Boys Lacrosse Opening Day: Complete 2017 season preview
NJ.com's 2017 boys lacrosse season preview Preseason is well underway in boys lacrosse, with opening day just over a week away. NJ Advance Media will be rolling out statewide previews over the next...
View ArticleBest spring ever? Stars highlight girls track and field athletes to watch for...
Headlined by an Olympic hurdler, a national record holder in the throws and a potential four-time MoC winner in the mile, this list features some of the best to ever rep the Garden State.
View ArticleSoftball preview, 2017: 20 pitchers to watch
Who are the best softball pitchers in New Jersey?
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Hamilton-based First Bank buying Bucks County Bank, companies announce
The an all-stock transaction valued at $27.2 million is scheduled to close in the third quarter of 2017. HAMILTON -- First Bank will buy the four-branch Bucks County Bank in an all-stock transaction...
View ArticleThis month in N.J. history: April
Historic dates in New Jersey from the month of April. We welcome spring and present our fourth installment of "This Month in N.J. History" for 2017. This collection of pictures -- which supplements...
View ArticleBridgewater-Raritan wins in H.S. girls lacrosse opener
Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, scored a season-opening win over No. 10 Hunterdon Central at Stewart Field at Hunterdon Central Regional High on March 29, 2017. RARITAN TWP. -...
View ArticleSoftball preview, 2017: NJ.com's preseason Top 20
Who are the top teams in the state of New Jersey? Find out in our rankings.
View ArticleH.S. robotics teams takes silver in season's first competition
Hunterdon Central Regional High School's FIRST Robotics Team 3637, "The Daleks," opened its season with a silver medal at a competition held at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Somerset County....
View ArticleBaseball preview, 2017: N.J.'s top pitchers - newcomers, flamethrowers and more
NJ.com looks at New Jersey's top pitchers as the 2017 high school baseball season readies to open
View ArticleReturning success: 43 athletes in boys track and field for 2017
This year's Meet of Champions will feature 12 returning champions in the 15 individual events. That sets up what should be a great spring for boys track and field.
View ArticleCounty tax increase equals cost of a gourmet cup of coffee
The proposed Somerset County budget will increase county property taxes by $5 for the owner of house with an average value of $423,006, it was announced this week. SOMERVILLE - The proposed Somerset...
View ArticleWhy this N.J. warehouse has bicycles bound for Guatemala
A cargo container filled with hundreds of donated bicycles will be leaving a borough warehouse in April 2017 destined for Guatemala. GLEN GARDNER - A cargo container filled with hundreds of donated...
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Armed man charged after forcing his way into N.J. home, police say
Matthew Williams, 33, of Plainfield, was allegedly looking for cash and drugs, police said. NORTH PLAINFIELD - A Plainfield man has been arrested and charged with first-degree armed robbery during a...
View ArticleSettlement may be near in battle over N.J. mosque
A settlement may be coming in the four-year legal saga between the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge and Bernards Township over the construction of a mosque. BERNARDS - A settlement may be forthcoming...
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Adult dog is 'sweet and mellow'
WARREN -- Liberty is an adult female hound/terrier mix in the care of Rawhide Rescue. She was removed from a shelter, where she had been placed after her owner died and no one stepped up to care for...
View ArticlePingry sex abuse report 'left a lot out,' say alleged victims
The report commissioned by the prestigious prep school falls short in failing to hold school officials responsible for ongoing abuse in the 1970s, alleged victims say. It's a good start - but hardly...
View ArticleAs Trump attacks the air, land and water, strong opinions emerge | Feedback
With the flourish of his pen, President Donald Trump made it abundantly clear - again - that global climate change is no biggie to him and his Big Energy buddies. In less than a minute, President...
View ArticleTime to play ball: Complete 2017 high school baseball season preview
NJ.com's preview of the 2017 high school baseball season. At last, the ink is dry on all the links below. Now, all we need is some pine tar and dry weather. Time for this season to start. Be sure to...
View ArticleN.J. man gets 18 years for website that tricked 67 kids into creating porn
Jonathan Soto previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography TRENTON - A Branchburg man who set up a website that helped users trick 67 children into performing sexually explicit...
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Elderly widow swindled out of life savings gets measure of justice
Defendant must pay $75,000 in restitution by April 30, 2017 or be sentenced to five years in state prison. HILLSBOROUGH -- Martha Figalora still can't believe her trusted friends stole more than...
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