Jersey City NJ

Jorlyn Paulino, 34, of New York, NY, drove now-31-year-old Joshua Alvarado to the border in the hours immediately after he shot and killed 35-year-old Jason Hidalgo, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Tuesday, Feb. 3. Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, police were called to a private...

The presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) throughout Jersey City has sparked fear and uncertainty among immigrant residents. In response to heightened federal immigration enforcement in Hudson County, Jersey City leaders have taken decisive action to safeguard residents. At Saint Peter’s...

A bagel brand that is omnipresent around Jersey City is about to become even more prominent as Wonder Bagels will be setting up shop in one of the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. The bagel shop will be coming to the ground-floor retail space of 626 Newark Avenue, a 526-unit high-rise...

Jersey City firefighters were in the right place at the right time when they saved a seagull stuck on a frozen reservoir. City officials say that the Jersey City Fire Department's Rescue 1 squad 4 B group was conducting ice rescue training at the Jefferson Avenue reservoir on Monday. That's when they saw the bird...

A Jersey City juvenile who was 17 years old when he fatally shot a 20-year-old man about 13 months ago is going to prosecuted as an adult, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. Naheim King, now 18, of Jersey City, is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and...

The first-of-its-kind Oreo Café at the American Dream mall closed its doors in January, a mall spokesperson confirmed. Located on the third floor of the IT’SUGAR candy department store across from the Nickelodeon Universe theme park, the café opened in August 2021 as the COVID-19 business closures began to ease. It...

Human remains were reportedly discovered in the basement of an apartment building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Sunday, Feb. 1. A janitor found what appeared to be a woman’s body in the basement of The Borinquen Public Houses at 330 Bushwick Avenue at around 9:30 a.m., according to WABC, CBS News and News12. New York...

Tragedy beset the Bowling Green subway station on Monday when a dog was killed by the third rail. The pup was killed after it fell to the tracks around 9:40 a.m., according to police. [ more › ]

Adeeb Haddabah, who also worked for the Cliffside Park Department of Public works, used his Ridgefield Fire Department's fleet card to make numerous fuel purchases for personal use, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Between January and November 2025, Haddabah purchased $1,883.62 of fuel for his own car...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York, New York – A return to more typical February conditions is expected across New York beginning Tuesday, February 10, as the 8–14-day outlook signals increasing precipitation and temperatures...