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A New Jersey school district has suspended a teacher for asking her third-grade class to write "get well'' letters to a sick inmate convicted of killing a Philadelphia policeman.
An Italian restaurant in the Jersey shore restaurant is serving up tropical drinks and frying up fresh tortillas in the kitchen, but for a limited time only.
A northern New Jersey councilwoman has apologized for a profanity-laced tirade aimed at the mayor that included two middle fingers that was streamed live online. But the finger pointing over who was at fault continues.
Prosecutors are investigating the procurement process behind a contract awarded to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' company to operate the observation deck at One World Trade Center.
A Jersey shore bar will have its liquor license suspended for 30 days for over-serving an intoxicated patron who died in a motor vehicle crash.
Under one bill, anyone busted for making a hoax call to 911 would be liable for the the cost incurred by police and first responders, said Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union.
The jury in Cumberland County found 63-year-old Bruce Garrett of Vineland guilty of theft by deception.
Federal prosecutors in Newark have accused a deportation officer of harboring his girlfriend, who is in the U.S. illegally, and lying about his ownership of a hair salon.
Almost 6,000 medical appointments for veterans were delayed at least a month from September to February in New Jersey, including at one Vineland clinic that fared particularly poorly.
Although news of 'Bridgegate' have been out of headlines lately, local reports says the federal investigation appears to be coming to a head and indictments could be announced next week.
The project will include the construction of thousands of feet of levees and flood walls as well as tide gates and pump stations.
Anyone who encounters suspicious wildlife should report it immediately to the Saddle River Police Department, officials said.
A Franklin Township, New Jersey youth minister has been charged with sexually assaulting and molesting two teenage girls, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
A Rhode Island man found in a New Jersey hotel this week with a teenage girl has been charged with sexual assault and human trafficking.
Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless. There was a carbon monoxide detector in the home but it was inoperable, Chief of Detectives Anthony F. Ambrose said.
