Westfield

An art teacher at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield is facing charges after overdosing in the classroom and being found with drugs, police said.

New Jersey had quite a bit of luck Wednesday night with the Powerball lottery drawing as the state had more than one big winner.

Emily Joy Gross of Westfield, NJ was sentenced Friday to up to 24 months on a gun charge in connection with the 2009 death of PA State Trooper Joshua Miller.

The dozen municipalities are spread out across eight Garden State counties.

It's the end of the line for a century-old family-owned and operated business that put a garden or two in Garden State.

For at least the second time within the span of a year, a local school board in the state has heard criticism about an elected board member publicly voicing pro-Palestinian views that some critics called anti-Semitic.

The governor said the return in some districts to classroom learning has "worked quite well" even as more districts go all- remote through at least Thanksgiving.

A 12-year-old Piscataway boy was among four suspects charged in a home invasion and assault early Tuesday morning, according to police.

"Bottom line, there is either a public health emergency or there is not. It cannot be both," attorney Jim Mermigis said in an email.

Personal face masks and hand sanitizer are hot commodities across New Jersey as residents have stocked up amid a peak flu season and concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus.