Julian Leshay

A girl in between two firefighters watches the 82nd Toms River Halloween parade presented by the Toms River Vol. Fire Company #1 in Toms River on Saturday, October 30th, 2021. The event returned this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Julian Leshay, for The Star Ledger

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, leaves the federal courthouse in Manhattan after being charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Fireworks fill the air during a Fourth of July celebration at Veteran's Park in Ridgefield Park on July 4, 2021.