Vintage photos: Going 'down the shore' in N.J.
A phrase as 'New Jersey' as 'What exit?" If you've ever wondered about the etymology of the phrase 'down the shore,' english.stackexchange.com weighs in with an answer: "In New Jersey, you invariably...
View ArticleGrill counter, fresh sushi. Look inside N.J.'s newest supermarket.
Weis Markets debuts a 54,000-square-foot store at a former A&P location.
View ArticleNew zip line adventure park coming to N.J.
An Arizona-based adventure park company is expanding to New Jersey Watch video A long-awaited zip line adventure park in Roxbury is taking a big step forward. Flagstaff Extreme, an Arizona-based...
View ArticleThese 13 men are charged with luring kids for sex - but were actually...
It takes special training -- and a mental toughness -- to impersonate children or child traffickers in these online stings, investigators say
View ArticleWhat are you paying your county freeholders? (Some gave themselves raises for...
Each of New Jersey's 21 counties is governed by a board of chosen freeholders. The number of members on the boards vary from three to nine.
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: July 23, 2018
Pets throughout the state await adoption from shelters and rescues. 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...
View ArticleBank robber busted with cash sticking out of his pants admits to 6 holdups
Joel Robbins got away with over $10,000 at 3 bank robberies The average take for a bank robbery is about $3,500. Joel Robbins was doing better than that last year. He got away with over $10,000 at...
View ArticleVintage photos of N.J. summer eats and treats
So many things taste that much better with summer in front of them. Courtesy of the Vineland Times-Journal A couple of years ago, I wrote in a caption to this photo that was a part of this gallery...
View ArticleThe 14 best water parks in N.J., including a few you may not have heard about
Saturday is National Water Park Day, so grab your bathing suits and sunblock and head to one of New Jersey's wet and wild water parks.
View ArticleThese high schools have the top SAT scores in each of N.J.'s 21 counties
Find out which schools have the highest average SAT score in your area.
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: July 30, 2018
Animals throughout New Jersey await adoption at shelters and rescues. There's summer heat, and then there's oppressive summer heat. We've experienced some of the latter recently, and while we do...
View ArticleThis was a car dealership for nearly a century. Now it will be a college...
Sussex County Community College is adding an unconventional second campus in Newton.
View ArticleLake Hopatcong back open after water tests come back OK
Spruce Run is again closed Wednesday and Thursday Lake Hopatcong re-opened on Wednesday after poor water quality led state officials to close it for two days. The state's largest lake, located in...
View Article'Upskirt' photos at Utah mall land N.J. National Guardsman in cuffs, cops say
A member of the N.J. National Guard used his phone to take photos up women's skirts at a mall in Salt Lake City and admitted to police that he had also done so here, court documents show. A member of...
View ArticlePeople protested this fair's elephant. Now it has a 300-pound fake one
The Sussex County fair switches to a fake elephant after a real elephant drew protests. Peanuts the elephant is 12 feet long from nose to tail, sprays water through his trunk -- and is made of...
View ArticleVintage photos of N.J. hotels and motels
Rooms for rent from New Jersey's past. A report by the Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHP) of the Environmental Protection Agency shows that in 2015 there were a total of 101,668 rooms available...
View ArticleCan I break a window to save a dog in a hot car? Here's the law in N.J.
Here's what you can do to save that furry friend trapped in a hot car.
View Article2 critically hurt in Jefferson motorcycle crash
A Newton resident and a Rockaway resident were aboard the Harley-Davidson when it veered off Berkshire Valley Road Two people were critically injured in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in...
View ArticleN.J. weather: Strong thunderstorms, another heat wave on the way as roller...
Weather forecasters say there's a threat of drenching thunderstorms and flash flooding in parts of New Jersey, along with miserable humidity and another heat wave.
View ArticleMom breastfeeding on the beach says employee called cops, told her to cover up
Michelle Ayala said Franklin police sided with her and took no action Watch video A mom of three is speaking out after a municipal employee called the cops because she was breastfeeding her 2...
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