Category Archives: New Jersey News

A former Pennsville, New Jersey, advanced practice nurse admitted to defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. Ashley Lyons-Valenti, 66, of Swedesboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday, February 28, 2023, by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to an informationContinue reading “Advanced practice nurse defrauded New Jersey health benefits programs”

Roselle Park Mayor Joseph Signorello III announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator from New Jersey. Signorello plans on mounting a primary challenge against Senator Bob Menendez, who is again the subject of a federal criminal investigation. Signorello was spurred to get into politics by Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017. “IContinue reading “Roselle Park Mayor is a candidate for US Senate”

A Camden County man was arrested for possessing multiple images and videos of child sex abuse. Matthew Knapp, 38, of Lindenwold, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of possession of child pornography. He made his initial appearance on Feb. 23, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sharon A. King in Camden federal courtContinue reading “Camden County man arrested for possessing child sex abuse images”

A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was charged following his attempt to bring firearms, ammunition, a bulletproof vest, fraudulent law enforcement credentials, and other items on a domestic flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seretse Clouden, 42, of Wallington, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felonContinue reading “Bergen County man attempted to fly with firearms”

by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Legislators in both chambers postponed voting on a bill Monday that would make sweeping changes to New Jersey’s campaign finance and anti-corruption laws, after government watchdogs and Republicans alike loudly condemned the bill as a Democratic power grab. Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), the bill’s sponsor, said he and the AssemblyContinue reading “Lawmakers yank bill that critics warn would gut election protections”

Three Superfund sites in predominantly White New Jersey communities are included in the second wave of funding from President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, which promised to tackle legacy pollution and advance environmental justice, but towns are seemingly being left behind where residents tend to have a darker complexion. The Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Inc. Superfund site inContinue reading “White towns slated for cleanup funding but Black & Hispanic cities still wait”

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”