A total of 24 residents and 18 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a Morris County living facility, officials said.Juniper Village at Chatham has 90 residents and 64 staff members. All have been tested for the virus, with 13 residents and nine staff members still awaiting results.No deaths have been reported, and most people who were tested are not showing symptoms yet, ...

A 66-year-old drunk driver was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Independence Township, authorities said.Police were called to the area of Petersburg Road and Ridge Road on a report of an accident on March 26, police said in a Facebook post.The driver, Paulus Schoos, 66, was suspected of driving while intoxicated and subsequently taken into police custody.Schoos was ...

Authorities are seeking the public's help finding a man who they say was involved in a Newark robbery.A warrant was issued for the arrest of Jonathan Cadete, who police say committed a robbery on the 100 block of Bloomfield Avenue on April 6.Anyone with information regarding Johnson’s whereabouts is urged to call the 24-hour Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477) or ...

A Lodi resident is putting her culinary expertise to the test as a competitor on the new Food Network series, “Bakeaway Camp With Martha Stewart.”Jessica Lugo is one of six amateur campers and competitors on the show, which is described as “equal parts baking boot-camp and camp-inspired games and challenges.”The show's premier is set for Monday, May 11 at 9 p.m. on Food ...

A Jersey City man was killed in a shooting Monday -- the city's fourth in seven days, authorities said.Javone Smith, 23, was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds in his upper body after the incident near Martin Luther King Drive and Myrtle Avenue just before 6:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.He was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m., ...

The Bergen County community is mourning a couple married for more than four decades died of coronavirus complications just one week apart from one another -- alone in the same hospital.Palisades Park healthcare workers Susana Pabatao, 64, and Alfredo Pabatao, 68, started feeling the onset of symptoms about three weeks ago, NJ.com reports.Alfredo Pabatao noticed he had a 102-degree fever ...

Actress Naturi Naughton originally from East Orange is sponsoring hundreds of free meals in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Naughton, known for her role as Tasha St. Patrick on the STARZ series, “Power,” will work alongside Southern Comfort Cafe in Orange and King’s Family Restaurant in Newark to provide 100 meals per day starting Monday.The meals, funded by Naturi’s Dreamers ...

A coronavirus testing at Warren County Technical School will be open to county residents.The site, located at 1500 Rt. 57 in Franklin Township, will operate as a drive-thru site starting Wednesday, officials said.Residents displaying COVID-19 symptoms can be tested from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 8; Thursday, April 9; Saturday, April 11; Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April ...

Four juveniles burglarized nearly a dozen cars in Nutley, authorities charged.Wallets, credit cards, cash and other items were stolen from nearly a dozen vehicles in Nutley on March 22, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said in a release.The suspects were spotted by a resident who called police, and were subsequently arrested, police said.The juveniles, from ...

Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect in a Hackettstown Dunkin’ Donuts burglary.The suspect entered the Mountain Avenue store through a back door shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, and stole an unknown amount of money and fled the scene, police said.Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Hackettstown Police Department ...