Hi! I'm a lifelong New Jersey resident who grew up in Matawan/Aberdeen, Freehold, and Old Bridge. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the 1990s. After college, I spent 20 years as a beat reporter and editor at a newspaper chain in Hudson County, and have written for the Washington Post and Atlantic.com. I've also published two novels, one of which was adapted into a nerdy romantic comedy that's currently streaming on Netflix (called Carrie Pilby). I believe in the power of local journalism to do so much good in large and small ways. Reach me at caren.lissner@patch.com
Each year, an elite group of students are picked to compete for a National Merit Scholarship. Who's in the running from Jersey City?
A man was arrested and a woman is still at large following an attack on a rideshare driver in Teaneck, police said.
A NJ college that had to lay off 45 workers due, in part, to federal policy changes just announced its largest donation in history.
Major streets have closed in Hoboken as the water company repairs a 12-inch main break. They have issued a "boil water" advisory citywide.
Bergen County's arson squad is investigating after a man died in a trailer fire on Monday afternoon, an official said.
A woman was charged with voter fraud for casting ballots in both Bergen County and in Philadelphia, federal prosecutors said.
A shoplifter was chased and caught by a police officer at a Bergen County CVS, but another got away with $455 in deodorant, cops say.
Two teens were shot in Jersey City on Monday morning after a "car meetup."
A safety advocate whose daughter was murdered in Bergen County will speak at the Tappan Library in NY, near where the killer taught.
After a 10-year legal battle, a judge ruled that a group of luxury apartment buildings in Hoboken must provide affordable housing.
There aren't a lot of safeguards on landlords who unfairly raise rents or intimidate tenants, a Jersey City mayoral candiate says.
Hoboken experienced brief flooding on Saturday. See photos from the storm, and the rain totals.
After trees landed on houses in Bergen County during Saturday's storms, the NWS released rain totals.
A man died after being found in a backyard pool in Bergen County over the weekend, police said.
Fireworks often set off speculation and complaints in New York City, Hoboken, and Jersey City. Here's why you heard them Sunday.
The weekend's storms toppled trees onto Bergen County homes and downed wires, officials said.
After Bravo reality TV host Andy Cohen complained about a bright red "W" sign on the Hoboken skyline, the W Hotel fired back.
"The main threat is damaging winds, although large hail and an isolated tornado are possible," the NWS said. See the timing and threat map.
A man was shot to death on Friday afternoon in Jersey City, around the same time as a shooting incident with police.
Wind gusts and more than an inch of rain are possible Saturday into Sunday in Hudson County. See the timing.
