While most of New Jersey's more than 590 school districts have added full day Kindergarten to their programs by 2023 — this handful still have not. One district is voting on the issue Nov. 7.
An art teacher at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield is facing charges after overdosing in the classroom and being found with drugs, police said.
An Internal Affairs investigation into Westfield police officer Ayad Taha is ongoing after a YouTube video claims he was caught lying about a driver speeding.
Over a year into NJ's single-use plastics ban, lots of households have more reusable bags than they can use. There's a new program to repurpose them for local food pantries around New Jersey.
Herman Walker, 91, died two weeks after being assaulted by a roommate at a Westfield facility. Clara Sutkowski, also 91, died three days after being struck by a fellow resident at a South Plainfield facility.