Shooter Captured After Pulling Gun During Argument In Mastic Beach; 2 Wounded
A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting two people during a neighborhood argument, police announced on Wednesday, June 3.
Matthew McCue, 37, of Woodside Road, Mastic Beach, was charged in connection with the shooting that left a man and woman injured outside a Mastic Beach home on Monday night, according to Suffolk County Police.
McCue is charged with two counts of Attempted Assault First Degree, two counts of Assault Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon Second Degree, and Reckless Endangerment First Degree, police said.
The shooting happened in front of 96 Woodside Road a…
Perth Amboy Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Violent Linden Crash
A 32-year-old Perth Amboy man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Linden late Tuesday night, May 26, authorities said.
Officers responded to the 1700 block of West Edgar Road at approximately 11:40 p.m., where a 2009 Suzuki and a 2009 Kawasaki were both traveling north on West Edgar Road when they collided, Linden police said.
The impact forced the Suzuki into opposing traffic, where it collided with a southbound 2025 Mazda CX5, authorities said. One of the motorcyclists, a 32-year-old Perth Amboy man, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The second motorcyclist and the…
Bethlehem Woman Dies Weeks After House Fire: Coroner
A woman injured in a Bethlehem house fire last month has died from her injuries, officials announced on Friday, May 8.
Christine L. Garganta, 50, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Her death was ruled an accident caused by complications of inhalation of products of combustion from the fire, the coroner said.
The fire happened in the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue at approximately 8:17 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, authorities said.
The Bethlehem Police Department and Bethle…
8 Students Injured In School Bus Crash, Charges Pending: Franklin Twp PD
Eight students were injured following a school bus crash in Franklin Township, Wednesday, May 6, authorities said.
At 8:14 a.m., officers responded to a crash between a 2025 Nissan Pathfinder and a Delsea Middle School bus at Coles Mill Road and Williamstown Road, after the Pathfinder failed to yield at the posted stop sign and collided with the bus, Franklin Township police said.
Eight students sustained minor injuries, with one student being hospitalized, police said. The driver of the Pathfinder was transported to a nearby hospital with a head injury and is in stable condition, poli…