Category Archives: New Jersey News

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown sent a letter to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John C. Williams and Sodexo Group CEO Sophie Bellon to express support for the food service workers of UNITE HERE Local 100 as they begin contract negotiations. UNITE HERE Local 100 is the labor union for workersContinue reading “Senators urge Sodexo to negotiate in good faith with food service workers”

Ten members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Myron Williams, Andre Alomar, and Herbert Thomas of Newark, and Roger Pickett, Anthony Rogers, Naim Richardson, Quaseame Wilson, Javon Williams, Jawaad Davis, and Keith Anderson of Jersey City, are eachContinue reading “Jersey City gang members charged for drug trafficking at Marion Gardens”

Assemblyman Jamel Holley opted out of participating in the Democratic screening committee Thursday night, claiming that the local party violated its bylaws to ensure incumbent Donald Shaw won the organization line. As he seeks to return to his previous job as mayor of Roselle, Holley alleged that the meeting had precisely enough members for aContinue reading “Holley says party boss broke rules to rig endorsement for incumbent Mayor”

The Ohio State University has confirmed the death of Henry Meacock, a 2021 student who graduated from Westfield High School in New Jersey. Meacock was majoring in finance at Ohio State University and he tragically died while students were on spring break. “My baby brother, I can’t believe it,” wrote Meacock’s sister, Ellie, in anContinue reading “Henry Meacock of Westfield died on spring break from Ohio State University”

A Union County man pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme involving stolen credit cards and pandemic relief debit cards, defrauding the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Justin Brooks, 23, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, admitted his role in the scheme and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C.Continue reading “Union County man pleads guilty to stealing credit cards from the mail”

An Atlantic City councilman has been charged with a string of offenses, including submitting false voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI, and fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits. MD Hossain Morshed, 49, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed on Friday with one count of fraudulent procurement and submission of voter registration applications, one countContinue reading “Atlantic City councilman charged with voter fraud & stealing unemployment benefits”

An investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) resulted in the arrest of a 66-year-old woman accused of voting in both New Jersey and Florida primary and general elections in 2020. Agents with the FDLE arrested Donna Prentes Brady, 66, of Ocala, Florida, on two counts of casting more than one ballot inContinue reading “Woman arrested for voting in both New Jersey and Florida elections in 2020”

A group of politicians, including Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer and three Republican U.S. representatives, are attempting to block the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) congestion pricing program, which would toll motorists driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan in order to reduce traffic and pollution. Congestion pricing, a program that will charge vehicles coming into Manhattan’sContinue reading “Gottheimer joins Republicans in attempt to block congestion pricing”

According to Hackensack Police Department officials, five women who work at the upscale Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, New Jersey, suffered from overdoses of fentanyl. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the lower deck of the parking garage, where the employees were found unresponsive after ingesting the deadly drug. A good Samaritan, another employeeContinue reading “Five mall employees suffered overdoses after ingesting fentanyl”

by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey state Sen. Ron Rice, a civil rights titan and maverick Newark Democrat, has died at 77. Rice, a Virginia native, served in government at various levels for 40 years, including 36 years in the Senate that made Rice one of the state’s longest-serving legislators before he resigned theContinue reading “Longtime senator and civil rights icon Ron Rice dead at 77”

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should beContinue reading “Volunteers needed for blood drive”

Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed $53 billion spending plan for New Jersey’s next fiscal year, which includes a record $10 billion rainy day fund, has drawn criticism from progressives who argue that businesses should shoulder more of the tax burden. While the plan sets aside 19% for emergencies, it includes no new taxes and would endContinue reading “Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed $53 billion spending plan draws criticism”

After the discovery of the bodies of Brenda L. Williams and Billy C. Williams Jr. in their son’s home on Monday morning, prosecutors have charged him with several offenses, including two counts of first-degree murder. The New Jersey State Police were called to the residence in Hopewell Township for a well-being check, and upon arrival,Continue reading “Cumberland County man charged in parents’ stabbing deaths”

Ricky Hubbard, 45, of Newark, New Jersey, was convicted on March 13, 2023, following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty on one count each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drugContinue reading “Essex County man convicted on drug and weapon charges”

An Essex County corrections officer and his girlfriend were arrested today for conspiring to smuggle contraband into the prison facility at which he was employed to be resold to prisoners. Efrin Wade, 34, and Yairisa Lizardo, 29, both of Jersey City, are charged by complaint with extortion under color of official right. The defendants appearedContinue reading “Essex County corrections officer & girlfriend arrested for contraband smuggling”

Leon I. Stanford, 54, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to an information charging him with two counts of bank robbery. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Stanford entered the TD Bank in Oaklyn, New Jersey and handed the bank teller a note which announced a robberyContinue reading “Pennsylvania man today admitted robbing two banks in Camden County”

Officials in Newark, New Jersey, rescinded a sister-city agreement with the so-called ‘United States of Kailasa’, founded by a fugitive who fled India and has remained in hiding since 2019, when one of his female disciples accused him of sexual assault and charges of rape and abduction were filed in Indian courts. Newark officials signedContinue reading “Newark renounces sister-city agreement struck with Indian fugitive”

Former Assemblyman Jamel Holley has announced his candidacy for the upcoming mayoral race in Roselle, New Jersey. Holley, who is no stranger to the town, having served as its mayor and council president in the past, will be running against incumbent Mayor Donald Shaw, whose administration has been marred by various controversies and scandals. Holley,Continue reading “Former Assemblyman Jamel Holley announces bid for mayor of Roselle”

Members of the two unions representing Rutgers University faculty, graduate workers, and others voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if the administration fails to negotiate fair contracts to replace ones that expired over eight months ago. Some 94 percent of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union members voted “yes” in a 10-day email ballotContinue reading “Rutgers faculty votes to strike”

Progressive Democrat says New Jersey should investigate influence efforts associated with passing subsidies here and calls on federal regulators to seize nuclear power plants After a federal jury convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges for participating in a racketeering conspiracy, New Jersey Democrat Lisa McCormick calledContinue reading “Dark money bribery plot paved the way for $1.3 billion nuclear bailout in Ohio”