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Joaquin's winds: Can N.J. homeowners avoid Sandy-like tree falls?
Experts weigh in on how people should prepare their properties for the impending storm. Homeowners surveying their properties in advance of what may be a catastrophic storm next week are too late to...
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Newark's new ShopRite example of 'how businesses should operate,' officials say
The supermarket held a grand opening in a neighborhood once dubbed a 'food desert.' NEWARK -- ShopRite is officially open in the city's Central Ward. Officials gathered in Newark Wednesday morning for...
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Man arrested in Montclair stabbing attack, police say
Woman was allegedly assaulted in July, police said. Anthony Johnson. (Courtesy Montclair Police) MONTCLAIR -- Police have arrested a man who they say assaulted a woman he met one night in July. A...
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Nike factory store the latest addition to Newark's downtown
The store at 697 Broad Street opened its doors for the first time Thursday morning NEWARK - A new Nike factory store has set up shop on Broad Street, becoming the latest addition to a rapidly...
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4 unique features of the newest addition to Newark skyline
Prudential's new tower officially opened this week. NEWARK -- About 3,000 Prudential Financial employees are working in a new 20-story tower the company officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
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Newark power broker and 'political sensei' Carl Sharif dies
Sharif was the longtime former president of Newark's Board of Education, and helped elect mayors including Kenneth Gibson and Cory Booker NEWARK — Carl Sharif, a former city school board president and...
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Jury begins deliberations in professor's sex assault trial
Attorneys presented their closing statements in the trial of Rutgers-Newark professor Anna Stubblefield, who is charged with sexually assaulting a disabled man NEWARK -- In closing statements on...
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Newark cop fired for controversial 'gorilla' Facebook post
Lieutenant engaged in online conversation in which city's African-American mayor is compared to a gorilla Robert Sciarrino NEWARK -- A veteran police lieutenant was fired Wednesday for disparaging...
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What's your New Jersey news IQ?
Take this week's NJ.com News Quiz and find out. Take a break from Hurricane Joaquin prep and take this week's NJ.com News Quiz. Surely answering seven questions based on local news stories of the week...
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Newark teen was armed with handgun, police say
East Orange resident was found with a stolen gun, police also said NEWARK -- A 16-year-old from Newark and an East Orange man were both arrested on weapons charges Wednesday night, police spokesman...
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20 cars burn in N.J. auto auction lot fire, authorities say
Firefighters were still putting out spot fires Thursday morning, officials said. #BREAKING: Multiple car fires in #Fairfield #NJ at the Skyline Auto Auction. @AlexDenisTV @CBSNewYork...
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Baraka adds famed Newark activist 'Street Doctor' to city payroll
The man born Earl Best has been traveling with Baraka on a tour of city schools and correctional facilities to discuss job opportunities, training and other positive outlets for young people NEWARK -...
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Abandoned in an apartment, kitten needs a home
MILLBURN — Butterscotch is an 8-week-old kitten in the care of the Montclair-based Homeless Animal Rescue Team. She and two siblings were found in an apartment after the tenant vacated. Butterscotch...
View ArticleDozens signed up for N.J. medical marijuana dispensary opening Monday
The Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center will open Monday, introducing a medical marijuana competitor to the south Jersey market as participation in the state's slow-going program...
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Meet the 9-year-old N.J. girl who is Broadway's newest 'Matilda'
Mattea Conforti is one of four young girls who share the role of Matilda, a quick-witted youngster, with the gift of telekinesis Mattea Conforti caught the Broadway bug at an early age. The 9-year-old...
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Video shows murdered Newark teen with unidentified man days before killing
Newark teen's body was found on July 6, authorities said. Watch video NEWARK -- Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a "person of interest" who was caught on surveillance video with...
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3 charged with dealing drugs out of Newark discount store
One of the men allegedly tried to flush the narcotics down the toilet after police arrived at the 99¢ Zone on Clinton Avenue Wednesday NEWARK - A trio of city men were arrested Wednesday after being...
View ArticleLeaning tower of Jersey: Church resets tilted steeple (PHOTOS)
Construction recently wrapped on the Saint Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills. SHORT HILLS -- Members of a small New Jersey community have gotten used to seeing a 163-year-old steeple towering above...
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N.J. animal control officer charged with slicing baby deer's throat
Edgewater man was charged on 14 counts of animal cruelty by the NJSPCA. File photo of a deer. (Rob Swanson | Associated Press) BLOOMFIELD -- A New Jersey animal control officer has been charged with...
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4 fugitives arrested during sweep in Newark
Suspects, including a 16-year-old, wanted on outstanding warrants NEWARK -- City police, U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers Friday arrested four people wanted on...
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