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Schmackary's Bakery, whose cookies were featured on 'Only Murders In The Building,' will open a NJ location soon in Bergen County.
Flash flooding may occur Sunday as Hurricane Ernesto churns in the Atlantic, forecasters say.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's office has identified a victim and arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting in Weehawken Thursday.
A flash flood warning has been issued for Hoboken, with the tide unusually high Sunday night.
See the updated warning from the National Weather Service for potential "life-threatening" flash flooding here.
In an effort to reduce landfill waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the City of Hoboken's new "Skip the Stuff" ordinance will go ...
A father and son from Ridgewood were electrocuted when their boat hit a power line in New York State, but two bystanders helped save them.
Bergen County ranked high on national lists for safest and healthiest communities, U.S. News said.
Cheap Maggie's, a clothing store in Hoboken, is in its 9th month of a closing sale. The state and city have time limits for such sales.
A downtown Jersey City restaurant will close, while its newer Hoboken location will stay open, said the owners.
Spotted lantern fly egg-laying will start soon in NJ. Where are the most right now?
After a jogger found a man dead in a Hoboken waterfront park, the councilwoman for the area is addressing residents' "uncertainty."
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Someone was fatally shot on Park Avenue in Weehawken, prosecutors said late Thursday.
One of the new assistant principals coming to Glen Rock is working on a doctorate in education. Find out more about them below.
One local police chief said that in his town and nearby towns, reports of break-ins are on the rise. One involved 3 men in ski masks.
The heads of Hoboken's schools and the superintendent will now get awards and give presentations at an educators' convention at Disney.
"I assure you that all residents’ concerns are taken seriously," the Hudson County commissioner said.
A woman shot to death in a private home in Bergen County on Thursday was killed by her twin brother, prosecutors say.
Prosecutors continue to investigate after a man was found dead in a Hoboken park Thursday morning.
