Sunday, June 10, 2012
A weekly look at news in New Jersey.
A Bernardsville man who was arrested last year for allegedly trying to sell an Uzi to an undercover detective, was identified by authorities as the individual responsible for a tense standoff with SWAT units this week. The incident began when sheriff's officers attempted to serve Samuel J. Medway, 44, a $93,000 failure to pay child support notice. After a three-hour standoff in which he barricaded himself inside his home, Medway surrendered peacefully. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is hoping the public can help identify the men responsible for shooting and killing liquor store clerk James Wilson in an April robbery. The West Orange store's surveillance video was released on Thursday. An investigation into the shooting remains …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
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The Coast Guard rescued six people from a life raft after the 38-foot boat they were in ran aground and began taking on water in Barnegat Inlet Thursday morning. A crew member on board the Southern Comfort, a sport fishing boat based in Forked River, radioed Cost Guard watch standers at approximately 7:45 a.m. reporting they were aground on the rocks of the inlet's north jetty. Authorities say 15-year-old Lennon Baldwin, a freshman at Morristown High School, was the victim of an assault at the school, told to lie about it and then robbed in the Century 21 parking lot just weeks before committing suicide on March 28 in his Morris Township home. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi announced Wednesday the charges against two Morristown …
Sunday, May 27, 2012
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The sixth annual Biker Blessing, an intended peaceful rally to reinforce unity between the many motorcycle clubs of New Jersey and the community of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Franklin Township, ended abruptly after two fights broke out around 4:45 p.m. Sunday. According to Chandra Hayslett, director of communications and marketing for the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, police had to subdue two feuding bikers from different clubs, as well as break up a fight that started between a stunt biker and another man in attendance. Federal authorities alleged that Jose Gotay, 74, of New Milford, operated a warehouse in Jersey City that the Genovese Crime Family used to store stolen goods – including wine, televisions …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
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Princeton University is home to world class scholars, students and athletes—and for the next few days, 28 members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. The Olympic hopefuls arrived in Princeton on May 10 for a two-week intensive training camp before the team faces China on May 27 in Chester, Pa., U.S. Women's Soccer spokesman Aaron Heifetz said. A Mahwah couple was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, among other charges, after a near six-hour standoff with police and SWAT Team negotiators Wednesday that ended after police used force and tear gas to remove the couple from their Ramapo Brae condo, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. A family argument led to the murder of a Deptford man early Friday morning, …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Christie Vetoes Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange in New Jersey After months of mulling his options, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed state legislation Thursday that would have established a health insurance exchange in New Jersey, a fundamental step in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act —known colloquially as "Obamacare" — in the state. Christie had until Thursday to make a decision on Assembly bill 2171, passed by the legislature in March, or the bill would have become law, with or without his signature. Woman Found In River With Gunshot Wound to Head The body of a 37-year old New Milford woman was found by a close relative Tuesday morning with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in the Hackensack River, police said. …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
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Cherry Hill Dad Tells YouTube: Teachers Bullied My Autistic Son A Cherry Hill father who says his autistic son was tormented for at least six months by public school special education teachers and support staff has taken his case viral with damning, covertly gathered audio of the classroom where he says his son was abused. In a 17-minute video, titled "Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated and Tormented by his Teacher and Aide," Stuart Chaifetz replays portions of audio he attributes to "Kelly" and "Jodi," whom he says are his son Akian's former special education and resource teachers. Raccoon That Attacked Man Confirmed Rabid Officials have reported that the raccoon that attacked a man near his Pine Street home in New Milford last …
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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Tickets for Romney in Bernardsville: $5K a Plate The law office of Bernardsville resident Ed Deutsch confirmed that next Wednesday afternoon he will host a fundraiser at his home for Republican state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, running against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president, is expected to attend the event. Waldwick Man Killed by Train Near Ridgewood Station A westbound train struck and killed Waldwick man Mark Moglia just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to NJ Transit Police. Witnesses and transit authorities say Moglia was walking along the track just before he was struck in Ridgewood. Police Seeking ShopRite Stabbing Victim Wanted on Drug Charges Berkeley Township …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saying repeatedly he is "not a hero," Newark Mayor Cory Booker met with reporters Friday morning to talk about his rescue of a woman trapped by fire in a building adjacent to Booker's home Thursday night. Booker was returning to his home from an interview around 9:30 p.m. when he and members of his police security detail saw flames coming out of the second-floor windows of a two-story apartment building next to Booker's residence. Fire fighters from numerous Bergen County towns assisted in battling the Meadowlands blaze on Wednesday. With her voice quavering, Michelle Hughes pleaded for anyone who may know the identity of her husband's killer to step forward. Hughes' husband Donald, a pastor at Bethlehem Judah Christian Fellowship in …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
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The Union County Homicide Task Force arrested a 51-year-old man Monday in connection with the 1976 murder of Westfield resident Lena Triano. Triano, 57, was discovered hogtied inside her home on March 15, 1976, after having been stabbed, bludgeoned and raped. Hundreds of residents paid their last respects to fallen Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph D'Augustine Tuesday during a procession through his hometown of Waldwick. Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Wednesday unleashed a half-decade's worth of frustration with the owner of the New Jersey Devils, repeatedly referring to Jeff Vanderbeek as a "liar" and "bamboozler" who has cheated Newark and state residents. Speaking at the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, the hockey team's home since the arena …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
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The man who took a hostage at the Woodbridge Center mall has been identified as a convicted robber and parole violator. Andres Garcia, 44, of Paterson, was shot and killed by a Woodbridge police officer after holding a knife to a woman's throat at the mall. *** A South Brunswick businessman plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) for his congressional seat. Republican Erick Beck believes smaller government and a flat tax are crucial to an economic turnaround. *** Something strange alerted a debit card company to malfeasance that ultimately threatened to defraud the state's unemployment insurance fund of more than $2 million. The dead typically don't make bank deposits. [NJ.com] *** A state appeals panel has nixed Gov. Chris Christie'…
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10:32 pm on Sunday, June 10, 2012
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