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NEWARK, N.J. — The founder of an Austin-based water brand was sentenced to over four years in prison for defrauding investors of over $6 million. Todd O'Gara, the 46-year-old founder of the now defunct Wanu Water beverage company, raised over $6.6 million from individual investors, repeatedly lying to solicit those...

A North Jersey man is in Camden County jail after allegedly sending explicit photos to an undercover officer he believed was a 14-year-old girl. Authorities say Fred Newman faces multiple charges.

Tito’s Burritos and Wings plans to close all of its locations on March 1, ending more than two decades of business in the area. The restaurant chain, which opened its first location in May 2005, announced the closure Tuesday in an Instagram post. The menu featured a four-pound taco...

Photo by Neidy Gutierrez / SOC Images. Next Door Provisions isn’t just a name. For restaurant owners Ruby Felix-Curtis and James “VJ” Curtis, Next Door Provisions is the culmination of their journey, their relationship, their upbringings, the mixture of their cultures and others’—plated intentionally and presented as...

Essex County homeowners shouldered the steepest property taxes in New Jersey during 2025. Bills averaged $14,460 on houses valued at $494,335. That topped every other county and pushed past the Garden State average of $10,570 on houses assessed at $405,153. Numbers from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs...

A SAVE A Lot in the US is closing its doors, with staff saying the move is the “hardest thing we’ve ever had to do”. The store, based in Newark, New Jersey, has not been given a timeline for the closure. According to an emotional social media...

On Sunday, Feb. 15, at approximately 2:24 a.m., North Arlington police officers conducting radar enforcement on Belleville Turnpike observed a white 2016 Dodge Challenger traveling eastbound at 56 mph in a posted 30 mph zone, North Arlington Police Lt. David Hudak said. Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop shortly...

“New York City is facing a growing pet affordability crisis, one that is threatening to get worse,” writes Will Zweigart, director of the nonprofit Flatbush Cats. “Mayor Mamdani has an opportunity to make affordable vet care for all New Yorkers part of his affordability platform.”. Like many New...

HOMEOWNERS in a US state face a $200 fine for taking out trash the wrong way. The new rule requires property owners to separate organic waste such as food scraps...

Forecasters warn New York City is likely to receive another round of snow this weekend as the region could be hit by another major winter storm after the already deadly cold conditions