Warrenbrook hosts plantscaping program
Participants can select from a variety of flowers to create a floral arrangement. WARREN -- Laura DePrado of Final Touch Plantscaping will present "Plantscaping a Floral Arrangement" at the...
View ArticleN.J. balloon festival lifts off before evening storms (PHOTOS)
The 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning began Friday, July 29, 2016, and continues through Sunday, July 31, 2016. READINGTON - The 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of...
View ArticleN.J. balloon festival gets off to a booming start (PHOTOS)
The 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning continues Saturday, July 30, 2016. READINGTON - The 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning continues Saturday with the...
View ArticleN.J. teachers learn about the next generation of science
Some 140 K-12 teachers from North and Central Jersey are spending a week at Raritan Valley Community College to learn about the Next Generation Science Standards. BRANCHBURG - Some 140 K-12 teachers...
View ArticleUSGA seeks to expand Bernards headquarters, report says
A public hearing on a United States Golf Association proposals to expand its Bernards facility will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. BERNARDS -- The United States Golf Association has submitted...
View ArticleN.J. balloon festival takes place between the rain (PHOTOS)
The QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning continued Saturday, July 30, 2016, despite afternoon storms that briefly closed the festival grounds around 2 p.m. READINGTON - The QuickChek New Jersey...
View ArticleUpdate: Storms cancel last day of N.J. balloon festival
The morning mass ascension of more than 100 balloons at the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning was canceled Sunday, July 31, 2016. Update: At 11 a.m. organizers of the 34th annual QuickChek...
View ArticleN.J. bank provides $13K for archeology camp at historic house
A archaeology camp at the historic Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster has been expanded to two weeks this summer. BEDMINSTER - A first-of-its-kind summer archaeology camp at the historic Jacobus...
View ArticleDrenched: N.J. rainfall totals, county by county
Some parts of New Jersey have been saturated with as much as 6 to 7 inches of rain, and more is on the way. For anyone who was hoping the washed-out weekend marked the end of the soggy misery across...
View ArticleA look at the major fires wiping out N.J. landmarks
There have been at least 14 multiple-alarm fires in in New Jersey over the past year that have damaged or destroyed landmark businesses, buildings, churches and restaurants. Watch video There have...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Aug. 1, 2016
Humans are better equipped to handle the heat than dogs and cats because people perspire. There's summer heat, and then there's oppressive summer heat. We've experienced some of the latter recently,...
View ArticleWhere are they now? N.J. alums in pro baseball, mid-summer edition
We had a look in April - what's changed since then?
View ArticleN.J. man allegedly pocketed over $1M in overbilled funds
Defendant was in charge of contracting and pricing trucking routes. FRANKLIN -- A Paramus man has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $1 million over a three-year period by overbilling a...
View ArticleVictims of fatal North Plainfield apartment fire identified
Couple lived in the apartment where the blaze originated. Watch video NORTH PLAINFIELD -- The victims of a July 24 fatal fire that raced through a borough apartment complex have been identified as...
View Article2 teens carjacked N.J. man at gunpoint, officials say
One teen remains at large. BRIDGEWATER -- Police are searching for one of two township teens who allegedly took part in carjacking a man at gunpoint in a corporate parking deck. Cody Masiello...
View ArticleApplauding N.J. for its work on 3,000-mile bike path | Editorial
New Jersey is making efforts to complete its part of a 3,000-mile bike path that will stretch from Maine to Florida. Picture this, bicycle enthusiasts and fitness fans: A 3,000-mile path wending its...
View ArticleHusband of victim in 'Melrose Place' crash: 'Our feelings have been validated'
Former actress facing resentencing in fatal drunk-driving crash. Watch video MONTGOMERY -- The husband of the woman killed by former "Melrose Place" actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer in a 2010...
View ArticleLegal betting at Far Hills Race Meeting awaits Christie's approval
The annual race has raised more than $17 million for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. FAR HILLS -- Legalized betting at the annual Far Hills Race Meeting is a signature away. The...
View ArticleUndercover detectives arrest alleged prostitute
Defendant worked at a massage parlor. SOMERVILLE -- A New York woman has been arrested and charged with prostitution in an undercover sting operation in the borough, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor...
View ArticleShutdown puts brakes on Route 206 bypass progress
A sharp-eyed reader said it's been more than a year since we answered a question about the Route 206 bypass and wanted an update on the project which has taken more than a decade to build. Some topics...
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