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From January 31 to February 3, thousands of the world's top show dogs gathered in New York City for the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. In the end, only one dog could bring home the coveted 'Best in Show title,' but every dog in the building was a winner in their handler's eyes.

It's just another manic Monday for NJ Transit riders. The entire Northeast Corridor line running from Trenton, New Jersey to New York has been suspended, as has service on the North Jersey Coast line, because of overhead wire issues, NJ Transit said. It wasn't immediately clear how long the shutdown...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are allegedly suffering physical symptoms from the pervading stench rattling their Travis neighborhood. According to Janet Nigro, her 45-year-old daughter and her granddaughter live in an apartment in the area of a city Department of Sanitation composting...

A trailblazer in comedy and a powerful cultural voice, George Lopez brings his signature style, sharp observations, and cross-generational humor to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark this month for a night of nonstop laughs. For more than two decades, Lopez has been a beloved presence in American...

Karenlynn Stracher has spent years stepping into danger whenever an animal’s safety was on the line. She never hesitates, no matter the risks. Her dedication doesn’t stop with wildlife. Stracher has also built a long career as a paramedic in New York City, saving countless human lives. That experience gave her the...

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The search continues for a suspect wanted in connection with a mass shooting that happened in Crown Heights in August 2025. Three people were killed, and eleven others were shot during the incident, according to the NYPD. Police say the shooting happened near 903...

Pay up, “comrade!” A Rockaway homeowner was left fuming after he calculated he’ll pay more property taxes than ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio will likely pay for two properties in trendy Park Slope worth millions more on the open market. Robert Rose, who owns a house on the Rockaway peninsula, said he hit pay dirt as he...

A Palisades Parkway Police officer first noticed a white two-door BMW parked on the access road to State Line Lookout on Saturday, Feb. 7, at approximately 2 p.m., Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Officers returned to the area around 5:30 p.m. and found the vehicle still parked in the same location.

NEWARK, NJ — A 60-year-old woman who had been reported missing was found dead inside her home Saturday afternoon. Sandra Shanks, of Newark, was located unresponsive at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 7. She was pronounced deceased at 1:36 p.m. The incident remains under investigation, but foul play is...

A Hudson County Superior Court Judge this week rejected an attempt to block city law designed to retain a hospital in the Heights. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed up for the daily email “Jersey City Today, ” the...