PATERSON — The Paterson Department of Community Development improperly handled $5.5 million when Joey Torres was the city's mayor, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development directed the city to pay back nearly...
ED MURRAY/THE STAR-LEDGER Richard Pompelio with his 1956 Ford Thunderbird in Sparta on Tuesday August 31, 2010. Pompelio bought the car and was looking forward to his son driving it to the prom but his son Tony was murdered. He...
Scott Olson/Getty ImagesCommunity activist and former gang member, Wallace Bradley, speaks at a press conference aimed at Chicago's police superintendent, Jody Weis. Current and former Chicago gang members held an unprecedented press conference Thursday, responding to threats made by police...
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerVisitors to Island Beach State Park had to be content with only getting their feet wet Thursday after the Environmental Protection Department Officials banned swimming and surfing. Although Hurricane Earl isn't the monster it once was, a tropical...
Noah Addis/For The Star-LedgerDelaware River Port Authority C.E.O and former New Jersey Senator John Matheussen, left, listens as N.J. Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the media during a press conference at the One Port Center building in Camden on Thursday....
David Gard/New Jersey Local News ServicePest control companies have increasingly been turning to scent dogs to locate bedbugs as the rate of infestation grows across New Jersey. Carmen Reino and Anchor of Anchor Pest Control train in their home. Reino...
Google MapsA map view of Knowlton, where a woman was seriously injured in a two-car accident on Route 46 this morning. KNOWLTON — A woman was seriously injured in a two-car accident on Route 46 about 6:15 a.m. today, according...
John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerDefense attorney Joseph Krakora talks to Philander Hampton during his arraignment on charges in the killing of the five Newark boys on Aug. 20, 1978. NEWARK — Philander Hampton, charged in the 1978 slayings of five boys in...
Google MapsA map view of the Parx casino in Bensalem, Pa. where a Trenton man allegedly left his son in the car while he gambled. BENSALEM, Pa. — A New Jersey man is facing charges for allegedly leaving his 12-year-old...
Kathleeen Kelly/For The Star-LedgerWith DeCamp drivers on strike, commuters might turn to NJ Transit trains to get them to New York. MONTCLAIR — Unionized employees of the DeCamp Bus Lines will likely remain on strike until at least Tuesday, forcing...
Google MapsA map view of Ratzer Road in Wayne, where a water main break has forced traffic to be detoured. WAYNE — A water main break on Ratzer Road near Webster Drive might impact the morning commute, according to a...
NORTH PLAINFIELD — Overnight and weekend emergency calls will temporarily be handled by the North Plainfield Fire Department, borough officials said Thursday. The move comes as the Volunteer Rescue Squad manages the fallout after two of its officers in an...
WEST WINDSOR — A 50th wedding anniversary party turned to heartbreak Thursday night when a 2-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool, police said. The boy was from England and was visiting relatives at a home on Rushton Court when...
Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerBeachgoers relax as the Cape May Lewes Ferry runs by at Sunset Beach in Cape May Point. Hurricane Earl has forced the cancellation of many departures today. LEWES, Del. — Officials have canceled some departures of the Cape...
BELMAR &mdash U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews and local police spent hours searching for a 20-year-old after he went missing off Belmar tonight, authorities said. The man was last seen wearing a black tank top and black shorts when he...
Lori Van Buren/Times UnionArne Duncan, U.S. Education Secretary, heads a round table with teams of teachers in N.Y. TRENTON — New Jersey will be at the forefront of a collaborative effort to develop a new generation of standardized tests, an...
file photoClifford Janey, the superintendent of Newark public schools, speaks with school employees during a staff meeting in 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark. NEWARK — Newark Superintendent Clifford Janey will stay in his post to start the school...
Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerA file photo of recess at Newton Street school in Newark. NEWARK — When Newark school district’s 39,000 students began their first day of classes today, they began a school year already full of change. The district has...
Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerIn a television camera monitor, News Anchor Jim Hooker prepares for the evening news broadcast at the New Jersey Network Studios in Trenton, NJ on 4/22/10. TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie submitted legislation today designed to...
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