Seniors honored for writing talents
senior citizens are encouraged to write essays about the people and events that have influenced their lives. Front row, from left, Nancy Feigel, Robin Erlichman-Woods, Mary Azagra, Amelia Teo, Kathryn...
View ArticleBoys track & field: Predictions, stars to watch at the group meets
Top boys storylines to follow at the NJSIAA Group track & field championshps
View ArticleGirls track & field: Predictions, stars to watch at group meets
Who will take it to the next level? Check out NJ.com's picks.
View ArticleFlight into Newark airport diverted from terminal after bomb threat
Police said the plane would be taken to a remote airport location and passengers and bags re-screened. UPDATE: No bomb found on flight NEWARK -- Out of "an abundance of caution," police said they were...
View ArticleGun advocates are target of ire at Jersey City gun violence panel
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. hosted the panel to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day. JERSEY CITY -- Andrew Kemp, whose adopted son was murdered two years ago on Grove Street, is mystified by the...
View ArticleBaseball: 20 storylines to watch heading into Friday's sectional finals
A bracket-by-bracket breakdown with the key to each sectional final
View ArticleNo bomb found on flight from London to Newark airport
A search of the plane after it landed in Newark and was taken to a remote part of the airport proved negative, after a bomb threat had been phoned in, police said NEWARK -- No bomb was found on a...
View ArticleJersey City schools take this week's prom honors
It's our biggest week of proms so far this season. Watch video Photo by Reena Rose Sibayan NJ.com voters have spoken, and this couple from Lincoln High in Jersey City was picked last week's best...
View ArticlePassengers on bomb-scare flight 'have a story to tell now'
Passengers said they remained calm after being told there had been a threat against their flight from London to Newark. One said she still loved flying. Passengers were re-screened after arriving at...
View ArticleTake this week's New Jersey news quiz
There's a new wrinkle that should cause quiz scores to spike. Big change in this week's NJ.com news quiz. You're going to get links to the stories that were the inspiration for each of the questions...
View ArticleUse of force by police in North Jersey town up sharply, report says
An advocacy group has prepared a report claiming that the use of force by one town's police has spiked and that blacks are often on the receiving end of it BLOOMFIELD -- An advocacy group has prepared...
View ArticleSister cats should be adopted together
Audrey and Edna are strongly bonded and ideally should be adopted together. Audrey and Edna BELLEVILLE -- Audrey and Edna are 11-month-old sister cats in the care of DAP's Animals. Rescued as strays...
View ArticleAfter 70-year wait, WWII vet finally gets his high school diploma
When this World War II veteran returned home from the war, he was told by school administrators that he was too old to enroll again. MONTCLAIR -- Luke Walsh waited more than 70 years for this. On...
View ArticleBarringer High School Prom 2016 (PHOTOS)
Former New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford joined students from Barringer High in Newark at their prom Thursday night. NEWARK -- City students from Barringer High School enjoyed the traditional...
View ArticleRoad to Omaha: Ex-N.J. stars in the NCAA baseball tournament
A look at New Jersey players in the NCAA Tournament
View ArticleCentury's best: The top 35 N.J. high school track & field boys since 2000
A look at the top boys track and field athletes of this century
View ArticleSelena Gomez is irresistible in thumping return to N.J. (PHOTOS)
Smoldering confidence coupled with some welcome authenticity scored the pop star a win in Newark Thursday NEWARK -- In what was perhaps her performance's lone unscripted moment, Selena Gomez uttered...
View ArticleCops seek driver after apparent hit-and-run death in Maplewood
Unclear if victim has any links to the township MAPLEWOOD -- The person found dead on a Maplewood street was apparently hit by a vehicle that left the scene, authorities announced Friday. The victim,...
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