Miss Manners: Come to our outdoor cocktail party. Oh, but please don’t set a foot inside our house.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are having an outdoor cocktail party. Since it is outdoors, would it be acceptable to have people enter through our yard gate instead of going through the house, then into the yard? We will have people welcome guests as they walk up to the house and show them … Read more

N.J. man used Kik app to proposition undercover agent, cops say

A Passaic County man has been charged after allegedly sending sexually explicit material to an undercover detective on social media, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Joseph Velazquez, 25, of Passaic, is charged with second- and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said. In February, … Read more

Cat tests positive for rabies two weeks after being taken to N.J. shelter

Camden County officials announced Tuesday that a stray cat delivered to a Voorhees animal shelter in May had a confirmed case of rabies. The cat was brought to the animal shelter on May 23 and started exhibiting symptoms about on June 5, officials from the Camden County Health Department said in a press release Tuesday. … Read more

1 killed, 1 wounded in Paterson shooting

One man was killed and another was wounded Tuesday in a shooting in Paterson, authorities said. Police were called shortly after 11:50 p.m. to the area of Watson and North Bridge streets, where officers found two injured men. Both had been shot in the neck and legs and were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical … Read more

Dear Abby: Our attempt at blending our families has hit a lot of hard bumps

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for more than a year. We met at the gym. We have similar interests and are both normally caring and loving to each other. We also have similar senses of humor. We moved in together too quickly, after only six months. Our attempt at blending our kids … Read more