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NJ Teacher Tried Paying Teen For Sex, Sent Graphic Video: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County elementary school teacher is accused of trying to pay cash for a sex act from someone who he thought was a teen girl, authorities said.
Thomas Carraher, 26, of Howell, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 18, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Jan. 19.
Carraher's LinkedIn bio says: "I am passionate about health, fitness, sports, and educating the youth."
Prosecutors said Carraher used a social media app to ask for a sex act from someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. Investigators also found Carraher sent a graphic picture and …
'We Lost Our Internet Grandma:' Whimsical NJ TikTok Star Lynja Yamada Davis Dies At 67
Lynn "Lynja" Yamada Davis, 67-year-old TikToker and New Jersey resident who thrilled millions with her cooking and humor, has died.
Davis, of Holmdel, died of esophageal cancer at Riverview Medical Center on Jan. 1, the New York Times reports.
Her death was announced by her children on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 12.
"Our mom, Lynn Yamada Davis (aka Lynja, the goat, the best to ever do it, small in stature but massive in might, Marge Simpson, Snow White, the bus driver, the queen that was never not slaying, Fort Lee’s finest, the grilling grandma, the internet’s grandma, mini lynnie, little …
Death Of Director Chris Englese Sends Shockwaves Through Jersey City: 'JC Was In His Blood'
Christopher Englese, an award-winning director and pillar of many communities across Jersey City, died on Monday, Nov. 13, at 44 years old.
The City of Jersey City paid homage to Chris Englese, the face of its social media channels, with a video.
"If there’s been anything on this social media channel you’ve enjoyed — be it an entertaining historical video, an important look at a lesser known part of our city, a profile on a forgotten area of our past — you need to know, Chris Englese was behind it," reads a social media post.
"Jersey City was in his blood. Chris *was* Jersey City. His cha…
NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously
Billy McFarland is still trying to make Fyre Festival happen.
McFarland, who was raised in Short Hills, is planning Fyre Festival 2 in the Hamptons in August, and he's letting someone witness the craziness firsthand.
Fyre Festival 1 very much did not go as planned.
In a video posted to social media platforms on Thursday, July 20, McFarland said he is offering eight people the chance to live with him for two weeks in August as he plans Fyre Festival 2.
"You'll be there for all the crazy buildup, for the jet skis, the flights, the actual event itself, and of course the afterparty," McFarla…