“She was a happy girl, a very happy girl,” her heartbroken mother Ishrath Parveen told NJ Advance Media Tuesday evening. She and her son Syed Rahman say they’re left with memories and a traumatized younger sister. They shared some of the excruciating details of a Friday night they wish never happened.

Traditonally, most school districts at Jersey Shore first day of school the day after Labor Day. But for some, the school year kicks off as late as Sept. 8. Here's when kids and teens need to pack the backpacks and put on the first day of school outfits.

The 34-year-old street performer who created his Batman persona in 2016 now faces multiple weapons charges after allegedly using mace during a boardwalk altercation.

New Jersey-based rock group The Gab Cinque Band was performing at the venue on Saturday. Jonas surprised the crowd by joining them on stage and singing the classic Jonas Bros. track “Burnin’ Up” with the group. Jonas Bros. hype man and bodyguard “Big Rob” Feggans joined them as well.

Hurricane Erin's higher tides and big waves are battering much of the East Coast, with the large storm prompting the expansion of tropical storm and coastal flooding advisories Wednesday. Beachfront property owners are bracing for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion.