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IDA: Death Toll Climbs To 23 In New Jersey IDA: Death Toll Climbs To 23 In New Jersey
IDA: Death Toll Climbs To 23 In New Jersey The death toll caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that tore through New Jersey Wednesday had climbed to 23 as of Thursday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a press conference. Most of these deaths were individuals who got stuck in vehicles due to flooding and were overtaken by water, he said from fire station in Hillsborough. The governor reminded residents New Jersey is still in the midst of Ida, and urged people not to travel. Those who died include: Four Elizabeth residents -- a couple ages 71 and 72, their 38-year-old son and a 33-year-old neighbor. Their bodies were found by…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Crews Recover Body Of 31-Year-Old NJ Man Carried Into Sewer Pipe By Flood Waters Crews Recover Body Of 31-Year-Old NJ Man Carried Into Sewer Pipe By Flood Waters
Crews Recover Body Of 31-Year-Old NJ Man Carried Into Sewer Pipe By Flood Waters Officials have identified the body of a man who was killed after being swept into a storm drain in Central Jersey flood waters Wednesday as a 31-year-old Edison man. The body of Dhanush Reddy was recovered Thursday morning from the 36-inch pipe in a wooded area on the1300 block of Centennial Avenue in Piscataway, officials said. 09/02/2021: Shortly after 1am, a team from Neptune Township Special Operations were deployed to Middlesex County with a... Posted by Neptune Township Special Operations Rescue on Thursday, September 2, 2021 The pipe goes from under Stelton Road in South Plainfi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Middlesex County Motorcyclist Killed After Striking Tree In Bridgewater, Police Say Middlesex County Motorcyclist Killed After Striking Tree In Bridgewater, Police Say
Middlesex County Motorcyclist Killed After Striking Tree In Bridgewater, Police Say A Middlesex County motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a tree in Bridgewater before dawn Monday, police said. Brian McAndrews, of Piscataway, was riding a 2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 1200 west on Garretson Road in Bridgewater when he veered off the right side and struck a tree near the intersection of Route 28, officer John Kennedy said in a release. McAndrews was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which was reported just before 9:25 a.m. but believed to have occurred between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., Kennedy said. The crash remains under investigation by the Bridgewater Township Po…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
BUSTED: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme BUSTED: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme
Busted: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme Thirty-one people were arrested following a months-long New Jersey drug distribution scheme that netted 14.3 pounds of cocaine, two firearms and more than $193,000 in cash, authorities announced. An investigation into “Operation Triple Tragedy” involved law enforcement agencies from Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties and the U.S. Postal Service. Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said the following arrests were made on June 4: Arrests made in “Operation Triple Tragedy”Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Joselin Castillo, aka “Tragedy," 30, Grandview Avenue Edison Po…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
6 New QuickChek Stores Coming To NJ This Summer 6 New QuickChek Stores Coming To NJ This Summer
6 New QuickChek Stores Coming To NJ This Summer QuickChek is set to open six new locations in New Jersey this summer. The convenient stores are coming to Hackettstown, Hamilton Township, Piscataway, Roxbury, Somerset and Somerville, its website says. The stores will be located at Hackettstown: 134 Mountain Ave. Hamilton Township: 704 Sloan Ave. Piscataway: 3 Lakeview Ave. Roxbury: 84 Route 206 Somerset: 1850 Easton Ave. Somerville: 3483 Route 22 They are all expected to open in August.

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by Cecilia Levine
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BIG WINNER: Pick 6 Lottery Player Takes Home $9.2M In Central Jersey BIG WINNER: Pick 6 Lottery Player Takes Home $9.2M In Central Jersey
BIG Winner: Pick 6 Lottery Player Takes Home $9.2M In Central Jersey There is a new multimillionaire In Middlesex County. One lucky lottery player matched all six numbers in Monday's Pick-6 drawing to win the $9.2 million annuity jackpot, state officials said. The cash value of the ticket is more than $7.2 million.  The winning ticket was sold at Quick Stop Food Store, 1665 Stelton Road in  Piscataway.  The lucky retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling that winning ticket. Executive Director James Carey said, “We are excited to meet the winner of this $9.2 million jackpot prize and learn how it will impact their life!” Lo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Man Admits Using Postal Workers, Students To Steal, Forge COVID Stimulus Checks NJ Man Admits Using Postal Workers, Students To Steal, Forge COVID Stimulus Checks
NJ Man Admits Using Postal Workers, Students To Steal, Forge COVID Stimulus Checks A Union County man admitted recruiting postal service employees to steal federal COVID stimulus checks and then paying high school students to help cash them, authorities said. Tashon Ragan, 21, of Hillside was among a group of thieves associated with a group called “The Members” who paid US Postal Service employees in cash to steal credit cards and blank checkbooks from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. They then “forged the signatures of the accountholders and negotiated the checks by making them payable to individuals,” Honig said. Some were New Jersey high school st…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Executive Laid To Rest, Search Continues For Hit-Run 'Coward' Who Killed Him On Route 46 Executive Laid To Rest, Search Continues For Hit-Run 'Coward' Who Killed Him On Route 46
Executive Laid To Rest, Search Continues For Hit-Run 'Coward' Who Killed Him On Route 46 Family and friends plan to honor the memory this weekend of a North Jersey investment banking executive as a search continued for the “cowardly” driver who fled after hitting him on Route 46. Dharmesh Patel was crossing the highway near his Clifton home when he was struck on the westbound side shortly after midnight Sunday, authorities said. As that vehicle sped off, he was struck by another whose driver stopped and stayed. Patel was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later. Friends and loved ones called his death “the senseless act of a cowa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BUSTED: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring BUSTED: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring
Busted: 'Operation Price Is Right' Nabs 11 In Central Jersey Drug Ring Eleven people have been arrested in Central Jersey in connection with a large-scale drug distribution ring, authorities said.  Most of the alleged cocaine and heroin deals occurred in Union and Middlesex counties, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The sting was called "Operation Price Is Right." More than 20 warranted searches resulted in the recovery of over two kilograms of suspected cocaine, over one kilogram of suspected heroin, approximately 149 grams of fentanyl, 70 grams of Oxycodone, one loaded Smith and Wesson revolver and over $120,000 in su…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child
Central Jersey Middle School Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Attack On Child A 53-year-old middle school teacher from Piscataway has been arrested for sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. Harry Wyatt, a teacher at Leonard V. Moore Middle School in the the Roselle School District in Union County, was arrested on Christmas Eve, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Piscataway Police Chief Thomas Mosier. Wyatt reportedly knew the child that he is accused of sexually assaulting, they said. Wyatt was being held in the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center pen…

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by Jon Craig
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Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man, 63, Dies In Piscataway House Fire Man, 63, Dies In Piscataway House Fire
Man, 63, Dies In Piscataway House Fire A 63-year-old man died in a Piscataway house fire Saturday. Smoke billowed from 827 Maple Ave., as firefighters arrived following a neighbor's 9-1-1 call, police said. Fire responders pulled the unconscious victim and started performing CPR, before he was taken to JFK Medical Center, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The New Market Fire Company, PSE&G, Piscataway Office of Emergency Management and the Piscataway Fire Inspector responded. Police did not release the victim's identity.

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by Cecilia Levine