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Nelson Hearns Jr., a 20-plus-year Cranford patrolman once hailed for saving a resident's life, is now suspended pending an investigation.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
The 49-year-old pipeline crossing to Kearny will be replaced using drilling technology, with costs shielded from ratepayers for now.
A Mountain Avenue man barricaded himself after threatening officers, police say, warning that “somebody is going to get shot.”
Tito Rodriguez worked nearly 30 straight hours at Ground Zero. Decades later, he's cancer-free after treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Officers located a suspect near Claremont Avenue after two women reported that he followed them and identified him to police.
He asked to use the bathroom, then killed the lights and tried to hide. Police say he was found and the situation resolved without harm.
Politics & Govt in ...
P.S. 16's annex opened already overcrowded in 2021 and now runs at 250% of design capacity, with zero new classrooms planned downtown.
Police haven't said what led to the Tuesday morning arrest outside School No. 2, but they warn families of a bigger police presence ahead.
Food & Drinks in ...
The halal café known for saffron chai and ras malai tres leches has landed on Main Street, its first spot outside New Brunswick.
The Ridgewood congressman wants federal AI grants for classrooms even as districts lock away student phones bell-to-bell.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
The Hoboken hospital added six new chairs and expanded hours to five days a week, increasing appointment availability for chemotherapy and other treatments.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Vantage Builders outbid more than a dozen buyers for a Millburn teardown, and the 5,900-square-foot replacement is nearly done.
State child welfare workers tipped off Bergen County investigators before the Kearny man's arrest this week.
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