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Detours and impacts will be announced before each phase of work on the thoroughfare, Hudson County officials said.
Police arrested the man within 1,000 of a Teaneck school, they said.
Counseling will be offered to students in Bergen County after a local teacher and father of two died at 47.
Three lottery players in Mahwah won prizes on the same day last week. Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot is rising.
A Bergen County teen who was caught in spring with stolen checks and a postal service uniform has been arrested again.
A Hoboken man defrauded more than 2,000 investors, including hundreds in New Jersey, the FBI says. They're now offering a reward.
A female passenger died and the driver was hospitalized after a car crash in Hudson County on Sunday.
NJ Transit officials arrested a man for assault over the weekend.
The awards are given each summer to restaurants that "exemplify excellence in wine service around the globe."
Another round of heavy rain is in the forecast for Hudson County on Sunday. See the risk of flash flooding, and tide times.
Another round of heavy rain is in the forecast for Bergen County on Sunday. See the risk map for flash flooding.
This Bergen County resident took over the local company at age 17 and ran it for more than four decades.
This year's Hudson County awardee is a public high school teacher who has a doctorate in philosophy.
A Bergen County man received his sentence this week for stealing pandemic business relief funds.
A Hoboken man was arrested last month for sexual assault, the Prosecutor's Office confirmed.
Adults and older children can sign up to make puppets for an America's 250th parade in Bergen County, or get involved other ways.
The program has caused unnecessary headaches in Hoboken, some council members say.
Need to renew your license? The Motor Vehicle Administration is making a one-day stop in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties.
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of a Bergen County mother who died in the Colombia earthquake this week.
A library in the center of Jersey City closed suddenly. Residents called it a "welcoming, safe 'third space' "
