JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey has ruled against the Jersey City police unions request to restart the off-duty jobs program.

During the hearing Wednesday, Judge Peter Bariso ruled against the unions’ request for a temporary injunction in their case against Democratic Mayor Steve ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to 30 years in prison in a New Jersey high-rise slaying a dozen years ago.

Zia Berisha was convicted of murder, manslaughter, robbery and other counts in the November 2007 death of 39-year-old Michael ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been sentenced to prison for his role in the beating and stabbing death of a party guest at a luxury Manhattan apartment.

District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. says Lawrence Dilione of Jersey City, New Jersey got a 23-year sentence on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy who allegedly brought a loaded gun to a New Jersey elementary school is now facing weapons charges.

But it’s not clear why the teen had the gun or if he planned to use it. No injuries were reported.

A resource officer reportedly found the ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Provident Financial Services Inc. (PFS) on Friday reported fourth-quarter net income of $35.8 million.

The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 55 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who swindled two investors out of $3.4 million by falsely representing that his businesses had secured lucrative contracts to sell olive oil to major retailers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Antonio Fasolino received a 37-month term ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Newark is calling on the public to come forward to help solve the shooting that wounded four girls and women, one critically, during a candlelight vigil in the New Jersey city.

Newark police said the victims, who range in age from 16 to 20, were shot at ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested and charged in a recent shooting at a New Jersey mall.

A Jersey City spokeswoman says Ahmad Broadway is charged with aggravated assault, causing widespread injury and two weapons charges.

The Jan. 11 shooting at Jersey City’s ...

The New York Road Runners are coming to New Jersey.

The running club and Jersey City officials announced Tuesday they will host a new race, the NYRR Newport Fiesta 5K, in the city’s downtown area on May 4.

The running organization also will have open runs and free youth programs ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a 4-year-old never woke up from a nap at a New Jersey preschool.

Staff at the Cordero School in Jersey City found the boy unresponsive after he took an afternoon nap Thursday.

The boy was rushed to a hospital, where he was ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new bar in New Jersey is defending itself against allegations that a dress code it displayed recently was aimed at people of color.

The owner of The Ashford in Jersey City tells NJ.com that the placard was up for one day ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — One of the victims of a mall shooting last week in Jersey City has been arrested on an unrelated warrant.

Jalil Holmes faces aggravated assault and weapons charges stemming from an incident Wednesday, two days before the shooting.

Officials do not have ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — An official reports progress in the investigation of a shooting at the food court of a New Jersey mall that wounded two people, one of whom was wanted in an earlier shooting.

The Newport Centre mall reopened at 1 p.m. Saturday, three hours later than scheduled, ...

JESREY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three teenage boys face charges in the shooting death of a high school student who was gunned down last month moments after he placed an order at a fried chicken restaurant.

Hudson County prosecutors say a 16-year-old is charged with the Dec. 26 murder of Judane ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty for his role in the beating and stabbing death of a party guest at a luxury Manhattan apartment.

District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Tuesday that Lawrence Dilione of Jersey City, New Jersey has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Joseph ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Financial literacy courses are now required for New Jersey’s middle-schoolers under a new bipartisan measure signed into law.

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver signed the measure Thursday in Jersey City. The new law goes into effect immediately and will apply for the ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two firefighters have suffered minor injuries while fighting a three-alarm blaze in Jersey City.

WABC reports the fire started at about 9 a.m. Wednesday in the multi-family house on Garfield Avenue.

The firefighters’ injuries weren’t immediately disclosed. ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a southern New Jersey man was shot and wounded in separate incidents that occurred on consecutive days in the same city, but he wasn’t seriously injured in either shooting.

Pleasantville police say the first shooting occurred early Sunday ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey police officer shot and critically wounded a man armed with a weapon in the home of his parents.

The Hudson County prosecutor’s office says Jersey City officers were dispatched to the home on a report of “a violent emotionally disturbed ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man who won New Jersey’s lottery twice has been arrested on drug charges.

