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Best Meatballs In NJ: PizzAmore Italian Kitchen Near MetLife Stadium Gets Big Pizza Bowl Win Best Meatballs In NJ: PizzAmore Italian Kitchen Near MetLife Stadium Gets Big Pizza Bowl Win
Best Meatballs In NJ: PizzAmore Italian Kitchen Near MetLife Stadium Gets Big Pizza Bowl Win "Best of" pizza lists aren't worth much when you consider some people's tastes. But meatballs? Now that's a completely different story. Those who've tried his polpette weren't surprised when John Speciale and his PizzAmore Italian Kitchen in Bergen County captured a swingin' hot victory in the first-ever best meatballs competition sponsored by the Jersey Pizza Joints group on Facebook. PizzAmore's meatballs "exceed the hype," Rutherford native Gary Grattagliano wrote. "Perfect ratio of breadcrumbs to meat and seasoned to perfection with an outstanding sauce on quality real Italian bread." …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TLC Show About Woman Trapped In Child's Body Films In Seaside Heights TLC Show About Woman Trapped In Child's Body Films In Seaside Heights
TLC Show About Woman Trapped In Child's Body Films In Seaside Heights Finding a fitting bathing suit and being approached by children are some of the topics detailed on a new TLC show, part of which was filmed at the Jersey Shore. "I Am Shauna Rae" follows the 22-year-old Long Island woman who is essentially trapped in the body of an 8-year-old due to a brain tumor she overcame as a child, stunting her development. In a recent episode of the show, Shauna takes a trip to Seaside Heights with her family.  Rae, standing at 3 feet 10 inches tall, can be seen pushing beach chairs down to the shoreline and trying to find people her own age to socialize with. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore
Pro Wrestling Star Tammy Sytch Charged With Threatening Partner With Scissors At Jersey Shore Pro wrestling Hall of Famer turned adult entertainment star Tammy “Sunny” Sytch spent a night in jail after threatening to kill an "intimate partner" with a pair of scissors at the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Tamara Lynn Sytch, 49, "appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" when she raised the scissors in the air and threatened to kill the unidentified man early Thursday in Keansburg, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Freehold alleges. He wasn’t injured, it says. The Matawan native was booked into the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, also in Freehold, on c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Remains Of Missing Glen Rock Man Recovered Off Jersey Shore Remains Of Missing Glen Rock Man Recovered Off Jersey Shore
Remains Of Missing Glen Rock Man Recovered Off Jersey Shore A days-long search ended tragically when the Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing Glen Rock man in the waters off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office was conducting an autopsy to help determine how 26-year-old Kiariff Alston ended up two miles or so off Island Beach State Park in Barnegat Light, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Friday. A Good Samaritan had notified authorities after spotting the body around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Kimberly Reaves said. Alston’s family had reported him missing early Monday. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Fugitive In Jersey Shore ShopRite Stabbing Surrenders, Prosecutor Says GOTCHA! Fugitive In Jersey Shore ShopRite Stabbing Surrenders, Prosecutor Says
Gotcha! Fugitive In Jersey Shore ShopRite Stabbing Surrenders, Prosecutor Says A 37-year-old man wanted in a Jersey Shore stabbing surrendered to authorities over the weekend. Michael Stallworth was on the lam since July 26, when he stabbed a man in the Brick Township ShopRite parking lot, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio said. The Seaside Heights resident is being held in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing. Brick Township police found the 44-year-old victim suffering a stab wound in the back around 4 p.m. July 26 in the parking lot of the Route 70 ShopRite, Billhimer said. The victim wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel 'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel
'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel A New Jersey man has been arrested for strangling and chopping two men to death at a New Hampshire hotel last week, authorities announced. Theodore Luckey, 42, of Asbury Park, is accused of killing David Hanford, 60, of Seaside Heights, and Nathan Cashman, 28, of Manchester, NH on Aug. 21, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said. The two men were found dead -- one in the lobby and another in a hotel room -- by police responding to multiple 911 calls around 7 p.m. at Country Inn and Suites in Bedford, Formella said alongside state and local police. Autopsies conducted by Deput…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Viral Video Shows NJ Pizza Shop 'Karen' Flipping Out Over 37 Cent Price Increase Viral Video Shows NJ Pizza Shop 'Karen' Flipping Out Over 37 Cent Price Increase
