Rahway elementary school principal arrested on child endangerment
RAHWAY – The principal of Madison Elementary School has resigned following his arrest in Fanwood earlier this month on charges related to endangering the welfare of a child. Dion Patterson, 44, was arrested Jan. 6 in Fanwood on the second-degree charge, according to court records. The Union County Prosecutor's Office...
Billy Bob Thornton spotted filming his new movie in Rahway
Actor Billy Bob Thornton has been spotted in Central Jersey filming a new movie with some scenes shot in Rahway. Mayor Raymond Giacobb said he met with the Academy Award-winning Thornton, 70, and his co-star Ariana Greenblatt on Jan. 14 on the set of "Somedays.” "I had the pleasure of presenting Billy Bob with a City...
Influencers Wanted $2K From Struggling Paterson Restaurant — Then One Showed Up In Disguise
Then, she got an unexpected visit from New York Turk. The food reviewer with 664K Instagram followers recently posted a video documenting a surprise stop at Pide 28, a Turkish restaurant on Main Street in Paterson. NY Turk, whose real name is Ertan Bek, showed up wearing a wig and...
Paw and order: New Jersey condo uses DNA to track down pet owners who...
A condo complex in northern New Jersey has turned to science to help track down residents who allow their dogs to defecate and not cleaning up after their pets. To keep their community droppings-free, Hudson Harbour in Edgewater has turned to policing its dog owners. The condo community requires residents...
Bittersweet last call for neighborhood bar in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Each location moved on to make way for a sprawling apartment complex that is about to take its place - then there is the lone holdout at the end of the plaza...The Railyard Tavern.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Is Cracking Down On Food Delivery Apps
Delivery app drivers face an array of problems, from low pay to combative customers. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is taking steps to fix that.
Gunfire on a Newark street ends in life sentence for killer
A 46-year-old Newark man has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 60 years, for his role in a deadly crowd shooting in 2023, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Nearly 5,000 Businesses Leave NYC as Taxes Loom
New York City, New York — New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses early last year as more employers shut down or relocated to lower-tax states, according to a new report released by the city’s Economic Development Corporation. The analysis found that while roughly 3,500 new businesses opened during the second...
Girl, 13, jumped off Brooklyn Bridge after years of NYC child-welfare officials failing her:...
The city ripped a delusional 13-year-old NYC girl from her family, then failed to monitor the troubled child as she repeatedly fled her foster homes — until she finally committed suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. In a panicked bid to cover up its failures, the Administration for Children’s Services then...
Gary Gross Dies After Hit By Car In Harrison: Prosecutor
Gary Gross died of his injuries at University Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 15, a week after he and another pedestrian were struck by a vehicle, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. At 3:30 p.m., the Hudson County Sheriff's Office responded to Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park and found...

