Police in Jersey City stopped James Callahan for a traffic violation last weekend. They allegedly seized nearly 350 prescription drug pills and at least two weapons including an assault ...

KEANSBURG, N.J. (AP) — Police in Monmouth County say a deliveryman made some pickups he wasn’t supposed to.

Keansburg police charged William Tindall III with theft last week.

They say the 25-year-old Jersey City resident was working for Last Mile Delivery, an Elizabeth-based company ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Funeral services are scheduled for four children killed in a car crash in South Carolina this month.

The Jersey Journal reports visitation and services are taking place Wednesday in Jersey City.

Driver Arnez Yaron Jamison ...

WESTWOOD, N.J. (AP) — What’s the age limit on giving back? If you ask one centenarian, she’ll say there is none.

Anna Gizzi, who turned 101 this month, has been sewing blankets and hats for children at hospitals for years, most recently for the Good Samaritan Hospital in ...

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Hudson County officials want Gov. Phil Murphy to get involved again in a dispute over whether a stretch of Hoboken waterfront is to become a public park or a ferry refueling depot.

They sent a letter to the Democrat on Thursday asking him to oppose the plan to move NY ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says its World Trade Center train station will be closed on most weekends from next month through December 2020.

The agency says it will be doing repair work on Hudson River tunnels and equipment severely damaged by Superstorm ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey announced new rules Thursday that will limit law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced the new directive at the historic rail terminal at Liberty State Park, an entry point for ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Details emerged in a pending settlement of a $400 million-plus lawsuit filed by the city of Jersey City against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over what the city claimed were unpaid taxes on dozens of properties.

The city initially sued four years ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A signal failure has suspended PATH trains in both directions between New Jersey and New York.

The failure occurred early Tuesday afternoon.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says PATH tickets are being cross-honored by New Jersey Transit at New York ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Scynexis Inc. (SCYX) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $351,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 1 cent. Losses, adjusted for ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jersey City says it is partnering with a local community center to recognize Transgender Awareness Week in a first for the city.

Democratic Mayor Steve Fulop says the city will partner with the Hudson Pride Center to recognize the awareness week running from Nov. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — One runner in the New York City marathon came away with an engagement ring alongside her medal for finishing the race.

Kaitlyn Curran, a nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, says she was hitting mile 16 in the marathon when she saw her boyfriend Dennis Galvin down on one knee ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFA) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $11.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 89 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 70 cents per share.

The maker ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $11.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 94 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 75 cents per ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (CLI) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results missed Wall Street expectations.

The Jersey City, New Jersey-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $43.3 million, ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $166 million.

On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 99 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.08 per ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a woman and a 2-year-old boy were injured in a shooting inside a New Jersey apartment.

Jersey City spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione told reporters that the victims were found just after 2 a.m. with gunshot wounds.

She says the 20-year-old ...

An ambitious plan to protect three New Jersey cities just outside New York from the type of major flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy is moving forward.

New Jersey officials have settled on the boundaries of a $230 million project in Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken.

It calls for ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Provident Financial Services Inc. (PFS) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $35.5 million.

The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 54 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The future home of a statue commemorating the World War II massacre of Polish troops will be decided by voters.

The Jersey City’s council won’t have to vote again on moving the Katyn memorial from a downtown plaza to northern New Jersey — more than four months ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey City-based dance company and school says it is developing a 14,200-sq. foot facility in the downtown area of the city.

Nimbus Dance Works says its new arts center will feature a 150-seat black box theater, studio and rehearsal space for the dance company ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man whose toddler daughter’s body was found in a suitcase next to train tracks in New Jersey earlier this year has been arraigned on a count of disturbing or concealing human remains.

Travis Plummer didn’t speak at Tuesday’s hearing. The 37-year-old ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey City police officer involved in a scheme to get officers paid for off-duty work they didn’t perform is now headed to prison.

James Cardinali was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day behind bars. He had pleaded guilty in July 2017 to conspiracy to commit ...