Adventure's popular Fright Fest event kicks off this weekend, with the theme park...
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