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UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts
Update: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts Social media tips led to the arrest of a Middlesex man accused of shoplifting from a Burlington County grocery store. State Police on Sept. 9 asked for the public's help in identifying a man who stole items from the Hainesport ShopRite. Several tips subsequently identified Jamal Boone, 46, as a suspect, police said. Troopers located Boone on Saturday, and arrested him without incident at a home in Mount Holly, State Police said. He was charged with shoplifting, eluding, obstruction of administrative law, obstructing highways and other public passage, terroristic threats, crimina…
Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90
Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 A caretaker is accused of neglecting and stealing nearly $90,000 from an elderly Union County woman over the course of four years, authorities said Thursday. The 90-year-old victim had been living rent-free in her home on the 400 block of North Avenue in Fanwood when Castor A. Toro, 52, began opening credit cards in her name without her knowledge or consent,  Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Toro used the cards for personal expenses, wrote himself checks from the woman's bank account, and tricked her into writing him checks -- claiming they were for investme…
COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County
Covid-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County Half a dozen students at a Union County high school have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the school to go all-remote. The six Westfield students were exposed to the virus outside of school, and none are linked to each other, Westfield Superintendent Margaret Dolan said in an email to parents. The district reopened with a hybrid plan of remote and in-classroom instruction Sept. 10. The high school will go virtual for two weeks and return to its hybrid plan Oct. 1, according to Dolan. Meanwhile, cases at Chatham High School climbed from a dozen to nearly 30 over the course of a …
COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case
Covid-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case A Mercer County school is the latest to go all-remote after a COVID-19 case was reported. Hopewell Valley Central High School Central High School in Pennington will be going remote Thursday and Friday, though all other schools in the district will remain open, according to a notice posted on the district's website. All after-school activities will be cancelled and no students or staff will be allowed in the building until Monday morning for a deep-cleaning and contact-tracing, the letter says. It was not clear if the positive case was a student, faculty member or teacher.
KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River
Know HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a man whose body was found in the Passaic River last month. Belleville police found the unresponsive man possibly in his 30s floating in the river around 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 20, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The man was pulled onto the embankment by the North Arlington Fire rescue with help from North Arlington firefighters, and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 a.m., Stephens said. Since then, attempts to positively identify the man or locate next of kin have been unsuccessful, authorities said. A…
Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41
Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nicholas Speranza of Hawthorne died on Monday, Sept. 14. He was 41 years old. A water at Puzzo's restaurant in Hawthorne, Nick was a Ridgewood native and enjoyed riding his bike and walking through Goffle Brook Park, his obituary says. He was remembered as an animal lover and artist. Visitation will be Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home. The funeral service and cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to FOWA – Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 3701, Wayne, NJ 07470 or to the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, N…
Jersey City Man Arrested In Late-Night Sexual Attack Of Woman Walking Alone Jersey City Man Arrested In Late-Night Sexual Attack Of Woman Walking Alone Jersey City Man Arrested In Late-Night Sexual Attack Of Woman Walking Alone
Jersey City Man Arrested In Late-Night Sexual Attack Of Woman Walking Alone A Jersey City man sexually assaulted a woman who was walking late at night over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday.  Bili Crisostomo-Hernandez, 23, attacked the 28-year-old pedestrian at Ogden Avenue and South Street in Jersey City, around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was arrested on charges of sexual assault, hindering and providing false statements. Crisostomo-Hernandez was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and remanded to the Hudson County Jail. The Prosecutor’s Offi…
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon is opening another new delivery station in North Jersey this week.  The 640,000 square-foot building Newark facility on Delancy Street will create 100 full- and part-time jobs all paying at least $15 an hour. Hundreds of driver opportunities for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners and Amazon Flex drivers are also opening up. Last week, Amazon opened a delivery station in West Caldwell, making this the second delivery station to open in Essex County this month. Delivery stations power the last mile of our order process and help speed up deliveries for customers. Packa…
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Death Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Death Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Death
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Death A Jersey City man is facing murder and weapons charges in the August killing of his 22-year-old girlfriend, authorities said. Jaishawn Gaston, 26, was arrested on Sept. 15 at the prosecutor's office in Jersey City, when he surrendered with his attorney, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Gaston is accused of killing Francis Villa, who was found unconscious with a gunshot wound in a Forrest Street apartment around 6 p.m. on Aug. 31, Suarez said. Villa was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Suarez. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the ma…
'RHONJ' Couple Welcomes Guests At Jersey Shore Dunkin' Donuts 'RHONJ' Couple Welcomes Guests At Jersey Shore Dunkin' Donuts 'RHONJ' Couple Welcomes Guests At Jersey Shore Dunkin' Donuts
'Rhonj' Couple Welcomes Guests At Jersey Shore Dunkin' Donuts Did you see them? "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars Joey and Melissa Gorga served customers at a Jersey Shore Dunkin' Donuts for a promotion. The Morris County couple promoted the upcoming season of the reality show while at the Belmar coffee shop on Ocean Avenue Sept. 9, after filming in Brielle over Labor Day Weekend. Melissa posted a photo with the Dunkin' mascot and her husband to Instagram. "Today i’m helping @dunkin welcome guests back💕 In the NY/ Tri-state area with a ceramonial[sic] ribbon cutting celebration in Belmar to thank the community & get everyone running again wi…
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