DEAR ABBY: I live with my boyfriend and his father. I moved in two years ago to help them pay bills so they could keep living in the house my boyfriend grew up in. But the situation has become unlivable. My boyfriend’s father is rude, racist and self-c…
N.J. man charged with attacking cop during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Toms River man was arrested on charges of assaulting law enforcement officers and illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, authorities said Thursday. Salvatore Vassallo became the latest of at least two dozen New Jers…
Jersey City mayor vows hands-on approach to cash-strapped NJCU’s West Side sales plans
If New Jersey City University is going sell off pieces of its West Side campus, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is demanding a say in it. Fulop told NJSpotlight Thursday that he isn’t “very excited” about the financially stressed NJCU’s decision to hire …
Ex-N.J. Olympian found not guilty by reason of insanity in shooting speaks out on ‘48 Hours’
A New Jersey Olympic equestrian who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of shooting his trainee at a posh Long Valley farm will appear on “48 Hours” Saturday night. Michael Barisone, an Olympic equestrian and renowned coach, shot Lauren Kanarek,…
Murphy conditionally vetoes foreclosure bill, seeks changes
Gov.Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill proponents say would help keep families in their homes when faced with foreclosure, sending it back to the legislature for revisions. The measure would give homeowners of foreclosed homes or their next of kin…
Man killed in N.J. crash was former Nebraska priest convicted of child sex assault
A pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month in New Jersey served as a Catholic priest in Nebraska in the 1980s before he was convicted of sexual assault of a child, according to news accounts and a report by the Nebraska attorney gene…
N.J. man spent 850 days on a ventilator. He lived in hospitals for 2 years.
The doctors gave his father just a few days to live. The coronavirus had infiltrated Marc Lewitinn’s lungs, leaving them no choice but to place him on a ventilator. The litany of health issues the 74-year-old grandfather had endured in recent years — i…
Dear Annie: 44-year-old bachelor believes he’s ‘doing all the right things’ but still struggles on dates
DEAR ANNIE: I am a 44-year-old single male who has been struggling with the dating scene. I only started dating in the last 15 years. Though I have met a lot of great people during that time, it seems as if being a gentleman, opening doors, trying to b…
Diner owner says he’s faced down the devil before and Friday’s fire only delays his dream
Antonio Arzuaga’s dream was coming true after 32 years in the culinary business — he was going to open his first restaurant. He was going to share his Spanish-American food with the Phillipsburg area in an historic, iconic but renovated location. The C…
Public health alert issued over ground beef delivered in HelloFresh meal kits
The ground beef in some HelloFresh meal kits might have been contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The affected products were shipped to customers between July 2-22 and a…