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Heavy downpours sparked flash flooding across the tristate area on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued numerous weather alerts for many counties in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The home of a veteran Edison Police captain was firebombed early Monday morning after someone supposedly detonated a gas can or Molotov cocktail at the front door of the Monroe Township home, according to law enforcement sources.

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Intent on having the first word and setting the tone of the post film musings when exiting J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek Into Darkness," a 132 minute, colorfully amusing assault on the senses, I remarked to my wife Joanne, "Boy, they sure give you your money's worth." Translation: It's huge and decadently excessive, but there'll be no Pulitzer for ... (more)

NEWARK - Richard Gray, who works as a personal trainer at a gym in Edison, had a virtual drug store in his home, authorities say.

In this submitted photo, Plainfield first responders come to the aid of a woman after two large dogs attacked her, according to police.

The Turnpike was closed Oct. 3, 2012 in both directions near exit 7A in Robbinsville after a dump truck hit a bridge abutment supporting the I-195 overpass, killing the driver.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Allen Hopkins moved the 2013 Super Billiards Expo from the Philadelphia area to Edison, N.J., just outside of New York City.

The home of a veteran Edison Police captain was firebombed early Monday morning after someone supposedly detonated a gas can or Molotov cocktail at the front door of the Monroe Township home, according to law enforcement sources.

At the Route 27 Walmart in Edison, individuals collected cash in plastic jars, saying the money would go to the Child Protection Education of America organization or to Toys for Tots, police said.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Rutgers wrestling's Greg Zannetti and Billy Smith have each been named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Individual All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 season, it was announced Monday.

Pancreatic cancer claims about as many lives each year as breast cancer, while grappling with a much lower survival rate.

NJ TRANSIT announced Thursday that new rail timetables will take effect Sunday, June 2, reflecting adjustments made to accommodate Amtrak's long-term tie replacement project on the Northeast Corridor.

EDISON - For the second time in a row, an incumbent Democratic mayor in Edison has lost the support of the local party, support that can be the difference between winning and losing.

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Jini Looney of Metuchen, a kindergarten student at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, enjoyed her stint as Lower School Head for the Day on May 15.

EDISON - The message from Joann La Perla-Morales, the president of Middlesex County College, was clear: No matter where they started, the scores of soon-to-be graduates who were seated before her ended up in the same place.

Middlesex County College will give out 1,385 degrees and certificates to 1,324 graduates today, as the college holds its annual commencement.

The study, which was commissioned by Dotcom Distribution , found the biggest complaint about flash-sales sites on Facebook involved shipping, with 49 percent of gripes related to that issue.

By far the largest striper from shore reported to me this season was the 39-pounder weighed at the Tackle Box in Hazlet after Ben Nazario of Rahway beached it on bunker at Belford around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.