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Popular North Jersey Baker Brings Bakeshop Back After Baby
A popular North Jersey bakery that closed when its owner welcomed a baby boy will soon be back in business.
Bake House on Main in Phillipsburg will reopen with a full Christmas menu later this month, and bring things back full swing in January, owner Amber Santini said on Facebook.
Posted by Bake House on Main on Monday, September 12, 2022
Santini and her husband, of Portland, PA, relocated their bakery into the little green house on North Main Street in 2020, four years after opening the shop's initial location in Belvidere.
Specializing in fresh, scratch-made pastries, breads, cupcak…
4 Charged In Major Meth, Cocaine Bust At Warren County Home: Prosecutor
Four suspects were charged after a month-long investigation led to the discovery of meth, cocaine, and other drugs in Warren County, authorities said.
Shawn Hopper, 50, and Aysha Aguilu, 32, were charged with second-degree possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, distributing methamphetamine, and other drug offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Monday release with local officials.
Jeffrey Denny, 36, of Clinton, and Erica Butters, 46, of Morristown were also charged with unlawful drug possession, while Denny was charged with hindering.
An investigat…
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor
Eighteen people were arrested and charged as part of a several-month investigation into the distribution of meth, heroin, cocaine, and suboxone in Hunterdon County, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 19.
The investigation was launched by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office with assistance from the Clinton Township Police Department Investigative Division after numerous complaints were received regarding narcotic activity along Route 22 in Clinton Township, Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
The following suspects were arrested and charged as part of the investigation, Robeson said:
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Warren County Cosmetologist, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 37
Warren County cosmetologist and dedicated mother Jennifer Anne Paulson died suddenly on Friday, Aug. 26. She was 37.
Born in Phillipsburg, Jennifer graduated from Belvidere High School in 2003 before attending Empire Beauty Academy, her obituary says.
She was also a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Belvidere and had most recently worked at a hair salon in Whitehall, PA.
Jennifer loved music, dancing, and animals.
Above all, she embraced her role as a caring and devoted mother to her young son, Trey Jaiden Crosby.
In addition to her son, Jennifer leaves behind her heartbroken pa…
Meth & Cocaine, Guns, Thousands In Cash Seized In Major Takedown Of NJ Drug Ring
A seven-month-long investigation led to nearly two dozen arrests and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, firearms, ammunition, drug money and more, authorities in Central Jersey announced.
"Operation Fire and Ice" — launched under the direction of Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas J. Chirichella Jr., and multiple federal law enforcement agencies — targeted a crystal meth, cocaine and firearms distribution ring, Chirichella's office said on Monday, March 7.
Twenty search warrants were executed at the homes of Jeffrey Cope, Shayne Murdock, Jermaine Lloyd, Jason Fort, David Nin…
Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution
Two men including one arrested for an armed robbery have been charged with using drugs to force a woman into prostitution for more than month in North Jersey, authorities said.
William Wilson, 47, of Belvidere, NJ and Jeremiah Forde, 39, of Budd Lake, forced the adult female into acts of prostitution out of a Hanover hotel, then collected the proceeds, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
The pair used drugs to manipulate the victim, who was afraid to leave the hotel due to fear of being physic…
NJ Woman Supplied Brother, 71, With Children For Sex, Authorities Charge
A 71-year-old New Jersey native had sex with children supplied to him by his sister, authorities charged.
George Sappah paid his sister to make two youngsters under 13 available to him for sex several times, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer.
The sister, Greta Sappah, threatened the children if they didn’t comply, he said.
George Sappah of East Stroudsburg, PA, remained held Thursday in the Warren County Correctional Center in Belvidere pending an Aug. 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court.
A judge on Thursday released Greta Sappah, 65, of Hope, NJ, with conditi…
