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Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Charges For Elderly Sussex County Man Who Fired Handgun At Police, Drove Away
The elderly man who fired two rounds at officers from a Sussex County parking garage has been charged with attempted murder, Newton Police said. Edwin Greene, 80, called officers from the parking garage under the Newton Town Centre complex stating that he had a gun and was suicidal around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, police said. A temporary lockdown was put into place when Greene fired two rounds from a .22 caliber handgun and drove away, dodging officers’ attempts to block the area, authorities said. Greene was later found outside Newton Medical Center and subdued with physical force, police sa…
Obituaries
Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart
Andrew Joseph Zagorski of Linden died on Nov. 25, 2020. He was 28 years old. Born in Summit and raised in Elizabeth, Andrew graduated Valedictorian from St. Mary of the Assumption High School and earned his BS in Business Management from Rutgers University, his obituary says. Andrew worked as a sales representative for 1 800 Heaters in Edison, and previously as a store manager for Walgreens in Edison. He was remembered as a doting husband to his high school sweetheart, Erin; an "expert video gamer" and foodie. Services were held Dec. 5, at St. John the Apostle Church in Clark. Click…
Lifestyle
NJ Rapper Ice-T Shares Photo Of Anti-Masker Father-In-Law 'On Oxygen Forever'
North Jersey rapper is the latest celebrity stepping up to shut down the COVID-19 deniers. The 62-year-old dad -- who lives in Edgewater with wife Coco -- recently shared a viral video of a woman berating an Englewood bank teller after refusing to wear a mask on Black Friday. Ice T, who grew up in Newark and then lived in Summit, shared the video on Twitter. "This is Karen," he wrote, "A scientist in her mind." When another Twitter user commented on T's retweet of the video, agreeing with "Scientist Karen," the rapper clapped back: I have 6 DEAD close friends from this Virus.. You ne…
News
Instagram's 'Hottest Doc' With North Jersey Practice Slammed for Maskless Miami Birthday Bash
A North Jersey family practitioner dubbed "America's Sexiest Doctor" by People magazine was apparently caught breaking his own rules. Footage shows Mikhail Varshavski -- known as "Dr. Mike" -- partying without face masks on a boat surrounded by women in Miami earlier this month for his 31st birthday, the Daily Mail reports. One of Varshavski's representatives told the New York Post he only took his mask off to go in the water. The doctor's fans have been begging him to address the incident in the comment section of his YouTube and Instagram accounts. Varshavski, who practices in Chath…
News
Staten Island Man Goes To Fed Pen For Bilking NJ Businesses, Robbing Essex Merchant At Gunpoint
A Staten Island man must spend the next eight years in federal prison for a crime spree in which he defrauded several businesses, stole the identities of three women and robbed a merchant at gunpoint. Raymond Scura, 31, lived the high life at the expense of others, including a Mount Laurel country club and two Marlton merchants who were left with worthless checks and account information stolen from unwitting victims, federal authorities said. He also splurged on limo services, luxury hotels and “exotic” car rentals, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Things got violent when Scura forced …
Schools
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive
Covid-
19 Case
A website where teachers across the U.S. can report a confirmed COVID-19 case in their school shows dozens in New Jersey. The website was launched by the National Education Association, specifically a Kansas high school teachers, and serves as a hub for educators to report virus cases and health concerns. All submissions are reviewed by NEA staff and verified by checking school websites, press releases, media reports and other public sources. The cases listed are by no means a "comprehensive accounting of all cases at schools and campuses," the website says. Each case is dated a…
Police & Fire
Feds: NJ Crew Used Postal Workers, High School Students To Steal, Forge COVID Stimulus Checks
A group of criminals recruited New Jersey postal service employees to steal federal COVID-19 stimulus checks and paid high school students to help cash them, authorities said. The defendants -- who were associates of a group calling itself “the Members” -- recruited U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checks, checkbooks, debit cards, and credit cards from the mail in exchange for cash, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They then forged the signatures of the account holders and made the checks payable to high school students and others who’d given them access to their accounts, also in …
News
Brand New Rankings: Best Places To Live In All Of NJ
Niche.com has released its latest rankings of best places to live in New Jersey. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. Princeton came in at No. 1, with Princeton Junction following at No. 2. Upper Montclair was listed as the third best place to live in New Jersey, and is described as a family-friendly area with plenty of parks and great schools. Here are other top places to live in New Jersey. 4: Ridgewood 5: Mountain Lakes 6: Princeton Meadows 7. Springdale 8. Monmouth Junction 9.Westfield 10. New Prov…
News
Complete Rundown Of George Floyd Marches, Vigils Planned Across Garden State
Many more marches and other demonstrations in memory of George Floyd are planned in New Jersey and across the nation this week. Protests over Floyd’s death in Minneapolis have swept across the country Four Minnesota police officers who were at the scene of Floyd’s death were fired, and one of them, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. At least seven such rallies were set for Tuesday, June 2 including: In Princeton, the Coalition for Peace in Princeton will hold a peaceful protest at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nassau and Witherspoon streets. In Kean…
Obituaries
'Highly Respected' Newark Police Veteran Dies Of Coronavirus
Michael Clegg, a 27-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, died of coronavirus, officials said Sunday. Sgt. Michael Clegg, 53, passed away at Overlook Hospital in Summit, according to his family. “Our hearts are broken by the news of Sergeant Clegg’s passing,” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. “A 27-year tenure of public service results in strong bonds of brotherhood among fellow police officers. "Sergeant Clegg was highly respected by his colleagues and was extremely respectable in his demeanor towards the public. We lost a good man." Clegg, former…
Lifestyle
21 NJ Schools Named Among Best In America
A study released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report names 21 New Jersey high schools among the nation’s best. Nearly 18,000 schools around the country were ranked based on measurements in categories including college readiness (30 percent), math and reading proficiency (20 percent), math and reading performance (20 percent), underserved student performance (10 percent), college curriculum breadth (10 percent) and graduation rate (10 percent). New Jersey’s top school for 2020 is the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, which ranked No. 33 nati…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Summit Police Officer Seriously Injured In Head-On Stolen Car Crash
A Summit police officer was seriously injured when a stolen car slammed head-on into his cruiser during an overnight chase Tuesday, authorities said. Officer Anthony Pyzik, 31, remained in serious but stable condition at Morristown Medical Center with multiple fractures and several cuts on his head following the crash, they reported. Police arrested the driver of the stolen vehicle, identified as 18-year-old Walleed Wheeler, and passenger Dante Brown, 20, both of Newark. Officers were pursuing the car east on Morris Avenue when it crossed the center line and slammed head-on into Pyzik's c…
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