Jerk City? After success in Montclair, Jamaican chef opens Newark cafe
3 siblings from South Orange opened the Freetown Cafe on a gentrifying block in downtown Newark NEWARK -- Two years after scoring a gastronomic hit with their jerk joint-plus, Vital Eating, in...
View ArticleBernie Sanders' revolution plants a flag in N.J. | The Auditor
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' new political group has made an endorsement in the Garden State. Peter Jacob, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in the 7th Congressional District, was among the first...
View ArticleBoat runs aground in Toms River, operator charged
Jeffrey Sobin, 57, ran the boat aground at Middle Sedge Island on Saturday night, police said TOMS RIVER - A Somerset County man was charged with operating a boat under the influence after the boat...
View ArticleIn 5 years, N.J. college goes from Irene casualty to urban success
Pillar College emerged from the devastating storm with a new strategy. NEWARK -- On August 28, 2011 the future of what was then known as Somerset Christian College was up in the air. The school's...
View ArticleWATCH: Car carrier catches fire on I-287 in Somerset County
The truck fire closed the right and center lanes. No one was injured. Watch video BERNARDS TOWNSHIP -- A car carrier with more than a half dozens vehicles caught fire Sunday afternoon, closing two...
View ArticleRoute 202 accident results in aggravated assault charge
A 24-year-old Somerville resident has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault by auto following an accident on Route 202 on Aug. 9, 2016. RARITAN TWP. - A 24-year-old Somerville resident has...
View ArticleN.J. micro-brewery, Samuel Adams to debut new beer collaboration
Hillsborough-based Flounder Brewing Company won 2016 Samuel Adams' national award and will debut new beer next month. HILLSBOROUGH -- The Flounder Brewing Company, in collaboration with Samuel Adams...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Aug. 29, 2016
Homeless pets throughout New Jersey hope to be adopted. If you're interested in helping homeless animals but aren't able to adopt one, there are a number of other ways you can be of assistance....
View ArticleThis new iPhone app will literally save lives | Editorial
Apple's decision to offer a new iPhone app that makes it easier to register as an organ donor deserves the applause it has received. If you're one of the 5,000 New Jersey residents whose life is on...
View ArticleFatal accident was 7th on this 30-mile stretch of I-78
There have been seven fatal accidents on this 30-mile stretch of Interstate 78 through Aug. 28, 2016. Sunday's fatal accident on Interstate 78 was the seventh on a 30-mile stretch of expressway from...
View ArticleSchool openings will add to traffic woes near closed bridge, resident says
Road rage is increasing as frustration increases over closure of Route 18 bridge over the Delaware and Raritan Canal between Rocky Hill and Franklin. Road rage is increasing as commuters seek...
View ArticleWho's the best in HS football? Here are our top teams in all 23 sections
Who goes into the 2016 season as the team to beat in every section throughout the state. The first weekend in December is always among the most exciting of the NJSIAA season as all 23 football...
View ArticleConnecticut woman killed in Sunday's I-78 accident
A 27-year-old woman from Connecticut was killed in a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 78 on Aug. 28, 2016. CLINTON TWP. - A 27-year-old woman from Connecticut was killed in a four-vehicle accident...
View ArticleTrump's debate prep includes gatherings at N.J. golf club
The Washington Post examined how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are taking different approaches to debate prep TRENTON -- How is Donald Trump preparing for his upcoming debate with Hillary Clinton?...
View ArticleN.J. woman uses infant as shield from police at party, report says
Stephany Bernal of Berkeley Heights is facing a number of charges after she allegedly used her nine-month-old child as a shield when police responded to a noise complaint at a house party on Aug. 27,...
View ArticleVehicle fire causing delays on I-78 in Somerset County
A vehicle fire on the eastbound side of Interstate 78 east of exit 29 has closed two lanes on Aug. 29, 2016. Update: As of 3 p.m., the fire has been extinguished and the scene cleared. BERNARDS - A...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish blaze inside plastic plant (PHOTOS)
Firefighters responded to a fire inside Pretium Packaging in Hillsborough on Aug. 29, 2016. HILLSBOROUGH - Firefighters responded to a fire inside Pretium Packaging located off Roycefield Road on...
View ArticleBoy, 13, seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Franklin
The boy was riding his bicycle when the collision occurred FRANKLIN -- A 13-year-old township boy suffered "possible life-threatening injuries" after being hit by a vehicle Monday, police spokesman...
View ArticleN.J. woman reportedly has lost it all to fund missing person searches
Nancy Schaefer of Bridgewater says she has spent $300,000 over the past 11 years to keep her organization, Missing in America, going. BRIDGEWATER - A township resident who says she has spent $300,000...
View ArticleCrucial questions: Storylines impacting the 2016 HS football season
Super conferences and realignment have been the talk of the summer, but now it's time to address some other questions that will also impact the 2016 season.
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