NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor
NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor A 68-year-old Bayonne High School teacher was arrested after punching a female student in the head, authorities said. Joseph Mingoia, who lives in Bayonne, has been on administrative leave since the Jan. 22 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, March 4. That day, “two students were involved in an altercation on school property,” the prosecutor said. “After multiple staff members intervened, Mingoia struck a female juvenile in the head with a closed hand.” Mingoia was arrested last Friday, March 1, following an investigation by members of her Special Victims Unit …
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD Well that's one way to make an exit. A 22-year-old Jersey City woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer on Sunday, Feb. 19, after she refused to leave the premises of her former job in Bayonne, authorities said. At 2:57 p.m., officers were called to an area business at 33rd Street and Broadway and saw Tianna Johnson screaming at her former employer, Bayonne police said. Officers approached Johnson and escorted her away from her now ex-boss, telling her to leave and that she was not permitted there anymore, police said. While they were leaving, Johnson knocked over items that were…
Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support
Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support Jerome Otis-Harris, the wrestling coach at Bayonne High School, is seeing a surge of support after recovering from a kidney transplant last year. A fundraiser has been created to assist Otis-Harris after he received a kidney transplant in November, while he continues to battle focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a chronic condition that causes scarring in the kidney.  Christmas came early for me this year. BLESSING me with a new kidney. I want to say Merry Christmas to everybody 🎄🙏🏾🙌🏾. Thank you for your prayers and help with everything. Will come back even stronger Posted by Jerome Oti…
Bayonne Man Accused Of Killing Daughter Dies In Jail: Officials Bayonne Man Accused Of Killing Daughter Dies In Jail: Officials
Bayonne Man Accused Of Killing Daughter Dies In Jail: Officials A man accused of killing his daughter died in the Hudson County Correctional Facility last week, authorities said. Errol Brown, 52, of Bayonne, collapsed inside of his cell at the county jail on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., a spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Officers and onsite medical personnel rendered aid to Brown, who was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:45 p.m. Brown was arrested mid-June 2023, and charged with murder after shooting his daughter, Keyanna Brown at 331 Avenue E., Hudson County Prosecutor Esth…
WINNER! Lotto Ticket Sold In Hudson County Nets Big Bucks WINNER! Lotto Ticket Sold In Hudson County Nets Big Bucks
Winner! Lotto Ticket Sold In Hudson County Nets Big Bucks It was quite the snow day for a New Jersey Lottery player in Hudson County. A Mega Millions ticket sold at City Line Liquors in Bayonne matched four of the five numbers plus the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, winning $30,000. The winning numbers were 1, 3, 19, 25, 58 and the gold Megaball was 20.
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame Befriends NJ Restaurant Owners Rapper Waka Flocka Flame Befriends NJ Restaurant Owners
Waka Flocka Flame At Cafe Bello A chart-topping rapper dropped by a New Jersey restaurant over the weekend, and left a lasting impression on its owners. The owners of Cafe Bello in Bayonne shared a photo with "No Hands" singer Waka Flocka Flame on Saturday, Feb. 10. "A warm welcome to our new friend Waka Flocka Flame. Waka was a pleasure last night at cafe bello. He ordered the shrimp vodka pizza and some penne vodka," the restaurant on 1044 Avenue C said on Facebook. "It’s no surprise our best seller was also a hit with this special guest. To end the meal, an Italian espresso to get his evening started! "Shrimp vo…
Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life
Stephanie Weymouth, Victim Killed In NJ Crash, Was Enthusiastic Teacher Who Led Full Life Stephanie Weymouth, a Wilmington, Mass. native, is being remembered for her passion for teaching and performing after being killed in a car crash earlier this month in Jersey City. The 31-year-old Bayonne resident was killed Saturday, Feb. 3, in a car crash after the vehicle she was riding in struck the back of a tractor trailer, authorities said.  A 2010 graduate of Wilmington High School in Massachusetts, Weymouth moved to New Jersey to attend Drew University, graduating in 2014 with a degree in theater arts, and later receiving a master's degree in education, according to her obitua…
Portnoy Reviews 'Paper Thin' Pie At Bayonne's The Vic Tavern Portnoy Reviews 'Paper Thin' Pie At Bayonne's The Vic Tavern
Portnoy Reviews 'Paper Thin' Pie At Bayonne's The Vic Tavern So thin you can get a paper cut on it. That's what Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy had to say about the pie at The Vic Tavern, a family-owned restaurant on Hobart Avenue in Bayonne. Portnoy stopped by apparently during a round of One Bite reviews across the river in Staten Island. He said The Vic is "very cool" on the inside, with pizza "so light" and "paper thin." He ultimately rated it a 7.7 saying if it had a slightly crispier crust, he'd give it an 8 or more. Portnoy has famously been a friend to Al Santillo of Santillo's Pizzeria on S. Broad Street in Elizabeth, who suffered a fire…
Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police
Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police A 31-year-old Bayonne woman was killed and two others injured in an overnight Jersey City crash overnight, authorities said. Stephanie Weymouth was riding in the 2019 Nissan passenger car that struck the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Weymouth was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. while the 28-year-old Staten Island driver and a 27-year-old Old Bridge passenger were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Jersey City Medical Center, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regi…
Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD
Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD A 50-year-old Jersey City resident and maintenance worker at a Bayonne building turned out to be a real Grinch, police said. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Ricardo Perez was arrested after police say he stole holiday gifts from an apartment complex he worked at and attempted to hide the security footage of his larceny, Bayonne police said. On Saturday, Dec. 23, a woman reported two shopping bags containing holiday gifts and her paycheck and mail were removed from the lobby of her apartment complex, police said. The Bayonne Police Detective Bureau attempted to review video surveillance but had troub…
GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago Authorities have charged a 66-year-old Bayonne man with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City nearly a year ago. Rey Rosario was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The 39-year-old Jersey City pedestrian was struck around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 2023, Suarez said. Sbe was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Suarez did…
NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD
NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD A couple with a toddler in tow attacked an NJ Transit driver when he stopped them from boarding his bus with an invalid pass, Bayonne police said. The driver had his cellphone snatched by the couple, who were captured by city police moments later, Capt. Eric R. Amato said. Isaac Jaquez, 28, of Jersey City, and 24-year-old Bayonne resident Elvira L. Salas had boarded the bus with the child in a stroller near the corner of 48th Street and JFK Boulevard, the captain said. “They showed the driver a photo of a bus pass and were denied access since the photo was not acceptable as proof of a tick…