From: NJ.com on Fri, Jul 08 2011 4:10 PM

Russ Schroeder gives us the lowdown on Lindegar Street during the annual 4th of July block party in Linden.

From: NJ.com on Fri, Jul 08 2011 4:10 PM

A 25-year-old Randolph man who was found hiding in bushes near the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Parsippany was arrested this morning in the shooting death last night of his 56-year-old father. (Video by Joe Proudman / The Star-Ledger)

From: NJ.com on Sun, Jun 26 2011 9:20 PM

Women are embracing the style to express empowerment while celebrating their femininity. An increasing number of photographers throughout New Jersey, like Bombshell Pinups in Mount Ephraim, are offering custom photo shoots, transforming clients into classic Hollywood vixens. (Video by Lisa Rose ...

From: NJ.com on Wed, Jun 15 2011 7:23 PM

Ruler On Ice, the fractious Belmont Stakes champion, returned home to his special stable at Monmouth Park. On Sunday morning, the 3-year-old colt, trained by Asbury Park-born Kelly Breen, reunited with the backstretch community, including his jockey, Jose Valdivia Jr. (Video by Kyle C. Leach / T...

From: NJ.com on Fri, Jun 10 2011 2:28 PM

Challenger Baseball is a program where kids with special needs get the chance to be part of a team, develop social skills and build self-esteem. Games typically last about an hour in length and happen each weekend during the spring at Bundt Park in Clinton Township. Every player bats and plays t...

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Crowds braved 100-degree heat to welcome the celebrity judges of Simon Cowell’s highly anticipated new show, "The X-Factor," at the Prudential Center in Newark. The show is taping round two of “The X-Factor” auditions — the first time local contestants have had the opportunity to perform f...

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Gov. Chris Christie today announced a public-private partnership pilot program for failing public schools, the latest tenet of his education reform initiative. He was joined by Camden Mayor Dana Redd. (Video by Megan DeMarco/The Star-Ledger)

From: NJ.com on Wed, Jun 08 2011 11:40 PM

At 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, Morristown High School senior Nick Vena is a powerhouse. When he heads to college in Virginia this year, he leaves behind one of the most decorated track and field records in New Jersey history. Vena, who started throwing the shot put with his dad, Vic, when he was ei...

From: NJ.com on Wed, Jun 08 2011 8:42 AM

Jack Riegel loves to fish. But with a list of ailments including lung disease, diabetes and fiber myalgia, you might think he would be confined to a hospital bed or wheel chair. Although he is in pain most of the day, Riegel does not let that stop him from enjoying the thing he is most passionat...

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From: NJ.com on Mon, Jun 06 2011 6:08 PM

Historic news footage of the Hindenburg zeppelin explosion over Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Herb Morrison’s reporting of the event. (Video available under public domain license)