Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off
Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise visit to a chili cook-off at JBJ Soul Kitchen. There was a fierce competition among a dozen first responder teams — and Bon Jovi made it a point of sampling each team's chili while mingling with the crowd, Toms River Online reports. The event marked JBJ Soul Kitchen’s 7th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Hooper Avenue in Toms River.  A Sayreville native, the rocker founded his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homelessness. Diners pay a donation for American bites at Jon Bon Jovi's community restaurant chain. The Hooper Avenue lo…
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Teen Charged With Raping 68-Year-Old Woman In Her Home: Prosecutor A teenager was taken into custody and charged with "an act of juvenile delinquency" for raping a senior citizen, authorities said. If committed as an adult, the charges would be aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary and theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. On Monday, Oct. 31 between midnight and 12:30 a.m., a 68-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her residence, they said. The suspect entered the victim’s apartment in Parlin woke her, sexually assaulted, …
WINNERS: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $465K WINNERS: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $465K
Winners: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $465K Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $464,530 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Saturday, Oct. 29, lottery drawing.  Each ticket is worth $232,265.  The winning numbers were: 06, 23, 25, 30, and 37 and the XTRA number was: 04.  The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Middlesex County: Main Street Liquors, 881 Main St., Sayreville; and, Morris County: Shoprite of Lincoln Park, 60 Beaver Brook Rd., Lincoln Park. ALSO SEE: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Wi…
Multiple Crashes Reported On Garden State Parkway Multiple Crashes Reported On Garden State Parkway
Multiple Crashes Reported On Garden State Parkway Rain was contributing to the number of crashes in Central and South Jersey during the evening rush on Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities said. There were multiple crashes on the Garden State Parkway. According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, there were parkway crashes in Cranford, Sayreville, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Township and Wall Township. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Pickup Driver, 62, Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Pickup Driver, 62, Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash
Pickup Driver, 62, Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash A 62-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash was reported at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 on the parkway northbound local lanes to Jon Bon Jovi Service Area in Sayreville, according to New Jersey State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed a Ford F-150 was traveling on the exit ramp. While on the ramp, the Ford impacted the right guardrail, ran off the road to the right, overturned, and struck several trees, State Police said. As a result of the crash, the driver, identified as David Memmott, of …
Serious Crash Reported On Garden State Parkway Serious Crash Reported On Garden State Parkway
Serious Crash Reported On Garden State Parkway A serious crash occurred on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash was reported at about 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, on a northbound exit ramp at the Cheesequake Service Area in Sayreville, according to the New Jersey Department of Transporation. The exit ramp was blocked, the DOT said.  An unconfirmed report said the vehicle had left the road and gone into the woods. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor
NJ Borough's Dem Leader Took Cash In Attempt To Influence Criminal Case: Prosecutor The chairman of Sayreville's Democratic party and employee with the NJ Turnpike Authority has been charged with accepting thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for "influencing a a criminal case," authorities said. Thomas V. Pollando — the borough's former council president and current VP of the Middlesex County Planning Board — was caught between July and August 2022 accepting the cash and saying he'd attempt to use his political clout to influence an ongoing criminal case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone  said. Pollando, 72, of Parlin, served as the long-time pres…
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities A carjacker was captured at the Jersey Shore hours after abandoning her 7-year-old son in Paterson, authorities said. Two women with an unspecified state agency were transporting Imani McRae, 31, of Paterson and her son in a minivan when she “became agitated and assaulted” both of them in the area of 20th and Railroad avenues Friday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a joint statement with police. The women – one 41, the other 47 – told responding officers that McRae forced them both out of their 2019 Caravan before speeding off with her son in the back seat. Ci…
Kearny Man Charged In OD Death Of Newark Fire Captain Kearny Man Charged In OD Death Of Newark Fire Captain
Kearny Man Charged In OD Death Of Newark Fire Captain A 42-year-old man has been charged in the overdose death of a beloved 49-year-old Newark fire captain who was found unresponsive at a fire station in January. Eliasel Baez, 42, of Kearny, was charged with strict liability in the death of Newark Fire Captain Carlos Rivera, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. He was also charged with distributing cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, authorities said. On Jan. 15, Rivera, of Sayreville, was found unresponsive inside the Newark firehouse of Engine 15 Ladder 7 at 269 Park Avenue. 

He was taken to University Hos…
Rutgers Graduate, Dedicated Toms River Dietician Dies At 35 Rutgers Graduate, Dedicated Toms River Dietician Dies At 35
Rutgers Graduate, Dedicated Toms River Dietician Dies At 35 Rutgers graduate and devoted dietician Megan R. McCarthy died at her home in Toms River on Thursday, June 23. She was 35. Born in Edison, Megan grew up in Sayreville before graduating from both the Cook College at Rutgers and the Rutgers School of Health Professions, her obituary says. Megan had worked at Complete Care at Green Acres in Toms River, where she was a dedicated dietician who cared deeply for her patients. Outside of work, Megan loved spending time with her family, cooking, and shopping, her memorial says. Megan leaves behind her loving parents, Michael and Rose McCarthy; her …
Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor
Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor Five employees of a nightclub in Central Jersey have been arrested after prostitutes were found at the establishment, authorities said. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department announced that a joint investigation with The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Office of Criminal Investigations of the New Jersey Treasury Department led to the arrests of the employees of Club XXXV in Sayreville. In May 2021, a search warrant was executed at Club XXXV and evidence of prostitution was uncovered, Ci…
Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist became trapped in a Central Jersey crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 on Route 9 in Sayreville, initial reports said. A crash victim was airlifted by medical helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. As a result of the crash, three utility poles had fallen on Route 9, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES