Coast Guard rescues 5 on disabled boat driftIng toward pilings (VIDEO)
The vessel in distress had lost power to its outboard engine. Watch video ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS -- A Coast Guard crew rescued five people on a boat that became disabled Sunday and was driving toward...
View ArticleWatch 9 parts of N.J. radically change from space over the past 3 decades
NJ Advance Media animated 30 years of satellite data to show how the state has evolved since the 1980s.
View ArticleTeens accused of brandishing knife to steal alcohol
A 17-year-old boy was walking his dog when he was approached by two teenagers, one of whom had a knife, police said. OCEAN TOWNSHIP -- Two teenagers were arrested Saturday night after one of them held...
View ArticleWoman hurt in crash settles suit for $950K
Joan Craig suffered herniations at two spots in her spine as well as multiple fractures following the crash in Freehold Township MONMOUTH COUNTY -- A woman injured in a two-vehicle collision in 2013...
View ArticleThis N.J. town becomes latest to offer app to buy beach badges
The borough was the first to offer badges in 1929. It is now the latest to offer a mobile option. BRADLEY BEACH -- The borough has become the latest to offer a mobile app to purchase beach badges,...
View ArticleWhich track and field sectional champs are No. 1? Ranking the winners in each...
The three week march to the Meet of Champions is on!
View ArticleStudents, firefighters help unfurl large American flag at N.J. Statehouse
The flag, part of a tour called The Star Spangled Banner Project, will visit 50 states in 50 months.
View ArticleThe 19 hottest real estate markets in N.J. are surging
These towns saw home values peak in the first quarter of 2017, despite a slow statewide recovery from the recession. They are the epitome of a seller's market.
View ArticleEdible Exit: Cheap eats in Long Branch
Where to grab casual food for under $15 in Long Branch Long Branch has historically been a seaside haven for the arts. Theater lovers in the 19th century, including several U.S. presidents, came by...
View ArticleN.J. student tries again to W-I-N national spelling bee
Nine students representing New Jersey are competing this week in the 90th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Shruthika Padhy of Cherry Hill made it to the finals of last...
View ArticleDoubles, triples and quadruples: Track & Field multi-event sectional champs
These were the athletes that put up big points at sectionals
View ArticleBaseball: Statement wins, upsets & surprises in the state tourney through...
Highlighting the best moments and performances from the sectional quarterfinals and semifinals on May 30.
View ArticlePicks & previews for all 6 boys lacrosse group finals on Wednesday
NJ Advance Media previews all six of this week's games.
View ArticleHow N.J. kids fared in 1st round of national spelling bee
Of the nine contestants representing New Jersey, seven advanced to the next round. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Seven of the nine contestants representing New Jersey in the 90th Scripps National Spelling...
View ArticleBaseball Top 20, May 31: Swashbuckling back to No. 1
An old face back as the new No. 1 team in the state
View ArticlePoll results: These 20 high schools will get Mount Rushmore treatment for top...
You want your school to have one of these polls to determine the four best athletes to ever attend Update, May 31, 12:40 p.m.: The polls have closed, and the Rushmore schools for the summer of 2017...
View ArticleFirst mounds of sand pumped ashore to start massive beach replenishment project
The $128 million project, which started Sunday in Ortley Beach for the northern Ocean County peninsula, represents one of the largest beach fill projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ORTLEY...
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Appellate court orders new sentencing for convicted serial bank robber
Edgar Torres, 49, of Howell, was convicted in 2013 and 2014 of committing five armed bank robberies. An appellate court upheld Wednesday the conviction of a Howell man who committed five armed bank...
View ArticleN.J. veteran who sought to join ISIS sentenced to 35 years in prison
Tairod Pugh, a former mechanic in the U.S. Air Force from Neptune, N.J., was convicted last year after he attempted to travel to Syria. Prosecutors said he sought to "fight violent jihad."...
View ArticleWho from N.J. reached the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals?
One New Jersey student advance to the final rounds taking place on Thursday. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Shruthika Padhy of Cherry Hill outlasted more than 200 other students and reached the final rounds...
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