A small kitchen fire caused firefighters to evacuate two floors of a Westwood senior citizen building, borough officials said.

Police have arrested a second person in connection with the killing of a 25-year-old National Guardsman in South Paterson last week.

A former school trustee is expected to enter a special probationary program after entering a conditionally guilty plea this morning to stealing money during her tenure as a PTA president.

Members from over a dozen living history groups commemorated the 232nd anniversary of the British invasion of New Jersey in Fort Lee. View the slide show.

Hop in and take this smart cruiser for a test drive while a Mahwah police officer explains how the new voice-activation system helps him do his job. Watch the video.

Check out the best pictures from the photography staff of The Record and Herald News. These photos were taken between Nov. 13 and Nov. 19. View the photo gallery.

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Investigators are trying to determine how she died.

Mr. Mayor wants Burress – a man who’s pleaded not guilty to the charges — to serve the longest possible jail sentence because he chose to play pro football for a living.

Police found 165 pounds of the drug during a traffic stop.

USC's Brian Cushing, a Park Ridge native and former Bergen Catholic star, has overcome adversity to become a prospective first-round NFL draft pick.

Some have said Plaxico Burress was justified in bringing a gun into a Manhattan night club after teammate Steve Smith was held up in Clifton a few nights earlier.

In a nondescript office building near the Holiday Inn on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, a medical school of the future is taking shape, with facilities to simulate critical-care catastrophes and to enhance doctor-patient communication.