Newark NJ

If you think time travel is impossible, you clearly haven’t stepped through the doors of this New Jersey legend where the decor hasn’t flinched since the Eisenhower administration. While the rest of the world is busy obsessing over soy lattes and digital menus, this place is still hand-spinning...

Public education is the ultimate public service because we educate the public. Those of us who devote our lives to public schools aren’t just educating children. We are shaping communities, cities, and the very democracy this country was founded on and which we proudly build upon. So while I generally don’t dignify...

Man wanted for deadly Union City shooting as search intensifies

Newark police seek suspect in $200 package theft on South

New Jersey has a coffee spot that treats dogs like royalty. Instead of just water bowls, they whip up $2 puppuccinos that make tails wag. The vibe is laid-back, with humans sipping lattes while pups get their own frothy treat. Have you ever seen a dog look smug after finishing a cup?

A former state assemblyman was killed in a two-car crash in Newark Sunday morning, officials said. Albert Coutinho, 56, from Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, died following a crash at McCarter Highway and South Street. Police were called to the scene around 7:29 a.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

A driver and a pedestrian were killed in separate crashes three days apart in a Union County town, officials said. A man driving east on Route 22 in Union shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday lost control of his car near Highland Avenue and struck a utility pole, township police said.

“Bringing Target to West Orange Plaza marks an exciting step in the property’s evolution,” said Sidney Singer, VP of leasing for North Plainfield, N.J.-based Levin Management Corp. “This addition introduces one of the nation’s best-known retailers to the center, enhances the shopping experience for the community, and...

Channel 11 talked with him and his neighbors, who were thanking him for helping to save their lives.

A New Jersey man admitted to a scheme to defraud elderly and other victims out of more than $1 million that he told the victims he would invest on their behalf or otherwise use for their benefit, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Antonio Petrosino, a/k/a Anthony Petrosino, 60, of Union...