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Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds
Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police were justified in killing an ax-wielding Edison man who got within a few feet of an officer before he was finally shot, a grand jury has found. They'd dealt with Merrill Rambarose, 49, before. Once he was accused of trying to stab a woman at a 7-Eleven and another time he'd allegedly kept them at bay with a knife at the Margate garden apartment complex where the final confrontation occurred. This time police were called by a woman who said they'd gotten into an argument over her smoking in the apartment and "he grabbed an ax and swung it," according to one of the first offi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Emmy Nominee Rocks Frock Designed By One Of NJ's Youngest Designers Emmy Nominee Rocks Frock Designed By One Of NJ's Youngest Designers
Emmy Nominee Rocks Frock Designed By One Of NJ's Youngest Designers One of New Jersey's youngest fashion designers has added another accomplishment to her impressive resumé after designing a dress for the Emmy's. And she's only 7 years old. Brooke LauRen styled and dressed Emmy-nominated actress Tabitha Brown for the Children's and Family Emmy Award Ceremony over the weekend. The tiny designer was able to showcase the vibrant look on the red carpet for the Dec. 10 and 11 event, making history as one of the youngest designers to have a look hit the award stage.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by B…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says
Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says UPDATE: A man was wielding an ax when police who encountered him outside his Edison home shot and killed him, state authorities said. Merrill Rambarose, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene after two officers opened fire on Judson Street at the Margate co-op complex just off Route 1 and the Menlo Park Mall at 4:41 p.m. April 12, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "A short-handled ax was recovered near Mr. Rambarose," the attorney general said Police had been called there a little under an hour earlier. There they "encountered Mr. Rambarose in a parking lot of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say
Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say UPDATE: A man wielding a "sharp-edged weapon" was shot and killed by police at an apartment complex near the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, state authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Margate apartment complex on Judson Street encountered the suspect shortly after 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "During the encounter, two officers discharged their service weapon, fatally wounding the individual," Platkin said. "A sharp-edged weapon was recovered near the decedent. "Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Woodbridge Native Opens 4 'Sopranos' Inspired Coffee Shops In NJ Woodbridge Native Opens 4 'Sopranos' Inspired Coffee Shops In NJ
Woodbridge Native Opens 4 'Sopranos' Inspired Coffee Shops In NJ Cawfee, ya want some? Bada Bean Cawfee, a coffee shop inspired by hit HBO show "The Sopranos," is opening four New Jersey locations. Woodbridge native and entrepreneur Drew Adelman is teaming up with Peter Pannullo, of Holmdel, to bring Bada Bean to Woodbrige, Toms River, Montgomery and Newark. Their first store -- which was seasonal only -- opened on the Seaside boardwalk in 2018, but has since closed to focus on year-round shops. "Paying homage to the mobsters of the past, Bada Bean combines delicious 'cawfee' with a classic, authentic New Jersey experience," the website says, "and som…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
TONIGHT: Returning 'Jeopardy!' Champion (With $76G Already) Is Wyckoff Native TONIGHT: Returning 'Jeopardy!' Champion (With $76G Already) Is Wyckoff Native
Tonight: Returning 'Jeopardy!' Champion (With $76G Already) Is Wyckoff Native Eric Backes is on a roll.  The Wyckoff native has swept on "Jeopardy!" two nights in a row, pocketing $76,901 so far. He will play again Wednesday evening as the returning champion. After 12 years of online screen tests, Backes joined the game Monday for the first time (the episode was taped in January), Rutgers University reports. He says the "hardcore science questions" are his weakness and a strength for his opponents. The Ramapo High School and Rutgers graduate is no newbie to trivia. In 1999, he won the Cook/Douglass Trivia Bowl in 1999 as part of a three-man team, taking home a $10…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany
Pair Busted In Kay Jewelers, Nordstrom Burglary Spree Stretching From Paramus To Albany Two Brooklyn men were captured and charged with four Kay Jewelers burglaries and one at Nordstrom in Paramus that netted more than $250,000 in valuables, ending a nine-month spree that authorities said stretched from Central Jersey to Albany. Paramus and NYPD detectives teamed up to nab Gerald Williams, 45, and Tony Newton, 56, ending a spree that they said began in January. The pair cut through the front security gate of the Kay Jewelers at the Garden State Plaza after closing time on Jan. 13 and ransacked the display cases, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The lead investigator, boro…

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by Jerry DeMarco