N.J. pets in need: Dec. 5, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout the state need homes. Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption in northern and central New Jersey. If a nonprofit rescue group or animal...
View ArticleCross-Country: NJ.com's post-season boys and girls honors for 2016
NJ.com's best runners and teams turned heads this season. Take a look back at the 2016 season with our post-season honors. BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON IN REVIEW, 2016 STORIES• Ellliot Gindi of...
View ArticleWatch N.J. change over 32 years in these amazing space time-lapse images
A compilation of satellite images from Google gives us a new perspective on how the Garden State has evolved over the last three decades.
View ArticleFlood Commission: Army Corps turned back on N.J. boro
The Raritan Millstone River Flood Control Commission has rejected a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conclusion that the borough does not need a flood control project. MANVILLE -- The Raritan Millstone...
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Popular Clinton Twp. restaurant to be sold to Chase Bank
An application submitted by Chase Bank to buy the popular Country Griddle Restaurant & Lounge in Clinton Township will be reviewed by the township Planning Board Monday night during its monthly...
View ArticleMass. bank completes acquisition of First Choice in N.J.
First Choice, which opened its first branch in Lawrence in 2007, also has locations in Hamilton, Robbinsville and East Windsor. LAWRENCE -- First Choice Bank, an eight-branch community bank with...
View ArticleN.J. teacher gets 10 years for sexually soliciting boy
Investigators say David M. Adams met the victim in an online gaming community. NEWARK -- A former Somerset County teacher was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in federal prison for soliciting an...
View ArticleSluggish start to firearm season for 2016 N.J. bear hunt
The first section of the hunt, involving bow and arrows and muzzleloaders, took place in October. FREDON -- The second and final stage of New Jersey's 2016 bear hunt got off to a slow start Monday....
View ArticleNJ.com girls soccer 2016 All-State and postseason honors
All the honors for the 2016 girls soccer season. GIRLS SOCCER SEASON IN REVIEW, 2016 Luciana Zullo of Hunterdon Central is the NJ.com Player of the Year Hunterdon Central is in the NJ.com Team of the...
View Article27 bears killed on 1st day puts N.J. on track for record-setting hunt
The firearm-only season started on Monday. NEWTON -- Hunters killed 27 bears on the first day of the second section of the 2016 bear hunt, bringing the total number of bears killed by hunters this...
View ArticleWhat did it cost for an N. J. town to guard Trump for a weekend?
Bedminster Township racked up 103 hours of overtime to have police officers help with security during the president-elect's November visit. BEDMINSTER -- The cost of providing security for...
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N.J. police shoot escaped wolf-dog that killed cat
The wolf dogs have a history of escaping from the nine-acre property on which they live. HOLLAND TWP. - Police shot one of three hybrid wolf-dogs that escaped from their pen on Spring Garden Road the...
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N.J. bear hunt sets record with 607 bears killed
The eight-day total of 607 - including a six-day season in October and the second stage starting Monday - is the greatest number of bears killed since the annual resumed in 2010. Watch video FREDON -...
View ArticleNJ.com Football Final 50: The Top 20 (and 30 more)
It's the final rankings for the 2016 season.
View ArticleNJ.com 2016 boys soccer All-State and postseason honors
See which players, coaches, and teams were honored by NJ.com BOYS SOCCER SEASON IN REVIEW, 2016 • Mason Toye of Seton Hall Prep is the NJ.com Player of the Year • Christian Brothers Academy is the...
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Hunterdon County will be getting its first IHOP in January
In addition to its popular buttermilk pancakes, the restaurant will bring approximately 80 jobs to the community. RARITAN TWP. - Pancake lovers will soon have a new restaurant in which to enjoy their...
View ArticleN.J. bear hunt: 620 killed with three days remaining
Hunters killed 13 bears on Wednesday, the lowest single-day total of the December hunt so far FREDON - New Jersey's record-setting bear hunt tally rose to 620 on Wednesday, with three days remaining...
View ArticleOpening N.J.'s adoption records helps with healing | Editorial
A New Jersey law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, gives adopted people like Hasegawa access to their original birth certificates. For Pam Hasegawa, the reunion was personal. And it was profound....
View ArticleTrio charged in 6 jewelry store burglary spree that netted nearly $1M
Three people have been charged in a jewelry store heist that totaled nearly $1 million. NEW BRUNSWICK -- An Irvington man has been charged with breaking into six jewelry stores throughout central New...
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N.J. man dies following collision with tow truck, police say
Artur Andrade, 71, of Milford, died Dec. 6, 2016, from injuries suffered when his vehicle struck a tow truck on Route 579 in Union Township (Hunterdon County) on Nov. 29, 2016. UNION TWP. - A Milford...
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