NJ.com boys lacrosse final Top 50 rankings, 2016
For the first time ever, NJ.com expanded its statewide rankings to 50 teams for the end of the 2016 season.
View ArticleN.J.'s best ice cream shop: Vote for your favorite Jersey Shore ice cream shop
Everyone loves ice cream at the Shore, but how will the region's shops fare in our ultimate ice cream showdown Nothing says summer at the Jersey Shore like an ice cream cone; how will the Shore do in...
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Rare 'fire rainbow' appears in sky over N.J.
It wasn't a fire, and it wasn't a rainbow. But did you see this rare phenomenon? If you happened to look up in the sky at the right time and in the right location Tuesday afternoon, you might have...
View ArticleSting from dangerous clinging jellyfish lands N.J. man in hospital
Suspected samples of the creatures were first discovered in Jersey waters last week MONMOUTH BEACH -- The week after a specimen was discovered in Barnegat Bay, three more clinging jellyfish have been...
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Vintage photos of education in N.J.
In the pre-internet days, a research project was way more involved than Googling a subject. According to my kids, school is much harder now than it was when I was a student. My son and daughter might...
View ArticleTrack & Field's Fab 50: Ranking N.J.'s top male athletes, Nos. 1-50
Who are the best of the best in New Jersey track and field? NJ.com tries to answer that question this season with the brand new Fab 50 individual male rankings. Check back each week for five new...
View ArticleRed Bank holds emotional vigil for Orlando shooting victims (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
More than 200 people attended an emotional candlelight vigil in Red Bank on Wednesday night to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shootings. Watch video RED BANK - They were young and old,...
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A year after cop killed his ex-wife, questions remain on police response
On the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of Tamara Seidle, investigators still have not released the findings of an administrative review of the killing. Watch video FREEHOLD -- A year after...
View ArticleDeaths from the drug that killed Prince are skyrocketing in N.J.
Fentanyl, which is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become popular in New Jersey and is killing at an alarming rate. Fentanyl, an opioid up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, is...
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Summer is back -- except for some Sandy victims | Di Ionno
Thousands still out of their primary homes The door to Laurie Fox's house won't open. Maybe it's damp mildew inside that caused the door to expand in the heat. Maybe it's the sagging roof. Either way,...
View ArticleLottery for vouchers to help lower-income N.J. residents pay rent ends Friday
The deadline is Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. TRENTON -- In what affordable housing advocates are calling a "huge opportunity" for lower-income New Jerseyans, the state is accepting applications for...
View ArticleState Police will conduct Garden State Parkway sobriety checks Saturday
The PNC Arts Center is a frequent site of sobriety checkpoints. TRENTON -- Be warned: the State Police are setting up a sobriety checkpoint on the Garden State Parkway near the PNC Arts Center in...
View ArticleTake this week's local news quiz
See if you can get all seven questions right. Time to see how well you recall the biggest NJ.com stories of the week gone by. Answer the seven multiple-choice questions below, and then brag on your...
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N.J. teacher suspended after conservative activist video claims drug use
The district is also investigating how the activist was able to get into the school for an assembly using a fake name and a bogus organization. James O'Keefe as he leaves the St. Bernard Parish jail...
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Scientists search N.J. Shore for wickedly dangerous clinging jellyfish
Officials are trying to map out where the jellyfish are and how prevalent they have become in New Jersey before deciding the next course of action Watch video OCEANPORT -- A jellyfish with a wicked...
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Pitch perfect girl hopes 6th time is a charm in national braille challenge
Kaleigh Brendle, who was born with a rare eye disease, will represent New Jersey again at a grueling braille contest in Los Angeles. Watch video FREEHOLD -- At the age of 13, Kaleigh Brendle has sang...
View ArticleHoboken cop scammed $187K in Sandy aid, AG says
Plus, four others who are alleged to have filed fraudulent applications for relief funds offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). TRENTON -- A Hoboken police officer and four other...
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N.J. cops investigating activist who took teacher drug video
Police say James O'Keefe should have brought evidence of drug use by the teacher to police or the school district immediately. James O'Keefe as he leaves the St. Bernard Parish jail in Chalmette, La.,...
View ArticleCouple faces 552 animal cruelty charges for hoarding dogs
Authorities found 276 dogs in the Howell couple's split-level home earlier this month, officials said. HOWELL -- A township husband and wife face 552 charges of animal cruelty after authorities found...
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N.J. man recalls horror from rare, toxic jellyfish sting
A 20-year-old Lincroft man recounts a recent horrific ordeal caused by a toxic jellyfish rare to east coast waters. MIDDLETOWN TWP. -- As a surfer and former lifeguard, 20-year-old Matthew Carlo...
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