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North Hunterdon, NJ
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Instructor At NJ Women's Prison Charged With Witness Tampering Day Of Inmate Testimonies Instructor At NJ Women's Prison Charged With Witness Tampering Day Of Inmate Testimonies Instructor At NJ Women's Prison Charged With Witness Tampering Day Of Inmate Testimonies
Instructor At NJ Women's Prison Charged With Witness Tampering Day Of Inmate Testimonies A trade instructor at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Hunterdon County was charged with witness tampering in an undisclosed 2018 crime. Devon E. Vassell, 54, of East Orange, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the incident, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams and Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo said. Vassell's arrest occurred the same day six former inmates shared details of abuse by prison guards during a Trenton hearing. The women said they were sexually assaulted and groped by guards. One guard was dubbed "King of the Cottage," who would…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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UPDATE: Missing Union County Man Found Dead In Newark, Family Says UPDATE: Missing Union County Man Found Dead In Newark, Family Says UPDATE: Missing Union County Man Found Dead In Newark, Family Says
Update: Missing Union County Man Found Dead In Newark, Family Says The family of a Union County man was found dead days after being reported as missing. David Church of Winfield had last been seen June 29 at noon, his brother Jason Church said on Facebook. David, 48, passed away, Jason said days later. The family did not release further information.  Click here for David Church's obituary.

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued
Authorities Crack Down On Bridgewater Park Where 1 Drowned Last Month, 40 Summonses Issued Authorities are cracking down on illegal activity at a Somerset County park 40 summonses for illegal drinking and swimming were issued, and two people were arrested on drug charges there. Washington Valley Park in the Martinsville section of the Township includes Buttermilk Falls and Chimney Rock Reservoir, where one person drowned last month. The Somerset County Park Commission has had to remove several dumpsters of garbage due to excessive littering in the park, too, authorities said. "In response, to these complaints, the Bridgewater Township Police Department in cooperation with t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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School Rallies For Beloved Jersey City Principal After 'Callous' Termination School Rallies For Beloved Jersey City Principal After 'Callous' Termination School Rallies For Beloved Jersey City Principal After 'Callous' Termination
School Rallies For Beloved Jersey City Principal After 'Callous' Termination The sudden termination of a longtime Jersey City principal has sparked outrage among parents, students and former colleagues. An email sent to staff and parents of the Ethical Community Charter School announced 11-year principal Marta Bergamini had been relieved of her duties -- with no further explanation. Chairperson of the school's board of trustees told NorthJersey.com that Bergamini's contract expired June 30 and was not renewed since the board and the former principal couldn't agree on new contract terms. Vice Principal Elisha Abdelaal, who started at the school in 2009 alongside Ber…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Jersey City Package Thief Pried His Way Into 3 Hoboken Buildings, Police Say SEEN HIM? Jersey City Package Thief Pried His Way Into 3 Hoboken Buildings, Police Say SEEN HIM? Jersey City Package Thief Pried His Way Into 3 Hoboken Buildings, Police Say
Seen HIM? Jersey City Package Thief Pried His Way Into 3 Hoboken Buildings, Police Say Hoboken police have issued three warrants for the arrest of an accused Jersey City burglar. Luis Medina, 40, used a tool to force his way into the lobby of three residential buildings then, pried open the door a room where packages were kept, police said. Medina then opened several packages, removed their contents and put them into a bag he brought with him, authorities said. The incidents happened on: June 06, around 3:51 a.m., 12th and Clinton Street June 15, around 6:40 AM, 10th and Madison Street June 19, around 3 a.m., 6th and Adams Street Medina is wanted on charges of burglary…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards
Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards Groped. Sexually assaulted. Ordered to perform sexual favors in exchange for basic needs. That's how guards at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County treated female inmates, six former inmates testified during a hearing Wednesday in Trenton. The hearing was the fourth held by the Workgroup on Harassment, Sexual Assault and Misogyny in New Jersey Politics, founded in January by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen). The U.S. Justice Department found decades-long sexual abuse at the prison, according to a report released earlier this year. Despite th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Nuts For Henry: Maywood Mom Spends Quarantine Feeding Injured Neighborhood Squirrels Nuts For Henry: Maywood Mom Spends Quarantine Feeding Injured Neighborhood Squirrels Nuts For Henry: Maywood Mom Spends Quarantine Feeding Injured Neighborhood Squirrels
Nuts For Henry: Maywood Mom Spends Quarantine Feeding Injured Neighborhood Squirrels Susan Werbacher is the first to admit it: She's nuts for Henry. And she wouldn't have met him or his squirrel friends if it wasn't for the coronavirus quarantine she says. Before the shutdown, the mom of two woke up at 4 a.m., and spent two hours at the gym. But when the stay-at-home order was imposed, she spent that time taking walks around her apartment complex, and at-home workouts, instead. One day in late March, Susan was doing cardio outside when she saw a squirrel with half a tail scampering across her apartment complex's courtyard. "I wanted to get a closer look to see if I neede…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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COVID-19: Famed Gay Bergen County Night Club Struggles To Survive COVID-19: Famed Gay Bergen County Night Club Struggles To Survive COVID-19: Famed Gay Bergen County Night Club Struggles To Survive
Covid-19: Famed Gay Bergen County Night Club Struggles To Survive For 42 years, Feathers Night Club has served as a safe place for the LGBT community. But the River Edge establishment has been closed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it's struggling to stay alive. In an effort to avoid closure, owner Paul Binnetti has launched a GoFundMe to help its survival, where more than $12,500 had been raised as of Thursday morning. Feathers, New Jersey's longest running gay club still in existence, opened on June 21, 1978. That was a time when being gay was not widely accepted," owner Paul Binnetti. Feathers was the first gay night club…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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HISTORIC: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later HISTORIC: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later HISTORIC: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later
Historic: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later Nearly 25 years to the day the state assumed control of operations in the Newark School District, state officials announced the local board will regain control. "This is a historic day for Newark, and a day for celebration," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Today, full local control of the public schools has been restored to the people of Newark so that the local school board can address the unique needs of the school community." The Newark BOE had been struggling for years with management and academic issues when the New Jersey BOE revoked its authority over the district in 1995. A decade later, t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide
Update: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide The hanging death of a person in a Morris County park over the weekend has been ruled a suicide, authorities announced Wednesday. The body was found by a Lewis Morris Park patron in the Sugarloaf section of the park around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Morris County Park Police Lt. Chris List said. The park was briefly closed and has since reopened, List said.  "The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office ordinarily does not issue public statements on active investigation," Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "However, given the fact that unsubstantiated statements have circulated on social media, there…

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