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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — As Gov. Phil Murphy continues to navigate how, when, and at what speed New Jersey should reopen, 66 percent of residents feel the state is moving to lift restrictions and reopen businesses at just the right pace, according to the ...

RED BANK, NJ — In a show of unity, gratitude and empathy, the Two River community of police, firefighters and emergency services workers united outside the Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center on April 11 to salute its health care workers.

The enthusiastic crowd of more than 300 shook off a bone-chilling cold and bitter winds to line the entrance to the ...

 WARETOWN, NJ — Two Ocean Township girls missing since February 27 have been located — "found safe and sound in Stafford," said Police Chief Michal Rogalski.

Savannah Weschler and another teen did not return home after leaving Southern Regional Middle School at the end of the school day.

Reached briefly for comment, ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Not unexpectedly, Food Network "Chopped Sweets" winner Joe Murphy of Scotch Plains says his phone has been constantly ringing since the conclusion of the show, which aired on February 24. On the other end of the phone were friends calling to congratulate him and to ask about his experiences on the cooking reality show.

“The challenges were under the ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — When a nonverbal, autistic 10-year-old boy went missing on Wednesday evening, a Nixle advisory helped to bring Ethan back home to his family. South Brunswick resident Fazil Syed found the child in the woods along Kingston Lane to help give this story a happy ending.

Syed headed out to join the search for the child after receiving a Nixle advisory from the South ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Tune in to the Food Network channel on Monday, February 10 at 8 p.m. and you'll see Olivia Altidor, an eighth-grader at Hillsborough Middle School, in front of the camera with other Girl Scouts, as bakers whip up desserts made with Girl Scout cookies.

You'll see her working with the contestants, offering advice on how to create a dessert that will appeal ...

MILLTOWN, NJ — The forecast is in. Milltown Mel predicts an early spring for his hometown and the Garden State on Groundhog Day. The borough's favorite furry forecaster celebrated his 12th Groundhog Day this morning in front of a large crowd of about 400 people outside of American Legion Post #25.

Mel was a bit shy about coming out to meet his public and a tad feisty, giving his ...

MILLTOWN, NJ — Much like the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Milltown Mel gets two weeks to prep for the biggest day of his career. Groundhog Day falls on Super Bowl Sunday this year and Milltown's furriest celebrity already has his game face on.

Mel is cozy and chilling out under his heat lamp, while his chief wrangler, John McNamara, and the staff of Bronson & ...

NEW JERSEY — Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the birthday of the civil rights leader. One of 10 federal holidays, it falls on the third Monday in January each year, although King's actual birthday is January 15. He would have been 91 years old this year. 

The year 2000 was the first time the holiday was marked in all 50 states. In 1994, former President ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ — A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the arson suspect charged with burning down two five-story buildings in downtown Bound Brook Sunday night will remain in jail until a pre-indictment conference in March.

In his denial to release the suspect on bail, Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Shanahan referenced posts that appeared on Juan Hector Padilla's Facebook page in ...