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Mercer County Community College hosted its 2013 commencement tonight More »Photos: Mercer County Community College commencement 2013

For those Rutgers-Camden students graduating Thursday, there were long-term anxieties and short-term anxieties. More »Rutgers-Camden University class of 2013 celebrates graduation

Terrence Hayes, 49, allegedly tried to hide drugs and two hypodermic needles in a garbage can after being confronted by police More »Panhandler from Paterson arrested after struggle with Fair Lawn police

James Dale knows plenty of people are celebrating the decision by the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban on participation by openly gay boys More »James Dale, first to challenge Boy Scout ban on gays, calls new policy 'destructive'

Several beaches in New Jersey lost elevation because of that missing sand, which washed into Barnegat Bay, onto streets, in homes and out to sea in quantities never before seen during storms at the Jersey … More »'State of the Shore' reveals hurricane stripped beaches of sand, elevation

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts More »Boy Scouts vote to accept openly gay boys

J. Mason Tomlin School's annual sixth grade visit to Washington, D.C., was canceled Wednesday night after bus reservations suddenly fell through right before the trip. More »Mantua school cancels D.C. class trip over charter bus snafu

Lt. Richard Levens, a 24-year veteran at the West Orange Police Department, has been suspended and faces a theft charge More »Veteran West Orange police officer charged with theft, suspended

No lame reference to a skateboarding trick, just the facts: 12 years, $4.5 million dollars and a cluster of city, state and local organizers. More »A new park to 'Love:' Philadelphia's Paine's Park opens to skateboarders

He had 50 .22-caliber bullets in the pickup truck, Somerset Prosecutor says. More »Clint Benson, son of former Giant, indicted on hit-and-run charges

The Rahway woman charged as an accomplice in the murder of a 12-year-old Jersey City boy made her first court appearance on the charges this afternoon. More »Authorities: Rahway woman was 'accomplice' in murder of 12-year-old

Each assistant sat at a table in the NovaCare Complex cafeteria and engaged in conversation with media members who made the rounds, trying to talk in an hour with as many coaches as humanly possible without … More »Assistants shoot down perceptions about Eagles offense under Chip Kelly

Authorities have not yet released the identities of the deceased. More »No sign of a break-in at Kinnelon home where two were found dead

Woman pleaded guilty in 2012 to diverting more than 95 company checks and depositing them into her own personal bank account More »No break for woman who stole $53,000 from employer

Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube More »Video: Courageous cat cruises around Philly on shoulder of pedaling owner

The National Weather Service in Upton, N.Y. has issued a flash flood warning for Bergen County until 5 p.m. More »Flash flood warning issued for Bergen County

West Union Avenue branch of Bank of America was robbed Thursday morning More »FBI investigating robbery at Bound Brook Bank of America alongside Somerset County

Authorities pointed out that the length of the sentence handed down to 46-year-old William Rensing in federal court was due in part to Rensing having a prior conviction for sexually assaulting a minor … More »Morris County man sentenced to more than 17 years for distributing child porn

Victims of Catholic church sex abuse met in New York More »Church sex-abuse victims call on Dolan to advocate for Myers' ouster

The original 58-year-old bridge was deemed structurally deficient, and was replaced by a new span that cost $522,593. More »New Carlton Avenue bridge reopens in Ewing after 10 weeks of construction

No council from New Jersey opposed the controversial change - which some argue goes too far, while others say it doesn't go far enough More »Most N.J. Boy Scout councils favor admitting gay youths

Gov. Chris Christie says state Assembly Speaker’s Sheila Oliver’s concerns about an influential yeshiva and a Princeton seminary getting a share of $1.3 billion in taxpayer funds is more about politics … More »Oliver and Christie exchange war of words on college grants

Lockdowns lifted at schools in neighboring Saddle Brook, Garfield More »Threat puts Elmwood Park high school on prolonged lockdown