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Lumberton-Hainesport, NJ
News
Lumberton's Jason Carty Charged With Domestic Violence Offense Lumberton's Jason Carty Charged With Domestic Violence Offense
Lumberton's Jason Carty Charged With Domestic Violence Offense Jason R. Carty, whose wife and former mayor, Gina LaPlaca made headlines last year for driving drunk with her child in the car, has been charged with domestic violence offenses, municipal records show. Carty was charged out of Lumberton Township on Thursday, May 28, with second-degree aggravated assault with strangling a domestic violence victim, and harassment, a disorderly persons offense, according to court records. LaPlaca's term as mayor expired last year. She now serves as a committeewoman and is up for re-election. The Democratic primaries are next week. Police were c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say
Somers Man Posing As Attorney Scams Thousands From Victim, Police Say A man from the region has been accused of posing as an attorney and targeting victims, including one he allegedly scammed out of thousands of dollars. The New York State Police have reported that an investigation has revealed that Northern Westchester County resident David Karaca, 56, of Somers, impersonated a lawyer in a virtual Alcoholics Anonymous group based in Los Angeles.  Karaca, also known as David Radcliffe and David Corazza, defrauded a victim of $7,500 for legal fees despite not being a licensed attorney, said police. Karaca has been charged with grand larceny, a Class…

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by Joe Lombardi
York, PA
Obituaries
Escape Games Live York Master Carpenter Dies In Columbia, Family Says Escape Games Live York Master Carpenter Dies In Columbia, Family Says
Escape Games Live York Master Carpenter Dies In Columbia, Family Says A master carpenter has died suddenly for an unknown reason his family explained in a GoFundMe campaign launched on July 3.  Matthew “Matt” Aaron Clinton, 54 of York, passed away on July 2, according to his obituary.  "Details of his death are unknown, but at this time, we know that he passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Columbia," his ex-wife Jane Calcina-Clinton wrote on a GoFundMe launched to help their two sons.  Matt attended West York High School and York VoTech, going on to become a master carpenter, according to his obituary. "His brilliance and artistic…

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by Jillian Pikora
Edison, NJ
Obituaries
Nursing Home Caregiver, Grandmother Of 6 Killed In Central Jersey Crash Nursing Home Caregiver, Grandmother Of 6 Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Nursing Home Caregiver, Grandmother Of 6 Killed In Central Jersey Crash A nursing home caregiver and grandmother of six was killed in a crash in Piscataway, authorities said. Carmella Green, 70, of South Plainfield, was driving on Mountain Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday, June 6 when her vehicle left the road and struck multiple trees, Piscataway police said. The mother of three recently moved from South Bound Brook to South Plainfield, according to an obituary published by Gleason Funeral Home. She worked as a caregiver at Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in the Somerset section of Franklin, the obit said. “A dedicated caregiver... Carme…

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by Jon Craig
Ridgewood, NJ
Events
Meet Adam Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy's Son, In North Jersey Meet Adam Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy's Son, In North Jersey
Meet Adam Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy's Son, In North Jersey The offspring of Mr. Spock is coming to Bergen County. Adam Nimoy, the son of Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on "Star Trek" is signing copies of his book "The Most Human" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam Nimoy (@adam_nimoy) In "The Most Human", Adam discusses growing up with a famous father and details their complicated relationship, according to a synopsis. Their relationship saw marriages that lead to divorce, addiction battles and finding recovery, according to a sy…

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by Sam Barron
Hackensack, NJ
News
Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail
Violent NJ Ex-Con Who Once Made Headlines Hangs Himself At Bergen Jail A disgraced former police officer who'd served time for threatening to kill his then-wife more than 10 years ago was found hanged in his cell at the Bergen County Jail over the weekend, authorities confirmed. Keith C. Reilly, 42, was pronounced dead from suicide at Hackensack University Medical Center at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Officers assigned to the secure housing unit were conducting routine checks when they found Reilly suspended from the HVAC system by a bedsheet, the sheriff said. He'd strangled himself, Cureton said, adding that an investigation was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA
Accused Boston Drunk Driver Offers Cops $5K Vacation To Ignore Their 'Moral Compass': DA A 29-year-old Boston man who is accused of stealing a car while drunk reportedly tried to bribe two police officers with $5,000 each if they didn't arrest him, authorities said.  Derek Froio of Dorchester was arrested on Saturday just before 2 a.m. after police found him inside a car that someone reported stolen earlier that night in South Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Officers tried to get Froio to get out of the car, but he was unresponsive. When they opened the door to get his attention, Froio stepped on the gas and nearly hit one of the officers, authorities sai…

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by Josh Lanier
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor Sexually Assaults Sponsee In Maryland: Police Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor Sexually Assaults Sponsee In Maryland: Police
Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor Sexually Assaults Sponsee In Maryland: Police A man in Montgomery County has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman he met and sponsored through Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), according to police. On Dec. 27, 2021, investigators responded to a hospital where they met with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted in the 4100 block of Landgreen St. in Aspen Hill. The investigation conducted by Montgomery County Police determined that the victim joined a local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) approximately 10 weeks prior.  AA group leader Michael Joseph Weschler, Jr., befriended the victim and invited her to his home, to h…

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by Joe Gomez
Massapequa, NY
News
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others New details are emerging after the son of a Long Island man was apprehended after allegedly fatally stabbing his father as he was in a Zoom video-chat meeting. The homicide took place at a Dixon Avenue home in Amityville around noon Thursday, May 21, when Dwight Powers, 72, was fatally stabbed by his 32-year-old son, Thomas Scully-Powers, said Suffolk County Police. About 20 people were gathered in the Zoom Room for a support group meeting, reportedly for Alcoholics Anonymous, when the stabbing took place, police said. Earlier Story: Son Kills Father During Zoom Meeting On Long Islan…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
COVID-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery COVID-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery
Covid-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery Social distancing is something that people recovering from addiction can least afford, especially amid a worldwide pandemic that only ramps up the anxiety.  But concerns that hospitals and churches have about the coronavirus has eliminated group meetings in New Jersey and New York. And no one knows for how long. From Bayonne to Boonton, the list of cancelled Northern New Jersey Alcoholics Anonymous meetings continued to grow on Saturday. Paramus, Hoboken, Montclair, West Orange, Saddle River -- anywhere someone in need might find a meeting now can't. At the same time, the arm of AA th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Newton Woman, 73, Swears Off Drinking After DWI 3-Car Crash Newton Woman, 73, Swears Off Drinking After DWI 3-Car Crash
Newton Woman, 73, Swears Off Drinking After DWI 3-Car Crash A 73-year-old Newton woman who was intoxicated when she caused a three-car crash has "sworn off drinking," reports say. Renay Tripp was sentenced in Newton Superior Court last Friday to two years probation with 30 days of home detention, NJ Herald reports. “The fact that I caused so much injury to others, due to my size, I should never drink again and I haven’t since the accident,” said Tripp during her sentencing. “Basically it’s never going to happen again because I’m never going to drink again.” Tripp pleaded guilty last month to two disorderly persons offenses and fourth-degree assaul…

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by Valerie Musson