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Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County
Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts store, is opening another location in New Jersey. The retailer, which is headquartered in Oklahoma, is set to open a location in Morris County at 180 NJ-10 in East Hanover, the site of a since shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond.  Hobby Lobby recently shared a job opening for retail co-manager at the 50,250 square foot store. According to the job description, the co-manager is asked to lead and guide the team with passion, execute the seasonal department's merchandising plans and be actively engaged in the store's processes and procedures to meet financial …
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Warren, Hunterdon Counties From Latest Winter Storm Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Warren, Hunterdon Counties From Latest Winter Storm
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Warren, Hunterdon Counties From Latest Winter Storm The National Weather Service has released snow totals from the latest winter storm. In New Jersey, the most amount of snow from the Friday, Jan. 19 storm appears to have fallen in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) and Mount Royal (Gloucester County), where 6.5 inches of snow were reported. Atlantic County: Dorothy, a section of Weymouth, got 6.4 inches, the most amount of snow across Atlantic County. Six inches fell in Atlantic City, 5.6 in Mullica Township, 5.5 in Mays Landing, and on average, between 2 and 6 inches across the county. Burlington County: Medford Township…
New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family
New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family Family and officials have identified the man fatally crushed to death by a loading dock at work as a 38-year-old New Brunswick dad. Orlando Feliciano was killed while working at Fenix Parts Rahway on Thursday, Dec. 28, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Feliciano was killed when he was crushed by a loading ramp, Robert Brady of the Woodbridge Police Department tells NJ Advance Media.. Brady did not respond to a phone call by press time. Born in Newark, Feliciano was married to Carmen Mota, and had three children, Isabella, Jeremias and Anthony, according to his…
NJ Predator Admits Getting Underage Girl To Share Nudes NJ Predator Admits Getting Underage Girl To Share Nudes
NJ Predator Admits Getting Underage Girl To Share Nudes A New Jersey man admitted posing as someone else to get a minor to pose naked online for him. Federal authorities had charged Sunil Vaid, 51, of North Brunswick with posing online as various people, including a man seeking romance, a woman offering career help and a personal trainer to meet underage victims. Rather than risk the outcome of a trial, Vaid took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to inducing one of them to engage in cybersex, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. U.S. District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi scheduled sentencing for Feb…
Four Die From Fentanyl Sold By NJ Dealer: Feds Four Die From Fentanyl Sold By NJ Dealer: Feds
Four Die From Fentanyl Sold By NJ Dealer: Feds Four people were killed by fentanyl peddled by a dealer from Somerset County who was captured in the middle of another sale, authorities said. A federal judge in Newark ordered Mauricio Gutierrez, 50, of Somerset held following an initial court appearance on charges of distributing drugs that killed users. Special agents of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Newark took custody of Gutierrez after he was busted selling coke in Piscataway on Thursday, Sept. 28, authorities said. One of the buyers shared it with two other people that fateful June 2022 day, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Newly-Widowed NJ Mom Falls Victim To Gravestone Scammer: 'I Want Him Stopped' Newly-Widowed NJ Mom Falls Victim To Gravestone Scammer: 'I Want Him Stopped'
Newly-Widowed NJ Mom Falls Victim To Gravestone Scammer: 'I Want Him Stopped' Another New Jersey resident who was scammed out of thousands of dollars by Gregory Stefan, Jr. is sharing her story. It wasn't a week after Irene Pollard lost her husband before Gregory Stefan, Jr. had found her number. The North Brunswick mom was just beginning to wrap her head around the death of her husband, Myron Pollard, on Dec. 29, 2022, when Stefan began calling, asking her about creating a headstone for the gravesite. "It was way too soon," Pollard said.  Not one to make others feel pushed aside, Pollard saved Stefan's number as a contact in her phone so she could at least answer…
Pair Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing At Vehicle In Somerset County: Prosecutor Pair Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing At Vehicle In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Pair Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing At Vehicle In Somerset County: Prosecutor Two suspects were arrested and charged with attempted murder for firing at a vehicle in Somerset County last year, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 15. Ikeem Thomas, 20, of Covington, Georgia, and Josiah T. Talbert, 20, of Somerset, were each charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and various weapons offenses stemming from an incident in which they fired at a vehicle near Sunny Slope Road in Bridgewater around 3:30 p.m. on March 1, 2022, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. No injuries were reported in the shooting, detectives s…
Repeat-Offending Ex-Con, Partner Caught Burglarizing Vehicles In Wayne: PD Repeat-Offending Ex-Con, Partner Caught Burglarizing Vehicles In Wayne: PD
