Overcast 51°
Tag:

Old Bridge Township, NJ

Traffic
Serious Crash Reported On Route 9 Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Reported On Route 9 Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Reported On Route 9 Central Jersey (Developing) There was a serious crash with injuries reported on Route 9, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 in the southbound lanes near Spring Valley Road in Old Bridge Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Two left lanes of three lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Sent Racist Email To Central Jersey Councilwoman: Prosecutor Man Sent Racist Email To Central Jersey Councilwoman: Prosecutor
Man Sent Racist Email To Central Jersey Councilwoman: Prosecutor A man from Middlesex County has been sentenced to six months in the county jail for sending a racist email to a councilwoman, authorities said. Adam Valvo, 54, of Old Bridge Township, has been sentenced for bias intimidation, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Authorities learned a racist email had been sent to former Old Bridge Township Councilperson Edina Brown on March 7, 2021. Following a joint investigation, the anonymous sender was identified as Valvo, Ciccone said. The email contained profanities and racial slurs, Ciccone said. O…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ State Police Seek Public's Help In Fatal Hit-Run Garden State Parkway Crash NJ State Police Seek Public's Help In Fatal Hit-Run Garden State Parkway Crash
NJ State Police Seek Public's Help In Fatal Hit-Run Garden State Parkway Crash New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help with the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at 12:27 a.m., on Sept. 19, a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Mini Cooper were traveling northbound in the express lanes of the parkway in Old Bridge Township. In the area of milepost 121.6, a collision occurred between the two vehicles and a third unknown vehicle which fled the scene, State Police said. As a result of the crash, the Mini Cooper overturned and the driver, G…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
DUI Motorcyclist Sentenced In Old Bridge Crash That Killed Passenger, 36: Prosecutor DUI Motorcyclist Sentenced In Old Bridge Crash That Killed Passenger, 36: Prosecutor
DUI Motorcyclist Sentenced In Old Bridge Crash That Killed Passenger, 36: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Sayreville motorcyclist has been sentenced to time behind bars for a DUI crash that killed his 36-year-old passenger, authorities said. Jack Piatek was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Pedro J. Jimenez on Thursday, Feb. 24, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Piatek must serve 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. Upon his release, Piatek will be subject to a 15-year loss of license, said Ciccone alongside Acting Old Bridge Police Chief Joseph Mandola. Piatek was operating a motorcycle whi…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
Prosecutor: Disbarred Attorney From Freehold Stole $71K Home Downpayment Prosecutor: Disbarred Attorney From Freehold Stole $71K Home Downpayment
Prosecutor: Disbarred Attorney From Freehold Stole $71K Home Downpayment A former attorney from Monmouth County is accused of stealing $71,000 in client funds during a Middlesex County home sale, authorities said. Bert T. Lundberg, 56, of Freehold Township appeared at his first virtual court appearance Friday on a complaint charging him with misapplication of entrusted property and theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Lundberg, whose practice was in Old Bridge Township, has been charged in the theft of client funds during a home sale in Middlesex County last N…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck
Spotswood Driver, 53, Dies After Her Car Topples Telephone Pole, Collides With U-Haul Truck UPDATED: An unidentified driver was killed on Monday afternoon when her car toppled a telephone pole and collided with a parked U-Haul truck, authorities said. Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro and Manalapan townships after the fatal one-car crash at 1 p.m. toppled wires onto four other vehicles, a Marlboro police spokesman said. No one else was hurt, he said. The driver of a Ford Edge was trapped when the telephone pole fell onto her car in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South, according to Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy. The driver was pronounced dead at t…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars
Fatal Crash Closes Route 9 In Marlboro, Telephone Pole Traps Driver, Drops Wires Onto 4 Cars UPDATED: Route 9 was closed in both directions in Marlboro Township on Monday afternoon after a fatal crash toppled a telephone poll, authorities said. The driver of a Ford Edge -- which struck a telephone pole then crashed into a U-Haul truck that was parked in the U-Haul parking lot at 415 Route 9 South -- was pronounced dead at the scene, Marlboro police said.  ALSO SEE: Police release name of driver killed in Monday's crash.  The driver's identity was not released pending notification of her family, according to Capt. Stephen Levy, a Marlboro police spokesman. …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey
Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey UPDATED: Multiple police and fire departments were responding to numerous traffic and other emergency calls as a major storm passed through Central Jersey on Wednesday, authorities said. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly issued a flood advisory for portions of Monmouth and Middlesex counties until 3:30 p.m. Serious flooding and multiple accidents also were reported throughout Essex and Hudson counties. Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and thunderstorms. As much one inch of rain had fallen by 12:20 p.m., the NWS said.  Among the incidents reported Wednes…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Middlesex EMS, Firefighters Respond To Route 9 Crash Middlesex EMS, Firefighters Respond To Route 9 Crash
Middlesex EMS, Firefighters Respond To Route 9 Crash Firefighters, EMS and police were responding to a crash with at least one person trapped in the vehicle in Old Bridge Township, authorities said. Shortly before 4 p.m., first responders were called to Route 9 at Perrine Road for a motor vehicle crash, according to initial reports. No other details were available This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK WITH DAILY VOICE FOR UPDATES.

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus
Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus A 19-year-veteran of the New Jersey Department of Corrections and father of three has died from complications due to the coronavirus, making him at least the second prison worker to die of the disease, state prison officials said. Nelson Perdomo, 44, of Middlesex County, was admitted to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge Township last month with a high fever and placed on a ventilator. “He lost his battle with this terrible virus,” the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association said in a Facebook post on Friday. More than $21,000 was raised on a GoFundMe page for Perdomo's f…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey
Severe Storms Close Roads, Knock Down Trees, Wires In Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews responded to numerous storm-related calls on Thursday afternoon in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, authorities said.  High winds and heavy rain were blamed for the closure of Davidson's Mill Road in South Brunswick Township and live power lines down in Keyport, Millstone, Old Bridge Township, Woodbridge Township, Matawan as well as Edison and Middletown -- where there also were initial unconfirmed reports of trees falling on several homes.  There also was an initial unconfirmed report at 3 p.m. of a road closed by a damaged utility police in Eas…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore
Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore A Pennsylvania man admitted in federal court in Trenton that he participated in a drug ring that trafficked major quantities of heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore area. Guy Jackson, 47, was the 10th defendant snagged in a federal sweep to plead guilty in exchange for leniency at sentencing. The 11th is his wife, Lashawn Mealing, 48, who admitted trying to destroy evidence in the case. Jackson, of Effort, PA, “regularly obtained large quantities of heroin and cocaine for further distribution from co-defendant Gregory Gillens,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Mealing wa…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Middlesex County 10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Middlesex County
10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Middlesex County Craving a slice of crispy, cheesy pizza loaded with toppings? Here are 10 places you can try today in Middlesex County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Some are longtime favorites while others have only recently opened their doors. All of these pizzerias, however, are dishing up pies we think you'll love. Brooklyn Boys Pizza and Deli, Edison : Featuring a classic variety of Brooklyn-style thin-crust gourmet pies, Brooklyn Boys Pizza and Deli has established itself a…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson