Newark

An Italian American newspaper removed its own statue shortly after a city crew took a Columbus statue down last week.

Trenton's Christopher Columbus statue is covered; a woman who wants it removed is charged in connection with vandalizing a George Washington statue.

People have decided the problem isn't thugs and crime and disrespect and non-compliance. They've decided the problem is the police.

A candlelight vigil is planned Thursday to remember an Irvington college student who was one of the three people who died in fiery crash on Route 22 on Tuesday night.

The five people inside the car had been at a large gathering in Point Pleasant Beach earlier in the evening, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

The death of the unarmed and restrained black man by a white officer has sparked civil unrest in the Twin Cities as well as as other cities across the country.

Indoor religious worship will be allowed to resume in New Jersey on the weekend of June 12 if the health metrics continue to trend in the right direction, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.

The Archdiocese of Newark said while internal plans are being worked on, any reopening date will follow state regulations.

The charges were among a dozen emergency-order violations reported in a Friday roundup by State Police.

The 51 year old pulled through and was released on Wednesday after a nearly two week fight. The way he was discharged is one for the ages.