Newark NJ

Newark, and specifically the vibrant Ironbound neighborhood, is in mourning following the tragic passing of Alberto “Al” Coutinho. A former New Jersey State Assemblyman, induction-level soccer advocate, and a cornerstone of the Portuguese-American community, Coutinho passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 56...

What happens when the line between right and wrong blurs? Two locals found out the hard way, leading to a heartbreaking outcome for all involved.

Authorities say it happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of McCarter Highway and South Street in Newark.

A woman says she, her 2-year-old child and her boyfriend lived in the upstairs apartment, while her sister and parents lived downstairs.

Burlington is opening its newest store location at the Hudson Mall in Jersey City this spring, marking the off-price retailer’s 56th store in New Jersey. No date has been set for the opening. The Jersey City store will feature the company’s redesigned store format, which includes wider aisles and...

The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office hired a former officer who admitted short sale fraud in May 2023 to a $60,000 civilian role last month and his employer doesn’t want to talk about it. Osbado Hernandez was hired by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office as a seasonal assistant on...

Late night gunfire outside 435 East 102 Street has NYPD investigators turning to the public for help, after a person fired multiple shots on March 11 at about 11:00 p.m. and then took off. The individual is wanted on a reckless endangerment charge, according to an update shared on March 30 by NYPD Crime Stoppers.

Mary Beth Hurt, who starred in films such as “The World According to Garp” and “Six Degrees of Separation,” has died at the age of 79. Molly Schrader, Hurt’s daughter, announced her mother’s death in a post on social media. She died at an assisted living facility in Jersey City, N.J., according to The Hollywood...

Furious protesters blocked off construction trucks and swarmed the site of a proposed homeless shelter in Brooklyn on Sunday evening — after rumors swirled that workers would break ground at the new facility as early as Monday morning. Several hundred protesters lined multiple blocks in Bensonhurst, calling upon...

Bishop Gregory J. Studerus, who grew up going to church and school at Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Orange and living in West Orange, was honored for his longtime commitment to supporting education during the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children’s fourth annual Irish American Leadership Breakfast on March 12.