Edison, NJ

A Union City man who knocked out a car burglar with one punch on a Jersey City street is facing a manslaughter charge after the victim died from his injuries four days later, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, was initially charged with aggravated assault days after the Aug. 2 incident...

The RCMP have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man from Six Roads, New Brunswick for assault with a weapon. The incident happened in Shippagan, New Brunswick around 11 p.m. on August 16, 2022. Two People Stabbed on J-D Gauthier Boulevard. Two victims suffered stab wounds outside of a restaurant on...

A pedestrian died after being struck by multiple vehicles late Thursday while attempting to cross a street in Elizabeth, authorities said. The victim, whose name and age were withheld, was struck about 11:30 p.m. while crossing in the area of Spring Street and North Avenue, city officials said Friday morning.

It happened as the boy and his dog, Ted "Teddy" DiBiase -- named after the former professional wrestler who went by the moniker the Million Dollar Man -- walked along South 19th Street.

EDISON – A resident has appealed to the Township Council after the Zoning Board of Adjustment recently approved a developer's application for a use variance to build seven duplexes on the site of the shuttered Charlie Brown's on Plainfield Road. In a letter to the township clerk, township resident...

Your sweet tooth just got a whole lot sweeter. There’s a new doughnut shop opening its third location in Westfield and it’s the most unique dessert place New Jersey has seen. MOCHIMOLY opened its doors in Millburn and Park Ridge earlier this year and they are already expanding.

EDISON – Among the tractor trailers and industrial sites on National Road, there is now a beautiful mural depicting essentially what every military branch stands for: the American flag. The 48-foot by 11-foot mural is painted on the back of the Edison Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3117...

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Everyone is welcome to visit the Jersey Shore, but when you’re...

The Pakistan Day Parade New Jersey will be held this year on Sunday, Aug. 21 at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., Edison. The celebration, which will run from noon to 8:30 p.m., will be highlighted by a flag raising ceremony at 3 p.m. and the parade, which is set to step off at 4:30 p.m.

SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council approved an ordinance that establishes a redevelopment plan for Club Pure on Route 35, which is targeted for a self-storage facility. The plan calls for Morgan Rescue Squad, which abuts the site at the north end, to continue to use and access overflow parking that has historically been available to its members.

Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing man who walked away from St. Michael's Medical Center.

Hindus are urging for a Diwali holiday in all 24 public school districts of Middlesex County. Schools have declared holidays around other religious days, so why not Diwali?. Although traditions vary, Diwali celebrations usually include families and friends gathering for worship at home shrines and visiting the temple. Additionally, there are feasts, the sharing of gifts, decorating hands with henna designs, fireworks, and the lighting of diyas — small lamps usually made from clay that symbolize goodness and purity. Lighting them denotes triumph over darkness, connecting to the light. We also draw intricate, colorful designs called rangolis and place them around the home to honor the festival and welcome good luck.

Two service areas along the Garden State Parkway are out of commission for at least nine months, starting this week. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has announced that no food, gasoline and restrooms would be available as of Aug. 17 at the Vauxhall and Brookdale South service areas, which will be demolished and replaced with new facilities.

If you're a fan of great deli as am I then you know all about the Millburn Deli. But did you know that they're expanding into Westfield?. Owners Andrew Morgan and Rich Nemet told NJ.com that they signed a lease to open at 142-44 E. Broad St. They will be...

Two police officers and two employees of a trucking company in South Plainfield were brought to an area hospital as a precaution after a container believed to be filled nitric acid was found leaking and smoking on Wednesday, authorities said. Various state, county and local officials responded to Jimmy’s Trucking...

Today at approximately 1:30 am four subjects wearing masks and gloves entered an unlocked residence on Riverside Lane, removed three sets of car keys and stole the vehicles from the driveway. All three vehicles were subsequently recovered and processed by police this morning. Please report any suspicious vehicles and remember...

A Hazlet Township man has been arrested and charged with allegedly committing patricide at his father's home. The horrifying details of the Hazlet man murdering his own father have been announced by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday. Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said that 43-year-old Ernest K....

An ethics expert and a gun violence researcher out of Rutgers-Camden suggest a new district-wide policy in South River is short sighted and likely an ineffective way to keep students safe. Requiring that all backpacks be see-through may be less expensive than hiring security or installing metal detectors, they say,...

A violent ex-con fled into the meadows off Route 3 after officers responding to a traffic accident discovered that he'd been wanted on a parole violation. Ali Scott, 35, of Newark, has spent nearly a dozen years combined during three separate state prison stretches since 2006, records show. He served...

EDISON – The township's longtime Fire Chief Brian Latham apparently remains suspended and township officials remain mum about the reason. Latham has served as fire chief since March 2010. He has not answered calls to his office or cellphone this month. ...