Sunday, February 17, 2013
Other top stories include an unborn baby killed in a car accident and a woman who admitted to a fatal scissor stabbing.
Two top officials of the East Orange Water Commission (EOWC), which serves South Orange, have been charged with manipulating water test results, according to Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa. An expectant mother lost her baby after she was struck while driving on Route 206 in Chester Township Tuesday afternoon, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Manuel Rodriguez, 50, of New Brunswick and Bennie Haynes, 53, of Dayton, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, pleaded guilty for their roles in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced on Monday. A West Deptford woman pleaded guilty this week to stabbing a man in the neck with scissors and stealing …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Other top stories include a home health aide charged with sexually abusing a teen while employed in her family's residence and a pizzeria waitress accused of aiding the alleged attempted armed robbery of her boss.
Three police officers were shot early Friday morning when a prisoner grabbed the firearm from a police officer's holster and opened fire inside the Gloucester Township police station, authorities said. A server at the Grand Lux Cafe at the Cherry Hill Mall has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant and its parent company, alleging sexual harassment by a trainer who she claims raped her, then shared a nude photo of her with other restaurant employees this summer. A home health aide from Paterson was charged Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old River Edge girl while being employed in the family's residence. Three individuals, including one of the restaurant's waitresses, have been charged in connection with the attempted …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Other top stories around the state this week include the vicious vandalization of a former Wyckoff Township Committee candidate and a good samaritan struck by an alleged drunk driver while attending to a car accident.
Early news reports named Hoboken resident Ryan Lanza, a 24-year-old Quinnipiac University graduate, as the shooter who had massacred 20 school children in a sleepy Connecticut town. Subsequent reports named Lanza's younger brother, Adam, as the actual shooter. Gov. Chris Christie requested the removal of Robert Bianchi as prosecutor six months after his term expired. Fredric Knapp was sworn in as the new Morris County prosecutor Friday. More than $10,000 in damages, including spray painted expletives and derogatory terms, were done to former Wyckoff Township Committee Candidate Eileen Avia's home, and two residents' cars Saturday night. A Paramus man was critically injured Friday night when he was struck by a drunk driver after stopping to…
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Other top stories from around the state this week include a Princeton University store employee charged with prostitution and a deadly shooting at a popular restaurant in Newark.
Friends and family came to the aid of a 40-year-old Delran woman -- bringing her food, paying for her wedding and fundraising thousands of dollars -- believing she was dying of bladder cancer. Police now say she was never diagnosed nor treated for the deadly disease. A 20-year-old Hamilton Township resident was charged with multiple counts of making terroristic threats, theft of services and harassment for allegedly terrorizing random victims on Facebook since the summer. A new, reportedly healthier school lunch program being offered in Parsippany public schools has not received an enthusiastic welcome from some students at Parsippany Hills High School. An employee of the Princeton University Store has been charged with prostitution …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Top stories from around New Jersey this week include Newark Mayor Cory Booker hinting at a run for Governor, and a boy being hit in the face by a bird while riding a Six Flags roller coaster
It began as just a joke with a friend, and turned tragic when an Elizabeth 19-year-old was pulled from the Raritan River Sunday afternoon without a pulse and was not breathing. First responders initially revived Pedro Rosa on the scene before he was transported to a New Brunswick hospital where he died Sunday night. Witnesses say a tractor trailer veered over several lanes of traffic before careening into a Hasbrouck Heights office building Saturday morning, setting it ablaze. The suspended head football coach of Lyndhurst High School was indicted on charges that he had a sexual relationship in 2009 and 2010 with a high school senior [NorthJersey.com]. One of the heroes of the Dark Knight mass shooting, a 24-year-old man who threw himself …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A look at this week's top stories across the state.
In a story that has captured national headlines, a Manchester boy is being sued for an errant warm up toss that struck a spectator in the face two years ago at the township's Little League field. The man charged with kidnapping his five-year-old grandson from a West Windsor apartment complex posted a YouTube video six months ago asking for help to keep his grandson from child services. An off-duty Clifton police officer opened fire on officers responding to a domestic dispute at the home of his estranged wife Sunday, touching off an hours-long standoff that included volleys of gunfire, authorities in Pennsylvania said. The man convicted of spying on his gay Rutgers roommate who later committed suicide was released early from his 30-day …
Sunday, May 27, 2012
A weekly look at news in New Jersey.
The sixth annual Biker Blessing, an intended peaceful rally to reinforce unity between the many motorcycle clubs of New Jersey and the community of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Franklin Township, ended abruptly after two fights broke out around 4:45 p.m. Sunday. According to Chandra Hayslett, director of communications and marketing for the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, police had to subdue two feuding bikers from different clubs, as well as break up a fight that started between a stunt biker and another man in attendance. Federal authorities alleged that Jose Gotay, 74, of New Milford, operated a warehouse in Jersey City that the Genovese Crime Family used to store stolen goods – including wine, televisions …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
A weekly look at news in New Jersey.
Authorities believe a stray bullet killed a New Brunswick man in his home Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Richard Chang, 40, was pronounced dead at his home at 3:40 p.m. A jealous husband was behind the killing of a Teaneck man who was found shot to death last year in his charred Elm Avenue home, authorities charged Friday. Wood-Ridge High School girls' softball coach Jillian Clementi, also a teacher at Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, engaged in improper sexual relations with a male student from Wood-Ridge High School, authorities charged Wednesday. Nutley police charged Patricia Krentcil, 44, with child endangerment after allegedly letting her 5-year-old …
Sunday, April 22, 2012
A weekly look at news in New Jersey.
The law office of Bernardsville resident Ed Deutsch confirmed that next Wednesday afternoon he will host a fundraiser at his home for Republican state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, running against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president, is expected to attend the event. A westbound train struck and killed Waldwick man Mark Moglia just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to NJ Transit Police. Witnesses and transit authorities say Moglia was walking along the track just before he was struck in Ridgewood. Berkeley Township Police are asking for the public's help in locating Noah Jackson, a ShopRite employee who was stabbed three times in the Bayville store in front of customers and …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
A weekly look at news in New Jersey.
The Union County Homicide Task Force arrested a 51-year-old man Monday in connection with the 1976 murder of Westfield resident Lena Triano. Triano, 57, was discovered hogtied inside her home on March 15, 1976, after having been stabbed, bludgeoned and raped. Hundreds of residents paid their last respects to fallen Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph D'Augustine Tuesday during a procession through his hometown of Waldwick. Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Wednesday unleashed a half-decade's worth of frustration with the owner of the New Jersey Devils, repeatedly referring to Jeff Vanderbeek as a "liar" and "bamboozler" who has cheated Newark and state residents. Speaking at the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, the hockey team's home since the arena …
Sanriobaby
3:34 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
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