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A Bergen County bridge constructed during Theodore Roosevelt's administration has gotten an overhaul and will reopen Friday.
A woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing Hudson County drug production investigation, which has ensnared police and others.
A Hoboken business opened Thursday morning in a spot that had been vacant for four years. It's keeping the classic display case. See photos.
One lane of a bridge on the Hoboken/Weehawken border will close through early next week. Here's why.
A motorcyclist from Ridgewood died on a highway in East Rutherford this past weekend, police said.
You've still got time to file forms to run for mayor of Jersey City. Five officials have publicly thrown their hats into the ring.
An ice cream truck burst into flames in Bergen County after a chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike, state police said.
You've still got time to file forms to run for mayor of Hoboken.
Can Ridgewood put turf fields on a historic property? Ridgewood officials will attend a DEP hearing Thursday.
The city of Hoboken recently began a roadway safety and improvement project near the city's border.
A new tavern opened near a Bergen County train station this month, the first 'newly built standalone' restaurant downtown in years.
U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of public high schools. See if your school made the grade.
There are places to slide, swing, and sit in Hoboken's newest playground area. See photos.
Find out which performances are ahead for Bergenstages.
U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of public high schools. See if your school made the grade.
Hoboken's mayor said the city will look at revising its "Sanctuary City" law, and criticized a letter from Attorney General Bondi.
U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of public high schools. See if your school made the grade.
Did you have an awesome Maxwell's experience in Hoboken? A documentary is being made about the music venue, and they're looking for help.
After PATH train delays, stuck buses, and other commuter woes, a Hoboken mayoral candidate says he'll arrange for $5 ferries to Manhattan.
A worker at a foot spa in Bergen County was charged with a sex crime over the weekend, prosecutors said.