Repeat-Offending Ex-Con, Partner Caught Burglarizing Vehicles In Wayne: PD A repeat-offending ex-con who tried to become something of a jailhouse lawyer was caught in the act of burglarizing vehicles in Wayne after a woman he was with spilled the beans, authorities said. Responding to multiple calls, Sgt. Mark CIavirella found a 2014 Chevy Traverse occupied by Melissa Ashmead, 42, of North Brunswick, in the area of New Street where the complaints originated, Capt. Dan Daly said. Why and how she ended up there didn't jibe, the captain said. It didn't take long to tie her and Moises Echevarria, 43, of Paterson, to the vehicle break-ins, he said. A perimeter was es…
Devoted North Jersey Mom Of 3 Karen Parham Dies, 50: 'Touched The Lives Of Everyone Around Her' Devoted North Jersey Mom Of 3 Karen Parham Dies, 50: 'Touched The Lives Of Everyone Around Her'
Devoted North Jersey Mom Of 3 Karen Parham Dies, 50: 'Touched The Lives Of Everyone Around Her' North Jersey is in mourning for Karen Ann "Penny" Parham, a devoted mother of three who died Monday, June 26, aged 50. Born in Brooklyn, Karen moved to Newark with her "Aunt Ruthie" and "Uncle Late” after she was adopted at age seven and attended the Alexander Street School, her obituary says. She earned multiple awards for her academic achievements before she began attending Arts High School. She later went to John F. Kennedy and Willingboro High Schools after her family moved to Willingboro in 1989. When Karen was 17, she became "severely ill" and transitioned into Sonya Redd’s care, lat…
7 Hurt, 2 Critically, In Somerset County Intersection Crash: Police 7 Hurt, 2 Critically, In Somerset County Intersection Crash: Police
7 Hurt, 2 Critically, In Somerset County Intersection Crash: Police Seven people were hurt, two of them critically, in a major crash at a Somerset County intersection Sunday, June 11, police said. The two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Rt. 22 and Vosseller Avenue in Bridgewater just before 2:10 a.m. Jose Cruz Villanueva Izaguirre, 24, of Plainfield, was behind the wheel of a 2004 Honda Civic and collided with a Kia Sedona driven by Elhabib Alhoudh, a 56-year-old North Brunswick man, according to Bridgewater Police officers who found both vehicles disabled and heavily damaged in the intersection. Izaguirre, as well as his passengers — two ad…
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart There were three third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, June 6, Mega Millions drawing. They matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize, New Jersey Lottery officials said.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Bergen County: 7-Eleven #34205, 1 Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale; Bergen County: Junior Smoke Shop, 42 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood; and, Middlesex County: Walmart #2003, 979 Route #1 South, North Brunswick. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, June 6, drawing were: 06, 12, 23, 29 and 57. The Gold Meg…
Teen Girl Faces Attempted Murder, Robbery After Firing At Group At Central Jersey Mall Teen Girl Faces Attempted Murder, Robbery After Firing At Group At Central Jersey Mall
Teen Girl Faces Attempted Murder, Robbery After Firing At Group At Central Jersey Mall A 15-year-old girl is facing charges of attempted murder and armed robbery after stealing the sneakers of three people at gunpoint and firing at a group of people at a Central Jersey mall earlier this month. Officers responded to the area near the SureStay Hotel by Best Western on reports of people running from the Brunswick Square Mall after hearing gunshots on May 13,  East Brunswick Police Chief Frank LoSacco said. After finding a spent shell casing in the parking lot of a Habit Burger along Route 18, police later received a separate report of three people robbed of their sneak…
3 Teens Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Taxi Driver In Somerset County: Prosecutor 3 Teens Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Taxi Driver In Somerset County: Prosecutor
3 Teens Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Taxi Driver In Somerset County: Prosecutor Three teen boys have been charged, two of them with murder, in last week’s shooting of a taxi driver investigators say was motivated by robbery. The first two suspects, ages 14 and 13, of Somerset and New Brunswick, were each charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree conspiracy, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and various weapons charges, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said Monday, May 15. The third suspect, age 13, of New Brunswick, was charged with robbery and conspiracy. The charges come after officers responding to a shooting report …
Taxi Driver Shot Dead In Somerset County: Prosecutor Taxi Driver Shot Dead In Somerset County: Prosecutor
Taxi Driver Shot Dead In Somerset County: Prosecutor A 57-year-old taxi driver was shot dead in Somerset County late on Thursday, May 11, authorities announced. Officers responding to the shooting report near Rose Street and Sydney Place in Franklin Township found Kofi Addo, of North Brunswick, with a gunshot wound behind the wheel of a taxi crashed into a parked vehicle just after 9:55 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release. Addo was rushed to a local trauma center and pronounced dead a short time after. According to investigators, Addo had just picked up a fare near Rose Street when he was confronted and shot b…
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $118K WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $118K
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $118K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $118,358 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Monday, April 10, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 13, 18, 23, 39 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 04.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Krauszer’s Food Store, 1886 Route 130, North Brunswick in Middlesex County.
Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor
Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor An accused bank robber picked the wrong getaway car, authorities said. A 46-year-old man from Middlesex County allegedly robbed a bank in Somerset County and then used the same taxi cab to flee. Police located the cab in North Brunswick and arrested Ivan M. Baerga Jr. of South Brunswick, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. The bank was robbed on Thursday, Feb. 9 on Roiute 27 in Franklin Township, McDonald said. The robber passed a note demanding $5,000 cash and left with an unspecified amount of money, he said. No injuries were reported. Baerga was charged with robb…
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More A Bergen County hairstylist to the stars is charged with trafficking more than 450 child sex abuse images, authorities said. Daniel Koye, 40, of Rutherford, was seized by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Jan. 28 in Atlanta after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office obtained a warrant for his arrest, they said. He's been held since then in the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, GA pending extradition to New Jersey, records show. Authorities began looking for Koye following a warranted search at his Ettrick Terrace apartme…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10. Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say. Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department. The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds
NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds A New Jersey man posed online as a man seeking romance, a woman offering career help and a personal trainer to persuade female teens to send him nude photos and videos, federal authorities charged. Sunil Vaid, 50, of North Brunswick "used multiple fraudulent online personas on a social media platform and several email accounts to target female victims under the age of 18," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. "At different times, he posed as a male who was interested in a romantic relationship and could help them start their modeling careers, a female who could help their …
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor 18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor
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: L…
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats A man who claimed to have a handgun during a fight in Sussex County was charged with making terroristic threats and other offenses, authorities said. Officers responding to the dispute report at Tomahawk Lake found that Arturo E. Rivera had gotten into a physical altercation with several others and claimed to have a handgun on Saturday, July 9, Byram Township Police said in a release on Thursday, July 21. Rivera, of North Brunswick, then went into the trunk of his vehicle and shouted several times that he was getting a gun, police said. However, no firearm was found during a follow-up sear…
GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar
Gotcha! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar A burglar who was confronted by a Paramus homeowner after entering an occupied residence Friday morning was captured by police a short time later, authorities confirmed. Alqadir Ward, 26, of East Orange was nabbed by Paramus and Washington Township police as he tried to hide in bushes along the Garden State Parkway shortly after 8 a.m., Paramus Police Capt. Frank Scott said. A DPW worker and police employee pointed the officers toward Ward after spotting him in the area of Georgian Drive during an extensive manhunt, Scott said. Also arrested was a woman who the captain said was with h…
Guns Smuggled From Georgia By Central Jersey Felon: AG Guns Smuggled From Georgia By Central Jersey Felon: AG
Guns Smuggled From Georgia By Central Jersey Felon: AG A man from Central Jersey has been arrested for illegally smuggling guns into New Jersey from Georgia, authorities said. Barrett R. Griffin, III, 33, of North Brunswick, was indicted on multiple weapons charges, according to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Plotkin. The guns were allegedly intended to be sold unlawfully, he said. The indictment, handed up by a State Grand Jury on Friday, May 6, alleges that between Feb. 5, and Feb. 7, Griffin illegally transported handguns from Georgia to New Jersey, for unlawful sale. “As gun violence continues to disrupt the peace of communities throug…
Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment
Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment UPDATE: A now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for selling hundreds of chainsaws and chainsaw parts that he stole from the agency. Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, will have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Rodriguez had collected 114 chainsaws, 122 chainsaw replacement bars and 222 replacement chains worth more than $76,000 before he was caught, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He sold the items through online auction and directly to buyers, using the U.S. Postal Serv…
Authorities Release Some Details In Elizabeth Teacher's Alleged Sex Assault Of Student Authorities Release Some Details In Elizabeth Teacher's Alleged Sex Assault Of Student
