Why Memorial Day Matters: by Miriam Medina
Unfortunately, today, too many people look at Memorial Day as a recreational day, simply another day away from school or a paid day off of work. Military families and families of millions…
Cape May bust breaks up cocaine network with links to Puerto Rico drug traffickers
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, and Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson of the Drug Enforcement Administration announce the conclusion of “Operation Yo-Yo” a large scale narcotics investigation initiated…
Manchester police credit de-escalation training after successfully defusing knife-wielding grandma
MANCHESTER, NJ – The Manchester Police Department is crediting their de-escalation training after police officers successfully and peacefully outmaneuvered a 74-year-old senior citizen wielding a kitchen knife, who reportedly stabbed a car…
Car stabbing 74-year-old woman charged after a standoff with police
Manchester Twp, NJ – Manchester police on Monday confronted a 74-year-old woman accused of stabbing a car with a kitchen knife and heading to confront a nearby family member. On Monday, May…
Old Bridge man who sent racist emails to town councilwoman charged for bias crime
OLD BRIDGE, NJ – Adam Valvo, 52, of Old Bridge was charged and arrested for two counts of fourth-degree bias intimidation and one count of harassment. A joint investigation by the Old…
School board takes action against teacher involved in transgender incident that ended with him throwing a beer
A Neptune City School District teacher has had “action” taken against him by the school board after a viral video of him throwing beer at a patron after a disagreement about a…
Yes, Glory’s Market is done, being replaced by Wawa, Liquor Store, Drug store
Jackson, NJ – It was reported by Shore News Network in 2020 that Glory’s Market was being redeveloped into a Wawa gas station and liquor store. We were called bad names by…
Jersey Shore teachers make Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Teacher team
After a challenging school year filled with hybrid learning and zoom lessons, the top teachers in the region are about to get some much-deserved recognition from the Phillies, Constellation and their fans.…
Letter: Cryan’s nepotism network produces political problem prior to the primary election
In May, when nearly 45,000 Union County residents found themselves suddenly unemployed, nine members of state Senator Joe Cryan’s family were secure in the knowledge that taxpayers would continue paying them lucrative…
Police searching for two Woodbridge rape and robbery suspects
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The New Jersey State Police, Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, and Woodbridge Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying two men who allegedly sexually assaulted a female victim…
New Jersey man charged for voter fraud in Monmouth County
FREEHOLD – A Middlesex County man is charged with using his Highlands Borough business address to vote in Monmouth County general elections, instead of the district of his primary residence in Middlesex…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Markeese Askew, age 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 192 months’ imprisonment followed by a…
Chemed Provides Expedited Vaccinations to Jackson Teachers as District Increases In-School Learning
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Middle school students in the Jackson School District will return to an in-school learning model on Monday and as many as 300 teachers in the district have received…
Cleveland Man Laundered Money While Incarcerated in West Virginia
PITTSBURGH, PA – Lamar Middleton was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Middleton,…
Erie Man Sentenced To 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Discharging Firearm During Robbery
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 5, 2021, Jimmy Carter, age 56, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 216 months’…
New Jersey town oversight committee says “thin blue line” on road should go
HOLMDEL, NJ – Some residents in Monmouth County are upset after the Holmdel Township “Ad Hoc Committee on Human Relations” has deemed the town’s “thin blue line” is a symbol of division,…
Luzerne County Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
SCRANTON, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Caleb Guerrier, age 39, of Hanover Township, pled guilty on February 24, 2021, before U.S. District…
Little Egg Harbor man shot dead in Lakewood Coventry Square Neighborhood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A 20-year-old man was shot dead in Lakewood Township Sunday night. According to law enforcement officials, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were called to the area of…
Chicago man traveled to Harrisburg to Spend Phony Money
HARRISBURG, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Derrell Manuel, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on February 16, 2021, to 9…
Historic Pines Manor in Edison Struggles With Unprecedented Down Year Caused by COVID-19 but takes solace in providing meals and services for the community with FeedNJ
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — The Pines Manor in Edison banquet hall is used to preparing thousands of decadent meals a day to serve during once in a lifetime events, and employing over 100…
