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Ocean State Job Lot Will Bring Bargains To Eighth New Jersey Location Ocean State Job Lot Will Bring Bargains To Eighth New Jersey Location
Ocean State Job Lot Will Bring Bargains To Eighth New Jersey Location A Rhode Island-based chain of discount stores is expanding in the Garden State. Ocean State Job Lot will open a new location in the Kohl's Plaza on Route 35 in Holmdel. The company announced the newest store in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 28. The store will be in the former Stein Mart location and offer more than 37,000 square feet of shopping space. It was expected to open in the late summer or early fall of 2024, and online job applications will begin in late spring. The location is about 15 minutes from the former Ocean State Job Lot store in Shrewsbury that closed in 2019. "We ar…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Three masked men who robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million worth of merchandise at gunpoint last year were part of a violent East Coast crime ring that included a Washington, DC-based rapper, federal authorities said Wednesday. Trevor Wright – aka “Taliban Glizzy” – was among 16 defendants named in an indictment unsealed by federal authorities in the nation’s capital on Aug. 30. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the Paradise Jewelry Store at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in Paterson several weeks earlier when the place was robbed last fall. It was one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Robs Somerset County Bank Motorcyclist Robs Somerset County Bank
Motorcyclist Robs Somerset County Bank Authorities in Somerset County are looking for a bank robber who demanded money from multiple tellers then fled on a motorcycle. The incident happened around 2:05 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22 at the Chase Bank on Route 27 in Franklin Park, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The bank tellers ultimately turned over an undisclosed amount of cash to the male based on his demands and he subsequently fled the store on a motorcycle. The male suspect was described as approximately 5’6” wearing black shoes, black pants, black shirt, black mask and a black motorcycle helmet and goggle…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Somerset County Woman Who Set Fire To Hamilton Business Sign Charged With Arson, Police Say Somerset County Woman Who Set Fire To Hamilton Business Sign Charged With Arson, Police Say
Somerset County Woman Who Set Fire To Hamilton Business Sign Charged With Arson, Police Say A Somerset County woman who set fire to a business sign in Mercer County was charged with arson, authorities said. Alicia Schmitter, 40, is accused of using a lighter to set fire to an advertisement flag in front of Angie’s Multiservices on the 1800 block of South Broad Street in Hamilton just before 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, local police said. Schmitter, of Franklin Park, was seen on surveillance footage walking out of sight before officers found her lying on the sidewalk nearby, police said. During questioning, Schmitter allegedly pulled out the lighter and tried to set fire to a …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County A 38-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver suffering a medical episode Wednesday afternoon in Somerset County, authorities said. Harishbha Patel of Franklin Park was walking in the shoulder of South Middlebush Road near Old Vliet Road when he was struck by a 2010 Toyota Corolla around 5:40 p.m., Franklin Township Capt. Philip J. Rizzo said. Officers performed life-saving measures on Patel, who was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The 40-year-old vehicle driver was hospitalized for treatment of an undisclosed medical condition, authoriti…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County A Jersey Cash 5 ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Somerset County. The ticket from the Thursday, Dec. 24 drawing was sold at Stop & Shop in Franklin Park. The winning numbers were: 03, 05, 11, 15, and 25 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
These 10 Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Somerset County These 10 Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Somerset County
These 10 Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Somerset County We've seen the best places to live in New Jersey, but what about Somerset County? The newly-released set of rankings by Niche.com grade each municipality based on quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and more. Bernards Township earned an A+ in "good for families" and public schooling, and came in at No. 1. Here are the other top 10 places to live in Somerset County, according to Niche.com.  10. Green Knoll 9. Green Brook 8. Franklin Park 7. Martinsville 6. Warren Township 5. Bernardsville 4. Bradley Gardens 3. Hillsborough 2. Bedminster 1…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage
NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage A Somerset County man admitted Monday that he stole 300 iPhones seized by federal immigration authorities by stuffing them in his pants, boots and jacket over the course of a month or so. Joel Cruz, 27, of Franklin Park, was working for a government subcontractor hired to manage property seized by Customs and Border Protection agents that was being stored in a warehouse in the Dayton section of South Brunswick. CBP agents had sent 628 phones bound for Dubai to the warehouse after seizing them at Boston Logan International Airport, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Cruz “scanned the locat…

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by Jerry DeMarco