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Manchester Regional High School NJ culture fair shows diversity

HALEDON — Nory Derius left her textbooks in her locker on Friday to take up a righteous cause.

Bergenfield church, one of Bergen County

In 1723, Dutch pastor Guiliam Bertholf was dismayed by what he saw in Colonial North Jersey. There were only two churches in the region — one in…

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New COVID variant spreads quickly in NJ. Here

A new COVID variant is spreading quickly across New Jersey a month after it was first detected in the state, new data released this week shows.

The North Jersey towns we

Pockets of New Jersey will soon have a lot more in common with New Orleans, the Las Vegas strip and Memphis’ Beale Street.

Two will vie for council seat as Ridgewood transitions to November vote

RIDGEWOOD — With a council election set for Nov. 2 this year, instead of spring, two candidates have filed to run for a seat vacated by Councilw…

Are NJ, Northeast too full for more immigrants, as Trump says?

While President Donald Trump has argued that the country is too "full" to accept any more immigrants, experts contend that the Northeast would b…

Emerson fills Borough Council vacancy

EMERSON — A member of the borough’s Historic Preservation Committee has been chosen to fill a council vacancy left by Danielle DiPaola, who beca…

Streep on being Streep, with Stephen Colbert at NJPAC for Montclair Film benefit

She's been Margaret Thatcher, Julia Child, Katharine Graham, a nun, a rabbi, a she-devil, a suffragette, a dead woman and countless others.

NYC's 'Fearless Girl' statue is no longer staring down 'Bull'

NEW YORK — The "Fearless Girl" statue that inspired millions with her message of female empowerment has been plucked from her spot opposite Wall…

Naughty rescue dog transformed into

MORRIS TOWNSHIP — High-energy puppy Boomer faced a bleak future when he was returned to the Parsippany Animal Shelter for the second time by ano…

80-year-old Montclair man, one other, arrested on burglary charges

An 80-year-old Montclair man was arrested along with one other when they were found inside the Little Scholars Playhouse.

Paterson pastor honored for her decades of community service

PATERSON – Outside New Christian Tabernacle Church on a humid weekday afternoon, men and women with folding pushcarts and empty shopping bags wa…

Trump sits out on climate agreement: At G-20 summit, it

HAMBURG — The world's wealthiest nations reached a near-unanimous agreement Saturday that the Paris climate agreement is "irreversible," signing…

New on DVD this week:

The rare remake that surpasses the original, this invigorating adventure reinvents the 1977 film as an eye-popping spectacle that’s filled with…

Zollo wows at Art in the Park

The art of reading people is evident in North Arlington resident John Zollo’s art.

Restaurant review: Viaggio in Wayne

Drop everything, head to Wayne’s new Italian spot, Viaggio, and order the chicken. Yes, the chicken. Yes, this is a rare and ringing endorsement…