PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS -- An overturned tractor-trailer on Route 80 westbound in the township closed the two right lanes and caused a three-mile delay, according to the Department of Transportation website. The tractor trailer is overturned partially on top of a... Full Story »
APTaleon GoffneyCLEMENTON -- A man known to police as "Spider-Man" for his daring escapes and who has starred in gay porn videos with his twin brother has been sentenced to three years in prison for burglary. Taleon Goffney received the... Full Story »
CLARENCE, N.Y. — The suburban Buffalo town where a commuter plane crashed earlier this year is seeking the public's suggestions for memorials dedicated to the crash victims. The Flight 3407 Memorial Committee held a public forum Monday night to discuss... Full Story »
NUTLEY -- Nearing 9 o’clock on a recent Thursday night, three veterans drank $1.50 draft beers at a neighborhood bar in Nutley. Amid real war stories, Kenny Hall called to the bartender. Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerAt the Randolph VFW post 7333,... Full Story »
CARNEYS POINT TOWNSHIP -- A township couple is charged with animal cruelty for allegedly beating and shooting their pit bull last week, a report in Today's Sunbeam said. Officers responding to an anonymous tip found a 14-month-old pit bull with... Full Story »
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Mollie Smith won’t throw her Christmas tree to the curb this year. Instead, the Bloomfield resident’s potted five-foot blue spruce will end up in Brookdale Park, where she’ll watch it grow for the rest of her life.... Full Story »
NEW YORK -- Stock futures are indicating a lower opening on Wall Street following declines in overseas markets and as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin a two-day meeting on interest-rate policies. Markets in Europe and Asia slipped today as... Full Story »
MAPLEWOOD -- Forget to feed the meter in Maplewood and, starting Tuesday, you’ll pay twice the price for that parking infraction. Fines have doubled to $20 for nearly two dozen offenses in the township, including parking where you’re not supposed... Full Story »
NEWARK -- Senate President Richard Codey introduced a bill Monday that could hit ticket-buyers with a surcharge of as much as $3 for events to end a price war between the Izod Center in the Meadowlands and the Prudential Center... Full Story »
MIAMI -- Ilya, the wayward manatee, is being released into the South Florida waters. Ilya's release from the Miami Seaquarium is planned for this morning. The 1,300-pound sea cow has been undergoing rehabilitation there. Photo courtesy Marine Mammal Stranding CenterWayward... Full Story »
CHERRY HILL -- Authorities said the driver of a car lost control and crashed, killing a fighter pilot who was trimming a tree outside his home. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Jennings piloted F-16 fighter jets over Iraq. The 44-year-old... Full Story »
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Bruce Springsteen doesn't share Chris Christie's views on gay marriage and he won't play at the governor-elect's inauguration, but Christie says there's no hard feelings about the Boss' politics or his State Street freeze out. "Obviously, two... Full Story »
Photo by Scott Gries/Picture Group and courtesy of MTVThe clip that shows MTV "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi getting punched will not air in next week's episode, says a spokesman for the channel.The New York City schoolteacher who... Full Story »
Choice of N.J. Democrat signals preference for effectiveness more than partisanship -- Chris Christie's transition Full Story »
APAn investor walks past a stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai China. World stock markets were mixed today as investors took profits before year's end and awaited the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the U.S. economy.... Full Story »
LAKEWOOD -- An unidentified man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in Lakewood earlier tonight, police said. The man was crossing the intersection of Cedar Bridge Avenue and Clover Street at 9:12 p.m. when he was... Full Story »
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerSen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Hudson), a member of Gov.-elect Chris Christie's transition team.TRENTON -- Towns, cities and counties could put off paying half their required contribution into the pension system this year, under a bill introduced in both... Full Story »
Students pleaded with parents to stay home even after authorities scoured the school for explosives and found nothing Full Story »
AP Photo/Asbury Park PressA 1998 file photo of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is shown in Lacey Township. TRENTON — A proposal to require the owners of a New Jersey nuclear power plant to install water cooling towers has... Full Story »
File photo Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari (D-Union)TRENTON -- Soon your realtor could be paying you. It’s illegal right now, but pending legislation would allow realtors and real estate brokers to pay home-buyers a portion of their commissions at the close... Full Story »
NEWARK — The FBI says a man who escaped a New Jersey drug bust nearly four months ago has been captured in Paraguay. Weysan Dun, special agent in charge of the FBI's Newark office, said Monday that 29-year-old Alberto Chavez... Full Story »
TRENTON -- A bill that would expand chiropractors’ practices and earning power was passed along to the full Senate today after a contentious and lengthy committee hearing. Chiropractors would be able to prescribe medical tests, give nutritional counseling and sell... Full Story »
List is heavy with key Democrats; Christie threatens to use allies to block picks Full Story »
David Gard/For The Star-LedgerSomerset County Surrogate Frank Bruno, right, will be collecting gift cards for wounded soldiers he will visit next month at Walter Reed. He was joined by Major Jon Ladilow, left, and Col. Stan Ladilow today. SOMERVILLE -... Full Story »
A male resident at a Burlington County state facility for people with developmental disabilities died Friday, the second "unexpected" resident death there in two months. Pam Ronan, spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services, said the man, who was... Full Story »
A crow stands on a tree branch in Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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