Redefining 'Pimp,' Teens' Wild House Party Top Regional News

$1.2M in FEMA Funds to Help Scotch Plains' Sandy Cleanup

Scotch Plains will receive $1,229,583.21 million in federal Sandy aid to reimburse the town for the costs of repairs and debris cleanup in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, announced U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez last week. Mayor Kevin Glover discusses how far these funds will go to relieving the town's Sandy expenses.

'Pimp' Needs to be Redefined, Springfield Woman Says

A Springfield woman started a petition onchange.org to request that Merriam-Webster update its definition of the word "pimp."

Fund Established to Help Paralyzed Westfield Cyclist

Friends and family of Dennis McGorty have established a website, McGortyFamilyFund.org, to help defray medical expenses and support the athlete's wife, Anita, and two young children following an accident that has left him paralyzed below the waist.

7 Clark Teens Accused of Throwing Wild House Party Down the Shore

Seven Clark teens were arrested Saturday night for having a loud house party that featured 13 kegs, 20 cases of beer, a large quantity of marijuana and ecstasy and about 70 guests at a Seaside Park home.

Cranford Girl Scouts Earn Highest Honor

Four members of Cranford Girl Scout Troop 40605 have been working to earn the highest possible girl scout award: the silver award for the past 10 months.

Endangered Peregrine Falcon Chicks Banded in Union

Volunteers, staff, and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection wildlife biologist Kathy Clark banded three healthy young Peregrine Falcon chicks that call the Union County Courthouse "home."

The chicks, two females, one male, were about three weeks old at the time of recent banding. The endangered and protected birds are the offspring of a pair of falcons that have nested on the courthouse roof for the past eight years.

Iselin Armed Bank Robber's Photo Released

The FBI released surveillance camera photos on Friday morning of a man brandishing a gun during Thursday afternoon’s bank robbery in Iselin.

He is described as a 5-foot-9 black male with a medium build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and a black front-brimmed hat.