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Prosecutor: Toms River Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death Prosecutor: Toms River Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death Prosecutor: Toms River Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death
Prosecutor: Toms River Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend To Death A Toms River woman was arrested after stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death early Saturday, Oct. 24, authorities said. Samantha Massimino, 33, of Toms River, was charged with aggravated manslaughter and several weapons offenses in the death of Reinaldo Feliciano, Jr., 35, also of Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitch Little said.  Massimino and Feliciano, who previously dated, had gotten into a physical altercation when Massimino stabbed Feliciano in the leg, according to an investigation by several law enforcement agencie…
COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak
Covid-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak Two residents died and 36 were infected in a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a Paramus nursing home, records show. An investigation into the Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center on N. Farview Avenue was being conducted by state and local health officials, NorthJersey.com reports, citing a New Jersey DOH spokeswoman. As of Friday, the 96-bed facility was among 164 nursing homes with active COVID-19 outbreaks. There is a possible link between positive cases discharged from the hospital -- particularly, Pascack Valley Medical Center -- to the nursing home, according to NorthJersey.co…
Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend
Man, 25, Sentenced For Lake Hopatcong Boating Accident That Killed Friend A 25-year-old Morris County man was sentenced to nearly a year in jail for a drunken boating accident that killed his friend in 2019, authorities said. Nicholas Zarantonello was sentenced to three years probation conditioned on 364 days in Morris County Jail and 200 hours of community service, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Zarantonello also can not operate a boat for one year or drive for three months, Carroll said in a joint release with Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan. …
UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide
Update: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide A man shot his girlfriend multiple times and then turned the gun on himself this week in Jersey City, initial police reports say. The man shot his girlfriend multiple times in the knee and neck and then himself in the head around 11:40 p.m. Thursday, on Clarke Avenue, unconfirmed reports say. As of Saturday, one man -- possibly the shooter -- was dead, a woman was critical and a third man was in stable condition,Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The man and woman were taken to Bayonne Medical Center then transported to Jersey City Medical Center. A third vi…
COVID-19: Another Staff Member Tests Positive At Park Ridge High School COVID-19: Another Staff Member Tests Positive At Park Ridge High School COVID-19: Another Staff Member Tests Positive At Park Ridge High School
Covid-19: Another Staff Member Tests Positive At Park Ridge High School A second faculty member has tested positive for COVID-19 at a Bergen County high school that closed last week due to a different positive case among employees. A non-teaching staff member at the Park Ridge Junior-Senior High School returned a positive Oct. 13. On Oct. 19, the community received an update saying the test was a lab-confirmed positive. On Saturday, Oct. 24, Superintendent Robert M. Gamper sent a letter to the community reporting a PRHS staffer tested positive with a rapid Oct. 23, and is experiencing mild symptoms. The test was being confirmed in the lab as of Saturday, Gamper…
COVID-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School COVID-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School COVID-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School
Covid-19: Morris County Regional District Reports 1 Case In Each High School A Morris County regional school district will remain open with hybrid learning in place after two COVID-19 cases were reported. One case each was reported at Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School, and are not connected, according to a letter sent by Morris hills Regional Superintendent James Jencarelli Friday night. Public health officials in Rockaway and Denville -- the students' hometowns -- are monitoring the cases closely, Jancarelli said. Contact tracing is expected to continue in the next few days. Several other schools in Morris County have reported positive COVID-…
Police: Newark Man Used U-Haul Truck To Steal ATM From Hair Braiding Salon Police: Newark Man Used U-Haul Truck To Steal ATM From Hair Braiding Salon Police: Newark Man Used U-Haul Truck To Steal ATM From Hair Braiding Salon
Police: Newark Man Used U-Haul Truck To Steal ATM From Hair Braiding Salon A man used a U-Haul truck to steal an ATM machine from a Newark hair braiding salon, authorities said. Laquan J. Wright, 28, a city resident, broke into the 16th Avenue salon overnight last week and removed the machine, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police were called to the scene at 6:50 a.m., last Saturday, on reports that the ATM machine was missing from Deedee African Hair Braiding salon, police said. Wright was identified as a suspect and arrested Oct. 22. He was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, conspirac…
Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash
Jackson Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Monmouth County Crash A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Monmouth County crash Thursday, authorities said. The Jackson man was heading southbound on State Route 35 on a Harley Davidson when he lost control and struck a tree around 8:55 p.m., Wall Township police said. The crash occurred near Atlantic Avenue around 8:55 p.m., Wall police said. The rider transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center by Wall Township Police Department EMS and paramedics from Hackensack-Meridian. He was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. Wall Township Police Department, Wall Township Police Departm…
LAWSUIT: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic LAWSUIT: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic LAWSUIT: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic
Lawsuit: Former North Jersey Police Officer Fired Over EMT Work During Pandemic A former Morris County police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he was forced to quit for taking a job as a Bergen County EMT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clifton's Thomas Trommelen says he was forced to resign from the Harding Police Department after officials there refused to approve his work as a Fort Lee EMT, over fears he would be at risk for contracting Coronavirus, according to the suit filed last week in state Superior Court in Morris County. Trommelen, 27, didn't want to leave the force because he felt it was understaffed at the onset of the pandemic, the suit says. Trommelen …
Friends Who Started Waffle Sandwich Delivery During Pandemic Open Passaic County Breakfast Spot Friends Who Started Waffle Sandwich Delivery During Pandemic Open Passaic County Breakfast Spot Friends Who Started Waffle Sandwich Delivery During Pandemic Open Passaic County Breakfast Spot
Friends Who Started Waffle Sandwich Delivery During Pandemic Open Passaic County Breakfast Spot A pair of friends who started a waffle sandwich delivery business after one lost his job during the pandemic have opened a Passaic County breakfast joint. "Salt Pepper Ketchup" opened last August on Central Avenue in Hawthorne. It all started one January day when Rey De La Cruz, 35, of Paterson, lost his longtime job at Best Buy. "I had to figure out a way to feed my 2-year-old son," he said. "I opened my fridge and saw I had waffles, bacon, Taylor ham, eggs and cheese." He threw together a waffle breakfast sandwich, and posted photos of it on social media. It wasn't long before De La Cr…
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