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Uniformed Detective Flashes Smug Grin In New Mugshot After Heroin, Drug Arrest In Newark
Ricardo Garden arrested by detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Professional Standards Bureau on Thursday, June 20, after being found in possession of drugs, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Garden was charged with a litany of offenses: third-degree possession of heroin; third-degree possession of marijuana with the intent to...
2 bikers, including NJ correctional officer, die in Route 78 crash
BERKELEY HEIGHTS — Two men, including a correctional officer, died after being thrown from their motorcycles while riding on Route 78 early Sunday evening. Sherman Bardouille, 31, of Irvington, and Tamir Lee, 42, of Newark, were riding east near Exit 43 when Bardouille’s motorcycle hit the back of a Honda passenger vehicle, causing Lee’s motorcycle to collide with Bardouille. Bardouille struck a Lexus SUV and veered off the roadway hitting a sign just after 6 p.m.
Frank Sanchez’ assault charge heads to Maplewood Municipal Court
MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ The pending simple assault charge against Frank Sanchez will move to Maplewood Municipal Court, weeks after an Essex County grand jury declined to indict the former Columbia High School principal on a more serious felony charge. The Essex County Prosecutor’s office made the announcement about the sole charge Sanchez faces – a misdemeanor – via press release on Tuesday night. Earlier this month, the prosecutor’s office announced that the grand jury declined to indict Sanchez on a charge of second degree endangering the welfare of a child.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET...
What $350,000 can buy you in Essex County
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Essex County, here’s what sold for or under $350,000 between June 17 and June 23. Below, we provide an overview of the top 10 properties in each area, chosen for their proximity to the desired price range and the largest living spaces.
An Iconic Sopranos House Is for Sale. Pity What They’re Doing to It.
The most important building in New Jersey is on the real estate market. I speak not of Princeton’s Nassau Hall, or the underrated Newark Museum of Art. No, the four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom estate once occupied by the immortal Junior Soprano—boss of the DiMeo crime family on The Sopranos—can be yours for only $579,000. It’s located in Essex County, a stone’s throw from Branch Brook Park, which remains one of Jersey’s finest institutions. Wake up, grab yourself a gun, and get that bid in.
Man killed in overnight Essex County shooting
A 20-year-old man was killed in an shooting in Irvington early Monday, authorities said. Quashawn Moses was found shot near the entrance to a building on the 300 block of 21st Street shortly before 1:25 a.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday. Moses, of East Orange, was brought...
Strong winds causing downed trees, blocked roads, power outages in North Jersey
Strong wind gusts are causing power outages, road closures and downed trees all across New Jersey on Monday evening. National Weather Service posted a wind advisory alert warning that some New Jersey counties, such as Morris and Sussex, could be experiencing strong and gusty winds throughout the evening. ...
North Caldwell to Pave Mountain Ave. This Week
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Mountain Avenue is scheduled to be milled and paved from Bloomfield Avenue through Gould Avenue as part of the Essex County Roadway Resurfacing Program. Work will begin on Tuesday, June 25. All work will be done overnight from 7 p.m. through 5 a.m. Motorists should expect intermittent road closures. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Residents have been advised to make arrangements to park vehicles at alternative locations should they need to leave their home between 7 p.m and 5 a.m. Parking on Mountain Avenue will be prohibited. Detours will be in place. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
See all homes sold in Essex County, June 17 to June 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Essex County reported from June 17 to June 23. There were 116 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,184-square-foot home on South 16th Street in Newark that sold for $610,000.
Prosecutor: Newark man sentenced to 22 years in prison for fatally stabbing roommate at homeless shelter
The Essex County prosecutor says Michael Wylie snuck a knife into a homeless shelter in February 2022. He then stabbed his roommate, Kevin Williams, in the face, neck and heart.
Greater Essex County District School Board chair orders public to leave chambers
At a special school board meeting Tuesday, Greater Essex County District School Board chair Gale Hatfield ordered people to leave for disrupting the proceedings with applause, mutters and spoken comments. Jeremy Palko, a member of the group Action for Canada, says there was a group there to support trustee Linda Qin.
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