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Authorities ID Victims Of Fatal Nutley House Fire (VIDEO) Authorities ID Victims Of Fatal Nutley House Fire (VIDEO) Authorities ID Victims Of Fatal Nutley House Fire (VIDEO)
Authorities ID Victims Of Fatal Nutley House Fire (Video) A 74-year-old man was killed and his wife seriously injured in a fire that broke out at their Nutley home Saturday night, authorities said Sunday. Joseph Collar was pronounced dead at approximately 6:55 p.m. -- about an hour after firefighters responded to his wood-frame Myrtle Avenue home, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo said. Collar's wife was taken to Clara Maas Medical Center and was in serious condition as of Sunday, Strumolo and Stephens said. A preliminary investigation indicates there was heavy fire damage in the …
COVID-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive COVID-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive COVID-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive
Covid-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive Another Essex County school reported COVID-19 cases this week. The three individuals were staff members and students of the Washington Elementary School in West Orange, Superintendent J. Scott Cascone said Thursday, Oct. 8. The school will be closed until Oct. 21, he said. Three students at West Essex Regional High School also tested positive this week. "We were looking forward to welcoming back our preschool students in Ms. Kenny and Ms. Sinisi’s classes at Washington Elementary School on Monday, October 12," he said in a letter.  "However, due to the current circumstances…
COVID-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District COVID-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District COVID-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District
Covid-19: Additional Cases Reported In Monmouth County District An additional three COVID-19 cases were reported in a Monmouth County school district. One West Freehold Elementary School student tested positive earlier this week, Superintendent Neil Dickstein said earlier this week. The student who tested positive marks the third in the school this year. Another pair of cases were reported at the Early Childhood Learning Center and Catena Elementary School since the first day of classes, the superintendent said. The district's hybrid learning model will remain the same, Dickstein said. All three cases have since been added to the NEA School and Campus…
North Jersey Native Stars In Newly Released Movie 'From The Vine' North Jersey Native Stars In Newly Released Movie 'From The Vine' North Jersey Native Stars In Newly Released Movie 'From The Vine'
North Jersey Native Stars In Newly Released Movie 'From The Vine' A North Jersey native who won an Emmy for his role in "The Sopranos" is the lead in a new movie released this week. "From The Vine" -- out Friday, Oct. 9 -- stars Joe Pantoliano, who was born in Hoboken and raised in Cliffside Park. You may recognize Pantoliano from his role as Ralph Cifaretto on HBO's "The Sopranos," which won him the an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also appeared in "The Matrix," "The Goonies," "Bad Boys" and more. Directed by Sean Cisterna, "From The Vine" follows Pantoliano as downtrodden Marco Gentile, who returns to his hometown in …
SEEN THEM? Newark Police Seek Burglary Suspects SEEN THEM? Newark Police Seek Burglary Suspects SEEN THEM? Newark Police Seek Burglary Suspects
Seen Them? Newark Police Seek Burglary Suspects Newark police are seeking two men wanted for unrelated burglaries. Arrest warrants have been issued for Monty Grant, 54, and Hason King, 41, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Grant is accused of burglarizing a store on the 400 block of Central Avenue, while King is wanted in an incident on the 300 block of Springfield Avenue, Ambrose said. Anyone with information can call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward. Anonymous tips may als…
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Girl, 14 Jersey City Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Girl, 14 Jersey City Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Girl, 14
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Girl, 14 A Jersey City man has been charged in a 2018 sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, authorities said Saturday. Darious Dickey, 21, sexually assaulted the teen in an Ocean Avenue building on Feb. 17, 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was arrested without incident at the prosecutor’s office in Jersey City Friday, Oct. 9, around 12:40 p.m., Suarez said. Dickey was being held in the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny pending a first court appearance. He was charged with child endangerment, sexual assault and criminal sexual contact.
KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Investigate Suspicious Death Of Bayonne Woman KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Investigate Suspicious Death Of Bayonne Woman KNOW ANYTHING? Authorities Investigate Suspicious Death Of Bayonne Woman
Know Anything? Authorities Investigate Suspicious Death Of Bayonne Woman Authorities are investigating the death of a 40-year-old Bayonne woman. Police responding to 30 Lord Ave. for a welfare check around 1 p.m. Friday found Crystal Ojeda was found with "visible trauma," Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Saturday. Ojeda was pronounced dead approximately an hour later. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made as of Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecuto…
North Jersey Trucker Beating Coworker With Plank Stabbed With Pocketknife In Parking Lot Attack North Jersey Trucker Beating Coworker With Plank Stabbed With Pocketknife In Parking Lot Attack North Jersey Trucker Beating Coworker With Plank Stabbed With Pocketknife In Parking Lot Attack
North Jersey Trucker Beating Coworker With Plank Stabbed With Pocketknife In Parking Lot Attack One man was stabbed with a pocket knife and another beaten with a wooden plank during a brawl between North Jersey truckers that broke out early Friday morning, authorities said. Alptug Akkus and Bryan Tay, both of Paterson, had been working together in Arizona when they got in a dispute earlier in the week, Police Chief Anthony Manna said. Surveillance tapes show Tay, 40, hiding behind a car in the KZY Logistics parking lot on Commerce Road, armed with a plank, apparently waiting for Akkus, 29, to pull in and drop off his tractor trailer, Manna said. As Akkus pulled in, Tay jumped ou…
COVID-19: Another North Jersey MVC Agency Closes After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: Another North Jersey MVC Agency Closes After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: Another North Jersey MVC Agency Closes After Worker Tests Positive
Covid-19: Another North Jersey MVC Agency Closes After Worker Tests Positive A third New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission agency closed this month due to a positive COVID-19 case among workers. The Paterson licensing center on Broadway will remain closed until Oct. 16.  The worker had last been at the agency on Oct. 1, officials said. The Newark agency was the first to close due to a COVID-19 case, and will remain shut until Oct. 16. The North Bergen agency is closed until Oct. 20.
Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over
Elizabeth Man Accused Of Killing Victim In Front Of Teen Girl They Were Fighting Over An Elizabeth man was tracked down in Upstate New York and accused of killing a Queens man in front of the 17-year-old girl they were fighting over, the NY Daily News reports. Patshawn McMitchell, 24, was tracked down in Watertown, NY -- 30 miles from the Canadian border -- and returned to Queens on Thursday, police said. McMitchell was charged with murder for the killing of 23-year-old Dahmel Miller, in the Queensbridge Houses on Vernon Boulevard near 40th Avenue Sept. 8. Miller was shot in the buttocks and stomach somewhere between the front door and first floor of a building as the …
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