Middlesex County

Richard Gontarek of Woodbridge pleaded guilty in Federal court on Wednesday to two counts of violating the Lacey Act by selling carvings made of sperm whale ivory to a buyer in Pennsylvania.

A man and a woman were hospitalized after being viciously attacked by their pit bull in a bedroom on Tuesday afternoon.

A series of car crashes across New Jersey on Friday and Saturday claimed the lives of three people, including pedestrians and drivers.

Tristan Rodriguez was intoxicated and speeding in an Acura on Englishtown Road when he slammed into the back of a pickup truck, prosecutors said.

An indictment returned by a grand jury Tuesday led to the arrest of a Barnegat man who is now charged with killing a 17-year-old high school senior decades ago.

"They're just on a roll. They're going to continue to populate and flourish and move onward into new territories," said New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher.

The 156 COVID deaths at veterans' homes in New Jersey were cited by a Republican U.S. senator as an example of why better oversight is needed for state-run veterans' homes.

Lt. Donald Trout, 53, of Perth Amboy was a member of the Middlesex County Hazardous Materials since 2002.

Five former employees of Broadway Respite and Home Care have been convicted and sentenced for offenses involving the abuse of two individuals who attended the daycare facility for adults in Paterson.

Although people in these communities doggedly researched the novel coronavirus and readily adopted mandated health guidelines, many still felt a sense of distrust about the approved shots.