Newark NJ

Long Island doctor with a popular side hustle as a balloon artist - Brandon Axelrod, AKA “Doctor Brandini” - is currently drowning in $400,000 in student loan debt. However, he's seeking to use his skills as a balloon-twister to claw his way back to financial freedom, with a little help from social media and...

The Town of Harrison paid tribute to one of its own on the evening of March 3, 2026, when U.S. Army officer Alexandra Perez was formally promoted to the rank of Major during a special ceremony held in the Mayor and Council Chambers at Harrison Town Hall. The promotion ceremony was held immediately following the...

NEWARK, NJ — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in connection with a package theft that occurred Tuesday. The victim reported that a package delivered to a residence at Carolina Avenue near Laurel Place was removed by the suspect at approximately 10:45 a.m. The...

The owners of Hobby’s Delicatessen & Restaurant savored the accolades Thursday as city officials honored the beloved Jewish deli in downtown Newark. The restaurant recently earned high marks from state and national publications and now officially has the same from city government. It’s not that deli owners Marc and...

A fire that started in a trash can outside a home in the Second Ward of Montclair spread into the residence and rose to two alarms before crews had it under control Monday evening, according to a fire official. Firefighters rushed the home on Beverly Road at about 5:09 p.m....

At 4:42 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024, officers responded to a medical emergency and found an 18-year-old woman dead of a drug overdose, Guttenberg police said. An investigation determined the woman had ingested fentanyl, police said. Further investigation determined Joshua Burgos was the person who distributed the...

A fatal fire at a building on Coit Street is under investigation by the prosecutor’s office and the township Department of Public Safety. Firefighters were called to Coit Street Monday morning, March 2, at about 3:11 a.m. and were on scene for several hours making sure the fire was out and no hot spots remained.

If you’ve ever wanted to eat breakfast in a time capsule that also serves excellent coffee, the Colonial Diner in Lyndhurst is about to become your new obsession. This gleaming monument to mid-century American dining culture sits on Route 17 like a chrome-plated portal to a simpler time, when gas was cheap, cars had...

The owners of a dying New Jersey mall are being sued after a teenager’s car fell into a sinkhole in the property’s crumbling parking lot last summer. Kohan Retail Investment Group, which owns Livingston Mall in Essex County, is facing a lawsuit from a local mother. She says hazardous parking lot conditions caused...

If you’re craving food that feels comforting, familiar, and totally satisfying, there’s a buffet in New York that hits all those notes and then some. You walk in and it’s like someone took all your favorite dishes and put them in one place, warm, tasty, and begging to be sampled.