Charlie Dwyer is our New Jersey area news reporter. Dwyer reports on New Jersey news and events at the shore and beyond. Charlie covers New Jersey regional news. Charlie is a freelancer working for Shore News Network under a pen name.
The Chicago Bears have taken a major step toward leaving Illinois after advancing plans for a $5 billion domed stadium in Indiana backed by more than $1 billion in state incentives. The…
PATERSON, NJ – Roshane Latty, 22-years old from Paterson, was arrested on December 22, 2021, in relation to the homicide that took place on January 31, 2021, in the area of 315…
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The driver involved in a crash that killed off-duty Jersey City Police Officer Morton Otundo on July, 16, 2021 has been charged with one count of Causing Death…
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler announced that a 41-year-old Mount Holly resident has been charged with leaving the scene of…
FREEHOLD – The office manager of a Tinton Falls-based construction company has been criminally charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million over the course of seven years, Acting Monmouth County…
MAYS LANDING- An Egg Harbor Township woman has been sentenced on Aggravated Manslaughter charges in connection to a motor vehicle collision that killed a mother and her infant son in 2019, Acting…
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union today announced it was supportive of Governor Phil Murphy’s promise to keep school children in face masks. New Jersey…
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at 6:02 a.m., officers were dispatched to a Holly Place residence for an active structure fire. Officers and members of the Forked River…
Pennsauken, N.J. – Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Pennsauken, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Philip Olivo. On Sunday, at approximately 1:52 a.m. officers responded…
PARSIPPANY, NJ – Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Parsippany Police Department Acting Chief Richard Pantina, announce the arrest of Earl L. Kelly, age 36, of…
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey DOT dump truck spreading salt on Interstate 95 collided with a road sign near exit 21 in Jackson Township on Friday. The truck, traveling west…
MANASQUAN, NJ – Manasquan police responded to the area of Broad Street after receiving an alert that an imminent crime and threat was taking place. It turned out it was just a…
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Asbury Park officials have announced they intend to curb exposure to the COVID-19 virus by implementing a citywide mask mandate that affects public buildings and private businesses. The…
BRICK, NJ – On New Year’s Eve, just after 12:00 Noon, Detectives from the Street Crimes Unit observed an aggressive driver on Beaverson Blvd. cutting other drivers off. The ensuring motor vehicle…
COLUMBUS, OH – January 5, 2022, at 5:41pm, the 83-year-old victim was standing outside his vehicle in a carwash bay in the rear of Marathon, 6750 Refugee Rd. Two suspects approached the…
COLUMBUS, OH – Yesterday, January 5, 2022, at 6:10 pm, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 1700 block of Sullivant Ave. on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found…
Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health reported nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. 31,391 positive PCR cases were reported and 7,203 new antigen tests came back positive as…
PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 3:44 p.m. on January 3, 2022, members of the Paterson Police Department were…
TRENTON, NJ – On Monday, the state of New Jersey essentially changed the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ to include COVID-19 booster shots. New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said that…
With hospitals and long-term care facilities experiencing staff shortages across New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said she is requesting federal strike force teams to assist. Medical facilities…
COLUMBUS, OH – Early Tuesday morning, at 12:37am, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 2900 block of Indianola Ave. on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found the decedent,…