When first responders arrived, they found a 45-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman who had climbed out on a lower roof of the home to escape heavy smoke.

Edward Williams, 39, was charged with eluding police and is facing outstanding warrant charges, police said.

A three-alarm fire blazed for hours in East Newark Tuesday night into early yesterday morning, pushing four families out of their homes and damaging the borough's municipal garage.

Butterfly Day returns Sunday, and this year it's filled with family friendly activities. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the DeKorte Park and the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.

Butterfly Day returns Sunday, and this year it's filled with family friendly activities. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 26, at the DeKorte Park and the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. Celebrating its...

In celebration of National Moth Week, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission will host fourth annual Meadowlands Moth Night on July 20 from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Meadowlands Environmental Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.

Now in it's sixth year, Butterfly Day at the Meadowlands Environment Center and DeKorte Park will feature various activities about butterflies on July 26. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal...

Now in it's sixth year, Butterfly Day at the Meadowlands Environment Center and DeKorte Park will feature various activities about butterflies on July 26. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal...