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By MATT KADOSH AND MARK J. BONAMO
March 17, 2024
TRENTON — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in over ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ -- The Colonia boys' basketball team's path to a state championship was brought to a grinding halt on Wednesday. With the emphasis on "grinding." For the third consecutive season, Colonia, after winning the Section 2, Group 3 championship, could not get past Bergen County ...
COLONIA, NJ -- The symmetry is downright eerie. Thirty years ago this week, the Colonia boys basketball team won the Central Jersey, Group 3 championship. Over the weekend, the Colonia boys basketball team won the Section 2, Group 3 championship. In 1994, the Patriots' leading scorer was ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Channeling their collective grief into an inspired defensive effort that doubtlessly would have impressed their late assistant coach, the Colonia boys' basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 72-33 victory over Fort Lee on ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -- Police have charged a Somerville man in the stabbing death outside the apartment of a woman whose father teaches at Cranford High School. David C. Shroitman, 27, has been charged with the murder of Maryrose Fealey, who was found stabbed to death outside her family's residence ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting here late Thursday, Dec. 28th, or earlier today, after Cranford police pursued the driver of a stolen van down the Garden State Parkway to Woodbridge. Details remain sketchy, and police in ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – A pedestrian died after being struck by a New Jersey Transit train en route to New York. The male victim was on the tracks when he was struck. The incident occurred as the train was at about 4th Street in South Orange. There were NJ Transit Police, South Orange Police, The ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- In a game with several thrilling twists and turns in momentum in the final minutes, quarterback Connor Laverty scored on a 7-yard keeper in overtime to give Bernards a 23-17 victory over Lakeland for the school's first sectional football championship in the NJSIAA North 2, ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ — Millburn police recently charged a Union man with shoplifting and several other offenses after more than $9,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from stores at The Mall at Short Hills. Millburn Police officers responded to The Mall at Short Hills on Oct. 12 on a report of a ...
NEW JERSEY -- A new state law is aimed at loud music from “boom parties” or other excessive noise coming from vehicles, often called "boom cars" because of their large speaker systems. The new legislation was signed into law last week by Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari. It takes effect ...
NEWARK, NJ -- A Brooklyn man was arrested on charges of luring a 14-year-old girl to a Maplewood park for sexual purposes. Essex County prosecutors and Maplewood Police announced the arrest of Nazarjon Abdukahorov, 27, Monday. He was charged with second-degree luring and third-degree endangering ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Earlier this week, Peter Serruto, a 2018 graduate of Millburn High School, signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Yankees organization. Serruto reported just a few days ago to Tampa, Fla., to begin his pro career with the Yankees’ minor league affiliate in the Florida ...
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, a Newark native, has died. She was 71 years old. "She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero," the Oliver family said in a statement issued on Tuesday. "Sheila Y. Oliver leaves behind a legacy ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ -- The state of New Jersey released a letter on Thursday morning report that there will be no more construction work on the causeway connecting the mainland to Long Beach Island after this weekend. The Route 72 Bridge Project will stop work no later than Monday, July 24, the ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- The employee of a store in The Mall at Short Hills has been accused of fraudulent charges of more than $10,000 to the credit cards of multiple customers. Millburn Police Officer Zonn stated that the Ralph Lauren Store reported a theft on July 6. The asset protection manager ...
MAPLEWOOD NJ -- Shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday, two NJ Transit trains, one headed east toward New York City, the other headed West in the direction of Summit, both came to an abrupt, unscheduled stop in the range of 100 feet east of the Maplewood Train Station. The stoppage was caused due ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- Millburn police officers Kelly and Ford responded to the Chanel store at the Mall at Short Hills on May 26 for a report of a shoplifting theft that just occurred. According to Chanel associates, a female, later identified as Chauyi Wu, 24, of Montvale, had concealed an $1,800 ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Police have posted that on Saturday morning, May 27, they received a phone call from an anonymous person who was driving on Mead Street about 8:45 a.m. The caller advised the police that two people were seen sleeping in the park on the Cameron Field side of ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- The Ridge baseball team has been disqualified by the NJSIAA from continuing in the state tournament over a one-pitch violation of the state's pitch count rules. Ridge defeated Westfield, 8-1, on Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament, ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- A pedestrian near the Short Hills station platform was struck and killed by a train on Wednesday afternoon, according to NJ Transit. Authorities have not said if the person was an adult or teen, but according to NJ Transit, Train No. 417 hit a male at 12:19 p.m. near the east ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Operating with what he claims was not his best stuff, senior right-hander Connor Byrne pitched a perfect game to lift second-seeded Ridge to a 1-0 baseball victory over 10th-seeded Bernards in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament Tuesday afternoon. And ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The La Mer housing development is ordinarily a quiet bedroom community. It's a place where people return from work at the end of a long day, pull their cars into a garage, and don't reappear again until the next morning. However, on the night of Feb. 1, that changed, Multiple ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Police have charged a Newark man with Driving Under the Influence with Minor Passengers and a host of other offenses after the bus he was driving crashed into a Passaic Avenue house Friday morning. At 8:39 a.m., the West Caldwell Police Department was dispatched to a report ...
NEWARK, NJ — An Illinois man is the second person arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport last week with a handgun found in his luggage on Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. A day earlier, TSA agents detained an Indiana man with a disassembled 9mm handgun, ...
NEWARK, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy headlined a host of public officials at Newark Liberty International Airport to celebrate Tuesday’s opening of its new $2.7 billion Terminal A, described as the “largest design-build project in New Jersey history.” “So, this what $2.7 billion dollars will get you,” ...
NEWARK/TRENTON, NJ — The FBI says it has found the person responsible for making a "broad threat" against New Jersey synagogues and that person "no longer poses a danger to the community." On Twitter, the FBI's Newark Office released a statement, saying "Upon receipt of threat information ...
NEWARK, NJ — The FBI's Newark office is investigating a "broad threat" to synagogues in New Jersey and is asking people to be alert. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin says law enforcement will be increasing patrols, both marked and unmarked, in "sensitive areas." “The FBI has received ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- It all started on a cool but glorious Fall morning, under a spectacular sunrise that crested the sea on Monday, September 19, 2022. Randolph High School 2016 graduate Tommy Pasquale dipped his toes into the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Beach in New Jersey, said a little prayer, and ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul has advised the community about a carjacking they were advised of on a 911 call at about 4:30 a.m. The incident occurred in the Wawa Parking Lot located at 1511 Springfield Ave. The caller was the male victim (who is 72 years old) and he ...
TRENTON, NJ — Due to ongoing hot and dry conditions, New Jersey is under a drought watch as of Tuesday. The state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is asking residents and businesses to conserve water. New Jersey has a three-stage drought advisory system. A drought watch is the ...
