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Hunterdon County Man Spit On Officers, Threatened To Kill Them: Police
A 29-year-old Hunterdon County man was charged after spitting on officers questioning him and later threatening to kill them, authorities said.
Flemington Borough Police Patrolman Dustin Kydd, Det. Corey Garrabrant, and Patrolman Nick Saleeba responded to a report of an out-of-control man who had just left a business near Park Avenue and Court Street in Flemington on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the department said.
The officers then found Avery Freeman in the area, determined that he matched the description, and met with him, police said.
During questioning, Freeman spit on the officers and threa…
Jersey Shore Man Who Labeled Shipment Of Iguanas As Toys Sentenced To Home Confinement
UPDATE: A Jersey Shore man who falsely labeled a package containing 10 live iguanas bound for Hong Kong as “toys" was sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to a plea-bargained six months of home confinement as part of three years probation.
Jason Ksepka, 44, of Farmingdale, also was prohibited from "harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, trapping, capturing, or collecting wildlife or attempting to engage in such conduct," U.S Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi also barred him from the "the import, export, transport, s…
NJ Sisters, Flood Victims Lose Both Parents After Cancer Battles
Support is on the rise for two sisters from New Jersey who are coping with their parents’ deaths after losing their home to a flood.
Longtime Lambertville residents Carly and Maddison Leary lost their mother, Rebecca Leary, from a pulmonary embolism that caused cardiac arrest on Nov. 19 after going through a difficult battle with cancer — hardly three years after the death of their father, William Leary, from cancer on May 2, 2018.
Carly, a 23-year-old nursing student, is now raising 13-year-old Maddison with her fiancé, Billy Osmun, according to a GoFundMe launched for the family’s expens…
Lambertville Artist, Beloved Dad Seriously Hurt After Being Hit By Truck While Cycling
Community support is surging for a Lambertville artist and beloved father of two who was seriously hurt after being struck by a pickup truck while cycling.
Myles Cavanaugh, a 47-year-old contemporary artist, cyclist and father of two, was struck by a pickup truck during a bike ride on Oct. 19, according to a GoFundMe launched for his ongoing expenses.
Cavanaugh suffered serious injuries in the accident, according to the campaign, created by Colette Sexton, who describes the father as a “good friend, fellow artist and cycling buddy.”
“I am hoping he will make a full recovery over time, but …
Trio Nabbed For Spray Painting Frat Letters At Warren County Park
Three young adults were charged after police say they spray painted graffiti letters of their college fraternity at a Warren County park before dawn Tuesday.
Hackettstown Police responding to an erratic vehicle report on Seber Road found Osavbie Igiebor, 19, Juan Solis, 18, and Wesley Peters, 22, in the parking lot of Doctors Park around 1:35 a.m.
A follow-up investigation determined that Igiebor and Solis, both of Newark, and Peters, of Lambertville, had just come from Riverfront Park, where they spray painted their fraternity (Omega Rho at Centenary University) group letters onto the back…
OpenTable Says These 22 Restaurants Define New Jersey Dining
Garden State dining comes in many different forms: from quaint and cozy diners to bustling bistros, the state’s culinary landscape truly has something for everyone.
A total of 22 eateries made OpenTable’s new list of the “restaurants that define New Jersey dining.”
Scroll down to view the full list, which is divided into sections for North, Central and South Jersey.
North Jersey:
The Saddle River Inn, Saddle River
Hunan Taste, Denville/Montclair
La Isla, Hoboken
Mesob, Montclair
Felina, Ridgewood
Forno’s of Spain, Newark
Mehndi, Morristown
Serenade, Chatham
Jockey Hollow, Morristow…
'Happiness Personified': Tcnj Student, MontCo Native Isaac Ashton Dies Of Cancer, 21
Kind. Joyful. Godly.
This is how 21-year-old Montgomery County native Issac Timothy Ashton is being remembered. Isaac died on Jan. 25, 2021, following a short but valiant battle with leukemia.
Born in Langhorne, Isaac later moved to Lambertville, New Jersey, where he lived up until his death, his obituary says.
A scholar and highly-talented musician, Isaac played in the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County, traveling to Italy and France to play in open-air concerts.
Isaac was a senior at The College of New Jersey, where was a a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and will be posthumously awarde…