McMullen's fierce felines, which she refers to as the "Cherry Hill rat patrol," have taken down at least a dozen of the rodents from her fenced-in backyard on Chapel Avenue since the summer began....

The Merchantville mayor said that community submitted a petition seeking a merger feasibility study to the state Department of Community Affairs in August. An aide to the Cherry Hill mayor said that...

Over the last 24 years, Letts, 72, has collected lost golf balls from nearby country clubs including Ramblewood, Rancocas, Pennsauken and Kresson, to name a few. "The average golfer is not going to...

Whether it's in the form of FieldTurf, Sprinturf or the next best thing science has to offer, artificial turf is making its way to more New Jersey high schools, colleges and community-based...

The Camden mother became so frustrated over delays in medical treatment for her 7-year-old, Terri Bell, she called her health care insurance provider and asked for a telephone directory of...

That's just how the owners of Labrador Hill Farm want it. And now, that's how it could continue thanks to a farmland-preservation agreement with Camden County, said Sarah Rabinowitz Mognoni, who runs...

The 21-year-old Audubon resident died early Saturday from his injuries. His girlfriend, Paige Pfefferle, 19, is charged with murder and is being held in the Camden County Jail in lieu of $750,000...

Whether it was on the beach, behind a barbecue grill or at a Labor Day parade, the unofficial last day of summer was a perfect one weatherwise in the...

— A Gloucester County man was charged with carjacking and other offenses Monday after stealing a couple's van and striking the pair while fleeing, police...

The blaze broke out at 7:40 p.m. at 438 Cherry St. and quickly spread to two adjacent homes. Additional companies from the city as well as Collingswood, Haddon Township and Oaklyn were called in to...

County Prosecutor Ted Housel says 16-year-old Jacob Broschard of Egg Harbor Township was riding with two other teens when he was hit around 2 a.m. Housel said the alleged driver, 31-year-old Egg...

— The Assembly Appropriations Committee today is scheduled to hold the first legislative inquiry into the mistake that cost the state $400 million in federal Race to the Top...

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WEEHAWKEN, NJ, September 07, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- After several years of product design and development, Innovative Product Design of Weehawken, New Jersey, has introduced a patented,...

The network announced Monday that Danielle Staub, the firestarter on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," would not be returning to the show. Throughout the tumultuous second season, Staub enraged...

Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald Plans are underway to open up the two far left tolls at the Delaware Water Gap on Route 80 to make way for a two lane open E-Zpass toll. Work on the bridge...

newsroom@njherald.com VERNON — Township officials were unable to verify all 3,620 signatures on a petition to change the township’s form of government in time to put the issue on the November...

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — They say money can’t buy happiness. They’re wrong. At least up to a point. People’s emotional well-being — happiness — increases...

thowell@njherald.com The unofficial end of summer was capped by beautiful weather that signaled the advent of fall without calling for long sleeves. Sussex County experienced a comfortable, yet wide...

Photo courtesy of William R. Werner Members of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey lower a beam from the World Trade Center onto the tow trailer attached to the Town of Deerpark police...

thowell@njherald.com With AP Wire Reports The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon’s 45th annual Labor Day show started Sunday night and lasted 21 1/2 hours, but the biggest moment for Sussex County viewers...

NEPTUNE (AP) — Swarms of dragonflies not seen in years are flitting throughout New Jersey, and in spectacular numbers on the Shore’s salt marshes — where they are busily devouring squadrons of...

smccullen@sjnewsco.com MILLVILLE - Police here are investigating a home invasion-style burglary on North 6th Street Friday night in which two people were robbed at gunpoint of a total of $1,000. ...

It's not unlikely that he's probably had dozens of wallets since then. He does have an 18-year-old grandchild. He's been in the Navy. He worked at a Miami TV station as a technician for 35 ...

abellano@sjnewsco.com VINELAND - It's been several years since Vineland's Voices of the Lord Choir was involved in a competitive atmosphere, but now the local group from the Chestnut Assembly of...

Thursday, September 02, 2010 MILLVILLE Editor's note: Police reports made available on Wednesday did not provide information on bail amounts for those who were arrested, or whether they were...

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 From staff reports BRIDGETON - The following people were indicted last week by a Superior Court grand jury in Cumberland...

Would I ever see my son again? Was that my lunch? Most importantly: Why would I ever get in a car with Dave Mirra? It came at the invitation of the New Jersey Motorsports Park, in an effort to...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 MILLVILLE Editor's note: Police reports made available on Tuesday did not provide information on bail amounts for those who were arrested, or whether they were taken...

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Atlantic League Freedom Division-leading Somerset Patriots defeated the first-half division champion York Revolution 7-3 at TD Bank...

Businesses owned by New Jersey's military veterans should be given a little extra help in winning state contracts, a national veterans' organization...

Fortunately, he had a valid excuse. It's not everyday, after all, that a player is asked to grasp both the offensive and defensive playbooks at the same time. "I'm not going to lie," said Laryea, who...

— Early detection of breast cancer is the best prevention.That's the message organizers of the Central New Jersey Pink Ribbon 5k Run and 1-Mile Health Walk are hoping to spread with the race,...

Theoretically they were, but the game wasn't basketball. It was tennis. And nobody else showed up. Despite tying for first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division, despite tying for...

— As a result of Franklin once again being named one of the top places to live in the country, Money magazine will be paying a visit to the township, bringing along experts in finance for a...

— Money saved on the construction of a new special-needs ballfield at Heavenly Farms park will be put toward applying a final layer of asphalt on the entrance road leading to the adjacent...

— Elijah's Promise, a longtime Middlesex County advocate for people in need, is being honored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.The Middlesex County office of the...

— From a pair of men's legs attached to a giant pair of underwear to a flying Amish buggy, a procession of ill-fated flying contraptions tumbled one after another to a watery demise at the...

As of 7 p.m., officials report sporadic traffic pockets on the Parkway northbound from Exit 74 and County Road 614 in Lacey Twp. to north of Exit 77 and Keswick Rd in Berkeley Twp. with a 2 mile...

Their ranks depleted, Shore area lifeguard crews still do their best to ensure swimmer safety in the waning days of the summer season, officials...

— When Terence Wall's 9-year-old daughter told him tombstones from a historic cemetery in their Beau Ridge neighborhood on Laurel Avenue had been removed, he didn't believe...

Loundy, the broker of Seaside Realty, had an early morning appointment in nearby Island Heights. Most of his remaining summer tenants had already left over the weekend. Some on Monday had already...

— An unknown chemical leaking from a commercial storage container has forced authorities to close off a portion of Burnt Tavern Road as they try to identify the substance, police...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A nearly 10-mile-long ribbon of red tide was spotted Monday in New York Harbor, Coast Guard officials said, warning swimmers and boaters to avoid contact with the potentially harmful...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A 42,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth that has been on display at Chicago's Field Museum since March is getting ready to make her way to New...

— A weakened economy has taught community supporters of public schools a sobering lesson: If they want extras or pet projects to continue, they'll probably have to look beyond taxpayers to do...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Dock workers tossed pineapples into the Delaware River in Philadelphia to protest Del Monte's decision to move its produce operations to a less costly...

— Members of the Muslim Center of Somerset County this month hope to collect hundreds of care packages filled with items to help flood victims in...

— The township is scheduled to conduct a public auction Sept. 15 to sell off two lots subdivided from the Township Committee purchase of property from Alliance Bible Church property on Dock...