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U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg Dead At 89

Five-term U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran in the senate, died Monday morning. He was 89. 

New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, a Republican, was appointed Thursday to fill his senate seat until a special election can be held in October.

Teens Allegedly Forced Train Traveler To Perform Sex Acts

Mahwah Police are investigating the alleged robbery and sexual assault of a 20-year-old Fair Lawn man whom police said drunkenly encountered two teens on a train from New York City last week who forced him to perform sexual acts on them.

Iconic Hoboken Rock Club Maxwell's to Close

The renowned Washington Street restaurant and epicenter of Hudson County's indie rock scene that was recently named the No. 3 rock club in the United States by Rolling Stone will close at the end of July.

Cop Killer Pleads Guilty to Murder of Lakewood Man

A man who is already serving a life sentence for killing a Lakewood police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to one count of murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Lakewood man.

Englewood Cliffs' Rob Kaminsky Selected in 1st Round of MLB Draft

Englewood Cliffs native Rob Kaminsky was selected by the Cardinals Thursday in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

New York Man Indicted in Teaneck Slaying

A New York City man accused in the shooting death of his estranged wife’s boyfriend in Teaneck was indicted Tuesday on a slew of charges, including murder and arson.

Ex-Governors Join Effort Against Englewood Cliffs LG Project

Four former New Jersey governors are urging LG Electronics to scrap its plan to build a 143-foot corporate headquarters along the Palisades and instead use a low-rise design for the planned office complex.

Firefighter's Wife Charged With Embezzling Conference Funds

The wife of a volunteer Madison firefighter has been charged with embezzling more than $11,000 from the fire department's members over several years, police said Tuesday.

Watchung resident David Connolly was ordered to surrender nearly $10 million, in addition to paying $18,732,775 in restitution, for his part in an investment scheme that prosecutors said was a little more than a Ponzi scheme.

Livingston Man Used Dead Man's ID to Gain $373K in Illegal Refunds

A Livingston man pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing tax claims under a dead man's name, preparing false documents for fraudulent loans and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal tax refunds, according to authorities. 

Ketankumar Maniar, until recently of Mahwah, is charged with stealing designs for a confidential product in development by Franklin Lakes-based Becton Dickinson.

The trial of a 65-year-old Teaneck rabbi accused of molesting two teenage boys has been delayed indefinitely after the rabbi suffered a stroke last week and was put into a medically induced coma at Holy Name Medical Center, NorthJersey.com reported Monday.