1 hr ago | The Daily Journal
Battle to raise NJ wages puts Bridgeton in spotlight
The city's sizable number of low-income workers, distressed economy and Democratic politics often don't play in its favor, but on Wednesday those elements made it an ideal host for the start of a campaign to enshrine a minimum wage formula in New Jersey's constitution.
5 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press
Black Friday Target robbery arrest
Authorities have arrested four men in connection with the armed robbery of a New Jersey Target store on Black Friday.
9 hrs ago | NJ.com
Letter: JC council should landmark St. John's Episcopal Church
I urge our City Council to landmark St. John's Episcopal Church in the Bergen Hill neighborhood at their next meeting.
13 hrs ago | Observer
Where will E. Newark kids end up?
For much of its entire 118- year history, since it broke away from Kearny's First Ward, the borough of East Newark has maintained a single public school for kindergarten to grade 8 and has consistently sent its graduates to high school in neighboring Harrison.
14 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com
Workers treated for smoke inhalation following Belleville fire
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze on Cortlandt Street late Tuesday afternoon in Belleville .
14 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal
Newark police unveil new 'mini-precinct' in the downtown
Market Street is reflected in the window of the newly-opened downtown 'mini-precinct' the Newark Police Department officially unveiled today.
18 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal
Newark fire in abandoned house investigated as arson
A fire in an abandoned house a few blocks from Branch Brook Park is being investigated as a possible arson, said a fire official.
23 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com
Wayne lawyer has been missing for weeks, colleague says
WAYNE - A lawyer who briefly served as acting mayor has been missing since Memorial Day weekend, and police say they have no leads as to where he might be.
's 2013 NHL Mock Draft: Pick #16
Over the next thirty days, we will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2012 NHL Draft being held June 30, 2012 in Newark, NJ.
Belleville: Police blotter, June 18
Police conducted a motor vehicle stop, and smelled raw marijuana as they approached.
Cory Booker hires Obama veteran
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker has hired Obama campaign and Organizing for America veteran Addisu Demissie to manage his Senate campaign.
Booker encounters bumps on possible path to Senate
In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else.
Christie administration closing Newark charter school founded by city activist Fredrica Bey
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School located on James Street in Newark's Central Ward appears in this photo.
McGreevey Receives 'Pride' Award from Essex County Gay Rights Group
Former Gov. James McGreevey, who made international news when he resigned his office nearly a decade ago and simultaneously became the nation's first openly gay governor, received the Pride of Essex award during a ceremony Monday in Newark.
South Orange Police Make 2nd Arrest in 2012 Armed Robbery
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ Police arrested a 24-year-old Newark man in connection with a robbery and shooting at the Grove Terrace apartment complex on May 8, 2012.
Newark store owner guns down thief in city's fifth shooting in 36 hours
An alleged thief was shot and killed by a store owner and a teenage carjacker was shot by a Newark police officer during a violent 36 hours that left two dead and four injured in the state's largest city.
Hong Kong plane lands safely at Newark airport after poison threat
Peter Jones of Washington, D.C., talks to the media after his plane from Hong Kong arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport.
FBI: Passenger claims he poisoned NJ-bound flight
FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed he'd poisoned everybody on board.
Passenger Restrained on US-Bound Flight from Hong Kong
United Airlines flight 116 from Hong Kong to Newark, N.J., is coming in Monday morning with a passenger who informed the crew he "poisoned everyone on board," sources tell ABC News.