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Attempted Car Theft Reported Near Gov. Murphy's Middletown Mansion Attempted Car Theft Reported Near Gov. Murphy's Middletown Mansion
Attempted Car Theft Reported Near Gov. Murphy's Middletown Mansion There was an attempted car theft at a home near Gov. Phil Murphy's mansion near the Navasink River in Middletown, authorities said. At approximately 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, there was a break-in at a garage that is in close proximity to the governor’s house, Middletown police said.  The suspects tried to break into the home's garage and steal a Range Rover. A neighbor spotted them, and they sped off in a white BMW SUV, police said. News 12 reported this occurred at the home next door to the governor's mansion. Police presence had since been beefed up in Murphy's neighborho…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
NJ Twins Ask Step-Mom To Adopt Them In Viral TikTok Video NJ Twins Ask Step-Mom To Adopt Them In Viral TikTok Video
NJ Twins Ask Step-Mom To Adopt Them In Viral TikTok Video A pair of New Jersey twin sisters asking their step-mom to adopt them on Mother's Day has caught the attention of millions of people on TikTok (scroll down for video). The 37-second clip shows 20-year-old Gabby and Julianna Ruvolo presenting stepmom Becky, of Middletown, with a photo book that contains the message, as Coldplay's "Yellow" plays. The RuvolosRebecca Ruvolo Facebook "After 12 years we finally asked our step-mom to adopt us," reads the caption.  When Becky sees it, she breaks down. Then the twins do, too. "Is that a yes?" one twin asks.  "Of course I will," Becky responds …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday Ever wonder how cheap gas in New Jersey would be if it was self-serve? More than 70 New Jersey stations will be offering fuel at a discounted rate to show drivers just that on Friday, May 13. The initiative promoting self-serving fueling was launched by Fuel Your Way NJ, a coalition that advocates for self-serve gas stations that still offer full service. The coalition appropriately titled the day " Fuel Your Way NJ Self-Serve Day of Awareness." Self-service stations were proposed in a measure by lawmakers in March, however, it was halted by in the General Assembly by the Motoris…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Sprawling Jersey Shore Villa Going For $17.5 Million (LOOK INSIDE) Sprawling Jersey Shore Villa Going For $17.5 Million (LOOK INSIDE)
Sprawling Jersey Shore Villa Going For $17.5 Million (Look Inside) Looking for a home with eight bedrooms, a boat lift and a riverfront view Why not this $17.5 million mansion in Middletown? The 17,000-square-foot custom Mediterranean Villa sits on three acres overlooking the Navasink River. The luxurious home also has seven baths, an attached garage with four spaces, a private pool and a hot tub. There's a dock for those who wish to venture out on the water, as well as an outdoor kitchen and wood-fired pizza oven. For more details, click here. 

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by Jon Craig
News
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says A New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters was vacationing with his boyfriend, his family tells Daily Voice. Middletown's Matthew Preziose, 25, was standing in the waters of Lumaha'i Beach and moments later was swept out to sea on Saturday, March 5, his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski told Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Slawinski claims he leaped into the water to save his love, who was caught in a riptide and nearly 150 feet from the shoreline. The search for his body was suspended the af…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii A massive search is underway for a missing New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters, authorities said. Matthew Preziose, 25, and another swimmer were in distress off Lumaha‘i Beach just after 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, Kauai police said. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' One swimmer made it safely to shore, however, the Middletown resident was last seen being swept out to sea, according to local police. Preziose works as a freelance photographer in the NJ and NYC area, according to his Instagram an…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect
Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect A fugitive wanted for a pair of Jersey Shore burglaries was nabbed by a Lyndhurst police detective working another case, authorities said. Detective Chris Cuneo was on another investigation when he spotted a suspicious-looking Porsche Cayenne near a business on Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue this past Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Cuneo ran a random license plate check and learned of the warrants out of Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, both in Monmouth County. Officers Michael Clifford and Michael Scalese arrived and the vehicle was stopped. Police arrested the d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Serial Bergen Mailbox Fisher Caught, Again, On Jersey Shore: Report Serial Bergen Mailbox Fisher Caught, Again, On Jersey Shore: Report
Serial Bergen Mailbox Fisher Caught, Again, On Jersey Shore: Report Police in Monmouth County caught a pair of men stealing mail -- one of whom has had other New Jersey run-ins with the postal service. Ricky Javier, of Hackensack, and Kaseem Kid, of Lyndhurst, were busted taking mail right out of dropboxes in Ocean township, News12 reports. They were found with several pieces of mail inside their vehicle and a glue-like substance on them, the outlet said. Both were charged with burglary and theft. Police recovered mail from other municipal mailboxes including Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, News12 says. Police reportedly found the sam…

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by Jon Craig
News
Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore
Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore Pro wrestling Hall of Famer turned adult entertainment star Tammy “Sunny” Sytch spent a night in jail after threatening to kill an "intimate partner" with a pair of scissors at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Tamara Lynn Sytch, 49, "appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" when she raised the scissors in the air and threatened to kill the unidentified man early Thursday in Keansburg, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Freehold alleges. He wasn’t injured, it says. The Matawan native was booked into the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, also in Freehold, on c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE) AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE)
AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (Update) UPDATE: An armed robber who stabbed a Keansburg police officer was shot and killed by police at a local drug store Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Multiple officers fired at the robber at the Keansburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, the attorney general said. His identity was temporarily being withheld. The officer was taken to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Three other officers were hospitalized for evaluations, responders said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore
Mayor: Suspect Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore An armed robber who stabbed a Keansburg police officer was shot and killed by police at a local drug store Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Multiple officers fired at the robber at the Keanburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, the attorney general said. His identity was temporarily being withheld, Bruck said. The officer was taken to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Three other officers were hospitalized for evaluations, responders sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco