A man was fatally shot by Jersey City police late Tuesday night, authorities said in police radio transmissions. The shooting occurred at Communipaw and West Side avenues just before midnight. Police were responding to a report of shots fired at the ga…
N.J. to beef up police presence at schools after shooting at Texas elementary kills 21
New Jersey will beef up police presence at schools across the state after a gunman killed 18 students and three adults at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, the Garden State’s top law enforcement official announced. Acting state Attorney General…
Miss Manners: It’s just plain rude to tell someone ‘you’re so quiet’!
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve always had difficulty with making conversation and verbalizing my ideas. Even though I’ve worked in a management position in a professional office, chatting just doesn’t come easy to me. It has been suggested that I might have A…
Man dies in hospital after being shot earlier this year, investigators say
A 28-year-old man who was hospitalized since January when he was shot in Camden died Saturday from his injuries, authorities announced Tuesday. Andrew M. Ayala was found by officers on Jan. 3 shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the area of North 20th Street a…
Delivery truck driver stole $27K worth of Red Bull, authorities allege
A truck driver from Monmouth County was charged with stealing more than $27,000 worth of Red Bull energy drink shipments that he was supposed to deliver to local stores, authorities said Tuesday. Christopher L. Hammond, 36, of Oakhurst, was issued a su…
Mayor Baraka: The entire county board of election must resign now | Opinion
By Ras J. Baraka This month’s election in Newark was tainted by a game of three-card monte by the Essex County Board of Elections, which shuffled polling places just days before the election, leaving many of my city’s residents to guess where to vote. …
Princeton U. fires top professor for allegedly misleading school about relationship with student
Princeton University has fired a popular Classics professor for misleading officials about his consensual relationship with an undergraduate following a new investigation into the allegations, university officials said Monday. But the professor, Joshua…
Man charged with assaulting two Jersey City police officers released after detention hearing
A Jersey City man charged with assaulting two city police officers who responded to a call of domestic dispute was released after his detention hearing Tuesday. John Hines, 30, who has three pending charges, including throwing bodily fluid at a law enf…
Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival back outside with 2 days of bands and booze
Some come for the beer, others for the music, but chances are you will indulge in both. And you will get to enjoy it all outside — again. For the second year in a row, theAtlantic City Beer and Music Festival will take place on the spacious grounds of …
N.J. cop tried to warn gang member about raid, arrest, authorities say
A now-suspended Hillside police officer faces multiple charges after investigators say he attempted to tip off a gang member that officers were planning to raid his home last year and later used his access to police records to warn of a pending arrest….