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
A former "Law & Order" coordinator and Hudson County journalist has released "The Reckoning Of Adrienne Monet" about a female director.
A state team will evaluate the Teaneck police, and you can help by giving your opinion on Monday.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in a Bergen County home and giving false information, prosecutors said.
Hoboken's council voted Wednesday on a law to regulate rent increases in Hoboken.
A man was found dead in a home in Oradell on Wednesday, said police.
A man who filled his buckets with CVS items and walked out of the store has been identified, Glen Rock police said.
A man has been charged for allegedly letting a teen boy drive a car on the Palisades Parkway, killing a teen passenger and injuring others.
After 2 teens were caught riding an ebike in one Bergen County town, the parent of a 13-year-old was summonsed, police said.
A mom from Hoboken and Marlboro, NJ, who started a "Lost Stuffy Project" for young victims of tragedies, is now helping Texas flood victims.
A concert in a Hoboken park has been rescheduled due to the weather forecast, the city said.
A NJ real estate influencer defrauded investors, laundered drug money, and bribed a Paterson politician, say prosecutors.
A man arrested for allegedly masturbating inside a Bergen County middle school used to substitute teach in Ridgewood, an official confirmed.
Firefighters searched for reported "trespassers" after a fire destroyed 2 Jersey City buildings and sent 8 to the hospital.
A Bergen County man was helicoptered to the hospital after he was struck by lightning on a golf course Tuesday.
A neighbor and homeowner tried to fight a grill fire in a Bergen County backyard, but it spread to the house, displacing 3, police say.
A former school district employee masturbated in the halls of a middle school in Bergen County twice, prosecutors said.
A fire has caused power outages to parts of Hoboken and will cause more, the city said. Cooling centers are open.
A water line break has impacted two blocks of downtown Hoboken.
'Panic' during a July 4 fireworks celebration in Jersey City sent a police officer and woman to the hospital. Police released new details.
A Queens man blocked a government official in her car in Bergen County because of actions taken against his business by the state, cops say.
