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A home health aide stole more than $5,000 in jewelry from a Manchester senior citizen who employed her, authorities said. Soraya Rivera-Darle, 35, of Toms River, was charged with theft last week after a three-week investigation, Manchester police said in a statement. Police recovered about 25 pieces of jewelry at a local pawn shop. The woman,…
A 16-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents, his sister and a family friend who lived with them in Long Branch on New Year’s Eve, authorities said Monday. The teen, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, will be charged as an adult with four counts of murder and…
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez agree: The sole New Jersey Republican to support the President Donald Trump-backed tax plan needs to change his votes. The state’s top three elected Democrats expressed their dismay Friday over U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur’s decision to back the GOP tax plan they say will devastate…
A New York man who admitted to robbing a Lodi bank in 2015 was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison. Michael Cassano, 41, pleaded guilty in August to first-degree armed robbery for robbing the Hudson City Savings bank with a BB gun on Feb. 23, 2015. Authorities say he stole $4,000 in cash after…
Authorities on Saturday hailed a car dealership employee as a hero after she saw smoke coming from a Toms River home and rushed inside to save three boys and the family dog from a fire. Suzanne G. Reynolds, of Matawan, was working at Pine Belt Cadillac on Route 37, when she saw smoke coming from the…
Howell police said a northbound section of Route 9 in the township was closed for an accident investigation Sunday night after a pedestrian was fatally struck between the Lakewood border and Alexander Avenue. In statements posted to social media late Sunday evening, police asked drivers to find an alternate route during the closure but did not…
A Toms River towing company and its owner were ordered to pay a fine of approximately $110,000 after “persistent sexual harassment” led to the resignation of one of its female employees, the state’s attorney general announced Monday. A final decision issued by the Division on Civil Rights awarded $57,920 to the victim for emotional distress and…
Midway Beach, a small oceanfront community on the Jersey Shore, was barely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, due largely to the large sand dunes its nearly 400 homeowners built and maintained over the decades. Then, state officials told the community’s condominium association that the government was seizing the beach to make way for protective sand dunes that…
There’s a lot that goes into hitting 10 bowling pins that each stand 15 inches tall and 4.75 inches wide. A bowler must combat lane conditions such as oil thickness and patters. In tournaments, bowlers must also shake off the pressure weighing down on their shoulders and nervousness. And when it comes to the stepladder format,…
Randy Levine has never been shy about speaking his mind–especially when money is on the table. The Yankees president has become known for boasting about his team–or against certainly players (Dellin Betances) when he feels it’s necessary. The latest to feel the wrath of Levine: President Donald Trump. The reason? Trump’s tax plan, which Levine is…
Cole Schneider recorded a goal and five assists to lead Toms River North to an 11-1 win over Lacey at Winding River Rink in Toms river. Shea Bontempo finished with two goals and two assists, while Luke Heagen and Ryan Dineen each had two goals and an assist for Toms River North. Matt Crupi added a…
FREEHOLD — A superseding indictment charging a Monmouth County college honors student and her boyfriend with killing a 29-year-old Brick Township resident earlier this year was returned ahead of the start of their trial on Wednesday. Joseph Villani, 21, of Ocean Township, and Raquel Garajau, 20, of Tinton Falls, are charged with killing Trupal Patel and…
A Manchester Township police officer had to dive and roll across the asphalt to avoid being struck by a passing car after the officer stopped to assist a motorist involved in a crash earlier this month. Police released the video from the officer’s dashboard camera to remind drivers about the state’s Move Over law. Manchester police…
MORRIS PLAINS — Love him or hate him. If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of people a year who use the public park located minutes from his home, you’ll likely get to it this time next year by way of “Governor Chris Christie Drive.” Gov. Chris Christie joined local officials here Monday to break…
Ed and Joan McCarthy bought their Lakewood retirement home in 2000 because of the golf course. “It was a marvelous gem to look at,” said Ed McCarthy. “It exceeded our expectations.” The 27-hole course of gentle slopes and manicured greens and fairways was also somewhat of a wildlife sanctuary. Ducks roamed from the ponds, all types…
Former Paterson Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres has only been in custody for a matter of days since a judge sentenced him to five years in prison on corruption charges, but his lawyer is already filing Torres’ application to get him released early under an intensive supervision program. The disgraced mayor, who used city employees to do…
TOMS RIVER – An elderly woman was struck and injured and is now in critical condition at an area hospital. Toms River resident Brianna Rudolph, 18, was driving on New Hampshire Avenue at 6:34 p.m. Nov. 17 when she struck 80-year-old Antonia Rinaldi, also of Toms River. Rudolph struck Rinaldi – she did not see the…
BAYVILLE — Gov. Chris Christie on Monday threw his support behind a Republican tax plan critics say will disproportionally harm New Jerseyans, as he and he and Ivanka Trump pitched it as a way to boost the national economy. “The future of our economy is the most important thing for our nation’s future,” Christie said inside…
Senator Sam Thompson (R-LD12) has been invited to the White House. The senator from Old Bridge who has been hailed as a leader in the fight for tax reform by Americans for Prosperity and the National Federal of Small Businesses, will attend a White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs discussion on State and Local Government Tax…
Anthony Crincoli spent almost 31/2 years in battle in Iraq. His unit of the 112th Infantry Regiment lost 32 members during fighting around Baghdad. “That was in 2006,” he said. “The first time we were ambushed was Easter Sunday that year. That always stuck with me. “I’ve seen tanks blown in half. I’ve seen the Iraqi…