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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jersey City, New Jersey — New Jersey City University plans to lay off 151 employees ahead of a planned merger with Kean University, a move expected to take effect June 30. According to reports circulating...

From the day Jordan Mandel welcomed him into her home in Hoboken, New Jersey, Frank, a sweet mini Dachshund with a generous spirit, quickly became the heart of her world. With endless affection and attention surrounding him, he grew into a happy, confident little dog who seemed comfortable wherever he went.

A lifeguard at the Bayonne Lincoln Community School has been charged with making false statements to law enforcement regarding the June 9th, 2022 incident at the school pool where two brothers drowned. Ashley Danback, 37, of Toms River, is charged with one count of false swearing, a fourth-degree crime, Hudson...

A Saturday evening commute at Penn Station took a grim turn when a 55-year-old man was found unconscious in the northbound waiting area for the C and E trains shortly before 7 p.m., authorities said. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. An eyewitness told Eyewitness News the man...

A 30-year-old woman died early Monday when she was struck by an NJ Transit bus in East Orange, authorities said. Eva Malcom, of Newark, was hit about 6 a.m. by a bus turning right onto Freeway Drive East from Evergreen Place, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.

A man has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes in a weekend stabbing that left a 60-year-old man with serious injuries. Victor A. Soto, 60, of Fairview, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Monday.

Prosecutors say they're still awaiting autopsy results before potentially issuing more serious charges. [ more › ]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—The borough’s own Egger’s Ice Cream parlor rose to the top Sunday at the Brooklyn SeltzerFest 2026 competition. The Westerleigh shop took home the Golden Siphon award—essentially the icing on the cake—at the Third National Egg Cream Invitational held at Industry City in Brooklyn.

The ongoing Iran conflict has nuclear fears skyrocketing. Now, the Navy is warning about China's new nuclear capabilities.

A Queens mom of three was randomly slashed by a masked maniac as she walked to a bus stop Monday morning — leaving her “scared to go back home” as she recovered at the hospital hours later, she told The Post. Lisette Ramales, 29, was crossing the street, steps from t he bus stop at 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in East...