Remembering New Jersey’s Underground Rock Mecca, City Gardens
In the annals of American music and cultural history, City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey, holds a unique and enduring place. From its humble beginnings as a simple club in the late…
New Jersey Lawmakers to Correct Veterans Tax Exemption Eligibility to Include National Guard and Reservist Deployments
Trenton – A longstanding discrepancy with the New Jersey veterans tax exemption is on its way to being fixed after state Senate Democrats today introduced a bill to expand that credit to…
Two Lucky Mega Millions Tickets Bought In NJ
TRENTON, NJ – Two lucky New Jersey lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000. These tickets were bought for the May 17th Mega Millions drawing. One…
New Jersey Postal Worker Gets Three Years in Prison for Fraudulent COVID-19 Loans
NEWARK, N.J. – A female postal worker has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing checkbooks and credit cards from the mail while employed as a U.S. Postal Service clerk…
Monmouth County Man Admits to Making Bomb Threats to New Jersey Judges, Cops, Lawyers
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County man who called in false bomb threats to the Monmouth County Courthouse, an elected official’s home, and a police headquarters admitted his guilt and is now…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Toms River Based Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scam
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Toms River men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and are awaiting trial. Now, their Florida co-conspirator has confessed to being part of the scam that…
New Yorker Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Lewd Images of Juveniles into New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. – Jesus Modesto Sanchez, 31, of New York, has admitted to transporting multiple items depicting CASM images into New Jersey in a videoconference trial before U.S. District Judge Zahid N.…
Officials Say Sinkhole Swallowed Teen Who Died at Toms River Beach Caused by Unstable Sand
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials on Wednesday cited unstable sand and sinkholes along the Jersey Shore might have contributed to the death of a teenager killed this week in the…
Nine Arrested in Trenton Vice Sweep
TRENTON, NJ – The Trenton Police Department has announced that last week it conducted a sweep through the Chambersburg section of the city and netted nine arrests for sex trafficking. “On May…
Homeless Man Wanted for Assaulting Newark Gas Station Employee Sought
Warrant Issued for Man Wanted for Aggravated Assault Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for Jeffrey R. Hester, a 55-year-old homeless man, who…
Police Identify Woman Killed in Route 73 Motel in Maple Shade
MAPLE SHADE, NJ – Police are now asking the public to assist them in their investigation into the death of an area woman who was found dead in a motel room last…
Paterson Police Investigating Wednesday Shooting
PATERSON, NJ – A Paterson resident described as a 41-year-old male was shot Wednesday afternoon, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office reported. The shooting happened in the area of East 26th Street and…
Newark Vet Suspended by State After Untimely Death of Several Animals
NEWARK, NJ – A veterinarian who was charged with animal cruelty and offering a deceased animal for sale had his license temporarily suspended by the state. According to Acting Attorney General Matthew…
Jersey Guy Who Found Pizza Success in Canada Gets High Score in One Bite Review by Dave Portnoy
TORONTO, ON – Just a bit south of Toronto, in Mississauga, you’ll find Pizza Nostra, a pizzeria opened in 2014 by Jersey brothers Andrea and Marco Grande. The pizzeria has become a…
School Buses Involved in Crash that Shut Down Route 9 in Howell
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Howell Township Police department reported this morning that two school buses were involved in a serious crash in the area of Route 9 and Friendship Road. Southbound…
Keansburg Cop Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Passed Out Woman
KEANSBURG, NJ – A Keansburg cop could soon be out of a job after he admitted to sexually assaulting a woman who was passed out last January. According to Acting Monmouth County…
Lakewood Police to Increase Patrols in Aftermath of Buffalo Mass Shooting
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Township Chief of Police Gregory Meyer said his department will be increasing police patrols in the community in the aftermath of the Buffalo mass shooting. After the shooting,…
Manchester Crips Gang Member, Ocean County Heroin Dealer Arrested
MANCHESTER, NJ – A drug dealer and alleged member of the infamous Crips gang was arrested in a Manchester Township apartment complex on Tuesday, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Recently,…
70-Year-Old Who Robbed Evesham Rite Aid Identified and Charged, Involved in Other Robberies
EVESHAM, NJ – The Evesham Police Department arrested 70-year-old Michael Swift of Burlington City today for a robbery he committed in November. According to police, on November 15, at 4:58 PM, Evesham…
State to Close Point Pleasant Boat Ramp and Fishing Access Site for Summer
POINT PLEASANT, NJ – The State of New Jersey today has announced it will be closing the Point Pleasant Fishing Access and Boat Ramp Site on May 31st for the entire summer…
How did that happen? Police investigating crash, luckily there were no injuries
LEONIA, NJ – Police in Leonia are investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday morning. Police said four vehicles were involved in the crash that sent an SUV over the top…