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Union Township, NJ — A 23-year-old man was killed and six others were wounded when gunfire erupted inside a busy Chick-fil-A on Route 22 last month, and prosecutors say a suspect is now in custody.

Students from Carteret High School celebrated their prom on Friday night at Costa Del Sol in Union, New Jersey. The fashion was stellar, prom-goers arrived dressed to impress. The Class of 2026 spent the night laughing, dancing and snapping selfies as they celebrated four years of friendships and memories. Relive...

The Thomas Edison National Historical Park offers a rare, immersive look at one of the most prolific minds in American history - and the place where innovation became an industry.

Just weeks after the Coach House Diner in Hackensack closed, another beloved New Jersey institution has shut their doors. And no one really knows why. The Rustic Mill Diner & Pancake House in Cranford closed abruptly in mid-April, with no notice posted on the doors, no explanation anywhere online, and a phone line that’s no longer in service, according to TAPinto Cranford. Google has...

Mayor James Solomon found a city native and resident to serve as director of the Recreation and Youth Development Department. 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...

New renderings have been revealed for 56 Park Place, a proposed 27-story residential building in Newark, New Jersey. Designed by MVMK Architecture and developed by the 56 Park Place LLC, the structure is planned to stand 285 feet tall. In addition to residential space, the project is planned to contain a ground-floor restaurant, a parking garage, and amenities on the third story...

If these walls could talk, they’d probably ask for a raise after everything they’ve seen since the 1700s. The Old ’76 House in Tappan, New York, isn’t just old by restaurant standards; it’s older than the country itself, serving meals since before America decided being a British colony wasn’t really working out.

For a lot of workers north of New York City, New York's new $16 minimum wage is already spoken for before it ever hits their bank accounts. Rent, child care and basic bills keep climbing, and many upstate households say they are still one car repair or medical surprise away from a full-blown crisis. Community groups and local researchers say the recent statutory...

The building looks almost too small to be this famous. Sitting at 470 Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City, White Mana has the rounded, red-and-white shape of something you might expect to find in a toy train set, not beside one of Hudson County’s busiest roads. Step inside, though, and...

NEW YORK CITY, NY — State police are searching for a missing woman last seen in November. Jessica L. Lord, 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, was last physically seen on Nov. 6 in the presence of the NYPD and Port Authority, according to New York State Police. Her last...