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Lakewood, NJ
Lifestyle
91-Year-Old Former Flight Attendant From Central Jersey Beats Coronavirus Odds
A 91-year-old great-grandmother from Central Jersey beat the coronavirus odds. After being hospitalized last month with coronavirus and pneumonia, Jean Powell -- a former flight attendant from Manchester -- is among the rare survivors from her age group. Powell's 65-year-old daughter from Lacey, Kim Wedemeyer, had feared the worst, telling the Asbury Park Press: “I thought she was gone. . . .They say when old people get this, it’s a death sentence.” “I thought she was gone,” Wedemeyer said. “They say when old people get this, it’s a death sentence.” Not for Powell. After 10 days, Co…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
More Trouble In Lakewood: Police Crash Catered Backyard Party, Packed Toy Store Lot
Police shut down a Lakewood toy store that had more than 50 customers gathered outside while an employee took orders in violation of mandatory state coronavirus closures, authorities said. The customers who'd gathered in the packed Toys4U parking lot weren’t social distancing or wearing masks, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Ten employees also were together in the store – only three of them wearing masks, he said. Ten cars blocked the fire lane, the attorney general said. Police charged owner Yossi Itzkowitz and manager Tzvi Blau with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s closure of “…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Manchester's K-9 Officer Storm Down But Not Out
A South Jersey K-9 officer will be off-duty for a few more weeks because of a battle against cancer. Manchester Officer Storm is a solid black, 6-year-old German Shepherd, and one of two members of the township’s K-9 Unit. “Our entire department’s thoughts are with K-9 Storm, who underwent successful surgery this morning (March 10) to remove his left eye due to a cancer diagnosis," the Manchester Police Department announced on its Facebook page. "Thankfully, Storm is resting comfortable under the care of his partner, Patrolman Marc Micciulla, and testing showed that there are no signs of…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Manchester Teenager Gets 18 Years In Prison For Killing His Mom
An 18-year-old from Ocean County was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for killing his mother, authorities said. Edgar Diaz of Manchester previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Margarita Diaz's death last August, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Aug. 7, 2019, Toms River police were called to Deer Chase Professional Park for reports of an assault. Police arrived found an unresponsive female. Despite lifesaving efforts by first responders, the victim was pronounced dead at Community Medical Center, police said. Subsequent i…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Woman, 56, Killed Former Manchester HS Janitor Using Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser
An Ocean County woman killed a former Manchester High School custodian she lived with using a shower rod and a tape dispenser, authorities charged. Mary Carbone, 56, was charged with murder in the slaying of 55-year-old Frank Stochel at a home they shared in Manchester, they said. Police found Stochel dead on the floor of his 6th Avenue home in the township's Pine Lake Park-section on Feb. 24 The county Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Manchester Township Police Chief Lisa Parker said in a statement. SEE: Death Of Former Manch…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore
A Pennsylvania man admitted in federal court in Trenton that he participated in a drug ring that trafficked major quantities of heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore area. Guy Jackson, 47, was the 10th defendant snagged in a federal sweep to plead guilty in exchange for leniency at sentencing. The 11th is his wife, Lashawn Mealing, 48, who admitted trying to destroy evidence in the case. Jackson, of Effort, PA, “regularly obtained large quantities of heroin and cocaine for further distribution from co-defendant Gregory Gillens,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Mealing wa…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Teen Killed In One-Car Jackson Crash
A teenage driver died after losing control of his car and striking several trees near a golf course in Jackson, authorities said. Jackson police identified the motorist killed in the Friday night crash as Austen Hunter, 19, of Jackson. A passenger, Hasson Renouf, 23, of Jackson, was listed in stable condition, police said. The accident was reported at 10:30 p.m. when police officers from the Jackson and Manchester police departments responded to a 911 call about a crash on South Hope Chapel Road. Upon arriving at the scene, police officers located a 1997 Chrysler Sebring which had gone of…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Toms River Teen Admits Killing Mom In Front Of Younger Brother
UPDATE: A Toms River man admitted Friday that he killed his mother in front of his younger brother late last summer. Edgar Diaz, 18, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Superior Court in Toms River in exchange for a 20-year prison term at a scheduled March 6 sentencing. He'll have to serve 17 years of that sentence before he'll be eligible for parole under New Jersey's No Early Release Act. Diaz stabbed Margarita Diaz with a knife and slammed her head into the pavement outside their parked vehicle in a medical office park last Aug. 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Toms River Teen Admits Killing Mom In Front Of Younger Brother
UPDATE: A Toms River man admitted that he killed his mother in front of his younger brother late last summer. Edgar Diaz, 18, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Superior Court in Toms River on Jan. 17 in exchange for a 20-year prison term at a scheduled March 6 sentencing. He'll have to serve 17 years of that sentence before he'll be eligible for parole under New Jersey's No Early Release Act. Diaz stabbed Margarita Diaz with a knife and slammed her head into the pavement outside their parked vehicle in a medical office park last Aug. 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bra…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Obituaries
Doing For Others Was Life Of Former Bergen Woman, 80
FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview native Marilyn B. Mays worked in customer service for two decades and spent even more time contributing to her community -- be it in Cliffside Park, Paramus or her more recent Jersey Shore community. Mays, 80, died at her home earlier this month. Born in Fairview, Mays was a proud graduate of Lincoln School. She later moved to Cliffside Park and was graduated from the high school. She and her husband, Lawrence, lived in Paramus for 43 years before moving to River Pointe in Manchester 10 years ago. Mays worked for the New York Telephone Company and, after raisi…
