Winter storm: Will N.J. schools reopen Tuesday?
Some school districts will remain closed Tuesday, and others will have delayed openings, in the wake of this weekend's blizzard Watch video School districts across New Jersey continue to grapple with...
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2 students removed from school after possibly violent text message, police say
Students at the township's Middle School North were ordered at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday to gather in the school's gymnasium during a brief investigation, police said. Watch video Howell police...
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2 students threatened school shooting in group chat, police say
At 8:30 a.m., police responded to Howell Middle School North on Squankum Yellowbrook Road for a report of violent threats, police said. Watch video As students arrived at the Middle School North, they...
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Old Bridge man indicted in Hazlet bank robbery
The indictment charged Stephen Fedorka III, 34, of Laurence Harbor, on Monday with robbery and unlawful taking by means of conveyance. Watch video The indictment charged Stephen Fedorka, 34, of...
View ArticleTrial starts for man accused of beating elderly neighbor to death
Alan Bienkowski, 57, of Manchester, is charged with killing his 76-year-old neighbor, Anthony "Tony" Verdicchio. TOMS RIVER - Anthony "Tony" Verdicchio was a 76-year-old creature of habit, who was an...
View ArticleSix Flags renames new 4-D coaster after comic book supervillain
Watch out Batman and Superman, Six Flags Great Adventure's coaster will be named after an iconic supervillain. Watch video JACKSON - Watch out Batman and Superman, an iconic supervillain is about to...
View ArticleAll pregnant women should get screened for depression, panel says
New Jersey became the first state in the nation a decade ago to require postpartum depression screening for all women before they are discharged from the hospital TRENTON -- All pregnant women should...
View ArticleDirty Dozen: The top tax scofflaws in N.J.
Hip-hop promotor Damon Dash, the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, is among the top 12 tax debtors to the state of New Jersey
View ArticleJersey Shore off-season: See how Winter Storm Jonas affected Asbury Park...
While Asbury Park was not incapacitated by the storm, signs of it are everywhere. ASBURY PARK--Full disclosure: this was not the next scheduled edition of Jersey Shore Off-Season. Last Friday, I...
View ArticleSuspended Neptune cop pleads not guilty in ex-wife's killing
Philip Seidle, 51, was a newly divorced Neptune police sergeant on June 16 when he followed Tamara Seidle briefly through the streets of Asbury Park before gunning her down at point-blank range with...
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Manasquan voters reject $20 million school referendum
Voters had previously rejected a $24 million proposal in September. Watch video The proposal included renovations to the Manasquan High School's science lab. (Photo courtesy of the Manasquan High...
View Article'Making a Murderer' defense lawyers to talk Steven Avery case in Red Bank
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will be at the Count Basie Theatre March 31 "Making a Murderer"defense lawyers Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, the pin-up boys for conspiracy theorists everywhere, will be...
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Woman alerts police to drunken friend after hit-and-run crash, cops say
At around 9:15 a.m., police responded to Cottage Place for a report of a female in a vehicle who was possible unresponsive. Watch video At around 9:15 a.m., police responded to Cottage Place for a...
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Enough Christie bashing this week? Your comments in defense of his storm...
The governor has been a lightning rod for criticism after his response to this weekend's winter storm. Here are some of the comments we found that were supportive of his actions. Watch video Gov....
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ISIS supporter was held in 'inhumane' jail conditions, lawyer says
Alaa Saadeh, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, was put in solitary confinement unfairly in a cell without heat, his lawyer said. NEWARK -- A West New York man who...
View ArticleBPU approves $130M N.J. Natural Gas pipeline
The pipeline would run through several Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean county towns TRENTON -- The state Board of Public Utilities has approved the construction of a much-opposed natural gas pipeline...
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Vintage photobooth pictures from N.J.
The photobooth, as it is popularly called, was invented by commercial photographer Anatol Josepho in 1921. In 2014, the Zimmerlli Art Museum in New Brunswick presented an exhibit titled "Striking...
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Death of N.J. man in NYC motel ruled homicide, report says
The Asbury Park resident was wrapped in plastic wrap as he had sex with two men at the Upper West Side motel, cops said An Asbury Park man's death in a New York City motel room has been reclassified...
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How blossoming N.J. star Charlie Puth became pop's ascendant hit-maker
Puth is poised for further acceleration into ubiquity — not as a bolster to more famous acts, but by propulsion of his own infectious, soul-inspired solo tunes RUMSON -- Since April, Charlie Puth has...
View ArticleWas that an earthquake in New Jersey?
Reports of a tremor, concentrated mostly in Brigantine, first showed up on social media about 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2016. UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Survey says the shaking was likely from a sonic boom....
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