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Is At Home stores closing? See list of At Home stores closing in NJ, one now staying open
At Home will close multiple stores across the U.S. by close by Sept. 30, 2025. California has the most with eight, with two each in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Washington State, and ...
New Jersey couple continues quest to eat at every diner in the Garden State
In 10 years, Jon and Karri Ricklin of Bergen County have visited nearly 300 of New Jersey's more than 400 diners.
Without a transcontinental train route, here are other ways to cross the country
Even without that undertaking, there are plenty of ways to make the cross-country trip from the Garden State to the Golden State. Though Amtrak offers no direct service from New Jersey to Los Angeles, ...
Paterson food pantry gets NJ aid, but still faces budget gap — and growing demand
The pantry, called CUMAC, has been adding an average of 191 new families per month to its core of more than 10,000 individual ...
Eighty years ago, with the dropping of two atom bombs on Japan, we entered the age of dread
With the dropping of two atom bombs, 80 years ago this month, humanity reached a tipping point in Hiroshima and Nagaski.
Local binding company, banking giant to cut 200 jobs in North Jersey
Spiral Binding, a plastic fabrication company in Totowa, is letting go of 137 employees. Citibank is laying off 52.
North Jersey’s No. 13 team is young, tough and not backing down | Top 20 countdown
Our Public Top 20 countdown continues with team No. 13. The roster says they're rebuilding, but the mindset says otherwise.
'Times have changed': Paid vs. volunteer fire departments represent complex issue in NJ
Most New Jersey fire departments are volunteer, but there are many paid in the state as well. Here are the pros and cons of each.
Here's how much some North Jersey paid or hybrid fire departments cost
Research from NorthJersey.com shows certain career departments in the area spend tens of millions of dollars more than others each year.
Want to become a volunteer firefighter in New Jersey? Here's what it takes
The minimum training qualifications for all firefighters in New Jersey, both volunteer and career, include: Hazardous Materials: Awareness and Operations. Incident Command System I-100, I-200, I-700 ...
Who's to blame for humanitarian crisis in Gaza? The question is dividing North Jersey Jews
While some Jews said they were pained by images of Palestinian suffering, others blamed Hamas for Gaza's woes. Surveys show a divided community.
Carlos Mendoza's early call to bullpen fails as offense dries up in loss to Guardians
Carlos Mendoza pulled Clay Holmes quickly on Thursday, but the Mets' offense went quiet and one run off the bullpen was the difference in a 3-2 loss.