Walmart announced that it will raise the age of those who can purchase firearms at its stores to 21. The company also said it will ban toys and items that resemble assault rifles in the wake of the Valentine’s Day Parkland, Florida high school massacre “In light of recent events, we’ve taken an opportunity to review…
US retail giant Walmart announced Wednesday that it was raising to 21 its minimum age to buy firearms and ammunition, the latest US company to recalibrate its stance on weapons after a deadly Florida school shooting. “In light of recent events, we’ve taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales. Going forward, we are…
WASHINGTON, DC-New Jersey Congressman Tom MacArthur paid his respects to
Senator Chris Brown (R-2) is sponsoring bipartisan legislation to fight
https://www.facebook.com/145175556126428/videos/169713283672655/ TRENTON-Democrat legislators in Trenton this week announced a series
One person was killed and another person injured early Wednesday in a house fire in Edison, authorities said. The fire started in the basement of the Edison house at 5:40 a.m., Edison Fire Department officials said. A man was found dead in the basement, according to News 12 New Jersey. Another resident was taken to the…
The following is a partial list of Jewish choral performances in New Jersey this spring: Kol Dodi will perform a Lag b’Omer concert May 3 at Morristown Jewish Center-Beit Yisrael. Photo courtesy Marcia Solkoff Eskin “Sing Hallelujah-Chichester Psalms and More,” Sharim v’Sharot, in honor of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, featuring other area choirs and…
“Does this smartphone make my nose look big?” It might, according to researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School who point out that most people are unaware that close-up selfies produce a distorted image. The nose can appear 30 percent wider according to a new analysis, which adds a new wrinkle to modern day vanity. “Young…
New Jersey State Police troopers used CPR to save a man’s life when they found him unresponsive and without a pulse in a vehicle in the median of the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County. Sgt. Karen Fahy and Trooper Christopher Herman were on patrol near milepost 80 on the southbound side of the Garden State…
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at New Jersey, Philly and New York airports due to a powerful nor’easter making its way through the area packing wind gusts up to 60 mph and heavy rain. As of 7:50 a.m., Newark Liberty International Airport had 132 cancellations, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. There were hundreds…
Overdose deaths continue to skyrocket in New Jersey even as other states appear to be getting a grip on the opioid crisis, according to the latest available data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the 12-month period from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, 2,284 people died of an overdose…
A New Jersey man made it home safe Friday after a night of partying by way of a $1,000 Uber ride, which he said he doesn’t remember. Kenneth Bachman claimed had been partying near the campus of West Virginia University located in Morgantown, West Virginia, with his buddies when he decided to call an Uber home.…
A report today on NJ.com says ICE has been effective in New Jersey in detaining illegal immigrants in the Garden State…
More than twice as many undocumented immigrants in New Jersey with no criminal histories were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year as compared to 2016, a direct result of the dragnet-style policy set forth by President Trump. Of the 3,189 immigrants arrested by ICE in the Garden State in fiscal year 2017, 1,271…
Update: Nguyen was released from jail after a pretrial hearing.
