These N.J. high schools have the highest SAT scores
Find out which high schools in your area made the list of the highest SAT scores in New Jersey. TRENTON -- The average SAT score in New Jersey may have dropped in 2014-15, but plenty of local high...
View ArticleInspired by Christie veto, N.J. town raises smoking age to 21
Maplewood joins more than a dozen other towns in New Jersey that have passed similar laws. MAPLEWOOD -- Under 21 and looking to buy cigarettes? Not in Maplewood. The committee governing the suburban...
View ArticleCan Newark's Savion Glover topple the 'Hamilton' juggernaut on Tonys night?
Savion Glover, the Tony-nominated choreographer of 'Shuffle Along,' says he will join the production in July Savion Glover has never stopped dancing. "Performing is where I live," says the Newark-born...
View ArticleN.J. high school hosts first comic-con: 'There's nothing wrong with being a...
More than 50 people turned out for this New Jersey high school's first comic-con on Saturday, wearing character outfits and exchanging books and toys. MAPLEWOODÂ -- High school walls are often covered...
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African king in N.J.: We should preach love
During his stop at the Essex County Courthouse on Friday afternoon, his Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi spoke of the need for peace. Watch video NEWARK -- For citizens like...
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2 EMTs suspended for ignoring call while live-streaming incident
The EMTs were live-streaming on Periscope when an emergency call came in and they remained at the drive-thru James Hovan in a screehshot from the live-stream videoNews 12 New Jersey NEWARK -- Two EMS...
View ArticleNewark prepares 'urban agenda' for presidential candidates
Mayor Ras Baraka convened a political roundtable to discuss issues affecting urban communities of color. NEWARK -- As the nation gears up for November's general election, Mayor Ras Baraka is preparing...
View ArticleSpirited Portugal Day Festival rocks Ironbound
The three-day event in Newark runs through Sunday NEWARK -- The Ironbound section of Newark came alive on Saturday with the sound of traditional Portuguese music and the hearty smell of barbecue...
View Article1 wounded in shooting near Orange park
Anyone with information asked to call investigators ORANGEÂ -- A 24-year-old Orange resident was wounded in a shooting near Metcalf Park, a city spokesman said Saturday. The victim was shot in the...
View ArticleDetectives probe death of person found lying in Newark street
Male found early Saturday NEWARKÂ -- A person died after he was found suffering from what appeared to be a head injury on Lincoln Avenue early Saturday in the city, authorities said. The person,...
View Article6 N.J. baseball champions: Stories, photos & videos from the state finals
Where to find all of your action for the 2016 state finals. Where to find all of your action for the 2016 state finals.
View ArticleNewark police officer struck, dragged by hit-and-run driver, authorities say
Officer expected to survive after serious injuries, public safety director says NEWARKÂ -- A Newark police officer suffered serious injuries when he was struck and dragged by a car that fled the scene...
View ArticleHow developers, not storm victims, cashed in on $600M Sandy fund
"Give (the money) to Sandy victims first and when all the victims are back in their homes, give it to someone's pet project," one official says. Watch video A state program to lend more than $400...
View Article15 great storylines from the 2016 state softball tournament
Great stories from the sectional playoffs right through the finals at Kean
View Article17 great storylines from the 2016 state baseball tournament
Teams and players that made a mark in the year's tourney
View ArticleNewark cops flex muscle at Broad and Market | Di Ionno
Quality-of-life crackdown at city's busiest intersection It was high noon on a very sunny Thursday at the corner of the busiest intersection in Newark. Lunch time at the corner of Broad and Market,...
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Students bid adieu to Saint Vincent's
Seventy-one students received their diplomas at graduation. Saint Vincent Academy commencement speaker Quovella Maeweather Spruill, center, with class of 2016 salutatorian Chiamaka Onwunaka, left, and...
View ArticleThe 9 productions that helped Paper Mill win its Tony
The 78-year-old Paper Mill Playhouse will be awarded the Regional Theater Tony Award Sunday night for what the American Theater Wing called its tradition of world-class theatrical revivals as well as...
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The gentle giant of 'Hamilton': Meet N.J.'s Okieriete Onaodowan
The West Orange-raised son of Nigerian immigrants, Okieriete Onaodowan plays both the swaggering Hercules Mulligan and the prissy James Madison in 'Hamilton,' which earned a record 16 Tony nominations...
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Jet lands safely at Newark airport despite hydraulics problem
The commuter jet was surrounded on the tarmac by emergency vehicles just before 4 p.m. Sunday Emergeny vehicles surrounded a Delta jet on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday...
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