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Grandparents Day celebrated at Green Hill
Grandparents Day is one of a series of intergenerational events held at Green Hill each year. Loretta Brooks, seated, is shown with, from left, her niece Donna Smith, son Herschel Davis and daughter...
View ArticleAhmad Khan Rahami's wife is back in U.S. for questioning
Asia Bibi Rahami, the wife of the bombing suspect, landed at JFK airport on Wednesday night, a federal law enforcement source confirmed. The wife of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the Elizabeth man who is facing...
View ArticleJoint base destroys ordnance found at Newark scrap metal yard
Residents can expect to hear an explosion or feel the ground shake JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST -- An old military explosive found at a scrap metal business in Newark Thursday has been safely...
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Romanian man sentenced in hacking scheme that targeted N.J. businesses
Financial information, fingerprints from security firm taken in computer breach, according to federal prosecutors. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman at an unrelated press conference (File photo)Matt...
View Article2 in murder of man defending wife from robbery to be sentenced Friday
A pair of cousins who robbed a woman and shot her husband dead when he came to his wife's aid will be sentenced tomorrow. A pair of cousins who robbed a Jersey City woman and shot her husband dead...
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Ahmad Khan Rahami was 'fascinated' with jihadism, father says
The father of bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami told the New York Times his son was "fascinated" by jihadist music, poetry and videos. Watch video ELIZABETH -- The father of bombing suspect Ahmad Khan...
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$51K grant ensures Newark babies have safe place to sleep
A grant will allow at least 300 Newark mothers to provide their children with safe cribs. 300 needy babies in Newark are getting free cribs. File photo. (Saed Hindash | The Star-Ledger) NEWARK -- The...
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He jumped on hood, she hit the gas and cops charged them both
A couple faces charges after an argument along Route 94, state police say. Among other charges, the driver was accused of DWI. He jumped on the hood. She hit the gas. A New Jersey couple face charges...
View ArticleSome Newark students caught in enrollment tussle
Parents have been frustrated by the district's enrollment process Catalina Orozco was banking on her 5-year-old son attending kindergarten at Newark's Ann Street School this year. She had a neighbor...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements set for retired Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety
Gerety, who died Tuesday at 104, was the oldest Catholic bishop in the world The Archdiocese of Newark has announced funeral arrangements for retired Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety, who died Tuesday at...
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Kitten was born in feral colony
Georgette was born in a feral cat colony and spent the first three months of her life as a stray. Georgette WEST ORANGE -- Georgette is a 5-month-old kitten in the care of West Orange Trap Neuter...
View Article6 events not to miss before the end of September
From headliners to theater to a maze walk, have some fun through the end of the month. Spend An Evening with Kristin Chenoweth as she performs tonight and tomorrow night at the Mayo Performing Arts...
View Article14 bold predictions for Week 3 of the high school football season
There are big trophies and plenty of debate as the third week of the high school football season quickly approaches.
View ArticleMeet the N.J. chef about to make his debut on 'Hell's Kitchen'
Competing on season 16 of 'Hell's Kitchen' is Pat Tortorello, a culinary instructor who learned to cook from his Belleville grandmother Belleville born and bred, Pat Tortorello started cooking as soon...
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Remembering Newark's giant ark 3 decades after controversy killed it
The three-story sculpture was hotly debated and nationally celebrated — and eventually torn down Once, in the mid-1980s, an ark -- a ship 86 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 31 feet tall -- arose in a...
View ArticleBicyclist stable after SUV strike in Montclair, cops say
Police are investigating what they say is a possible hit and run. MONTCLAIR -- Police are investigating a possible hit-and-run that landed a bicyclist in the hospital. According to an announcement...
View ArticleHS football Week 3 mega-coverage guide: Everything you need for the games
Stories, features, schedules and everything you need for Week 3 Below is NJ.com's high school football mega-coverage guide, your one-stop shop for everything you need to get ready for Week 3. Check...
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Glimpse of History: Patterns of the time in Cedar Grove
British scientists John Whinfield and James Dickson patented polyethylene terephthalate – polyester – in 1941. CEDAR GROVE -- Members of the Memorial High School band in Cedar Grove are shown in this...
View ArticleNewark man gets 40 years for killing Jersey City resident who was coming to...
A 19-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 40 years in prison today for the murder of a 63-year-old Jersey City man who was gunned down while coming to the aid of his wife as she was being robbed near...
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