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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigations (OSI) launched a probe into a Jackson Heights fatal collision that killed a woman just steps from her home last month after it was determined that the driver of the vehicle was an off-duty NYPD officer. On Saturday, April...

(Gray News) – A woman in New York is being accused of taking nearly $37,000 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to. Elise M. Roberts, 34, was arrested and charged in connection with welfare fraud. Roberts allegedly failed to report all people living in her household and all...

After nearly two years of sustained opposition from residents, environmental advocates, and elected officials from all over Essex County, the West Orange planning board rejected a project that would have turned a 120-acre tract of untouched land on the Second Watchung Ridge into 496 apartments. The motion to approve the...

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Newark area reported during the week of April 27. There were 28 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,450-square-foot property on Willoughby Street in Newark that sold for $555,000.

It’s that time of year when your pets might be out more, and public health officials say it’s important for them to be up to date on vaccinations.

An elderly man died last week after being hit by a vehicle in Bergen-Lafayette. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed up for the daily email “Jersey City Today, ” the weekly “This Weekend” events email, and our Sunday news roundup email.

RWJ Barnabas hopes to receive $60 million in state aid to continue a community health program at 12 hospitals that some call a "game changer."

A teen was nabbed for allegedly delivering the final punch to a boy before another youngster fatally shot him during a brawl at a Queens park last month. A 16-year-old was arrested and indicted on Wednesday for beating up Jaden Pierre, 15, before he was fatally gunned down in Roy Wilkins Park on April 16, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz...

The NYPD bomb squad responded to Sheepshead Bay after a resident called 911 to report that they found what looked like a hand grenade inside their home. Authorities say the call came in just after 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, sending units to 2668 East 23rd St. The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit...

If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. That’s how chef Bryon Giron of Perquin felt when he got the call to be on Food Network’s Chopped, the famous food competition show. Last Tuesday, the Jersey City chef placed first and took home the $ 10,000 prize.