Cops release photos in armed holdup of Newark store
Information could lead to reward, authorities say NEWARK -- Police said Saturday they were searching for two men wanted for the gunpoint robbery of a grocery store in the city. The hold-up occurred...
View ArticleDozens of summonses issued in Newark street racing crackdown
Drivers from outside of Newark largely responsible for racing, official says NEWARK -- Police issued 52 traffic summonses in an overnight crackdown on street racing in an industrial section of...
View ArticleNewark man arrested, charged with theft of cancer donation box from bakery
Newark police said the 23-year-old was arrested after a tip from the public. Daniel Santos of Newark has been charged with the theft of cancer treatment donations from a city bakery.Newark police...
View ArticleN.J. resident Jill Paice makes her mark in Broadway's "An American in Paris"
The South Orange resident, who has endured years of career ups-and-downs, has been with the show since its start. In the aftermath of last Sunday's Tony Awards, which saw Lin-Manuel Miranda's...
View ArticleNewark police are looking for leads in shooting that left man critical
The 27-year-old was shot on shot on Sanford Avenue early Saturday morning. NEWARK -- Detectives are in the early stages of the investigation that left a 27-year-old man in critical condition with...
View ArticleThe 10 coolest museum exhibits you didn't know you could see in Newark
The Newark Museum is home to the 12th largest museum collection in the country, staff said. NEWARK -- It's a chance to see the Korean Diamond Mountains, Japanese monkeys, and Tibetan art without...
View Article4 alleged members of cocaine distribution ring arrested
The ring operated in Passaic, Clifton and Belleville, authorities said. PATERSON -- Police arrested four people Friday who were allegedly part of a cocaine distribution ring operating in Passaic,...
View ArticleMan seriously hurt by car on Garden State Parkway
He was standing outside a disabled car, police said. NUTLEY -- A man suffered serious injuries Sunday afternoon after being struck by a car on the Garden State Parkway, police said. The man was...
View ArticleBoys distribute care packages around Newark Penn Station in honor of Father's...
The coordinator of the event hoped the preteen boys and the recipients would benefit the experience. NEWARK -- The huddle of preteen boys exited the front of Penn Station clutching dozens of colorful...
View ArticlePlane returns to Newark airport after hitting birds
The jet was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff following the bird strike, which knocked out its speed and altitude indicators An American Airlines jet was forced to turn around and head back...
View ArticleNewark police helicopter aids in 3 arrests Sunday
Known as NPD1, the police chopper provides eyes in the sky to track fleeing vehicles and help direct officers on the ground to crime scenes, says the city's public safety director NEWARK -- The city's...
View ArticleArmed man arrested while dealing drugs in Newark, cops say
An anonymous tip led to the arrest Monday NEWARK -- An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Irvington man Monday on drugs and weapons charges, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said....
View ArticleBarringer Academy of STEAM graduation 2016 (PHOTOS)
Seniors celebrated their commencement at the historic Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. NEWARK -- Barringer Academy of STEAM seniors heard from one of their own at their commencement Tuesday: a Rutgers...
View ArticleNorth Jersey restaurant news: Not-so-common dishes at Millburn's Common Lot
And try afternoon tea in Westfield and fish tacos in Caldwell. Pavlova may be one of the most dynamic desserts of all time -- those decadent layers of meringue, those fresh berries -- but you rarely...
View ArticleLargest blood lead study yet finds 'concern' in Newark kids
The study, published Monday, found kids in Newark were almost three times as likely to have dangerously elevated blood lead levels as their peers across the state. NEWARK -- For the second time this...
View ArticleThe ultimate N.J. celebrity yearbook (PHOTOS)
Check out these yearbook photos of the biggest names and most influential figures to graduate from high school in New Jersey. Every high school has its musicians, class clowns and drama club...
View ArticleNJ.com's boys lacrosse postseason honors for 2016
NJ.com's 2016 boys lacrosse season in review. NJ.com's 2016 boys lacrosse season in review.
View Article100 summonses issued in ongoing street racing crackdown, Newark officials say
Public safety director says races put lives at risk A section of Avenue P in Newark (Photo: Google Street View) NEWARK -- About 100 traffic summonses have been issued as police continued their...
View ArticleMillburn High School prom 2016 (PHOTOS)
Students gathered at the high school gym late Tuesday afternoon before boarding buses that took them to the Venetian in Garfield, where the prom was held. MILLBURN -- Millburn High School students...
View Article2 shootings leave 3 wounded in Newark
Anyone with information asked to call police NEWARK -- Two shootings left three people injured in the state's largest city, authorities said Wednesday. One case of gunfire came shortly after 7 p.m....
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