Brownsville shooter who fired five shots at man in broad daylight sentenced to 10 years
BROOKLYN, NY — A 25-year-old man who gunned down another man in broad daylight on a busy Brooklyn street after a heated deli argument has been sentenced to 10 years in prison,…
Jackson Now Requires Permits for Roll-Off Containers Amid Illegal Construction Complaints
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – For years, several residents in Jackson have complained to township officials over the long-term use of large construction dumpsters in residential neighborhoods. Now, the township council has passed…
Lakewood Mayor Says Town Experiencing Large Increase in Illegal Fireworks Use
LAKEWOOD, NJ – As the Fourth of July approaches and the official start to summer draws near, Lakewood Township Mayor Ray Coles (D) says the town is experiencing a ‘large increase’ in…
Lakewood Police Stand Guard at Private Business that Banned Boys Under 17 from Restaurant
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Inside the Orthodox Jewish enclave of Westgate on the Jackson and Lakewood border, trouble is brewing at a local popular eatery. Yesterday, the Lakewood Scoop reported that the owner…
Take Five: The last surviving dove
Of all the central banks which until recently dismissed inflation as transitory, one still stands: the Bank of Japan. But it’s increasingly being challenged by hedge funds, which are betting it can’t…
Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment today against Jesus Horacio Ramirez Hernandez, 40; Fernando Aldama Tinoco, 48; Walter Garcia-Ruiz, 34; Geovany Espinoza Norzagaray, 33; and Neftali Castillo…
Nothing Short of Tyranny, Jackson Mayor-Council Pull Sign Ordinance After Pressure by Out-Of-Town Realtors
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An ordinance that would have required realtors to pay a fee to place real estate-related signage in front of homes and land for sale was pulled by Jackson…
Brooklyn Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Anti-Gay Hate Crime
NEW YORK, NY – A Brooklyn man is going to prison for five years after being convicted and sentenced for an anti-gay attack outside an East New York bodega in which he…
Jackson Township Settles Federal Lawsuit With Department of Justice
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (UPDATE) – The Justice Department announced an agreement with Jackson Township and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons…
Multiple Felons Sentenced to Federal Prison After All Being Caught in a House with Five Guns
Three Waterloo men who were found in a house with five guns and another felon were sentenced on June 10, 2022, to federal prison. The fourth man is set to be sentenced…
Jackson Township Settles Federal Lawsuit Claiming Anti-Semitism, Civil and Religious Rights Violations
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five years ago, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina stood before a group of residents at his monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ session at town hall and told residents to…
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Admitted to Sexually Abusing Five Minor Victims and Recording the Sexual Abuse Over 13 Years
Baltimore, Maryland – Garnell Eugene Graves, age 58, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty yesterday to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child in relation to the sexual abuse of five minor victims. …
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Admitted to Sexually Abusing Five Minor Victims and Recording the Sexual Abuse Over 13 Years
Baltimore, Maryland – Garnell Eugene Graves, age 58, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty yesterday to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child in relation to the sexual abuse of five minor victims. …
Toms River Mayor Says State Should Pay to Replenish Storm Eroded Beaches
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is once again trucking sand into the towns’ beachfront communities such as Ortley Beach and Normandy Beach, but this time, he said Phil…
No Kids Allowed Alone in Toms River Beach Communities At Night, Mayor Hill Declares
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill and the Toms River Council backed off a proposal to continue the pandemic teen curfew that started at 9 pm, instead opting for…
Five people face federal charges for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
SAVANNAH, GA: Five people face charges including bank and wire fraud for allegedly using false information to secure thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. The charges, via indictments or informations, accuse…
Toms River Officials Propose Strictest Teen Curfew in America
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials are looking into whether they can reinstate a Murphy pandemic-era teen curfew in the town’s seaside communities of Ortley Beach, Normandy Beach, Chadwick and Ocean…
Toms River Mayor’s Former Secretary Says Town Tried to Bribe Her to Drop Lawsuit
Toms River, NJ – Linda Valeri spent nearly two decades as a public servant in Toms River, serving primarily as the personal assistant to Mayors Thomas Kelaher and Maurice Hill. In Mayor…
COVID Emergency is Over, But Toms River Officials Still Want to Revive Murphy Curfew
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A provision in Phil Murphy’s pandemic emergency order has allowed Toms River officials to enact a curfew in their Seaside communities. When Murphy’s executive orders ended, so did…
Jackson School Board of Education Approves 24 New Private School Bus Routes to Lakewood
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There is good news for the hundreds of private school students living in Jackson that require transportation to Lakewood religious schools. The Jackson Township Board of Education has…
Toms River Police Officers Participate in Annual Special Olympics Torch Run
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When the leg of the annual Special Olympics torch run made its way through the northern barrier island, it was escorted by members of the Toms River Police…
Project Safe Neighborhoods Cases Result in the Conviction of Three Shreveport Men and the Removal of Five Firearms Possessed Illegally
SHREVEPORT, La. – Three men from Shreveport, Louisiana have been sentenced for illegally possessing firearms, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. has…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison After Getting Caught with a Gun During a Traffic Stop
A convicted felon who was caught with marijuana and a gun during a traffic stop was sentenced June 8, 2022, to five years in federal prison. Cameron Hatcher, age 29, from Dubuque,…
Five Marines killed in crash of Osprey aircraft in California
(Reuters) -Five U.S. Marines were killed when their Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed in Southern California during a training mission, the military branch said on Thursday. The five Marines were on an MV-22B…
Lakewood Supermarket Inventory a Near Complete Loss Due Power Outage Over Religious Holiday Weekend
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A kosher supermarket in Lakewood was forced to destroy hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory after a power failure on Friday cut power to the store and spoiled…
Orthodox Jewish Political Movement Soundly Defeats Jackson Republican Club in Party Takeover
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There’s a new sheriff in town in Jackson Township after an organized effort by Orthodox Jewish residents in town was successful in removing key members of the Jackson…
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