The Northampton County community is mourning the death of local math teacher and volleyball coach Jessica Finlayson on Jan. 22 following a valiant battle with brain cancer. She was 28 years old.Finlayson, of Whitehall, graduated from Emmaus High School and received a degree in mathematics from Lebanon Valley College, her obituary says.Finlayson taught eighth grade math at Northampton ...

A 30-year-old Connecticut man arrested in connection with a massive string of burglaries throughout New Jersey and New York was found with nine handguns, a crossbow and a slew of other weapons and contraband following a multi-jurisdictional investigation, authorities said.Patrick Ryan of Fairfield was arrested Sunday morning and charged with a total of 74 counts of burglary to a motor ...

A Staten Island man was found with several pounds of marijuana during a Bayonne traffic stop and hit with a slew of narcotics charges for the second time in two weeks, authorities said.Walter A. Harris, 34, was pulled over for speeding near 30th Street and Kennedy Boulevard around 11:20 p.m. Monday, Bayonne Police Captain Eric R. Amato said.A search of his vehicle turned up 2.8 ...

A Jersey City Taco Bell customer threatened employees with a taser after she was refused service for not wearing a face mask, authorities said.The woman, whose identity was not made public, began “exhibiting aggressive behavior” and threatened to use a taser on the employees at Taco Bell on JFK Blvd. when she was refused service Monday around 11:30 p.m., Jersey City Police Spokeswoman ...

A suicidal man found with a handgun in a Sussex County parking garage fired two shots at responding officers before driving away, prompting a temporary town-wide lockdown Monday afternoon, police said.The elderly man — whose identity was not being released by police — called officers from the parking garage under the Newton Town Centre complex stating that he had a gun and was suicidal ...

Goodwill stores in the Lehigh Valley region will temporarily stop accepting donated items starting Wednesday.While customers can still shop at its retail centers, the Goodwill Keystone Area covering 22 PA counties is ceasing donations through the end of February due to “overwhelming support.”“We need to temporarily stop collecting donations until the end of February in order to get your ...

A Jan. 19 fire that ravaged LongHorn Steakhouse in Flanders doesn’t appear suspicious but has an undetermined cause, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.The fire broke out at the Flanders location on International Drive South around 12 a.m., according to Byram Township fire officials.The blaze completely ravaged the restaurant, which had to be demolished due to ...

The public may never know the identity of the person who left several garbage bags full of junk on a Warren County sidewalk — but town officials used the trash to track the dumper down and call them out via social media.“Dear Out-Of-Town-Dumper: Please stop bringing your garbage to our town and dispose of it in your own town,” begins a Monday evening Facebook post from the Borough of ...

Police in Morris County have issued an alert for a missing international college student from Nepal.Ajay Sah, 22, was last seen Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Drew University around 8 p.m. and reported missing three days later around 4 p.m., Madison police said.Sah is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds, police said.Anyone with information about Sah’s whereabouts is asked to contact the ...

Bangor Area High School student and McDonald’s crew member Apryl Burd died in a Stroudsburg car crash Jan. 22 at the age of 17.Born in Easton, Burd was a junior at Bangor Area High School and a crew member at McDonald’s in Wind Gap, her obituary says. Burd enjoyed creative activities like writing and drawing, as well as hands-on adventures like cooking, baking, going to the beach ...