A Hudson County woman is accused of paying Hoboken residents to cast mail-in ballots for particular candidates in what federal authorities describe as a voter bribery scheme. Lizaida Camis, 55, of Hoboken is charged with violating the Travel Act for causing mail to be used to aid voter bribery.

"Joker," the Todd Phillips film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the homicidal Batman villain with an affinity for clown makeup, will film in Jersey City and Newark on four dates starting next weekend. The upcoming film shoot, the largest production to film in Jersey City in recent memory, has that city's emergency management officials coordinating with City Hall's communications staff and the police department to make sure all runs smoothly.

Mustafa Hill , 43, admitted to fatally shooting 19-year-old Armani McPhall on Dec. 22, 2016. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. outside Vailsburg Wine and Liquor, on the 900 block of South Orange Avenue in Newark, said Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Justin Edwab, who handled the case.

Coming off a tough loss to Kansas, Rutgers is looking to get back on track against Buffalo Saturday when the Bulls come to town. Find out which recruits the staff will host for the game.

A political consultant who dodged federal prison on tax evasion charges allegedly assaulted Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's family member inside his home -- where, a document suggests, she lived during at least part of her home confinement sentence. Linda Jumah was charged with simple assault in July after allegedly twisting the arm of a minor to shove her away from food, according to a municipal court summons.

The reading consists of three 90-minute acts and nine different readers in all. James Shapiro , the renowned Shakespeare scholar, assembled the abridgment.