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Man fatally struck crossing Route 3 after Giants game
EAST RUTHERFORD — A Jersey Shore man was fatally struck while crossing Route 3 after Thursday night's Giants games at MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone told New Jersey 101.5 the 33-year-old Aberdeen man was hit by a Toyota Camry in the eastbound lanes near the service road around midnight.
$180,000 sick-time payout approved for ex-police chief
BRADLEY BEACH — The Bradley Beach Borough Council authorized a payout of about $180,000 in accumulated sick time to retired Bradley Beach Chief of Police Leonard Guida. Guida, who was the subject of a scathing Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) report following the release of a video of a physical confrontation with another officer, will be paid in three separate and equal installments in 2024, 2025 and 2026, according to the resolution.
21 NJ Shoprite’s Will Be Getting A New Robot Assistant In The Aisles
Living in the 21st Century has its perks; for example, we have cars that can parallel park themselves, we have all of the information on the planet available to us basically 24/7, and we have so many flavors of ice cream it can almost be overwhelming. But sometimes I feel...
Early-Morning Crash Closes Route 46 In Roxbury
Marlboro police shared a photo of a vehicle that had overturned, at some point knocking down a telephone pole and wires on Tennant Road. As of 8 a.m., the road was closed between Greenwood Road and Wooleytown Road. JCP&L was notified. One of the accidents happened on the Garden State...
Coastal flood advisory affecting Monmouth County Wednesday
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory at 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday valid for Wednesday between 6 a.m. and noon for Monmouth County. "Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways," says the weather service. "Some spotty minor coastal flooding could occur with this evening's high tide, however inundation will be greatest with the Wednesday morning high tide."
Vehicle Crashes, Rolls Over Near I-195 Exit Of Garden State Parkway In Wall Twp.: Njdot
The crash happened north of Exit 98 on the southbound side of the parkway in Wall Township on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the state Department of Transportation said. The exit is the interchange for Interstate 195, Route 34, and Route 138 East. All lanes of the parkway remained open. An NJDOT...
Court documents shed light on fatal stabbing of mother of four in Central Jersey
A Perth Amboy man allegedly fatally stabbed his wife, the mother of their four children, upon learning she wanted to end their relationship, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Rosanna Rodriguez, who died three days before her 40th birthday, had recently left her husband, Wellington Leonardo, 45, or informed him that she...
NJ police say $500K FexEx truck robbery was an inside job
EDISON — Four men were charged in connection the robbery of a FexEx trailer and the theft of a half-million worth of expensive colognes and perfume. A FedEx driver was held up at gunpoint by two masked men on Greek Lane inside an Edison industrial park after picking up a trailer full of merchandise the night of Sept. 5. The driver was ordered to drive to nearby Ethel Road where two men were waiting. The group unloaded four pallets of packages into a box truck and drove it a short distance to a waiting truck.
Man in coma after baseball bat assault on Staten Island commercial block
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An alleged armed assault last week in a commercial corridor on Staten Island left one man in a medically induced coma and the other facing attempted murder charges. The defendant, 28-year-old Justin Melendez, was arraigned Sept. 23 in Criminal Court on charges that include attempted...
Suspect Wanted After Double Shooting Near Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus
Officers responded to the shooting on Jones Avenue between Comstock and Hale streets at around 11:17 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the New Brunswick city government said in a Facebook post. Investigators said two groups were fighting when a suspect from one group fired shots at the other one. Two...
12-year-old Staten Island tavern soon heads to a new home
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Randall Manor Tavern of 735 Castleton Avenue is in the process of moving to a bigger place, say its owners. Indeed, it is the process of moving to Forest Avenue. The new location will be at 382 Forest Ave., West Brighton. In that spot a...
D.A.: Staten Island man tried to beat his father to death. He’s charged with attempted murder.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Mariners Harbor man is facing multiple charges following an attack in which he is accused of attempting to beat his own father to death. Albert Duka, 33, of Amador Street, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Friday in state Supreme Court, St. George, on charges of attempted murder, assault and burglary.
Second Life Bikes in Asbury Park gives kids get a chance to earn wheels through hard work
ASBURY PARK - A college graduate and a middle schooler are volunteering on Main Street. They're turning a frame with wheels into someone's new bicycle because a police lieutenant wants to replace one that had been stolen. This is not some plot to an afterschool special, it is just a Tuesday at Second Life Bikes. ...
Airport pays off Superfund debt; owed EPA more than $16M
WALL TOWNSHIP — The Monmouth Executive Airport has paid off its debt to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of more than $16,000,000 in site decontamination fees, according to officials from both entities. A federal court ordered the airport, known as Wall Herald Corporation (WHC), to pay liability fees in 2010 for parts of the property that contained chemicals such as 1,4-dioxane, a clear liquid with a faint odor that mixes easily with water.
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...
NJDOT Closure Updates for Route 18
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced that Route 18 northbound is scheduled to have lane closures beginning tonight and continuing for approximately one week between Hillside Avenue and West Ferris Street, as a pavement project advances in East Brunswick, Middlesex County. This is a continuation of work that began on Friday, September 13, which closed the left lane on Route 18 southbound. Work began on Monday, September 30, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, and will continue Monday through Friday nights at the same time for approximately one week,...
The Editorial Staff at Mashed.com Select New Jersey’s Best Diner
So I do have to go on record saying we have more than just one diner that is among the best in the nation. Many of our great diners can hold their own to any in America. According to Google AI Overview, "New Jersey is known as the diner capital of the world and has more diners than any other state in the United States." It's estimated that New Jersey has over 500 diners around the state.
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