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The Feelies will hold their only live shows this year in Jersey City. See which other rockers are coming to North Jersey.
A deputy emergency management coordinator in North Jersey has been suspended following his arrest.
The death of a 2-month-old infant in Hudson County is being investigated as a crime, prosecutors said.
The assault took place in Elmwood Park, Bergen County prosecutors said.
Hoboken's City Council voted on extending bar hours during the World Cup at their meeting Wednesday.
A gnocchi chain with nine locations in New York will soon open its first New Jersey spot.
Students and staff in a New Jersey genealogy program have helped solve the mystery of "Bus Stop Jane Doe."
See the schedule of Memorial Day events in Ridgewood, including the "Ridgewood Run."
The girl was taken to the hospital with "noticeable swelling," said the police complaint.
A student was charged Wednesday for taking a Paramus security guard's gun that was left in a bathroom stall.
A Ridgewood home caught fire while one of the children was home studying for a college admissions test, a fundraiser notes.
A new building has risen in southwest Hoboken, and a dim sum restaurant and food market are coming soon. See photos.
An institute at a Bergen County shopping center was briefly locked down Wednesday, police said.
A chiller system was brought in to cool the building from the outside.
Andrea has saved countless lives in Bergen County, and now needs a hero of her own.
A councilman shared "street safety and traffic concerns" after a crash in Jersey City Heights on Tuesday.
The restaurant, which serves lobster, shrimp, and crab rolls, will have giveaways at its Ridgewood grand opening.
A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Bergen County, with potentially severe storms forecast. Track storms with links below.
A football coach, athletic director, and husband of a current principal in Bergen County has died, officials said.
After two singers from NSync dined in Hoboken and danced on the waterfront, the mayor had a reply.
