Rekindling love at 93 and 84: Joseph and Mary's story

Joseph Potenzano and Mary Elkind first met in 1959 at a wedding. Now, 64 years later, they're planning one of their own.

New chaperone policy begins at Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall

According to the new policy, anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by someone 21 or older to enter the mall after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Westfield Garden State Plaza implements new chaperone policy

Westfield Garden State Plaza is implementing a parental guidance policy due to an increase in disruptive behavior.

2 new monkeypox vaccine sites open in NJ

Two new monkeypox vaccine sites opened on Friday in New Jersey in an effort to make the shots more widely available. The sites are in Paramus and Camden. Here is how to make an appointment.

Garden State Plaza active shooter reports were false: Police

Police say that reports on social media claiming that there was an active shooter in the mall were unfounded and no shooting occurred.

15-year-old girl sees void, publishes coding book for kids

Danielle Park, a student at Paramus High, was inspired to make the subject she loves more accessible for everyone so she wrote and published a computer science book and designed a course, too.

NJ man dies in skydiving accident

Authorities in Pennsylvania on Monday were investigating a skydiving accident that claimed the life of a man from Paramus.

Toys R Us shutters last 2 stores after failed comeback

The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain have now closed.

Century 21 closing after nearly 60 years in business

Century 21 Stores — a destination for bargain hunters looking for fat deals on designer dresses and shoes, cosmetics and housewares for nearly 60 years — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is winding down its business, shutting all 13 stores across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Spotted lanternfly warning in NJ and Staten Island

Officials in parts of New Jersey and on Staten Island are warning residents about the highly invasive spotted lanternfly.

COVID-19 outbreak devastates American veterans

American veterans are a significant portion of those who died in the U.S. outbreak of COVID-19.

18 bodies found piled up in nursing home; NJ investigating

More than a dozen bodies were discovered jammed into a nursing home morgue in Andover, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic.

NJ school bus driver in fatal crash on I-80 gets prison

A school bus driver is going to prison for making an illegal U-turn that resulted in a crash that killed a student and a teacher on his bus.

Toy stores hoping playtime inside shops leads to sales

Now a new generation of toy stores hopes to capitalize on the demise of the old Toys R Us by emphasizing playtime. They are fighting for a chunk of the $28 billion U.S. toy market, which today is spent mostly at Amazon, Walmart and Target.

A dog is starving to death and vets don't know why

An 8-year-old pit bull named Sally has stopped eating and has been slowly wasting away over the last few weeks, according to an animal welfare group in New Jersey. Sally was set to undergo surgery on Wednesday.

Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online biz

The parent company of Toys R Us is turning to a rival to restart its e-commerce business ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Route 17 Closure in Paramus
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Two trucks collided in the northbound lanes of Route 17 in Paramus, New Jersey at the start of the Wednesday morning commute.