Authorities Release Some Details In Elizabeth Teacher's Alleged Sex Assault Of Student A 72-year-old teacher in the Elizabeth school system has been accused of sexually assaulting a teen student multiple times over the course of several months, authorities said. Bipradas Mookerjee, of North Brunswick, faces charges for third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Monday. District officials on Jan. 18 announced that an unnamed teacher had been suspended for "inappropriate behavior" and the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency was notified. It wasn't u…
NOR'EASTER: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow NOR'EASTER: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow
NOR'Easter: New Jersey Towns With The Least & Most Snow New Jerseyans on Saturday afternoon began digging out of the second snowstorm this month. Some had a only few inches to shovel away -- others, feet. Here's a look at snow totals (in inches) from across the state, according to the National Weather Service. Wayne: 3.3 Asbury: 3.5 Verona/Montclair: 4 Hewitt: 5.1 Chatham: 6.3 Bergenfield: 6.9 Wood-Ridge: 7.2 North Brunswick: 8.3 Elizabeth: 8.5 Evesham: 10 inches Hammonton: 10 inches Cape May Harbor: 13 Holmdel: 14 Jackson: 14.1 Eatontown: 14.2 Avalon: 15 inches Little Egg Harbor: 18 inches Linwood: 19 inches Bayville: 21 Expect cold and blus…
How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey
How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey New Jerseyans on Friday woke up to several inches of snow on the ground in the first major storm for some and second for others this week. Most of the state got somewhere between four and six inches, according to the National Weather Service. Areas in Sussex County got the last amount of snow, average between 1.8 and 3 inches. The most amount of snow seems to have landed in parts of Bergen and Gloucester counties: 6 to 7.3 inches. Here are the averages across New Jersey from north to south, according to the National Weather Service's legend: Newton: 3 inches Lake Hopatcong: 3.6 Jefferson…
Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment
Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment UPDATE: For more than eight years, a now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore collected chainsaws and chainsaw parts from the agency, then sold them and kept the money. Federal authorities eventually caught on to Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, then got a conviction for mail fraud. Hired in October 2007, Rodriguez worked as a senior engineer and repairman at Amtrak's North Brunswick facility, authorities said. Five years later, Rodriguez admitted in federal court, he began gathering equipment under the false pretense that they'd be used for company projects. Before he was caught in …
HIGHWAY HORROR: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ HIGHWAY HORROR: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ
Highway Horror: Two Children Killed When Wrong-Way Vehicle Slams Into Police Car In NJ Two children were killed when a wrong-way vehicle collided with a police car at a Route 1 intersection in Middlesex County late on Thanksgiving Day, authorities confirmed. The driver of the civilian vehicle slammed into an Old Bridge Township police cruiser containing two officers and a civilian at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 130 in North Brunswick shortly after 11:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney Andrew J. Bruck said Friday. "Both children in the civilian vehicle died from injuries sustained in the crash," Bruck said. "Both officers and the civilian within the police vehicle s…
NJ Coach Knew About Colleague's Relationship With Teen But Did Nothing To Stop It: Prosecutor NJ Coach Knew About Colleague's Relationship With Teen But Did Nothing To Stop It: Prosecutor
NJ Coach Knew About Colleague's Relationship With Teen But Did Nothing To Stop It: Prosecutor A New Jersey teacher and athletic coach was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen student, and another school employee was charged with knowing about it -- but not doing anything to stop it, authorities said. Matthew J. Rennie, 30, of Ringoes, became the center of an investigation when the 17-year-old female reported the alleged abuse to Franklin Township police, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced. The incidents occurred between July and September 2021 in Montgomery and East Amwell (Hunterdon County), Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The investiga…
Three Bank Robberies With Shot Fired Send NJ Man To Fed Pen For 45 Years Three Bank Robberies With Shot Fired Send NJ Man To Fed Pen For 45 Years
Three Bank Robberies With Shot Fired Send NJ Man To Fed Pen For 45 Years A South Jersey man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for robbing three banks at gunpoint within weeks of each other, taking more than $22,000 combined and firing a shot at a customer. Stephan Byrd, 46, of Vineland will have to serve just about all of the sentence – meaning he’d have to live at least to 90 before he could again see freedom – because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Rejecting a deal from the government, Byrd went to trial and was convicted in federal court in Camden in April 2019. It began in June 2014, when Byrd robbed the Ocean City Home Bank in Ma…