Six Flags Great Adventure through the years
Visitors from around the country annually enjoy the sights, sounds and rides at Six Flags Great Adventure. Another summer season brings another year for residents of New Jersey and people from all...
View ArticleMeet of Champions full wrap: Results, stories, photos, videos from an amazing...
Complete coverage, plus tons of photos and videos, from the NJSIAA Track and Field Meet of Champions at Central Regional HS in Bayville Complete coverage, plus tons of photos and videos, from the...
View ArticleLooking for a 'barn cat?' N.J. shelter has more than 30
Shelter recently took in cats who need a safe outdoor environment and are hoping pet lovers will give them a non-traditional home. BRIDGEWATER -- As the staff at the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter...
View Article3 birthdays a century in the making: 100-year-olds celebrated in Morristown
Raise your glasses in the air for a toast — a toast to a century of life. MORRISTOWN -- Raise your glasses in the air for a toast -- a toast to a century of life. Three seniors did just that, with...
View ArticleTwo northwest N.J. spots tops for June birding
A look at High Point State Park and Stokes State Forest. Clay-colored sparrow Steve Byland WHAT WE'VE SPOTTED * Red-necked phalarope, Cape May * Red-headed woodpecker, Kingwood * White ibis,...
View Article15 great storylines from the 2016 state softball tournament
Great stories from the sectional playoffs right through the finals at Kean
View Article17 great storylines from the 2016 state baseball tournament
Teams and players that made a mark in the year's tourney
View ArticleN.J. towns hurting as Civil Service Commission sits vacant
The state Civil Service Commission hasn't had a meeting all year because of a lack of members. That's been a big problem for some New Jersey municipalities. TRENTON--The borough administrator of...
View ArticleStarting a dream: The 37 N.J. players picked in the 2016 MLB Draft
Jersey H.S. alums selected, June 9-11, 2016
View Article47 dogs removed from Hopatcong home, report says
Charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner. HOPATCONG -- Animal control officers removed 47 dogs, many of which had severe injuries and were covered in feces and urine, from a borough home...
View ArticleSoftball: The first-ever NJ.com Top 50
For the first time ever, NJ Advance Media is ranking 50 softball teams at the end of the year.
View ArticleThe first-ever NJ.com baseball Top 50
NJ.com's reporters ranked the top 50 teams in the state.
View ArticleNJ.com boys lacrosse final Top 50 rankings, 2016
For the first time ever, NJ.com expanded its statewide rankings to 50 teams for the end of the 2016 season.
View ArticleN.J.'s best ice cream shop: Vote for your favorite North Jersey ice cream shop
It's time to vote for the best North Jersey ice cream shop/stand/store in our N.J.'s best ice cream showdown. North Jersey won our N.J's best burger competition; how will it do in our best ice cream...
View ArticleVintage photos of education in N.J.
In the pre-internet days, a research project was way more involved than Googling a subject. According to my kids, school is much harder now than it was when I was a student. My son and daughter might...
View ArticleDeaths from the drug that killed Prince are skyrocketing in N.J.
Fentanyl, which is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become popular in New Jersey and is killing at an alarming rate. Fentanyl, an opioid up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, is...
View ArticleLongtime Wayne shoe store owner says it's a fitting time to close
Business is still going well at Richard's Shoes, Nick Olivia said, but as he and his partner, Robert Gimon, got older, they decided it was time to close the store WAYNE -- After 44 years of fitting...
View ArticleLottery for vouchers to help lower-income N.J. residents pay rent ends Friday
The deadline is Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. TRENTON -- In what affordable housing advocates are calling a "huge opportunity" for lower-income New Jerseyans, the state is accepting applications for...
View ArticleMemorial Day drowning in Ogdensburg was an accident, report says
Shawn Scribner, 20, of Newton, was found unresponsive in Heater's Pond on May 31, New Jersey Herald reported. OGDENSBURG -- The death of a Newton man at Heater's Pond on Memorial Day has been ruled an...
View ArticleMan, teen seriously injured in Sussex County crash, cops say
A vehicle operated by a 28-year-old crashed into the teen's vehicle, police said. FRANKLIN -- A 28-year-old Hamburg man and a teen driver were seriously injured in a head-on crash on Route 23...
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