central New Jersey News

Police in central New Jersey say a custodian’s cigarette is to blame for a fire that destroyed an elementary school. Police say the custodian, 48-year-old Jerome Higgins, tossed an unfinished cigarette into a trash can in the janitor’s office Saturday …

The U.S. Coast Guard says a reported explosion on a motor yacht off central New Jersey likely was a hoax and that an extensive search and rescue operation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Coast Guard scheduled a news …