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The two Penn State students who organized the hazing that killed New Jersey freshman Timothy Piazza have been sentenced. Beta Theta Pi president Brendan Young, 28, and vice president Daniel Casey, 27, pleaded guilty in July to ...Daily Mail21 hours ago
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Route 78 motorcycle crash in Union County leaves Pennsylvania man dead
SPRINGFIELD – The New Jersey State Police is investigating a crash Tuesday night on Interstate 78 that left a 43-year-old Pennsylvania man dead. State Troopers responded around 9:43 p.m. on Oct. 1 on reports of a crash on I-78 westbound near milepost 48, said Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. An investigation found that a Harley Davidson...
Florham Park Chief of Police Issues Public Service Announcement
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - Florham Park Chief of Police, Joseph Orlando, has issued the following public service announcement to residents regarding break-ins, attempted burglaries and pedestrian safety. You can read the announcement below: Residents, Please read this post in its entirety. I realize we broadcast information this morning regarding burglary attempts that occurred during the early morning hours; however I wanted to provide additional information regarding previous incidents, as well as additional communal safety initiatives. As you may be aware during the early morning hours, two residents in the Briarwood Road section of the Borough experienced attempted burglaries while...
Bicyclist hospitalized after he’s struck by co-worker’s car
A bicyclist in Union County was hospitalized Tuesday after he was struck by a car driven by a co-worker who said he didn’t see him, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. on Bayway Circle in Elizabeth, according to a city spokeswoman. After the bicyclist was hit, the...
New Rankings: Best Public High Schools In Union County
The rankings are based on "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Factors include teacher quality, high school ratings, college readiness, state test scores, and graduation rates (click here for more on methodology). Here are the...
Ex-leaders of a Penn State frat get jail in hazing death of NJ student
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming a large amount of alcohol received jail sentences Tuesday. Brendan Young, 28, who was president of the now-defunct chapter of Beta Theta Pi in 2017,...
This favorite NJ Irish bar gets back to business after long renovation
MORRISTOWN — A landmark favorite bar and restaurant has finished renovations and is reopening to the public. A ribbon cutting and grand reopening is set for Oct. 10 at Dublin Pub in Morristown. The pub at 4 Pine Street first opened its doors in 1973 and quickly became a...
NJ counties with the highest cancer rates may shock you
When I was a kid, older folks didn’t even want to say the word cancer out loud. Sometimes, you would hear “the big C.” It was the Voldemort of something that could strike you down. Of course, huge advances have been made. We haven’t beaten the many...
Racing BMW Driver, 20, Injures Young Family Of Four On Route 3 In Rutherford: Police
Hamza M. Abdelaziz, 20, of Clifton, was racing in a 2023 black BMW 540 when he struck the Fair Lawn family's vehicle on the Berry’s Creek Bridge in the eastbound lanes in Rutherford, just prior to the East Rutherford border around 1:10 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said.
Callous assailant busted for knocking out NYC woman, 81, in sucker-punch attack
A callous attacker was busted Thursday for knocking out an 81-year-old woman in a random sucker-punch assault on the Upper West Side last month, cops said. Hansel Esparragoza, 37 – a Staten Island resident with 21 prior arrests – was charged with felony assault in the Sept. 13 caught-on-video attack on Geula Freeman at West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, authorities said. Esparragoza sported scruffy facial hair and was wearing a light green T-shirt, black sweat pants and rubber slide-on shoes when detectives led the handcuffed suspect out of the front door of the 20th Precinct and into a waiting cop...
Linden man charged with vehicular homicide in Route 1 crash in Rahway
RAHWAY – A 43-year-old Linden man has been arrested and charged in a crash last year that claimed the life of an Elizabeth man. Fuquan White was charged with one count of vehicular homicide, a second-degree crime, and one count of strict liability vehicular homicide, a third-degree crime, Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner...
PD: Porch Pirates, Car Burglars, Cooking Oil Thieves Hit Westfield Last Week
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two cars were stolen from at the train station, Amazon packages were plucked from a porch and someone got away with 20 gallons of used cooking oil in town last week, Westfield Police said Wednesday.A victim reported to police that his vehicle was burglarized sometime on Sept. 22 while parked in the South Avenue train station lot. According to the victim, an unknown person entered his vehicle and proceeded to damage the steering column, police said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe victim also reported that his New Jersey identification...
Man found guilty of fatal shooting outside N.J. ShopRite
A 37-year-old Orange man was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting a man outside an Essex County supermarket in 2022, officials said. Darienne Murray shot Melja Oliver, 37, of East Orange, in the head on June 3, 2022 at the ShopRite on Main Street in the East Orange, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Clark PD Announces Road Closed Thursday Morning Now Reopened
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Police Department just announced, at 11:20 a.m., that roads closed this morning due to a fire incident are now reopened.The earlier announcement stated, “Please avoid the area of Terminal/Central Avenue and Terminal/Westfield Avenue due to a fire investigation.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThis incident has been resolved and motorists are now able to travel freely.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
N.J. driver dies after suffering medical emergency, rear-ending another vehicle, cops say
A 76-year-old man driving an SUV died after he suffered an apparent medical emergency and then rear-ended another vehicle on Main Street in Woodbridge on Wednesday, officials said. The crash took place about 5:35 p.m. at the corner of Vermella Way, near the entrance to Wegmans, Woodbridge police said. Police...
Hub Stine Track and Field Expected to Open to Public on Monday
PLAINFIELD, NJ — While the Plainfield Public School held a ribbon cutting for its new track and turf field on Friday, September 20, right before the football team's 41-0 rout of Perth Amboy, the facilities have not yet opened to the public as the finishing touches are made.On Monday, the Plainfield Board of Education reported that the track required two additional layers of stenciling to finalize the lane markings and that additional district branding needed to be added. The district anticipates completing these enhancements by Monday, October 7, when they are expected to open the track and 78,000 turf field to the public. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Jon Bon Jovi goes home for NJ high school dedication ceremony
SAYREVILLE — Who says you can’t go home?. Jon Bon Jovi began his life in Perth Amboy but returned to Sayreville War Memorial High School on Tuesday, which is his alma mater. "It's a journey, you know, I've been on this journey my entire adult life, and started...
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