Category Archives: New Jersey News

The American Dream Mall DreamWorks Water Park reopened a week after a decorative helicopter that was suspended above a pool fell while people were in the water. Four people were injured when the ornamental device came crashing down at around 3 p.m. on Feb. 19, but this is hardly the first or the worst thingContinue reading “American Dream Mall has been nothing but a dangerous, costly nightmare”

A measure that would gut anti-corruption laws and increase the amount of money individuals, corporations, unions, associations, and similar groups can on bribery seems poised to sail through the New Jersey Legislature on Monday. The so-called Elections Transparency Act would double the amount of money individuals or groups could give to political machine-backed candidates, politicalContinue reading “Crooked politicians seek to gut anti-corruption, cripple competitors & catch more campaign cash”

Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was responsible for the borough’s Police Department as head of the Public Safety Committee before she was shot to death outside her home, will be remembered at a funeral service scheduled for next week. The service will be held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark on Saturday, March 4, accordingContinue reading “Killing unsolved as Councilwoman will be laid to rest on Saturday, March 4”

Mayor Derek Armstead appointed 18-year-old Hagr Elweshahy as the youngest person ever in New Jersey’s history to Linden’s Zoning Board. In Linden, board appointments are made by the Mayor and approved by City Council. At the February 21, 2023, City Council meeting, Linden’s governing body unanimously approved the nomination and welcomed Hagr Elweshahy to theContinue reading “Mayor Derek Armstead appointed Linden youth who makes history”

On Tuesday, a rare tornado warning was issued in central New Jersey as a strong line of thunderstorms with powerful winds ripped through the region. The event caused significant damage, including trees being ripped out of the ground in Pennington and West Windsor, which resulted in structural damage to houses and cars. While the warningContinue reading “Tornado stirred up central New Jersey”

After 17 years in public service, Councilman Ed Zipprich announced that he will not seek re-election in the upcoming non-partisan election on May 9th. “In my five terms on Council I’ve been both praised and attacked, but never once have I veered from my pledge to the voters of Red Bank: to dedicate my serviceContinue reading “Democratic Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich calling it quits after 17 years “

The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred at the CURE Arena, 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, at approximately 8:30 pm Thursday night, during a high school basketball tournament. A male victim was stabbed multiple times inside the arena. He was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center shortly after 9:00Continue reading “22-year-old Trenton man fatally stabbed”

The National Portrait Gallery unveiled a rare portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on Friday, ahead of Lincoln’s 214th birthday. The nine-foot-tall portrait, painted by W.F.K. Travers in 1865, is one of only three known full-length renderings of the 16th president and will be on loan to the Smithsonian gallery in downtown D.C. for the nextContinue reading “President Abraham Lincoln has left New Jersey for DC birthday party”

A 14-year-old New Jersey girl died by suicide last week after she was assaulted by four fellow students who now face criminal charges in the school hallway attack that was caught on video. The school district superintendent also resigned after a video of the attack against the freshman at Central Regional High School spread onContinue reading “Four students charged over attack on New Jersey teen who took her own life”

A recently retired Long Beach Township officer was charged with stealing $47,000 from a police union fund and using the money for his own benefit, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Billhimer said that Jason Hildebrant, 44, of Forked River, was charged on February 3, 2023, with theft by failure to make requiredContinue reading “Retired Long Beach cop charged with stealing $47,000 from PBA fund”

Several New Jersey residents were among more than two dozen individuals charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses. More than 2,800 people may be working as nurses under false pretenses after allegedly buying a fakeContinue reading “Six New Jersey residents netted in fraudulent nursing diploma scheme”

A deadly shooting outside the PSE&G Central Division in Franklin Township on Wednesday morning took the life of a second local government council member. Authorities say Milford Borough Councilman Russell Heller was shot and killed in the parking lot by another former employee, 58-year-old Gary Curtis. Heller was a PSE&G supervisor for the past 11Continue reading “Milford Borough Councilman Russell Heller shot dead by ex-coworker”

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson accused an elected member of the Flemington Borough Town Council of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances. Malik D. Johnston, who is also known as Pippin J. Folk, 46, of Flemington, was charged with second-degree distribution of cocaine, second-degree distribution of methamphetamine, second-degree possession ofContinue reading “Councilman charged with selling cocaine, meth to undercover cop”

Three New Jersey men are in police custody facing charges filed by Sunbury Police that alleged they used a handgun in a robbery last month in Pennsylvania. According to Sunbury Police Sgt. Travis Bremigen, the incident occurred on Jan. 31 at 4:57 a.m. in the small community, located in central Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley, about 110Continue reading “Three New Jersey men charged with armed robbery in Pennsylvania”

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has charged a New Jersey man and company that operated 24 Atrium Post Acute Care facilities in the state with fraud. Kevin Breslin, 56, of Hoboken, New Jersey, and KBWB Operations LLC, which operates Atrium Health and Senior Living in Park Ridge, New Jersey, areContinue reading “New Jersey man charged with health care fraud scheme in Wisconsin”

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor More than a dozen temporary staffing agencies that are members of a lobbying group fighting legislation that would lead to more state regulation of the industry are not registered to operate in New Jersey, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs. The department confirmed at least 17 staffing agenciesContinue reading “17 staffing agencies opposing temp bill are not registered to operate in state”

The Division on Civil Rights is investigating allegations of discrimination involving the Millville Municipal Court that were raised by a municipal judge. The investigation will also encompass whether any person or entity has engaged in unlawful retaliation in response to those allegations. A statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said, “The division is committed toContinue reading “Attorney General probing allegations of Millville Municipal Court discrimination”

A Warren County man was arrested and charged with producing sexual abuse material of a 3-year-old girl and sharing it on the internet.  The arrest is the result of an investigation launched by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICACU) after law enforcement officials in Colorado reported finding images and videosContinue reading “Warren County man charged with producing child sexual abuse material”

Four members of a gun manufacturing and trafficking network in Passaic and Hudson counties have been charged with weapons offenses related to the fabrication and sale of personally made firearms (PMFs), commonly known as “ghost guns,” or unserialized and untraceable weapons. Savion Clyburn, 20, and Corey Jenkins Jr., 30, both of Paterson, New Jersey; RichardContinue reading “‘Ghost Gun’ network busted”

A New York man appearing in federal court admitted to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl in New Jersey. Jose Migel Cleto, 64, of Manhattan, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution and possessionContinue reading “New Yorker admitted to distributing narcotic fentanyl in New Jersey”