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A growing number of retired educators earned at least a half-million dollars in retirement benefits. One teacher earns over a million.

A person of interest has been identified, with the public’s help being requested to make an arrest for a fatal Jersey City shooting that occurred last night, authorities said. Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of an injured man inside an apartment at...

The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for August, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened Aug. 1. Exam applications currently open include: assistant civil engineer; automotive service worker; caseworker; caseworker (NYC H+H); contract specialist; electrician’s helper

A Manhattan man was sentenced to 26 years to life behind bars on Wednesday for chopping up his ex-girlfriend with a meat cleaver and living with her dismembered corpse in her Brooklyn apartment for a month. Justin Williams, 27, learned his fate in Brooklyn Supreme Court for hacking his 22-year-old ex, D’Asia Johnson, t

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Steven Schwally, 66, of Deer Park, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for crashing his vehicle into a nail salon while intoxicated and speeding, killing four people and injuring several others in June 2024. The defendant was found guilty

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Essex County, here's what sold for $350,000 or under during the week of July 27 to Aug. 2. Below, we provide an overview of the top five properties in each area, chosen for their proximity to the desired price range and the largest living spaces.

A beloved library branch in the state’s second-largest city abruptly closed late last month after decades of operation, angering residents and the local councilman in the residential Journal Square neighborhood. Adding to the tumult is the Jersey City library system’s leadership, after its director announced his retire

Gristedes CEO warns New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $70 million city-run grocery stores will devastate bodegas and supermarkets nearby.

3 great New Jersey bars just landed on USA TODAY's list of the 38 best bars in the country for 2026.

Most Americans assume that ordinary, daily habits are safe no matter where they travel. But state and local laws can vary in surprising ways, and what feels routine in one place may carry a fine or warning in another. These differences are not always obvious, and many have historical roots or safety intentions that sti