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Paramus Fires Back At Cop Claiming Promotions Were Rigged, Wants Suit Tossed Paramus Fires Back At Cop Claiming Promotions Were Rigged, Wants Suit Tossed
Paramus Fires Back At Cop Claiming Promotions Were Rigged, Wants Suit Tossed Paramus officials are firing back at a longtime police officer who claims favoritism and nepotism cost him repeated promotions, denying his allegations and asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit. The Borough of Paramus, Police Chief Robert Guidetti, and the Paramus Police Department filed their 16-page answer in response to Michael Boccher Sr.'s lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on Wednesday, Aug. 19. In their answer (attached at the bottom of this news article), the defendants denied most of Officer Michael Boccher Sr.'s allegations and argued the decision not to promote him was…
Asbury Park Convention Hall Gets $75M Tax Credit For $130M Restoration Asbury Park Convention Hall Gets $75M Tax Credit For $130M Restoration
Asbury Park Convention Hall Gets $75M Tax Credit For $130M Restoration A landmark Jersey Shore venue shuttered for years is getting a major boost toward reopening. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Board approved a tax credit award of up to $75 million on Thursday, Aug. 20, to support the $130 million restoration of the Asbury Park Convention Hall complex, the City of Asbury Park announced. The award, through the Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program, will support the restoration of Convention Hall, the Grand Arcade, and Paramount Theater. Paramount Theater and Convention Hall have been closed since around 2021 due to structural safety concer…
15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Paramus May Have Taken Bus To Queens, Police Say 15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Paramus May Have Taken Bus To Queens, Police Say
15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Paramus May Have Taken Bus To Queens, Police Say Police in Bergen County are asking for the public's help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who may have headed to Queens. Khalia Simpson was last seen on foot near 278 E. Midland Ave. in Paramus around 12:10 a.m., Paramus police said. Police said Simpson may have boarded a New Jersey Transit bus and could be headed to Queens, New York. Simpson was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue pants, with her hair in a ponytail, police said. She is approximately 5-foot-3 and 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, according to police. Anyone who has seen Simpson or has information…
Victims ID'd In Deadly Mays Landing Stolen-G Wagon Crash; 18-Year-Old, 3 Juveniles Charged Victims ID'd In Deadly Mays Landing Stolen-G Wagon Crash; 18-Year-Old, 3 Juveniles Charged
Victims ID'd In Deadly Mays Landing Stolen-G Wagon Crash; 18-Year-Old, 3 Juveniles Charged Authorities have identified the two people killed in a head-on South Jersey crash involving a stolen G-Wagon, as an 18-year-old and three juveniles face charges, authorities said. Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed in the crash in Mays Landing on Saturday, Aug. 22, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash happened at Route 50 and Third Street at approximately 7:30 a.m., authorities said. Investigators determined a stolen vehicle was at fault in the crash, authorities said. Photos and surveillance footage shared online from t…
Schuylerville Taekwondo Instructor Arrested For Sexual Contact With Child: Police Schuylerville Taekwondo Instructor Arrested For Sexual Contact With Child: Police
Schuylerville Taekwondo Instructor Arrested For Sexual Contact With Child: Police A taekwondo instructor is accused of having sexual contact with a child he met through his Upstate NY business, New York State Police said. Patrick R. Hall, 33, of Schuylerville, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 22, and charged with sexual misconduct and endangering the welfare of a child, police said. Troopers began investigating Friday, Aug. 21, after receiving a report that an adult had sexual contact with a child. Investigators determined Hall met the victim, who is under 16, while instructing at his business, P.R.I.D.E. Taekwondo in Schuylerville, police said. Hall allegedly had sexua…
Retired Poughkeepsie Firefighter, Wife Found Dead At NY Home: Report Retired Poughkeepsie Firefighter, Wife Found Dead At NY Home: Report
Retired Poughkeepsie Firefighter, Wife Found Dead At NY Home: Report UPDATE: Authorities have released details and a possible motive in the deaths of retired Hudson Valley fire chief James "Jimmy" Brugger and his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger. James "Jimmy" Brugger, 66, and his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, 54, were found dead in the Milton Turnpike home in Plattekill, Lt. Collin Reynolds said. "The investigation is active at this time, however we don’t have any reason to believe there is any danger to the public," Reynolds said. According to MidHudson News, Brugger retired from the Poughkeepsie Fire Department in 2025 after more than 27 years on the job. …
Sports Car Driver Cited After Spining Out, Slamming Through Fence In Fair Lawn Sports Car Driver Cited After Spining Out, Slamming Through Fence In Fair Lawn
Sports Car Driver Cited After Spining Out, Slamming Through Fence In Fair Lawn A Nissan sports car ended up partially through a fence after its driver lost control in Fair Lawn Saturday morning, Aug. 22, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The driver, a 20-year-old borough resident, was making a right turn from Fair Lawn Parkway onto Berkshire Road when the silver Nissan spun out and slammed rear-end-first through the fence, according to Loving and Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Sean Macys. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was not injured, according to Loving. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash, Loving said. A hydraulic lift tow truck …
30-Second Tornado Confirmed In Egg Harbor Township, NWS Says 30-Second Tornado Confirmed In Egg Harbor Township, NWS Says
30-Second Tornado Confirmed In Egg Harbor Township, NWS Says A tornado that lasted just 30 seconds or less has been confirmed in South Jersey, the National Weather Service said. The tornado touched down about four miles southeast of Estell Manor in Atlantic County at 4:41 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, the NWS Mount Holly office said in an updated storm survey Saturday, Aug. 22. Video posted to social media and taken along the Great Egg Harbor River in English Creek, Egg Harbor Township, captured the tornado across the river in Estell Manor, according to the NWS. A tornado that lasted just 30 seconds or less has been confirmed in South Jersey, the N…
Mansfield Turnpike Crash: Child Seriously Hurt After Honda Slams Into NJ Trooper, Disabled Jeep Mansfield Turnpike Crash: Child Seriously Hurt After Honda Slams Into NJ Trooper, Disabled Jeep
Mansfield Turnpike Crash: Child Seriously Hurt After Honda Slams Into NJ Trooper, Disabled Jeep A child was seriously injured when a Honda struck an unmarked New Jersey State Police vehicle and a disabled Jeep on the New Jersey Turnpike overnight in Burlington County, authorities said. At 12:44 a.m., a Jeep SUV was disabled on the Turnpike South in Mansfield with an unmarked Ford Explorer troop car parked behind it with its emergency lights activated, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Stat Police said said. A southbound Honda struck the rear of the Ford and the Jeep, Brennan said. A child in the Honda suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, B…
Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP
Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: Njsp A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed when a Tesla crossed the median of Route 55 and struck his SUV in South Jersey on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 8:31 a.m., a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland when its driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, struck a tree, and entered the northbound lanes, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police said said. The Tesla then struck a northbound Chevrolet SUV, Brennan said The Chevrolet driver, Phillip Eastman, 68, of Springfield, PA, died, while the Tesla dr…
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