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Jersey City,Newarkworst in U.S. for recreation? Cities say rank is...

NEWARK — Looking for recreation? Better head out of state. That's according to a new WalletHub study, which ranked the 100 largest cities in the country in ... >> view original

'We prayed on this':Newarkcelebrates former housing project's...

NEWARK — Decades ago, the area around the Douglas-Harrison homes was among the most desirable in Newark, home to a tightknit community of ... >> view original

Newarkwoman charged with trying to torch Jersey City church

JERSEY CITY -- A 24-year-old Newark woman has been charged with attempting to burn down the Tabernacle Temple Church on Orient Avenue in Jersey City ... >> view original

17-year-old identified as victim inNewarkhomicide

Perez was found unresponsive by arriving Newark police officers at 6 p.m. Monday in the backyard of a Littleton Avenue home, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor ... >> view original

Protest held to oppose proposedNewarksuperintendent

Newark residents protest against the proposed new state-appointed Newark school ... A rally was held outside Newark City Hall Tuesday to protest the proposed ... >> view original

Putting up aNewarkparking lot without permission?

In Newark, a parking lot is not a permitted use, which means Edison must get approval from the city's zoning board to expand any existing lot. It also needs to get ... >> view original

N.J. man who confessed to Pa. murders charged in recent Elizabeth...

West, along with 23-year-old Kareem Mitchell of Newark and 20-year-old Robert A. Jourdain of Easton, Pa., was charged early Tuesday with two counts of ... >> view original

Cross-country butt tour brings the absurd to Asbury Park

... to send the foam and metal posterior by freight train and record travelers' reactions at the boarding and final destination points of Los Angeles and Newark. >> view original

Authorities seeking N.J. victims of child pornographer

NEWARK — The regional FBI office is asking the public's help finding victims of a Florida man who used deception and extortion to obtain sexual images of girls ... >> view original

Suspects in N.J. gang-related drug bust plead not guilty

NEWARK – Fourteen men and women arrested as part of a county-wide gang-related narcotics trafficking bust pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to various ... >> view original