Ocasio-Cortez Slams Times Square: It’s not the real New York

WASHINGTON,DC-From her swank new luxury apartment in D.C.’s Navy Yard, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took another jab at her hometown, the Big Apple. This time, she’s not stopping tens of thousands of jobs for…

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ICE Arrests 118 in New York Immigration Sweep

NEW YORK – Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 118 during a 5-day period, from January 14-18th, in New York City, Long Island and…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter·Politics

Police Seeking Public Assistance to ID Bike Thieves

The Jackson Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspects involved in the theft of a teenaged victim’s bike from the WaWa located in Manhattan Street Plaza on Bennetts…

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Contamination, 28 Buildings Evacuated, 5 Injured in Steam Explosion in New York City

NEW YORK CITY-A steam line has exploded in New York City causing evacuations, contamination and injuries in the city’s Flatiron District this afternoon. “We have 5 minor injuries. A steam line exploded…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Law Firm Gets $2.5m Verdict for Howell Crash Victim

HOWELL-Levinson Axelrod Attorney Kathleen DiGiovanni recently secured a $2.5 million jury verdict in an underinsured motorist (UIM) case against Allstate on behalf of a car crash victim who suffered serious injuries when his vehicle sustained two…

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Time’s Up demands probe into why no Weinstein prosecution

The Time’s Up movement campaigning against sexual harassment on Monday demanded an investigation into a Manhattan prosecutor for failing to bring a criminal case against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The group…

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Jackson Mayoral Candidate Questions Residency of MUA Commissioner

JACKSON-John Maneri, a candidate for mayor in Jackson Township questioned the legal residency status of longtime GOP operative Geneva “Bubbles” Clayton at the March 13th Jackson Township Council Meeting. “There’s been a…

Politics

Annual Jackson Day with Holbrook Little League Parade

Don’t forget about the Jackson Day event taking place this Saturday, October 28th at Johnson Park. Opening ceremonies begin at 11am. There will be a parade for the Holbrook Little League Boys…

Community News·In the News

Daughter of Former Brick Mayor, Bogan Accused of Bogus Insurance Filings of $1m

BRICK — The daughter of a former Brick Township mayor admitted to submitting nearly $1 million in fake insurance claims for chiropractic services from her brother, who leaped to his death with…

Police Blotter

Annual Jackson Day event- Saturday October 28th

You are invited to come out and celebrate Jackson Township’s Annual Clean Communities Jackson Day Harvest Festival taking place on Saturday, October 28th, rain or shine, at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial…

Community News

Seaside Park Bomber on Trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury on Tuesday watched video footage of a man with a backpack dragging two small suitcases down a street last year before a bomb went off, injuring…

Community News·Police Blotter

When Not Running For Governor, Joe Rullo Appears in Yankees Commerical

Joe Rullo, an actor from Ocean County who most recently ran for Governor of New Jersey has shown up in a New York Yankees commercial. Rullo can be seen in the commercial…

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Repairs on the Horizon for Jackson MUA’s Rough Paving Jobs

JACKSON-In recent months, many of Jackson’s streets have been dug up, some recently paved, due to waterline construction and repair projects completed by MUA contractors. Most of that utility work was patched…

Community News·Government News

Jackson Man Stands Up Against Orthodox Jewish Protest

JACKSON-Jackson resident Robert Skinner stood up at Tuesday night’s Jackson Township council meeting in support of a township ordinance seeking to ban dormitories and addressed the group of Orthodox Jewish men present…

In the News

Jackson Youth Football & Cheerleading Vendor Day 2016

Come shop with over 20 of your favorite vendors and maybe even find your Mother’s Day gift a little early! Each vendor will be donating a prize to raffle. Winner does not…

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Can You Judge Etan Patz’s Accused Killer Fairly? Here Are 109 Questions to Start

by Joe Sexton Understood broadly, jury duty is an honor and privilege. Experienced daily, it can feel like a pain in the neck – the hours spent waiting, the complications of work…

US and World News

When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission

by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled onto the couch in…

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