FORT LEE, N.J. -- Former allies of Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison Wednesday for engineering lane closures in Fort Lee near the George Washington Bridge, multiple news outlets reported.Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was sentenced to two years in prison and 500 hours of community service, politico.com ...

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Bulldozers will pave the way for new shopping at a strip mall in Woodland Park, northjersey.com reports.The home of the former A&P at West Falls Plaza on Route 46 West will become a Cost Plus World market, Christmas Tree Shops andThat! store and another undetermined shop, the paper said.Cost Plus World Market is a chain of specialty/import retail stores ...

Fair LAWN, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Fair Lawn's Ian Axel, who turns 32 on Wednesday.Axel, a singer and songwriter, was born March 29, 1985.He grew up in Fair Lawn and graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 2003. He then moved to Manhattan, attending NYU.He began performing as a solo act in 2006 and his song "This Is The New Year" became well-known originally when iTunes ...

PASSAIC, N.J. -- Students in Passaic will sample the theater first-hand as they expand their reading skills, Broadway World reported.The award-winning Push Cart Players received a pilot grant to bring the AIM to Achieve initiative to MLK School No. 6, the report said.The afterschool program is being offered to students in first through fourth grades and will offer opportunities for ...

WAYNE, N.J. -- Matthew Polifonte turned 10 today and although the Wayne lacrosse player is in a coma following a dwi-related crash on Friday, the party still went on."It's not the birthday anyone hoped for but Matthew is doing what he needs to do," said Kimberly Potenzone Aliano, his twin sister's Godmother."Please continue to send positive vibes and pray for Matthew as ...

PASSAIC, N.J. -- Anyone looking for authentic Polish kielbasa eventually makes their way to The Polonia Meat Market in Clifton.Variety is the name of the game, where walking into a Polish market and asking for kielbasa is like going to an American deli and asking for cheese.The large variety of kielbasa at the Polonia Meat Market in Passaic is made and smoked on site by owners and ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- The season is officially open for ice cream lovers in Little Falls who crave a taste of Maine.Falls Creamery opened again for the season on Saturday, announcing new flavors on social media and hinting that others could only be discovered in person.Power Play Fudge combines cookies and cream with ribbons or fudge and chocolate filled cups. Chocolate peanut butter ...

WAYNE, N.J. -- Medical bills are mounting for a Wayne boy in a medically-induced coma following a multi-car crash on Friday.Friends and family established a GoFundMe page for Matthew Polifonte who is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson.Matthew and his twin sister, who turn 10 on Monday, were driving with their mother and three siblings on Ratzer Road to a ...

PATERSON, N.J. -- Animal control officers were called to Mill Street in Paterson Thursday on reports of a bobcat or tiger sighting, according to multiple news outlets.It was nothing quite as wild but almost as unusual for the streets of Paterson: a Savannah cat was in a backyard on Mill Street, CBS reports.Wildlife Freedom Inc. in Wanaque tranquilized the cat and is holding on to it ...

HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Is a dinner date between U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Hollywood actress and writer Mindy Kaling in the works?The short answer? When she's around!An exchange went down on Twitter after Booker got word that Kaling's character on FOX/Hulu's "The Mindy Project" — which she created — dissed Newark on the show this week.Booker:Ouch! 💔 @MindyKaling, heard Dr. ...