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A mother and father have been charged with killing their infant baby in Hudson County, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. Jason Megaro, a 27-year-old Mount Carmel, Pa. resident and Jenae Vasquez, a 20-year-old Bronx resident were indicted by a grand jury on charges of aggravated manslaughter …

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A 33-year-old Essex County man has been charged with multiple heroin and cocaine distribution offenses, including school zone drug charges, following his Aug. 5 arrest.

ROOFERS – “Two crew members of Obaldo’s Roofing were detained by ICE: Edgar (Obaldo’s brother) and Miguel. Edgar is a devoted husband, a father of three children ages 16, 8, and 4, and someone who has spent the last 18 years building a life here through faith, hard work, and love for family. Miguel has lived in the U.S

A Union man is accused of assaulting a police officer with handcuffs in Elizabeth on Sunday during an attempted arrest after he allegedly tried to use counterfeit money at an Applebee’s, officials said. Police responded to the Applebee’s at The Mills at Jersey Gardens around 7:17 p.m., according to...

In an editorial, Jersey City Heights residents Kevin Davis contends that the city is still wearing a blindfold when it comes to their government and elected officials. At a Jersey City Council meeting on July 15th, I blindfolded myself and said “this is what it’s like living in Jersey City.” I was frustrated because I

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man accused of leaving a Columbia woman to drown after crashing a car in the Susquehanna River last week has been arrested, police confirmed. Officials said Mikaail Cotton was arrested Tuesday in New York City on an alleged firearms offense and is currently being held at Rikers Island.

Florida did not wait for Zohran Mamdani to come south. It brought the fight directly into the middle of New York City. The Florida Chamber of Commerce paid for a giant digital billboard in Times Square that sarcastically named Mamdani Florida’s “Economic Developer of the Year.” Under his image came the punch line: “Tha

A motorcycle rider from upstate New York was killed in Maspeth on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 8, after he lost control of his bike on the Long Island Expressway, according to authorities. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call for a vehicle collision on the eastbound...

Trees along Grandview Avenue in Edison are swarmed, and neighbors are frustrated.