Newark Press Information OfficeMayor Cory A. Booker (right), distinguished guest Puerto Rican Police Colonel Jose Morales, and City Council Vice President Luis A. Quintana greet Newark residents at the 48th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, September 20, 2009....... MORE

NEWARK -- Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence don’t need a translator to tell them they’ve been hurt. But they often need one to tell them they have legal rights. So when the Rachel Coalition, a Florham Park-based program working with...... MORE

  The first part of the five-part documentary series “Brick City” began last night at 10 pm on the Sundance Network with the image of a sweaty Mayor Cory Booker in a grey jogging suit in the early morning, running...... MORE

            Is it my imagination or is the so-called “Brick City” documentary primarily documenting the stereotypes and pathologies of poor black people and their environs peppered with gang bangers, single mothers, dysfunctional black men, the proverbial July 4th...... MORE

The Kennedys gave a solid show at the Minstrel in Morris Township on Friday, treating fans to a mix of new and familiar material.... MORE

Jamie DuffyFriends of Kyle Noonan, the Morristown star pitcher who's been diagnosed with leukeumia, worked the bone marrow drive on Saturday at Woodland School. They are, from left, Catherine McCormack, Shaina Fainglas, Elizabeth Fiori and Brooke Sittmann. Nearly 600 people...... MORE

Kevin CoughlinHanover Deputy Mayor Judi Iradi and Mayor Len Fariello watch the Morristown council authorize a bond sale that could land the town public works garage in Hanover. The Hanover officials oppose the move.Protests from Hanover officials tonight did not...... MORE

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eggplant/This could be you... inside the gymnasium of Hoboken High School?Seems like a strange idea for a school fundraiser, but Hoboken High School has partnered with All American Mattress to create a "sleeping showroom" in their gymnasium. The showroom will...... MORE

Jamie Schuh / Hoboken NowJenn Caso and Kristin Askin want you to buy a toy to support D.A.R.E.! We spotted the energetic Jenn Caso, 23, and Kristin Askin, 21, downtown wrangling donations for D.A.R.E., a program which teaches kids how...... MORE

Barbie Lennon at flickr.comGet your mojito on... tonight at The Quay.What's going on in Hoboken tonight?...... MORE

Star-Ledger File Photo Deborah Trout takes her oath of office as Hunterdon County sheriff from Superior Court Judge Roger Mahon in January 2008.HUNTERDON COUNTY -- Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah Trout has announced she won’t seek another term, saying she needs...... MORE

The Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge.MILFORD -- In response to Milford residents who protested plans to close the bridge across the Delaware River for four months early next year, the work has been postponed.The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced...... MORE

'This was about a member of the community who is dying and trapped. It's not about us versus them. It's about the patient,' the fire chief says.... MORE

Somerset Patriots designated hitter, 29, considered leaving baseball before this season... MORE

BRISTOL BOROUGH , Pa. – A number of homes were evacuated on Harrison Street today after the borough police and fire departments were called in to investigate the presence of a possible hazardous, flammable material at one residence on the street. Neighbors...... MORE

LAWRENCE – Township officials announced yesterday that  they have received nearly $3 million in grant money from the state Department of Environmental Protection to help clean up the municipality’s contaminated Dyson  Farm . The money will fund 75 percent of the cost of...... MORE

More than $100,000 worth of smokes and nearly $280,000 in cash was seized in a crackdown on a ring that forged the stamp on cigarette packs to avoid paying taxes, officials said.... MORE

A thief carrying a bag walked into the CVS at Bergenline Avenue and 90th Street at 3 this morning and demanded the painkiller OxyContin... MORE

Losing a shoe on a fence proved the undoing today of a 19-year-old Jersey City man who apparently fired a shot while being chased by cops, police said.... MORE

The City of Jersey City brought three new city services to the HUB shopping plaza.... MORE