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Where to eat now in N.J.: The 10 hottest restaurants for September
Restaurants in historic train stations, racetracks, and golf courses, along with waterfront restaurants, and craft beer houses top our list this month. Welcome to NJ.com's monthly feature, "Where to...
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Glimpse of History: A minister and his world-changing invention
Goodwin was awarded the patent for flexible film on Sept. 13, 1898. NEWARK -- Rev. Hannibal Goodwin of Newark is shown in this 19th-century photo. According to Linda Barth, writing in "A History of...
View ArticleContest: Who has the best student section? Nominate your school
Without fail, one of the best things HS football is the throng of cheering students pulling for their classmates: The student section. They're loud. They can get wild. Sometimes, they're superorgan......
View ArticleCourt rejects Rutgers officer's appeal for arbitration over suspension
The Rutgers University police officer was suspended following an internal affairs investigation sparked by citizen complaint NEWARK -- The state appeals court has denied a Rutgers police officer a...
View ArticleShould parents have to show ID when picking up their kids from school? (POLL)
Vote in our poll and share your thoughts on the controversial Seth Boyden elementary school policy. MAPLEWOOD -- How should schools dismiss kids at the end of the day? That's a question swirling...
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Cops can't find N.J. man wanted in fiery crash that killed 3
The 27-year-old has been charged with three counts of homicide by vehicle while driving drunk. Watch video A 27-year-old New Jersey man who was behind the wheel in a crash that killed three passengers...
View ArticleAnti-violence marchers to walk 15 miles, cross 13 cities Saturday
The group will travel from East Orange through Newark, Irvington, Hillside, Elizabeth, Linden, Roselle, Garwood, Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, Scotch Plains, and end in Plainfield. Watch video...
View ArticleNewark promotes a dozen firefighters (PHOTOS)
The city's fire division has four new deputy chiefs, three battalion chiefs, and five captains. NEWARK -- A dozen firefighters were lauded by city officials celebrated promotions Friday. "These...
View ArticleA record 9,506 N.J. students skipped vaccines; here's where they live
About 2 percent of New Jersey school children got religious exemptions from vaccines. TRENTON -- The number of New Jersey school children who skipped vaccines for religious reasons topped 9,500 in the...
View ArticleStar-Ledger's old Newark HQ is turning into an art warehouse
The new art storage and transport company will keep the 1 Star-Ledger Plaza address in Newark. NEWARK -- The vast expanse of well-worn carpeting has been replaced by a shiny, white epoxy finish, and...
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FBI not targeting $3.5M that 'cleaned up' Orange neighborhood, authority says
The third phase of the Walter G. Alexander affordable housing development replaces dilapidated structures that were occupied by drug dealers and squatters, housing authority officials say. ORANGE --...
View ArticleOlympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad met with cheers in hometown Maplewood
The 31-year-old fencer has used her international platform to advocate for Muslim women in athletics. MAPLEWOOD -- The line for autographs wrapped around the room, through the building, out the door...
View ArticleCops may have located N.J. man wanted in fiery crash that killed 3
The 27-year-old had been hospitalized prior to being released and charged in the Bethlehem Township crash. Police in Pennsylvania's Northampton County have spoken with the New Jersey man believed to...
View ArticleWoman killed by train near Maplewood station, NJ Transit says
Train service suspended late Saturday MAPLEWOOD -- A woman was struck and killed by a train on the Morris and Essex line near the Maplewood station late Saturday, an NJ Transit spokeswoman said. Train...
View Article15 years later, a photo tribute to N.J. victims of 9/11
At least 703 New Jerseyans died on Sept. 11, 2001. Here, for the first time, are all of their photos Fifteen years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the worst terrorist attack in our...
View ArticleFootball chat and Top 20 reveal: Talk to our writers, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Join the NJ.com football writers for their first chat of the season, Sunday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. WOODBRIDGE -- The first full week of high school football is in the books and there's plenty to talk...
View ArticleMan shot early Sunday in Newark, police say
He is in stable condition. NEWARK -- A man was shot Sunday morning on Garside Street, police said. Police in the area heard a gunshot at about 6:26 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose...
View ArticleNJ Transit identfies woman killed by train in Maplewood
She was 45. MAPLEWOOD -- NJ Transit identified the woman killed by a train Saturday night near the Maplewood station. Kara Beloreshka, of Springfield, was 45. A New York-bound train struck Beloreshka...
View ArticleEssex County remembers 57 residents lost on 9/11
A ceremony was held at Eagle Rock Reservation, where people gathered on Sept. 11, 2001, to watch the New York skyline. WEST ORANGE -- A father, a sister, a widow and a survivor. They were among a...
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2 Newark men sought, charged with pointing gun at cop in chase
Newark Police say a sergeant on patrol heard shots, then tried to pull the suspects over after seeing their vehicle speeding, only to have a gun pointed at him by the passenger The Newark Police...
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