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Obituaries
Woodbridge Murder Victim April Duncza Remembered As Professional With 'Creative Brilliance' Woodbridge Murder Victim April Duncza Remembered As Professional With 'Creative Brilliance'
Woodbridge Murder Victim April Duncza Remembered As Professional With 'Creative Brilliance' April Duncza, the 39-year-old New Jersey woman believed killed by her ex-boyfriend is being remembered for her creative brilliance and professional success. Duncza, a Nebraska native, was found during a welfare check at a home on Paul Street in the Fords section of Woodbridge with serious head trauma around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. She was later pronounced dead and her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Bacon, 46, of Keanesburg, has been charged with murder, Ciccone previously announced. Duncza's obituary on the Higgins Home for Funerals website…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Powerball Players Take Home $100K, $50K In Middlesex County Powerball Players Take Home $100K, $50K In Middlesex County
Powerball Players Take Home $100K, $50K In Middlesex County There were four Powerball winners in Middlesex County on Oct. 11, state Lottery officials said.  There was a $100,000 winner at Country Farms at 820 King George Road in Fords. There were $50,000 winners at these three outlets: Crystal's Deli at 308 Ernston Road in Parlin Quick Chek #62 at 317 Durham Ave. in South Plainfield, and, Daisy's Liquor & Grocery Store at 64 Jackson St. in South River The winning numbers on Oct. 11 were 22, 24, 40, 52 and 64 and the red Powerball was 10. The Power Play was 2x.

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Marine Who Died Suddenly 'Always Led Pack,' Boy Scout Leader Says Jersey Shore Marine Who Died Suddenly 'Always Led Pack,' Boy Scout Leader Says
Jersey Shore Marine Who Died Suddenly 'Always Led Pack,' Boy Scout Leader Says An Iraq war veteran from the Jersey Shore who always led the pack as a young Boy Scout has died unexpectedly. Matthew J. Jantas of Neptune was 42 years old. The native of Perth Amboy served in the Marine Corps from 1999 to 2004, according to his obituary, and he rose to the rank of Lance Corporal. In a GoFundMe campaign, Jantas' former Boy Scout leader, Walter Mezynski of Edison, wrote, "I am trying to raise funds to help two very young girls who lost their father at a very young age." "Matt was always an inspiration to the other boys," Mezynski said. "Matthew excelled at ever…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police 14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police A New Jersey man was killed when a 14-year-old driver in a stolen car struck his vehicle head-on early Tuesday, March 28 in New York, authorities said. The teen was heading south in a Toyota 4Runner on Route 9 in Rhinebeck when he struck Jonathan A. Kiech, 49, of Fords, who was heading north, around 6:30 a.m., Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson said. Kiech was pronounced dead at the scene, and the juvenile was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. He was since remanded to a detention facility pending further investigation/c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fords Man Among 5 Busted With Crack: Sheriff Fords Man Among 5 Busted With Crack: Sheriff
Fords Man Among 5 Busted With Crack: Sheriff Five men are behind bars and a large quantity of crack sits in an Essex County evidence locker after police raided a Newark home early Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities say.  Deputies executed a search warrant at a home on North 9th Street just before 11:30 a.m., said Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura in a statement. During the search, investigators say they found "over 400 vials" of crack cocaine and "around 200 decks" of heroin on the property.  Five suspects were arrested in connection with the bust, the sheriff said — 44-year-old Kareem W. Koon of East Orange, 44-year-old Jamar Horne of…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Wife Found Dead On Front Lawn In NJ Murder Suicide: Prosecutor Wife Found Dead On Front Lawn In NJ Murder Suicide: Prosecutor
Wife Found Dead On Front Lawn In NJ Murder Suicide: Prosecutor A New Jersey woman was found dead on her front lawn, and her husband dead inside, in what police say was a murder suicide. James Jasper, 66, of Fords, is believed to have shot his wife, Lynn Jasper, 69 of Fords, before turning the gun on himself at a house on Soren Street in Woodbridge Wednesday, Aug. 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Arriving officers found Lynn having suffered multiple gunshot wounds on the lawn, and then found her husband inside the house with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Ciccone said. The investigation is a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Driver, 75, Charged In Fatal Pedestrian Crash Woodbridge Driver, 75, Charged In Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Woodbridge Driver, 75, Charged In Fatal Pedestrian Crash A 75-year-old man from Woodbridge Township has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal pedestrian crash earlier this month, authorities said. Andrew Hallock, 75, of the Fords section of Woodbridge was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner. The initial investigation conducted by Officer Bryan Dorward of the Woodbridge Police Department and Detective Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determin…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey
Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Authorities have identified the woman struck and killed by a pickup truck on Monday. Mary Ann Logozio, 61, of Fords died in the crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department. A Toyota Tundra traveling southbound on Hoy Avenue crossed over the curb at the intersection of New Brunswick Avenue and Hoy Avenue at 1:36 p.m., they said.  The truck then passed into an adjacent parking lot where it struck Logozio. She was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The initial investigation condu…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey
Authorities ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey UPDATED: Authorities have identified the woman struck and killed by a pickup truck on Monday. Mary Ann Logozio, 61, of Fords died in the crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department. A Toyota Tundra traveling southbound on Hoy Avenue crossed over the curb at the intersection of New Brunswick Avenue and Hoy Avenue at 1:36 p.m., they said.  The Tundra then passed into an adjacent parking lot where it struck Logozio. She was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The initial inve…

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by Jon Craig
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WINNERS: 3 Powerball Players Win $50K In Central Jersey WINNERS: 3 Powerball Players Win $50K In Central Jersey
Winners: 3 Powerball Players Win $50K In Central Jersey There were three lucky Powerball lottery players on Saturday, New Jersey Lottery officials said. Three Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Dec. 5, with each player winning a $50,000 third-tier prize.  The winning numbers for the Dec. 5, drawing were: 03, 04, 06, 48, and 53. The Red Power Ball number was 10. The Multiplier number was 02.  The winning tickets from Saturday night’s drawing were sold at the following locations: Fords (Middlesex County), AR-EX Pharmacy, 370 New Brunswick Ave.  Wall Township (Monmouth), Quick…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze
Heroes: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze Two children and an adult trapped on an upper floor were rescued by Perth Amboy firefighters during a Friday night house blaze. Four people in all were hospitalized in the Market Street fire, all with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, firefighters said. A total of 18 people were displaced, they said. Arriving units said they found heavy fire in the basement shortly after 9 p.m. They raised a bucket ladder to a third-floor window to rescue the three trapped occupants, getting them all down safely and securely, the Perth Amboy Fire Department said. They were then turne…

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by Jerry DeMarco