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Netflix Show Takes Over NJ Downtown Metuchen For Season 2 Filming
A New Jersey town got a Hollywood makeover this week.
Netflix's "Big Mistakes", produced by and starring Dan Levy, as well as Laurie Metcalf and Poorna Jagannathan, was filmed in and around Yestercades and Peterson Park, Mayor Jonathan M. Busch said on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Yestercades, a business in town, was transformed for the day into the fictional “Caputo’s Yarn & Crafts,” according to Busch.
According to Netflix’s Tudum, the series centers on Nicky, played by Levy, and Morgan, played by Taylor Ortega, siblings who become tangled up with organized crime after a botched theft meant t…
NJ Man Stole $126K From Coworkers, Others To Fund Sports Betting: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man used fake real estate flips, made-up personal emergencies and his construction business to steal more than $126,000 from coworkers and other victims to fund his sports betting accounts, authorities said.
Matthew A. DaMatta, 50, of Linden, was charged with second-degree theft by deception following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecutions Unit, Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, Sept. 18.
DaMatta used his business, MD Marion Construction LLC, to fraudulently obtain the money from multiple victims between July 2023 and January …
NJ Man Shot Dead By NY State Trooper ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say
A New Jersey man shot dead by New York State Police will be remembered at services Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to his loved ones.
Amir Hamza, 45, of Ridgewood, NJ, was killed Monday, Sept. 14 at Whip-o-Will Campground in Ulster County, NY, authorities said.
A funeral prayer for Hamza will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, according to a Facebook post from Mahmoud Hamza. A burial at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton will follow.
Additionally, a religious program and condolence gathering is scheduled for El-Zahra Islamic Cent…
Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police
A 28-year-old Long Branch man was arrested for illegally dumping numerous times in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17.
Between Wednesday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Sept. 8, officers responded to a business on Campus Parkway on three separate occasions regarding unauthorized dumping, Wall Township police said.
Investigators determined that the dumped materials, which appeared to originate from storage units, totaled more than 10 cubic yards and resulted in removal costs exceeding $2,000, police said.
An investigation revealed that the materials involved originated from…
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS
A former Hudson Valley, NY district attorney is following his famous mother, Judge Judy, into the television courtroom.
“Adam’s Law,” starring former Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of Judge Judy Sheindlin, premiered its first season on Monday, Sept. 14, according to CBS Media Ventures.
The nationally syndicated courtroom program was created by Sheindlin, who is handing the gavel to her son after building one of television's best-known courtroom franchises. Levy brings more than 25 years of legal experience to the show, including two terms as Putnam Count…
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting.
Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…
Route 18 Breakdown Unravels Into Stolen Car Case, Foot Chase: Police
Good Samaritans stopped to help a stranded driver in Central Jersey, only for police to discover the vehicle had been stolen and launch a search for the man behind the wheel, authorities said.
Officers responded to Route 18 south and Eggers Street around 2:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, on a report of a disabled vehicle, East Brunswick police said. Before officers arrived, Good Samaritans helped the driver move the vehicle to a safe location off the roadway, police said. When officers arrived, the driver immediately ran away, authorities said.
Investigators contacted the vehicle's registere…
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims
A conniving NYC escort schemed nearly $6 million from the grieving and vulnerable widow of a Roblox inventor, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 14.
Gregg Starr, an employee of high-end escort service Cowboys 4 Angels, targeted Marianne Flippo beginning in December 2024, according to the suit.
Flippo, 49, had lost her husband, Chad Flippo, to depression in August 2024 after 28 years of marriage, the suit says. Chad Flippo had been an early part of the company that became Roblox, which meant his death left Marianne and their three kids with a substantial amount of mon…
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds
Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged.
From May 2025 through May 2026, the defendants conspired with…
