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Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …

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Contractor Ordered To Stop Work On $6.4M NJ Police Station Project Over Wage Violations Contractor Ordered To Stop Work On $6.4M NJ Police Station Project Over Wage Violations Contractor Ordered To Stop Work On $6.4M NJ Police Station Project Over Wage Violations
Contractor Ordered To Stop Work On $6.4M NJ Police Station Project Over Wage Violations A Bergen County contractor has been ordered to stop work on a new Somerset County police and public safety building after state labor investigators found multiple wage violations affecting six workers. 3 J's Masonry Corp. of Waldwick received the stop-work order Friday, Oct. 16, for work at the South Bound Brook Public Safety Building and Police Department, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The company was performing concrete decking and rebar installation when investigators identified violations including failure to pay prevailing wages, unpaid or l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Fire Leaves Family Facing Uncertain Future As Donations Pour In NJ Fire Leaves Family Facing Uncertain Future As Donations Pour In NJ Fire Leaves Family Facing Uncertain Future As Donations Pour In
NJ Fire Leaves Family Facing Uncertain Future As Donations Pour In Support is pouring in for a Bloomfield woman recovering from a devastating house fire, with more than 160 donors contributing approximately $14,000 to help her rebuild. A GoFundMe organized by Genie G for Gianina Katic is approaching its $20,000 goal following the blaze on Sandra Lane early Thursday, Oct. 22. The fire broke out around 5 a.m., sending flames through the first and second floors of the home, News 12 New Jersey reports. When firefighters arrived, flames had engulfed nearly the entire first floor and were spreading to the second, Bloomfield Fire Chief Joseph Critchley …

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by Cecilia Levine
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IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…

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by Joe Lombardi
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26-Year-Old Woman Killed On Route 287 Was Aspiring Healthcare Professional 26-Year-Old Woman Killed On Route 287 Was Aspiring Healthcare Professional 26-Year-Old Woman Killed On Route 287 Was Aspiring Healthcare Professional
26-Year-Old Woman Killed On Route 287 Was Aspiring Healthcare Professional A 26-year-old woman killed after stepping out of her disabled car on Route 287 was a college graduate pursuing a career in healthcare whose friends say she had a bright future ahead. Gabrielle "Gabby" Barclay, of Piscataway, died early Saturday, Oct. 17, after being struck by an SUV on Interstate 287 northbound in Piscataway, New Jersey State Police confirmed to Daily Voice. Barclay's Chevrolet sedan struck the rear of a Freightliner bobtail truck, leaving her car disabled in the center lane near milepost 7.2 at 3:49 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Barclay got out of the Chev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stolen SUV Runs Out Of Gas On Route 3 During 80 MPH Pursuit Police Say Stolen SUV Runs Out Of Gas On Route 3 During 80 MPH Pursuit Police Say Stolen SUV Runs Out Of Gas On Route 3 During 80 MPH Pursuit Police Say
Stolen SUV Runs Out Of Gas On Route 3 During 80 MPH Pursuit Police Say A Newark man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen SUV through Bergen and Essex counties made it just 1.5 miles before his getaway came to an abrupt end: He ran out of gas, authorities said. Mitchell Pillot Jr., 31, was arrested early Friday, Oct. 23, after the Toyota Highlander he was driving ran out of fuel on a Route 3 entrance ramp, Lyndhurst police said. The chase began after police received an automated license plate reader alert around 12:33 a.m. identifying a silver Toyota Highlander stolen from Clifton the previous day, authorities said. Officers spotted the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Township Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor NJ Township Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor NJ Township Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor
NJ Township Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Berkeley Township man and Jackson Township planning board attorney was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 23. An investigation into Robert Shea, II began after law enforcement received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child sexual abuse material from the internet on Snapchat, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The IP addresses were associate with a Berkeley Township residence and an office b…

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by Sam Barron
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VIDEO: NJ Mayor Charges At Resident During Explosive Council Meeting VIDEO: NJ Mayor Charges At Resident During Explosive Council Meeting VIDEO: NJ Mayor Charges At Resident During Explosive Council Meeting
Video: NJ Mayor Charges At Resident During Explosive Council Meeting The mayor of a South Jersey town had to be restrained after he charged at a resident during a council meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21. Video captured by the Pine Barrens Tribune and the township's own YouTube channel shows Pemberton Mayor Matthew Bianchini rushing at resident Michael Sawka as the council meeting descends into chaos. Bianchini was screaming obscenities at Sawka as he was escorted out, while Sawka demanded Bianchini be charged with assault. Kenneth Gerber, who was recently terminated as director of Community Development, was speaking out against his firing, when Bianchini sta…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down Skeletons dressed in colorful costumes, glowing orange and green lights, and towering cornstalks still lined Wayne Gangi's Clifton property. But Thursday night, Oct. 22, the Halloween magic was already coming undone. Decorations were piled in the driveway, bags of brush lined the curb, and cars rolled past one by one as people stopped for what could be their final look at one of the city's most elaborate Halloween displays. Gangi, whose annual attraction has drawn thousands of visitors for 25 years, says he's shutting it down after being hit with city penalties — and now he's determined to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck By Police Vehicle In South Jersey, Prosecutor Investigating Pedestrian Struck By Police Vehicle In South Jersey, Prosecutor Investigating Pedestrian Struck By Police Vehicle In South Jersey, Prosecutor Investigating
Pedestrian Struck By Police Vehicle In South Jersey, Prosecutor Investigating A 55-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was struck by a police vehicle  on Wednesday, Oct. 21, authorities said. At 8:41 p.m., the man was struck by an Egg Harbor Township police vehicle on Ocean Heights Avenue between Zion and Steelmanville roads, Police Chief Frederick Spano said. The vehicle was being driven by Officer Alexandros Doukopoulos, who immediately provided first aid to the victim until emergency medical personnel arrived, Spano said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Spano said. Doukopoulos graduated from the Atlantic County Police Academy …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said. Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said. While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…

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Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Jersey Shore Bar Fight: Police A night out at a Jersey Shore bar took a gruesome turn when a man's ear was half-bitten off during a fight that left two men facing assault charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at Boatyard 401 in Point Pleasant, Michael Barone physically assaulted the victim, bit a portion of his ear off and choked him, according to a criminal complaint issued by the Point Pleasant Police Department.  The altercation began when Barone and John Hafner, both Toms River residents, were following a woman around and she asked them to stop, Patch reported, citing …

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by Sam Barron