The head volleyball coach at Millburn High School engaged in sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl after giving the teen alcohol, authorities have charged. Peter Nguyen, 50, of Edison, also served as a coach at the all-girls Impact Volleyball Club in Rahway, where the teen was a player, authorities said. He also worked as a bookkeeper…
Two Gloucester County school districts have been closed after a threatening email was sent to a district staff member, officials said. The Franklin Township and Delsea Regional school districts are closed Thursday after authorities said they were investigating the email sent to the Franklin Township School District staff member overnight. “We are working diligently to identify…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Karma, the iconic nightclub on the Boulevard in Seaside
TOMS RIVER-Rasheed Jaron Sanders is in Ocean County Jail and
A man accused of beating his girlfriend to death inside a Jersey Shore motel room last week stopped for drinks before he checked himself into a hospital following the “brutal beating,” a prosecutor said Wednesday. Matthew Demartin, 37, was charged with murder in the killing of Sharon Falcetano, 59, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced last…
Two people were killed in a crash Sunday afternoon when an intoxicated driver ran a red light and crashed into their vehicle, according to police. The crash took place on Highway 49 at 4:15 p.m. in Hopewell Township, according to Lt. Ted Schafer, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. The driver of a 1994…
If you want the best doughnuts in the Garden State, Thrillist says you need to head down to the Jersey Shore. The popular food site recently published with its 31 best doughnuts shops in America, and Uncle Dood’s Donuts in Toms River was the lone New Jersey spot to make the list. Thrillist praised Uncle Dood’s…
State lawmakers will hold a a marathon public hearing Wednesday to debate seven bills that would further tighten New Jersey’s gun laws on the heels of mass shootings across the country. Many of the measures were introduced during former Gov. Chris Christie’s tenure, but the Republican governor blocked efforts by Democrats in the Legislature to strengthen…
TRENTON-A Marine Corps veteran from New Jersey has announced he
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Long Beach Township
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced today that a
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Seaside Heights Police
ATLANTIC CITY-Hirsh Singh, a 32 year old aerospace engineer who ran
JACKSON-Jackson Valley was once a proposed 958 unit age-restricted community,
Reports on Facebook and Twitter are trending. A “huge monster”
by Virginia Aparicio Little Egg Harbor, NJ – To honor
HOWELL-Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley has joined the public in
TOMS RIVER-Toms River residents may never know the findings of
Patients from the Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel were transferred to another facility early Sunday morning after a toaster in the building’s break room caught on fire, a hospital spokesperson said. The fire damage was limited, but sprinklers, which controlled the fire damage, caused water damage in certain areas of the hospital, spokeswoman April Dunic said…
A passenger who said he boarded the wrong United Airlines flight exited the plane in an unconventional way — by opening the emergency door and zipping down the inflatable chute. Troy Fattun, 25, made the mad dash off flight 1640, according to NBCNewYork.com He was arrested by Port Authority police when after he reached the ground.…
State lawmakers on Monday announced legislation that would return voting rights to nearly 100,000 people locked up in prison or serving parole or probation. If passed, it would make New Jersey the third state in the country to allow people to vote while serving prison sentences. The charge is being led by members of the New…
by Al DellaFave, OCPO JACKSON-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato
ATLANTIC CITY-On February 14, 2018, a fire inside a hotel
The council is scheduled for a public hearing at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Town Hall, which could be followed by a vote on second reading of an ordinance that would, “establish prohibitions on the sale, dispensation, and cultivation of marijuana in the Township of Toms River.” The measure was approved 6-0 with one abstention…
Two people were killed late Wednesday when a nearly $200,000 sports car crashed and caught fire along I-195 in Jackson, authorities said. James Fusaro, 26, and Christina McNamara, 25, both of Jackson, died in the 11:14 p.m. wreck, State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Fusaro and McNamara were engaged to be married, according to a 2016…
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Burlington
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has joined a multi-state amicus
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a
The state performed well for its first year of criminal justice reform, according to the New Jersey judiciary, but key data is missing from the report and the picture is incomplete. To keep the program successful, the state is going to need to spend more money and provide more services, noted the report issued by the…
TOMS RIVER-A joint task force between Monmouth and Ocean County
The New Jersey manufacturing industry cannot find enough skilled labor to fill jobs – which is ironic since the state’s unemployment rate continues to lag the national jobless average. That problem has drawn the attention of state lawmakers, and they’ve formed a bipartisan working group to come up with policies that could help bridge the gap.…
From the outside, the Dave and Buster’s in Wayne already looks like fun. But step inside the 48,000-square foot location, and the aroma of Chicken & Waffle sliders, dozens of HDTVs and flashing lights of arcade games ratchet up the fun. Dave and Buster’s in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne officially opens its doors to the…
by Harry Menta, SBA NEWARK, NJ-There is good news on SBA
Shore area Congressmen reacted to the high school shooting in
