Bridgegate sentencing: Bill Baroni receives 2 years jail time in scandal

NEWARK — Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority who became caught up in the bizarre scheme of political retribution that became known as Bridgegate, was sentenced Wednesday…

Chadwick Island Bridge to be Replaced

Originally built in the 1950s, the Chadwick Beach Island Bridge has served the residents of the island well providing access from their homes to Route 35. It even weathered Superstorm Sandy in…

Bridgegate sentencing today: 10 emotional letters ask leniency

NEWARK–The letters came from friends and family. From politicians and ministers. From parents and children. They wrote to U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton, urging leniency for Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly,…

Robber sentenced for shooting that ended veteran cop's career

NEWARK — A man who shot a Newark police officer as the veteran cop helped thwart a store robbery was sentenced to more than 40 years in state prison, officials said Tuesday.…

Dog Shot by Police During Home Raid Rehabilitated by Associated Humane Society

LACEY TWP-A dog that was shot in a police raid on a home in Orange in undergoing rehabilitation at the Associated Humane Society and is getting ready to return to her home.…

13 Arrested in NJ Gang Sweep; 6 Freed Under Bail Reform

NEWARK — An Essex County judge this week ordered three of 13 men arrested in a recent State Police gang sweep in the city be held without bail pending trial. The Attorney…

Man Accidentally Killed with Shotgun While Hunting

by Al DellaFave, OCPO BERKELEY TWP-On Saturday January 28, 2017 at 8:46 am, Berkeley Township Police were dispatched to the wooded area of 100 Locker Street following a 9-1-1 call stating a…

Man Who Pushed State Trooper Out of Moving Vehicle During Car Jacking Gets 10 Years in Prison

TRENTON-A a Newark man was sentenced to prison on Friday for a violent crime spree in which he seriously injured a State Police detective when the detective tried to stop him from…

Roadway fatalities in Ocean County increased in 2016

In 2015, 38 died in roadway fatalities in Ocean County. In 2016, that number rose by four to 42. Below is a list of roadway fatalities reports by the New Jersey State…

DEA, Local Police Discover Heroin Lab at Ocean County Apartment Complex

During the closing months of 2016 the Toms River Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Special Operations Group, and Lavallette Police…

State Morgue Technician Charged for Stealing Money from Man Killed in Crash

technician at the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office in Newark has been charged with stealing cash from the body of a man who was killed in a car crash in December in Newark.…

Rahami Charged with Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Seaside, NYC Bombings

Attorney General of the United States Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Preet…

N.J. baseball icon Monte Irvin dies at 96

HOUSTON (AP) — Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball’s exclusion of black…

Lakewood Couple Sentenced for Plot to Kidnap Jewish Man to Force Divorce

NEWARK-A husband and wife from Lakewood, New Jersey, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to kidnap a Jewish man and force him to give his wife a religious divorce,…

Weekly Blotter: Berkeley Township PD – Dec. 17, 2015 to Jan. 2, 2016

The weekly blotter from the Berkeley Township Police Department: Fire Investigation – On December 17th at 6:17 p.m. a township garbage truck caught fire at the Municipal Garage. Patrolman D.J. Williams was…

5 charged after Bloomfield teen fends over hoverboard robbery

BLOOMFIELD – Five Newark residents have been charged with assaulting and attempting to rob a local teenager of his hoverboard Wednesday night, authorities said. According to Bloomfield police, the 15-year-old boy was…

We tried to get Lola to pose a couple of different ways so you all can see how b…

We tried to get Lola to pose a couple of different ways so you all can see how beautiful she is, but she just kept right on sitting. Well, at least you…

Ready for some big news?? No, not big, HUGE!! Remember our darling boy Teddy??…

Ready for some big news?? No, not big, HUGE!! Remember our darling boy Teddy?? Teddy was brought in to our Newark facility over a year ago with a sad story. Teddy did…

We are so very happy to report that our bubbly little Bently got himself a great…

We are so very happy to report that our bubbly little Bently got himself a great new home! We have a feeling that Bently will be smothered with kisses and spoiled silly…

We are offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and convict…

We are offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the heartless individual that cost this 2 month old puppy her life. This little puppy was tossed…

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