Viral Video Shows NJ Pizza Shop 'Karen' Flipping Out Over 37 Cent Price Increase Video of a woman demanding her money back from a Jersey Shore pizzeria that apparently increased a price by 37 cents is going viral on TikTok. The video was posted by TikTok user __onetonsoup__ shows the "Karen" cursing at teen workers of the Seaside Heights pizzeria. According to That Viral Feed, she was upset after the pizzeria hiked the price of pizza from $5.67 to $6. "I want my money back," she says. "Take your food back. And I want a f---ing number [of a manager]." The video had garnered 3.2 million views as of Aug. 16. TikTok users commended workers for standing up for themselves…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing SEEN HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing
Seen HIM? Police Seek Fugitive In Ocean County ShopRite Parking Lot Stabbing Authorities in Ocean County are seeking the public’s help locating a man charged with attempted murder in connection to a stabbing in the parking lot of a local ShopRite. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael Stallworth, 37, who is accused of stabbing a 44-year-old man in the back multiple times in the parking lot of ShopRite on Route 70 in Brick around 4 p.m. Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Chief of Police James Riccio said. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he remains in critical but stabl…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities ID Woman's Body Found On Jersey Shore Hiking Trail Authorities ID Woman's Body Found On Jersey Shore Hiking Trail
Authorities ID Woman's Body Found On Jersey Shore Hiking Trail Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found on a hiking trail in Ocean County Friday as a 41-year-old Seaside Heights resident. Megan Campana's body was found in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Trail near Country Line Road in Waretown, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office were investigating.  The incident is being investigated as a suspicious death. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Bite: Popular Jersey Shore Tomato Pie Exceeds Portnoy's Expectations One Bite: Popular Jersey Shore Tomato Pie Exceeds Portnoy's Expectations
One Bite: Popular Jersey Shore Tomato Pie Exceeds Portnoy's Expectations One bite, everybody knows the rules. Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy during his first-ever trip to Seaside Heights stopped by popular pizzeria Maruca's Tomato Pies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maruca’s® Tomato Pies (@marucaspizza) The shop had 100 reviews on Barstool's One Bite review app: Portnoy knew he had to go. "This is a whole different category of pizza, it's called boardwalk pizza," the CEO said. "I think this is like, Snooki-Ville isn't it? This is what the hype is about." Maruca's got its start by the four Maru…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing
Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing A 44-year-old parolee from the Jersey Shore has been arrested in connection with a near-fatal stabbing last weekend, authorities said. The suspect was once featured on "America's Most Wanted," wrote a book called "Inabsentia," and has served at least nine years in New Jersey State Prison, according to earlier news accounts. Angelo Grenci was charged with attempted murder on Monday for a violent fight in Berkeley Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Karin DiMichele. Berkeley and Toms River police were called to Comm…

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by Jon Craig
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Murphy: 'Extreme Knucklehead Behavior' By Young People Threatens NJ Reopening Murphy: 'Extreme Knucklehead Behavior' By Young People Threatens NJ Reopening
Murphy: 'Extreme Knucklehead Behavior' By Young People Threatens NJ Reopening New Jersey’s reopening plans are threatened, Gov. Phil Murphy said, because of “extreme knucklehead behavior” by young people who he said could be “substantially” spreading the coronavirus. Murphy specifically expressed fear over what he said could turn out to be a superspreader event staged by a group of YouTube pranksters at the popular “Jersey Shore" house in Seaside Heights, as well as a pop-up car show that attracted 2,500 people. If such behavior continues, he said, the state won’t be even “remotely close” to reopening bars – and could see a rebound in cases in its schools. Murphy r…

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by Jerry DeMarco