COVID-19: 10 New In-School Outbreaks Reported In NJ, One With 92 Linked Cases COVID-19: 10 New In-School Outbreaks Reported In NJ, One With 92 Linked Cases
Covid-19: 10 New In-School Outbreaks Reported In NJ, One With 92 Linked Cases Ten new COVID-19 outbreaks associated with in-school transmission have been reported in New Jersey this week, according to the state's Coronavirus dashboard Tuesday. The largest outbreak was in an Essex County school, which was linked to 92 cases.. Outbreaks are defined as two or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases among students or staff transmitted within the school or school-related activities. Since the onset of the academic year, there have been 131 confirmed outbreaks across New Jersey with 626 linked cases, the COVID-19 dashboard shows. Those outbreaks were reported in the following …
WINNERS: 10 Lottery Tickets, $10K Each Sold Across New Jersey WINNERS: 10 Lottery Tickets, $10K Each Sold Across New Jersey
Winners: 10 Lottery Tickets, $10K Each Sold Across New Jersey Ten Mega Millions lottery tickets good for $10,000 each were sold across New Jersey. The third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Friday, Jan. 22 drawing matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.  A ticket good for $1 million was sold in Ocean County. The third-tier prizewinning tickets were purchased from the following locations: Bergen County: Krauszer’s Food Store, 403 Midland Ave., Garfield; Burlington County: Wawa #8423, 76 Springside Rd., Westampton; Mercer County: 7-Eleven #27391, 1517 Pennington Ave., Ewing; Mercer County: Pennington Luk Oi…
Eight Mega Millions Tickets Good For $90K Total Sold Across New Jersey Eight Mega Millions Tickets Good For $90K Total Sold Across New Jersey
Eight Mega Millions Tickets Good For $90K Total Sold Across New Jersey Seven lottery tickets each good for $10,000 and an eighth worth $20,000 were sold across New Jersey. The tickets from the Tuesday, Jan. 19 Mega Millions drawing matched the winning numbers: 10, 19, 26, 28, and 50.  The Gold Mega Ball was 16, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. The $20,000 ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option.  The tickets were purchased at the following locations: Ocean County ($20,000): 7-Eleven #27497, 701 Route 88, Point Pleasant; Bergen County ($10,000): Key Food, 937 Lincoln Ave., Glen Rock; Bergen County ($10,000): 7-Eleven #18390, 3…
NJ Reports Single-Day Record For New COVID Cases, Figures Listed By County NJ Reports Single-Day Record For New COVID Cases, Figures Listed By County
NJ Reports Single-Day Record For New COVID Cases, Figures Listed By County New Jersey health officials on Thursday reported a single-day record of 6,314 new confirmed positive COVID-19 test results in the state – only the third time the number has exceeded 6,000 since the pandemic began. Hudson and Middlesex counties each topped 600 new confirmed positives. Bergen, Essex and Monmouth each exceeded 500. Passaic, Ocean and Camden counties each had 400 or more. Nine counties each had less than 200. The good news: Hospitalizations are beginning to drop again. The numbers reported Thursday increased the seven-day average for new confirmed positives in New Jersey to 4…
These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines
These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Thirty-nine ShopRite stores across the Garden State are offering COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare workers and other qualified patients. The stores are offering the vaccine to Phase 1A recipients who make an appointment. Availability may be expanded as more vaccines are distributed, officials said. “We are excited to be part of the initial stages of this unprecedented public health campaign as we begin vaccinating healthcare workers who are on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jeffrey Mondelli, Wakefern Food Corp. Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty said in a stateme…
Report: Surging NJ COVID-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes Report: Surging NJ COVID-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes
Report: Surging NJ Covid-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes COVID-related deaths in New Jersey’s nursing homes nearly tripled in December, with more in that stretch than the previous three months combined, according to a published report. The news comes as what’s expected to be more than a month of vaccinations of nursing home residents and staff in the Garden State were beginning. It underscored the fact that New Jersey has the most coronavirus-related nursing home deaths per capita in the country – about 45% of its more than 17,000 confirmed cases. And the numbers are rising in step with the largest spike since May in coronavirus cases throughout…
These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue
These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue Unsurprisingly, New Jersey remains blue. Democrat Joe Biden easily won the Garden State in the presidential election with nearly 61% of votes counted. Roughly  37.9% of New Jerseyans voted in for President Donald Trump.  Where did those votes come from, and which counties shifted from red to blue since the 2016 Election? This year, voters in five NJ counties supported Trump (the first number is the percentage of county voters in favor, the second is the estimated percentage of votes counted so far): Cape May: 56.1%, 88% Ocean: 61.7%, 86% of votes reported Salem: 53.7%, 77% Suss…
NJ Man Who Killed His Parents Then Went Gambling With Their Money Gets 41 Years Behind Bars NJ Man Who Killed His Parents Then Went Gambling With Their Money Gets 41 Years Behind Bars
NJ Man Who Killed His Parents Then Went Gambling With Their Money Gets 41 Years Behind Bars A Warren County man who killed both of his 73-year-old parents then gambled with their money at the casino where he was taken into custody will spend more than 40 years behind bars, authorities said. Todd Warner, 51, was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years for two counts each of first-degree murder, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The sentences run concurrently to each other but consecutive to a five-year sentence for fraudulent use of a credit card, Pfeiffer said. Warner on Sept. 16 pleaded guilty to hitting his parents -- Frank and Joyanne Warner -- with baseball bats, try…
Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers
Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers A 60-year-old man who threatened to shoot and kill his eight coworkers in New Jersey because he didn't like the music they were playing had several firearms at his Pennsylvania home, authorities said Monday. Two .22 caliber rifles, a .22 caliber revolver and a .38 caliber handgun were found during a search of Cosimino Bisanti Jr.’s home last Friday, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Bisanti, of Portland, PA, was accused last Wednesday of alarming his coworkers in Franklin Township by reading them a note he had written in the form of a newspaper article about fata…
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 A former Warren County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said Tuesday. Herman Quintana was found guilty of sexually assaulting the kids between March 2015 and September 2016 in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. It is not clear how he knew them. Quintana, of Easton, PA, was later convicted of three counts each of sexual assault on a victim under the age of 13 and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. Superior Court Judge H. Matthew Curry sentenced Quintana to eight years in pri…
Newark Man, 25, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap Park Newark Man, 25, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap Park
Newark Man, 25, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap Park A 25-year-old Newark man drowned at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The man, whose name was not released, was swimming near the Coppermine parking area off Old Mine Road in Warren County, parks spokeswoman Kathleen Sandt said. Multiple calls for a swimmer in distress came in around 3:50 p.m., and patrol rangers located the man's body around 5 minutes later, Sandt said.  The victim's body was recovered from the water 4:25 p.m., officials said. The water where the victim was swimming is not a designated swimming…
NJ Woman Supplied Brother, 71, With Children For Sex, Authorities Charge NJ Woman Supplied Brother, 71, With Children For Sex, Authorities Charge
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…