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NJ town mayor turns 100 years old. Will oldest mayor in US run for reelection in 2025?
Vito Perillo ran for and was elected mayor of his New Jersey hometown when he was 93 years old. Now, he’s just turned 100, and as the community celebrates him, the question is: Will he run for another term?
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Joro spiders spotted in Pennsylvania: Fact vs. fiction about the arachnids
It a worst nightmare for some: Giant venomous flying spiders making their way up the East Coast, and they are expected to arrive in New York and New Jersey this summer.
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New Jersey voters set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election
Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the seat that opened when Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died earlier this year. Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver and Republican Carmen Bucco are competing for the seat in the heavily Democratic and majority-Black 10th Congressional District. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy set the...
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Monmouth University football player making a difference on and off the field
Football requires grit, heart and determination — and in New Jersey, one college athlete using his skills on the field and to help his community. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Costumed Six Flags, Sesame Place actor arrested for sharing, creating child porn
A New Jersey man, who worked as a costumed character at Six Flags Great Adventure, Sesame Place and other Philadelphia-area attractions, has been charged with sending sexually-explicit messages and images to a preteen girl.
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Tree crashes onto tent near players bench at NJ Little League game
Quick thinking and true sportsmanship were caught on camera — and most likely saved lives — when a huge tree collapsed on a spectator tent during a Little League game in Monmouth County. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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4 men accused of stealing meat, alcohol, seafood from trucks along NJ Turnpike
Four Philadelphia men are accused of stealing meat, alcohol and seafood from trucks at service areas along the New Jersey Turnpike.
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Mother of renowned ballerina Michaela DePrince died a day after daughter's death, family says
Elaine DePrince, the mother of world-renowned ballerina and humanitarian Michaela DePrince, died a day after her daughter’s death, a family spokesperson said.
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Truck carrying $300,000 worth of shrimp bound for Costco stolen in NJ
Police in New Jersey are fishing for whomever is behind a major seafood heist, as a thief drove off with a tractor trailer carrying more than half a million shrimp that is worth about $300,000. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.
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Truck carrying over half a million shrimp stolen en route to NJ Costco
Just over half of a million frozen shrimp worth more than $300,000 were stolen, along with the truck they were being transported on, from a New Jersey industrial lot, according to police.
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Housing lottery in Atlantic City
Ted Greenberg reporting on the housing lottery in Atlantic city.
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Paterson safety initiative
Pat Battle reporting on a Paterson safety initiative.
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NJ students react to presidential debate between Harris and Trump
NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale with the details.
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New Jersey honors 9/11 victims
News 4’s Pat Battle reports.
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Naked man harassing residents at apartment complex
Adam Harding reporting on a naked man harassing residents at an apartment complex.
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Firefighters making good progress battling wildfire in New Jersey Pinelands
Firefighters in southern New Jersey were making good progress Tuesday trying to contain a forest fire burning in Berkeley Township that has thus far not threatened any structures. As of mid-afternoon, the blaze on the northern edge of the New Jersey Pinelands had consumed about 189 acres (76 hectares) or less than one square mile, according to Jeremy Webber, a…
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NJ Democrat George Helmy sworn in as replacement for Bob Menendez in US Senate
Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat and former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was sworn in on Monday and will serve in office for about two months until the November election. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican hotelier Curtis Bashaw are vying for the seat in November and the winner will immediately replace Helmy.
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Paterson getting $10 million fix for flood-prone street
There’s a multi-million dollar plan to fix a flood-prone part of Paterson, New Jersey. News 4’s Adam Harding reports.
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DUI driver plows roadside memorial for fallen NJ trooper killed by motorist: police
A memorial for a fallen New Jersey trooper suffered “significant” damage after a man allegedly driving under the influence plowed into the roadside remembrance. New Jersey State Police said the 38-year-old driver crashed into a memorial constructed for Trooper Thomas Hanratty on Aug. 31, around 2 p.m. on Interstate 78 in Summit. When officers responded, police said they found firefighters…
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NJ community remembers brothers Johnny and Matt Gaudreau at high school memorial service
Checkey Beckford reporting on the memorial for the Gaudreau brothers.