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NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor
A 68-year-old Bayonne High School teacher was arrested after punching a female student in the head, authorities said.
Joseph Mingoia, who lives in Bayonne, has been on administrative leave since the Jan. 22 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, March 4.
That day, “two students were involved in an altercation on school property,” the prosecutor said. “After multiple staff members intervened, Mingoia struck a female juvenile in the head with a closed hand.”
Mingoia was arrested last Friday, March 1, following an investigation by members of her Special Victims Unit …
Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm
Rain from a Sunday, Dec. 17 storm closed roads and delayed school openings across New Jersey on Monday, Dec. 18.
Thousands of residents were without power as of 9 a.m.
According to the PSE&G outage map, the following areas did not have power:
Bergen: 3,764 (Most in New Milford, Elmwood Park, Garfield)
Hudson: 4,095 (Most in Bayonne, North Bergen)
Passaic: 2,718 (Most in Clifton, Passaic)
Union: 660
Flooding is ongoing in several areas this morning with 2 to 5 inches of rain reported so far. DO NOT drive through... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/M…
NJ Army Vet Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette'
A New Jersey resident is one of 29 contestants competing on this season of "The Bachelorette" on ABC.
This season, starring Charity Lawson, premiers Monday, June 26 at 9 p.m. EST.
Nick "Nic" Barber, 31, of Bayonne, is humble and ready to find love, according to his bio on the show.
"He’s traveled the world and is looking for a life partner to adventure with, so Charity, get your passport ready," the bio reads.
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Essex Jail Officer, GF Stung By FBI In Scheme To Smuggle In Tobacco, Cell Phones: Feds
A corrections officer and his girlfriend were busted for smuggling tobacco and cellphones into the Essex County Jail from a source who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, federal authorities said.
Efrin Wade, 34, and Yairisa Lizardo, 29, both of Jersey City, accepted $14,000 for the illegal acts and apparently were counting on another $30,000 when they were busted, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said following their arrests on Tuesday, March 14.
Wade, who’d worked as a corrections officer at the Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF) in Newark since February 2020, be…
Winners: Five NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
There were five New Jersey Powerball players who took home $50,000 apiece in the Saturday, Feb. 4 drawing, state Lottery officials said.
Five tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Bergen County: 7-Eleven #38078, 111 Union Ave., East Rutherford;
Bergen County: Wawa #8335, 7 Jewels St., Garfield;
Hudson County: Quick Chek #124, 20-38 East 53rd St., Bayonne;
Morris County: Main Street Submarine, 187 Main St., Madison; and,
Passaic County: Nana Pena Grocery Deli Market, 276 Trenton Ave., Paterson.
The winning n…
Loving, Dedicated Ocean County Mom Of 2 Kristie Scala Dies On 34th Birthday
Beloved and dedicated Ocean County mother of two Kristie Scala died on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 — her 34th birthday.
Born and raised in Bayonne, Kristie moved to Jackson about two decades ago, according to her obituary.
Kristie was a selfless, caring, and generous woman who brought love and joy into countless peoples’ lives.
Above all, she was remembered as a devoted mother to her two children, Breanna and Cassandra Peterson, her memorial says.
In addition to her children, Kristie is survived by her loving father, Thomas Scala; maternal grandmother, Eleanor Mielniczuk; brothers, Bryan and …
Winners: Seven NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10,000+
Seven Mega Millions lottery players matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize.
One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Monmouth County ($30,000): PJ’s Car Wash, 2000 Route 35 and Allaire Rd., Spring Lake Heights;
Camden County ($10,000): Shop Rite of Berlin #531, Route 73 and Minck Ave., West Berlin;
Hudson County ($10,000): Quick Chek #095, 260 Broadway #280, Bayonne;
Mercer County ($10,000): Michael’s Deli, 52 Eas…
Update: Ex-Con Admits Robbing NJ Bank
An ex-con from Union County admitted robbing a Rutherford bank of $2,300 while wearing a New York Yankees cap that police later recovered from a nearby recycling bin, authorities said.
Seneca Wilson, 43, of Clark, entered the Kearny Bank (formerly Kearny Federal Savings) at Park and West Newall avenues at 4:12 p.m. April 7, 2021, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
He had on a dark t-shirt with a white logo, a windbreaker and sunglasses, as well as a neck gaiter over his face, a glove on his left hand and the baseball cap, witnesses said.
Wilson “handed the teller a note…
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman After 1st Date On Jersey Shore Beach, Authorities Say
A Monmouth County jury has found a Hudson County man guilty of raping a woman after their first date at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said
Kawami R. Junor, 28, of Bayonne, was convicted on all charges, including sexual assault, criminal restraint and criminal sexual contact, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.
Junor was additionally found guilty of assault by auto, a disorderly persons offense, by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley following the verdict.
Junor is scheduled to be sentenced on May 6.
On …
State: Jersey Shore Chiropractor, 73, With Fraud History Files 261 Bogus Insurance Claims
A Bayonne-based chiropractor from the Jersey Shore with an insurance fraud conviction already on his record did it again, state authorities charged.
Charles B. Boas, 73, of Matawan, got probation seven years ago after pleading guilty to collecting nearly $13,000 through bogus claims, records show.
State officials announced Wednesday that they'd caught him in an even bigger scam -- this time involving hundreds of false submissions to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.
A grand jury in Trenton indicted Boas on 261 counts involving health care claims fraud, theft by deception and tax evasions, Ac…