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Car stolen in Hillside while motorist waited inside for it to warm up
HILLSIDE -- A Newark resident visiting friends on Stanley Terrace had her 2002 Dodge Neon stolen after she started the ignition and waited inside for the car to warm up Wednesday, police said. The 22-year-old went outside her friends’ house......
Mother and daughter rescued from Roselle fire
ROSELLE -- Borough firefighters rescued a mother and daughter from the second-story of their Wheatsheaf Road home after an early morning accidental kitchen fire left them trapped this morning, authorities said. The fire started about 3:40 a.m. in a s...
Millburn teen could be tried as adult in crash death
MILLBURN -- A Millburn teenager would be charged as an adult if a grand jury indicts him on aggravated manslaughter charges stemming from a crash that killed a South Orange man in January 2009, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said......
Pedestrian struck in Belleville by driver blinded by headlights
BELLEVILLE -- A driver struck and injured a pedestrian in Belleville Wednesday night, saying she was blinded by oncoming headlights of another vehicle, police said. Just after 6:00 p.m., a woman was turning left onto Washington Avenue from Little Str...
Jobless claims drop unexpectedly
WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, a sign the job market is healing as the U.S. economy slowly recovers. New jobless claims have dropped steadily since Septemb...
Decade in review: Finding the perfect catchy name for the first decade of Y2Ks
Aughts, Noughts or no name at all, these past 10 years defy description...
Stock prices start higher, following overseas gains
Getty ImagesFuture trading got a boost from positive economic news, but it wasn't a sure bet that investors would remain optimistic in today's trading.NEW YORK -- Stocks are rising in early trading today following gains in overseas markets, at the......
Overseas stocks start week mixed to higher
APPeople walk past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo.Asian stocks were mixed todayin dwindling year-end trade, with Japan's market rising modestly amid hopes a pickup in regional trade could help the world's second-biggest economy avoid another ...
Billionaire Richard Branson enjoys warm environment at Natirar in Peapack-Gladstone
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE -- Years ago, as an invited guest of the King of Morocco, Richard Branson toured the grounds of Natirar, taking in the rolling hills and the sprawling mansion that highlight the 500-acre estate. It was an experience he did......
Flemington woman sentenced to three years for role in murder
FLEMINGTON -- A 30-year-old Flemington woman was sentenced today in Hunterdon County Superior Court to three years in prison for her role in the murder of an elderly Raritan man. Nicole Kelly pleaded guilty in September to burglary and hindering......
Pollution drops statewide, but rises at Linden refinery
LINDEN -- Companies around the state released millions fewer pounds of pollution in 2008 than the year before, but the ConocoPhillips Bayway refinery in Linden generated 11 percent more pollution, according to new numbers from the U.S. Environmental ...
After decades, West Orange artist to stop making holiday dolls
WEST ORANGE -- For about 25 years, in the months leading up to each Christmas, West Orange artist Maria Stolz has labored over her smiling Santa dolls. Beginning in August, Stolz makes about 50 one-of-a-kind 21-inch-tall Santas, dresses them in......
Stocks post gains on better jobs data, Bank of America plan to repay U.S. loans
Traders discount sluggish November sales results from retailers...
Study says Newark is fifth-most expensive U.S. city for corporate headquarters
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerThe exterior of Prudential Financial Building in Newark, one of the major corporations with headquarters in Newark. Others are Verizon New Jersey, PSE&G, IDT Corp. and Horzion Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.NEWARK...
Comcast announces deal to buy NBC Universal from G.E.
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. announced today it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie......
Stocks in Asia, Europe push higher
APA man walks by a screen showing stock prices at the London Stock Exchange in the City of London.Most Asian markets rose a third straight day today as a weakening yen buoyed Japanese stocks and an upbeat assessment from the......
Crash victims seek crackdown on texting drivers
Dover couple each lost a leg, teen driver using cell phone got tickets and a fine...
Woodbridge eyes financially troubled Colonia Country Club
Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerWoodbridge may buy the 104-acre Colonia Country Club.WOODBRIDGE -- Woodbridge officials are looking to buy the financially troubled Colonia Country Club and turn it into a public golf course — an effort to ward off...
Homeowner burned in Lincoln Park fire
LINCOLN PARK -- A fire at a President Street home today sent the homeowner to the hospital for facial burns, Lincoln Park Fire Chief Sal Marino said. The chief described the burns as superficial, but said the homeowner was taken......
Lambertville man drowns while working on Hudson River project
LAMBERTVILLE -- A Hunterdon County man drowned in upstate New York Tuesday while working on a major project to dredge pollution from the Hudson River, authorities said today. Jeffrey Harbison, of Lambertville, was pulled from the 38 degree water Tues...
Verona teen sentenced to year in prison for online attack of Scientology
NEWARK -- A 19-year-old Verona man today was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for participating in a cyber attack against the Church of Scientology’s websites almost two years ago. Dmitriy Guzner, who pleaded guilty in......
Crash closes lanes on Route 18 in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK -- Police temporarily closed lanes on both sides of Route 18 here today after a serious car crash, but reopened the road just after noon, authorities said. Two northbound lanes and one southbound lane were closed near Eggers......
Oil truck rolls into woods in Long Valley
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (Morris County) -- An oil truck rolled over an embankment into the woods outside a home Tuesday, but township police said no oil spilled and no one was injured. The Van Doren oil delivery truck was parked in......
Former N.J. Govs say Christie will have tough time cutting taxes
ATLANTIC CITY -- New Jersey is in for some bipartisan pain, former state governors said today. Gov.-elect Chris Christie ran on a pledge to lower taxes and veto spending increases, but it will be difficult - if not impossible -......
Stocks trade lower after weak housing numbers
EPATraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.NEW YORK -- Stocks slid in early trading today after a report showed housing starts dropped unexpectedly in October. The Commerce Department said construction of homes and apartments fell 10...
Planning firm presents South Orange with a \'vision\' of its future
RenderingRendering of a Sloan Street addition in South Orange as the village invites the public to comment on a multi-step planning phase for its business district. The aim of the so-called vision plan is to bring together the town's master,......
Ninety Acres at Natirar features culinary center, restaurant at Somerset County estate
Photos by David Gard/For The Star-LedgerWine director Brooke Sabel, center, talks to the wait staff during a tasting in the main dining room at Natirar Friday. SOMERSET COUNTY -- Since it was built in the early 1900s, the Natirar estate......
PSE&G wins N.J. approval for $143M in solar power loans to customers
NEWARK — PSE&G, New Jersey's largest utility has received permission from state regulators to finance another 51 megawatts of solar power — enough energy for more than 45,000 homes. The Garden State is second only to California, with 100 ...
Rains swamp newly-renovated Glen Ridge football field
GLEN RIDGE -- When Glen Ridge’s main athletic field was renovated this summer, an excavation smoothed out the football field’s uneven surface and fresh green sod replaced the bald spots that grew from overuse. But a month later, a mid-October......
Hillside chase leads to arrest of two Newark men, search continues for third suspect
HILLSIDE -- Police arrested two Newark men Monday morning on charges of assaulting a police officer, eluding, bribery and other charges. A third suspect is still at large, according to authorities. Around 4 a.m. Monday, township police received a rep...
