Up until now, we had 16 straight weekend days without measurable rain. But all that comes to an end soon, likely Saturday.
Patch identified data based on reported crimes per 1,000 residents - and some towns you wouldn't expect to see here were identified.
New Jersey has essentially gone 18 days without rain, and a heat wave has forced a number of school districts to close early.
Men went on joy ride in Budget rental lot. The suspects had a Glock 40 calibre handgun on a booster seat, according to the Port Authority.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
The 14-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a tent at a sleepover around 9 a.m. Saturday.
Jonathan O'Brien was walking near the Wildwood Crest pool when he saw a child face down, police report.
A federal investigation has been launched into the Christie administration-requested shifting of toll revenues towards N.J. repair projects.
Read about the Livingston Fire Department’s calls for Aug. 25 to 31
Now, heroin is everywhere, but a “heat map” graphically illustrates how the problem has quickly become an epidemic throughout the state.
While some forecasters say it's unlikely, another forecast model raised alarm bells.
The six women were allegedly involved in several local shopliftings at the mall, on Route 10 and potentially in other towns, report says.
Wondering when and how the cameras will be used? Find out here.
The Long Branch flight instructor was on his way to pick up a student at Teterboro Airport when mechanical problems hit, authorities say.
The two men duked it out over a business dispute, police say.
None of the flights took evasive maneuvers as a result of the drones, which were spotted around noon Sunday, reports said.
See which four Essex County companies violated New Jersey’s predatory towing law here.
Several of those charged are still at-large. Learn their identities here.
A grant will provide the LFD with a thermal imaging camera that will help locate victims trapped in a smoky building.
Officers used a Narcan kit to revive an overdosing heroin user on Wednesday.
The Passaic residents allegedly tied up an elderly couple and robbed their Tower Road home.
The busy county road will close for bridge construction starting on Tuesday. Read how to pass up the traffic here.
The former language arts teacher has pleaded not guilty to having sexual relationships with six male students.
A downed electrical line in West Orange may have been to blame, police say.
The woman said that she had to wake up her driver several times during the trip from Hoboken to Verona.
The two West Orange men were suspects in the slaying of a 19-year-old Livingston resident.
The grand jury indictment is the first of its kind in New Jersey history, authorities say.
The chase began in Roseland, crossed Livingston and ended when the alleged thieves ditched their car in Millburn.
One of the company’s California locations served an underage man who fatally stabbed another patron later that night.
Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday as a cold front travels through the area. Strong winds and small hail are possible.
Read a sad example of why this advice is important.