NJ.com boys basketball All-State teams, 2016-17
NJ.com selects 15 players to its 2016-17 All-State teams.
View ArticleN.J. man who ran indoor drug farm sentenced to 10 years
Man was operating an indoor drug farm at his home, authorities said. SOMERVILLE - A Warren Township man who operated an indoor drug farm at his home and was arrested with more than 100 pounds of...
View ArticleN.J. woman still missing after more than a week, police say
Authorities are searching for a Woodbridge woman who has been missing for more than a week. WOODBRIDGE -- Authorities are continuing to search for a township woman missing for more than a week,...
View ArticleBaseball preview, 2017: Statewide storylines we'll be watching all season
The New Jersey high school baseball season opens April 1 and NJ.com gets you ready to play ball with the start of a week-long series of previews that will introduce to you the best teams and players...
View ArticleN.J. has polluted future if Trump keeps gutting the EPA | Editorial
Candidate Trump made no secret for his disdain for Nixon's signature creation, brought into being by executive order to protect human health and the environment. If you want to see what the future...
View ArticleN.J.'s largest hospital chain and Aetna may split, spurring patient bills to...
Barnabas and Aetna hit an impasse two years ago but resolved it before the contract expired. TRENTON -- Aetna, the second-largest health insurance company in New Jersey, notified 45,000 policy holders...
View ArticleSoftball season preview, 2017: 20 players to watch this year
It's time to kick off the softball season in New Jersey and we have some players you will want to keep an eye on over the next couple months.
View ArticleBaseball preview, 2017: N.J.'s 30 best high school hitters
It is the year of the hitter in New Jersey high school baseball in 2017. NJ.com makes its picks for the best hitters in the state.
View ArticleJersey strong: N.J. crowns 4 champions as 32 wrestlers earn All-American...
Who were the standouts that represented the Garden State in Virginia Beach?
View Article3 bills benefit farmland, historic preservation in Central Jersey
A three-bill bipartisan legislative package that provides funding for historic land and farmland preservation and state purchase of land for recreation and conservation use received General Assembly...
View ArticlePolice seek man in armed robbery in Warren Township
Authorities are investigating an armed robbery at a township convenience store Sunday evening in which a man brandished a handgun, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced in a news...
View Article2 men arrested for cocaine possession after cops receive tip
Defendants were arrested in a Walmart parking lot in Manville. MANVILLE - Acting on a tip, borough police arrested two Perth Amboy men for possession of cocaine, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H....
View Article2-county bridge replacement project begins Wednesday
A project to replace a bridge near Baird Road on Route 637 will move forward when the road closes for three months starting March 29, 2017, Somerset County announced on its Public Works website....
View ArticleVote on fate of Hillsborough EMS may come Tuesday night
Committee is deciding whether to accept a bid from RWJ to provide emergency services. HILLSBOROUGH - The Township Committee could vote Tuesday night on a proposed contract with Robert Wood Johnson...
View ArticleBound Brook to appoint acting police chief on Tuesday night
The borough will also be honored as one of just seven police departments in Somerset County to have received accreditation. BOUND BROOK - The borough police department will receive its Certificate of...
View ArticleThis is where the healthiest people in N.J. live
The rankings are based on 35 factors that measure quality of life and the percent of the population that lives to 75 and older.
View ArticleTownship votes to replace Hillsborough Rescue Squad
Angry residents pleaded with the committee to save the agency or at least put off the vote to allow it to submit a bid. HILLSBOROUGH - In a 4-0 vote, the Township Committee voted Tuesday night to...
View ArticleAt least 27 victims claim abuse by former Pingry teacher
An investigation into sexual abuse accusations against a former Pingry School teacher also turned up complaints against two others from that era. A popular teacher and Boy Scout leader at a...
View ArticleFormer N.J. high school valedictorian among 2 killed in avalanche
Dr. Lauren Zeitels and a friend were killed in Canada earlier this month A doctor who was the valedictorian of her high school class in New Jersey 15 years ago died in an avalanche in Canada earlier...
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