Parrot rescue in Paterson: Firefighters help pet owner find macaw
According to fire officials, the bird's owner needed a high ladder to help get 'Chewy' down from its perch, above the city streets on a building facade.
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NJ woman stops kidnapping by mouthing 'help me' to stranger: cops
A couple was told by a fake cop they could avoid arrest for being intimate in a public place with a cash payoff.
A hope to bring more COVID testing to NJ vulnerable communities
The eventual beneficiaries will be individuals in Essex, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties.
NJ cop shot armed man trying to rob him, report says
The incident was the seventh reported shooting in Paterson within the past seven days.
How do NJ's homeless get needed documents ... without an address?
Officials in Passaic have recently set up mailboxes, separate from the Postal Service, at the city's homeless resource center.
Ahead of Nov. 3, these NJ towns say 'No' to legal marijuana
As voters weigh in this fall on legalizing recreational pot in the Garden State, local marijuana bans tip the scales near 70. Here's a full list.
NJ dog is slowly mending after being thrown from moving car
Staff at RBARI have said "Bear" the poodle is showing improvement after a dire rescue in late September.
NJ high school football teams' players take a knee at opener
Players and coaches of Eastside High School in Paterson the voted unanimously to take a knee all season
Cops rejected for blood donation while wearing guns
Vitalant, the company running the blood drive blamed a "misunderstanding" about policy.
$5,000 reward to find who tossed poodle from speeding car
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever threw a poodle out the window of a speeding car on Saturday.