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The New Jersey Assembly has chosen new leaders. Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver of East Orange will become the first African-American woman to be Assembly speaker when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting on a Newark street early this morning, police said.

Latoya Davis cries as she leaves the courtroom after accepting a plea agreement at the Essex County Courthouse in October.

About a dozen members of the Air National Guard, Iraq and Afghanistan war vets stopped by the community food bank of New Jersey Wednesday morning.

New Jersey Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie named his transition team yesterday, describing the group as bipartisan leaders from the public and private sectors.

Aretha Hill-Forte has seen the worst symptoms of breast cancer at the In The Pink clinic: tumors the size of fists; infected skin, turned orange with festering wounds.

Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney's first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black.

Share + Nov 11, 2009 11:04 pm US/Eastern EAST ORANGE, N.J. There was justice for a New Jersey woman who claims police brutalized her in her own home nearly a decade ago.

Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney's first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black.

Esmay Parchment was singing in her shower, getting ready for church like she did every Sunday, when she heard a loud series of bangs against her front door.

Robert J. Rubino, M.D., is Named "Top Doc" in New Jersey, Two Years in a Row By The Rubino OB/GYN Group 11/3/2009 Dr.

A day after a Bayonne woman moved out of her boyfriend's house, the boyfriend apparently went to her parents' home in East Orange and shot and killed her before turning the gun on himself , authorities said today.

Ledger Live for Thursday November 4th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We follow Governor-elect Chris Christie to Newark, of course, one of the state's biggest Democratic strongholds.

NEWARK - When all was said and done, New Jerseyans again decided to spend more green to be more green.

A 22-year-old man was charged with the October fatal shooting of a man in Orange, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said today.

Two children out Halloween trick-or-treating Saturday night were hit by an SUV as they crossed the street, leaving one dead and injuring the other, police said.

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced a two-year, $7 million project to modernize and upgrade conditions at each of the County's three public golf courses was completed on Monday, October 26th at Essex County Weequahic Park.

The ability for New Jersey voters to cast ballots by mail is expected to play a role in this year's gubernatorial election between Patty Spango, of West Orange, sits at one of the voting 'boxes' and fills out her vote by mail ballot.

Workout day was filled with many quotes and sounds but it seems every ballplayer was talking about Phillies Pedro Martinez and he was the old Pedro himself during the workout day interviews.

Responding to Republican pressure, Gov. Jon Corzine this afternoon released records from his charitable foundation, including details on more than $3 million donations made last year.