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An 18-year-old man who thought he was meeting up with a woman outside a store in Ocean County to sell sneakers and clothing last week instead got doused with gasoline and robbed, authorities said. The man later told police a woman contacted him on Snap…

You probably don’t even need to see any stats to confirm what you already know. After all, those brownish-yellow lawns and wilting flowers that are dotting the landscape in what’s supposed to be the “Garden State” tell the story. It’s been a very dry s…

Outdoor dining options used out of necessity to keep bars and restaurants in business during the coronavirus crisis won’t fall by the wayside in New Jersey even as people have long returned to pre-pandemic routines. Gov. Phil Murphy signed law Wednesda…

For the past two calendar years, Trenton has set violence records no city wants to see. The city suffered 40 homicides each year, the highest ever during crime record-keeping, and many were shootings and occurred in often unexplainable bursts of street…

The frenzied real estate market of the past two years is supposed to mellow out this year. Gains in home prices are expected to slow to single digit increases after two years of double-digit growth. Home prices in New Jersey rose 12% in 2020 and anothe…

A teenager from Passaic County missing since he apparently ran away from a religious school more than two months ago, has been tracked to neighborhoods in Brooklyn, authorities said Wednesday. Veleriy “Nazeem” Atajamov, 15, of Clifton, was last seen fl…

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in East Amwell Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident was reported at 2:05 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Route 202 near Wertsville Road, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Alejan…

When crossing the Delaware River from Pennsylvania into the quaint town of Stockton, it may be hard to believe that a run-down building in town was once was a booming inn — one that used to attract visitors from around the region. New owner Steve Grabo…

Hoboken is returning to the RBI Senior softball Word Series for the first time in five years, and it’s an accomplishment that half of Hudson County can celebrate. The team of 13- to-18-year-olds that defeated Jersey City Roberto Clemente, 8-2, in the N…

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on Route 130 in Burlington County before dawn on Tuesday, authorities said. The man was hit shortly before 4:30 a.m. on the northbound side of the highway near Tenby Chase Drive in Delr…