Essex County police, firefighters honored for heroics
Acts of bravery included saving children from inferno, preventing hostage situation, group says BELLEVILLE -- Newark firefighter Michael Bellina climbed through a window into a burning Bergen Street...
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Do you have a perfect score in you this week. Welcome to this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz, the only online quiz that determines how well you know the biggest New Jersey news stories of the past...
View ArticleService is Newark woman's greatest joy
Eleanor Glover is the backbone of a Newark feeding program, where she serves up a hot plate of food and encouragement that says tomorrow is a better day. Eleanor Glover stays in the servant lane. It's...
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Mama cat needs a home
Tammi was rescued as a stray while pregnant. Tammi BLOOMFIELD -- Tammi is a 2-year-old cat in the care of A Purrfect World Rescue. She was rescued as a stray while pregnant; she gave birth at her...
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Elderly man 'cooked alive' by defective heating, cooling system, lawsuit says
The lawsuit relates to a Dec. 13, 2015 incident at Felicity Tower in Bloomfield A lawsuit filed in Essex County Superior Court claims an elderly man was killed in his Bloomfield apartment on Dec. 13,...
View ArticleYour comments: Ranking N.J.'s top 25 high school sports dynasties
From Cape May to Mahwah, New Jersey is chocked full of some of the best high school sports programs. But who's the best ever? We tried to figure that out From Cape May to Mahwah, New Jersey is chocked...
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How an arrest warrant played into N.J.'s messiest mayoral election
The warrant was issued and rescinded in the course of one day on the campaign trail. Councilman Kerry Coley. (File photo) CEDAR GROVE -- An issued and almost immediately rescinded arrest warrant has...
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Where to eat now in N.J.: The 10 hottest restaurants for May
A classic Atlantic City dining establishment, a new farm-to-table restaurant, and barbecue in Rumson headline this month's hot restaurant list NJ.com has launched a new regular feature, "Where to eat...
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Glimpse of History: A classic corner bar in Irvington
Bars and taverns have always been an integral part of American life IRVINGTON -- This photo from the 1940s shows Carl's Bar and Grill at the corner of Chancellor Avenue and 40th Street in Irvington;...
View Article2 charged in killing of NJIT student, Essex prosecutor says
One man remains at-large Watch video UPDATE: Second man arrested in murder of NJIT student, authorities say NEWARK -- One man was arrested and another was wanted for the slaying of a New Jersey...
View ArticleOrange officials celebrate opening of new downtown preschool
Mayor Dwayne Warren was among those who attended a ribbon-cutting for Le Parc Place in a new building near the city's train station ORANGE - City officials on Thursday welcomed the first signs of life...
View ArticleCourts OK federal agreement to oversee Newark PD
The approval is the latest in a multi-year process to implement the federal consent decree. NEWARK -- The agreement that will allow for a federal monitor to oversee the Newark police department is now...
View ArticleNewark homicide under investigation
Police announce charges in other recent killings NEWARK -- Authorities were investigating a homicide that occurred late Thursday on Mount Prospect Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office...
View ArticleSecond man arrested in murder of NJIT student, authorities say
Arrest came hours after authorities identified the suspects Watch video NEWARK -- The second man wanted in the shooting death of a New Jersey Institute of Technology student was captured late Friday...
View ArticleNewark PD seek public's help to ID person of interest in shooting [VIDEO]
No one was hurt in the incident. Watch video NEWARK -- City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man allegedly involved in a shooting at the end of April. Police believe that one...
View ArticleIt rained a lot in New Jersey last week. Or did it?
It's been a very gloomy May. Here's how much rain has fallen so far across New Jersey. You don't need a rain gauge at your house to confirm that May has been a dreary, soggy month, with New Jersey...
View ArticleI'm a Newark public school teacher, but I send my child to a charter school |...
This teacher and a mother in the Newark schools system says she wants to ensure that more Newark parents are able to provide opportunity for their children. By Erica Fortenberry I have taught in...
View ArticleChelsea Clinton heading to N.J. to campaign for mother
Hillary Clinton's daughter will campaign in New Jersey on Friday. WASHINGTON -- Chelsea Clinton will campaign for her mother in Essex and Middlesex counties next Friday, Hillary Clinton's campaign...
View ArticleMom says 15-year term 'not enough' for son's killer
The reputed gang leader was sentenced for a drive-by shooting in Newark that killed a city man. Watch video NEWARK --With her voice cracking, Marjorie Dingle stood in a Newark courtroom Friday and...
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2 face murder charges after string of Newark killings
Newark mayor speaks of 'tragic week' in the city Meljia T. Oliver, 31 (Photo: ECPO) NEWARK -- Prosecutors brought charges against men in two of six separate killings that occurred within a bloody...
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