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The technology corporation Samsung is leaving New Jersey this year, said officials, expressing concerns about job losses.
Bergen County officials are investigating a fire that destroyed a home in Hillsdale overnight.
An NJ Transit bus route through Westwood and River Edge was detoured Wednesday after a "serious" crash, officials said.
Ron Bautista won the Democratic nomination to represent Hoboken and part of Jersey City as a county commissioner. See what he had to say.
Who will fill Wyckoff's Township Committee seats? See the vote tallies in Tuesday's primary election.
Rob Menendez beat back a challenge from Mussab Ali to clinch the Democratic nomination for Congress.
Hoboken held a parade Saturday for Memorial Day and America's Semiquincentennial. See photos.
A 44-year-old NJ man died in a chain reaction crash on a highway last week, state police confirmed.
Enjoy local food, drink, and live music at a fundraiser for the York Street Project this week.
A man was speeding when he crashed into a woman's Jeep on Route 17, sending her to the hospital, prosecutors say.
The police sergeant told an officer to lie during an investigation, Bergen County prosecutors said.
An event for newcomers to Mahwah will be held at the pool this week. Sign up using the link below.
A raccoon is on the lam after attacking a 7-year-old boy and an adult in Ridgewood over the weekend, police say.
A fire shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday left two families homeless in Hoboken.
A driver hit a Hoboken man with his car and left the scene, Hudson County prosecutors said.
A dump truck crashed into a car on Route 208 in Fair Lawn, then pushed it along the highway. See photos.
The couple "admitted to storing tens of thousands of condoms in their home" in Bergen County, prosecutors said.
A motorcyclist died in a crash on the Turnpike in Bergen County Sunday, police said.
Hoboken recognized 17 firefighters for recent rescues and international aid efforts.
Who will fill Wyckoff's Township Committee seats? The primary is Tuesday.