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Real Estate
'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K 'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K
'Enchanted' Home Of Famous Author Hits New Jersey Market At $800K Peek around the Elm Ridge Park neighborhood of Hopewell Township and you may find inspiration for your next novel. The 3,417-square-foot ranch at 9 Honey Brook Drive is the former home of American author and Princeton University professor Joyce Carol Oates and is for sale at $800,000. Christine Mariano, of the Corcoran Group, is the listing agent. Oates herself is quoted in an earlier Architectural Digest article calling her home an "enchanted place … (which) has never ceased to exert its spell on me, every day for over 20 years," according to the listing. Designed by renowned Princeton ar…

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by Jon Craig
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ From Latest Winter Storm
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In NJ 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Correctional Officer Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Drugs, Tobacco, More Into NJ Jail Correctional Officer Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Drugs, Tobacco, More Into NJ Jail
Correctional Officer Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Drugs, Tobacco, More Into NJ Jail A New Jersey correctional police officer pocketed thousands of dollars in bribes from inmates in exchange for smuggling drugs, tobacco and other contraband into the Mercer County jail, authorities charged. Tyree L. Hobbs, 39, of Hamilton, was on the take for nearly five years, beginning in 2017 -- less than a year after he joined the Mercer County Department of Corrections, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. And although he paid some inmates in cash, others paid the $300 to $2,500 fee per delivery through mobile apps, the attorney general said. A grand jury in Trenton ind…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen Hebrew School, Mercer House Of Worship Among 200 Targets Of Swatting, Bomb Threats In US Bergen Hebrew School, Mercer House Of Worship Among 200 Targets Of Swatting, Bomb Threats In US
Bergen Hebrew School, Mercer House Of Worship Among 200 Targets Of Swatting, Bomb Threats In US UPDATE: A Hebrew school in Bergen County and a house of worship in Mercer were among nearly 200 Jewish targets of bogus bomb threats and swatting incidents across the country, law enforcement officials reported. In just 24 hours over this past weekend, 199 bogus bomb and swatting threats were delivered from one coast to the other, according to the Secure Community Network, a nonprofit that monitors antisemitic threats and coordinates security for Jewish institutions nationwide. It was shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, when Barnert Temple on southbound Route 208 in Franklin Lakes rece…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner SEEN IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner
Seen IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner A tow truck stolen from a shop in Michigan in the middle of the night was spotted in New Jersey, its owner said. The 2020 Kenworth T880 Century 1150 has a side puller and Super Mario theme wrap, said P.J. Daly, who has owned and operated P.J.'s Towing in Lansing for nearly 15 years. "If the wrap is removed, it’s a forest green and light green underneath," Daly said. Surveillance video shows two thieves swiping the rig just past midnight on Sunday, Sept. 10, he said. One person was dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants with brown shoes with green camouflage on top. The other was in a w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Search For Missing Person Ends Tragically Near NJ Mountain Search For Missing Person Ends Tragically Near NJ Mountain
Search For Missing Person Ends Tragically Near NJ Mountain The search for a missing person ended tragically when their body was found near a New Jersey mountain, authorities said. The person, whose name is being withheld, was last seen on Friday, Aug. 18, according to Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough police. Their personal car was found unoccupied in the parking lot of Baldpate Mountain. A search was launched immediately. The victim's body was found and no foul play was suspected. Assisting agencies included the Mercer County Prosecutors Office, Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, West Windsor Police Department, Lawrence Township Police D…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Meteor Strikes NJ House Meteor Strikes NJ House
Meteor Strikes NJ House A metallic object believed to be a meteorite struck the roof of a home in Mercer County, authorities said. The ranch-style home was occupied at the time on Old Washington Crossing - Pennington Road in Hopewell Township, police said. No one was hurt. The oblong objected measured 4 inches by 6 inches, police said. It penetrated the rood and the ceiling before impacting the hardwood floor, police said. Police were contacting other agencies for confirmation on the meteor. It may be related to the current meteor shower called the Eta Aquarids, they said.

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by Jon Craig
News
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Jersey Drinking Water Bacteria that causes a certain type of pneumonia was found in a majority of water samples from about 30 Central Jersey homes, authorities announced. Legionella bacteria — which causes Legionnaires' disease — was found in water samples collected from more than half of 30 homes within several municipalities served by Trenton Water Works (TWW), the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) said Saturday, Oct. 15.  The samples were taken from homes in Trenton, Ewing, and parts of Lawrence and Hopewell Township served by TWW. The testing was conducted in September 2022 following the detectio…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Former Drexel Neurology Chair Who Sexually Abused Patients Dies By Suicide In Jail: AP Former Drexel Neurology Chair Who Sexually Abused Patients Dies By Suicide In Jail: AP
Former Drexel Neurology Chair Who Sexually Abused Patients Dies By Suicide In Jail: AP Drexel University's former chairman of the neurology department convicted of sexually assaulting patients died by suicide in a New York City jail, sources tell the Associated Press. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was found unresponsive in a shower area of the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island Monday, Aug. 18, the AP reports. The 68-year-old doctor's attorney confirmed that he died but not the manner of death. Cruciani, who was facing life in prison, allegedly got dozens of female patients hooked on painkillers he prescribed before sexually abusing them over the course of 15 years at area h…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Men Wanted In NJ Grandparent Scam After Pretending To Be Jailed Grandkids: Prosecutor Men Wanted In NJ Grandparent Scam After Pretending To Be Jailed Grandkids: Prosecutor
Men Wanted In NJ Grandparent Scam After Pretending To Be Jailed Grandkids: Prosecutor A pair of New York men are wanted by authorities for pretending to be New Jersey residents' jailed grandchildren asking for bail money, scamming them out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. Jorge Peguero-Mendez, 34, and Richard Quinones-Perez, 24, both of the Bronx, New York, are wanted on charges of theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. An elderly victim from Barnegat was contacted in December 2021 by an individual claiming to be her grandson, authorities said. The individual informed her that he had b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Three Mercer County police officers were set on survival, clinging to trees for hours after being carried away by raging Ida floodwaters Wednesday night. Hopewell Township Officer James Hoffman was responding to a flooded vehicle call on Route 518 around 8:30 p.m. when his own patrol car filled with water and got swept away, NJ Advance Media reports citing Police Director Bob Karmazin. Hoffman escaped through a window and cling to a tree for safety, just as officers Michael Makwinski and Robert Voorhees experienced the same. The two held onto trees after being carried away when attemp…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents They flooded Mercer County by the dozens, hailing from New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, armed with bogus debit cards.  They nearly returned home with more than $250,000 stolen from Santander Bank ATMs across New Jersey.  Police in a half dozen counties were able to stop 58 of them since Tuesday -- and seize more than a dozen suspect vehicles, a handgun and drugs, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Only eight of the 58 people charged in the Santander Bank ATM thefts this week in New Jersey were state residents, Onofri said. Here's the b…

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by Jon Craig