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Drunk driver gets probation in death of good Samaritan who stopped after Yonkers crash
A Bronx woman whose drunken crash in Yonkers last year led to the death of a good Samaritan who stopped to help apologized to the victim's family Thursday — and thanked them for agreeing that she should be spared incarceration. Eleni Castillos was sentenced to five years of probation for the death of...
Gunman In Double Shooting That Wounded Clifton Woman, Paterson Man Held Pending Trial: Cops
Daeron L. Jones is accused of shooting a 56-year-old Clifton woman and 35-year-old Paterson man at Broadway and Main Street around 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. The victims were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical...
Essex County Man Faces Serious Charges for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
NEWARK, NJ – Kyrell Domnie, a 39-year-old man from Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey, is facing multiple charges related to narcotics distribution and firearms offenses, as announced by U.S. Attorney…
Essex corrections officer, of Jersey City, admits taking $14k bribe to move contraband
An Essex County corrections officer who lives in Jersey City has admitted to taking $14,000 in bribes to smuggle tobacco and a cell phone to inmates, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Efrin Wade, 36, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal...
Man Charged With Embezzling $1.2 Million From Employer
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ.- On Wednesday, following a months-long investigation by Bergen County Authorities, a 44-year-old Belle Mead, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and charged in connection with a 4-year, $1.2 million embezzlement scheme. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, in December 2023, Detectives of the Ridgefield Police...
Big box store shopping in New Jersey just got smaller
In an ever ugly and sad trend another big box store announced that they are closing a chunk of their stores and trying to reorganize to stay above drowning in debt. National discount retailer Big Lots, with close to 1,400 stores nationally including twenty-seven in Monmouth and Ocean counties here in New Jersey, has announced that they are closing up to forty stores nationally and opening three more. Big Lots closed fifty-two stores in 2023 due to inferior performance.
ALERT: 10 Stop & Shop Supermarkets Closing In New Jersey
“Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community ties we have developed as a neighborhood grocer of more than 100 years, and we remain committed to nourishing our associates, customers and communities,” said Gordon Reid, President, Stop & Shop. “As we announced in May, Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand.”
NJ drug overdose deaths continue steady decline
Opioid settlement funds paid to equip EMTs and a mobile van with medicine. Doctors and clinics now see a new pattern across New Jersey— a decline in the epidemic of opioid deaths that spiked during the pandemic. Most credit the wide availability of naloxone — which can rapidly reverse overdose symptoms and has been distributed for free at participating New Jersey pharmacies since January 2023.
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
Want the best care? New report says these are best hospitals in NJ
Eight facilities in New Jersey make a list of the 466 best hospitals in the nation. The 2024-2025 list released on Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report takes into account more than 30 medical and surgical services. It's based on an analysis of nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country.
Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
We’re Surrounded! New Jersey Bracing for Massive Bed Bug Invasion
Bed bugs. The thought of them makes most people's skin crawl. It turns out that the bloodsuckers surround New Jersey. Bed bugs are tiny insects that have been around for centuries. These pests can be highly damaging, infesting homes, hotels, and other places where people live and sleep. They are...
New Jersey salt marsh sediments offer evidence of hurricanes back to the 1500s
NEW JERSEY – A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led research team employing an emerging technique to detect signs of past hurricanes in coastal sediments has found evidence of storms dating back more than 400 years. In doing so, they have confirmed an approach that could give them a better understanding of...
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