A longstanding New Jersey music shop recently closed its doors. Sam Ash of Paramus shuttered on July 20, according to NorthJersey.com. It was located at 50 Route 4. The store had been open for about 50 years, according to NorthJersey.com, and signage a…
Hidden compartment filled with pills found under pharmacy worker’s car, cops say
A New York pharmacy worker had hundreds of Xanax and other prescription pills hidden in a secret compartment under his car when he was pulled over for speeding Tuesday on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Carlos Jose Cruz-Pena, 33, of the Bron…
N.J. reports 3,215 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths; number of high-risk counties drops, CDC says
New Jersey on Friday reported another 3,215 confirmedCOVID-19 cases and six new confirmed deaths. The number of high-risk counties as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped to 14 on Friday. The number is up from only six in …
Teenager found dead on NJ Transit tracks, authorities say
Detectives with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy found dead Thursday night on train tracks in Plainfield, authorities said. The teenager, whose name was not released, was found about 8 p.m. on the tr…
N.J. student: We don’t need any more police in schools | Opinion
By Armani Ruffin In response to the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24th where 19 children and two teachers were killed, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced an increase in police presence in al…
A 3rd teenager charged in shooting that killed 2 teen girls last year, prosecutor says
A third Trenton teenager has been charged with participating in a shooting in the city’s West Ward last fall that killed two teens and wounded a third, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. The office did not identify the suspect, who is 16 years…
N.J. school board member resigns amid backlash over student survey about gender identity
A member of Cedar Grove’s school board criticized for her role in distributing a gender identity survey to students last year resigned this week after more than 3,000 local residents signed a petition for her ouster. Christine Dye, who served on the Es…
Dear Annie: ‘I’ve been paying for way more than (my boyfriend)’
DEAR ANNIE: My boyfriend and I don’t really keep track of our spending, but we try to make it pretty even by trading off who pays for different expenses — groceries, date nights, travel costs, etc. We both have good jobs, and we make about the same am…
10 years after an attack on the Sikh community we must remember to stand together | Opinion
By Rajanpreet Kaur This Friday will mark 10 years since a neo-Nazi gunman walked into a gurdwara (Sikh house of worship) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people: Paramjit Kaur Saini, Sita Singh, Ranjit Singh, Prakash Singh, Suveg Singh Khattra,…
Washington Township celebrates National Night Out (PHOTOS)
Washington Township held a National Night Out event at the Washington Lake Park Ampitheater Tuesday night. National Night Out is a nationwide event which promotes positive relationships between police departments and the communities they serve. Members…