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Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash
Beloved Basketball Player, 20, Killed In Warren County Crash A 20-year-old Stewartsville driver was killed in an early-morning crash on County Road 621 Thursday, New Jersey State Police said. Jermaine Knight was in a 2005 Nissan Altima when he veered off the highway to the right and hit several trees, then overturned just before 1 a.m., authorities said. Knight was ejected from the vehicle and later pronounced dead. More than $12,700 had been raised as of Thursday night on a GoFundMe launched in Knight's memory. Knight played basketball for Rosemont College, and previously for Phillipsburg High School. Posted by Wendy Emanuel on Sunday, August…
NJ Man Encouraged Child To Send Videos Showing 'Intimate' Body Parts, Authorities Say NJ Man Encouraged Child To Send Videos Showing 'Intimate' Body Parts, Authorities Say NJ Man Encouraged Child To Send Videos Showing 'Intimate' Body Parts, Authorities Say
NJ Man Encouraged Child To Send Videos Showing 'Intimate' Body Parts, Authorities Say A 37-year-old Flemington man was arrested after encouraging a child to send him videos exposing "intimate body parts," authorities said. Kevin Reedell was arrested Nov. 25, following a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and subsequent investigation, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said. Reedell was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of children for encouraging and directing a child to send him videos over the internet, where the child exposes intimate body parts, Williams said.  He was also char…
COVID-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools COVID-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools COVID-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools
Covid-19 Cases Reported At These Bergen, Passaic County Schools More North Jersey schools are going remote due to increasing COVID-19 cases. All Fair Lawn schools will go remote Dec. 7 until Jan. 15. The Edison School and Fair Lawn BOE offices were remote as of Monday, Nov. 23.  The high school and Memorial Middle School went remote Nov. 19, while Warren Point and Forrest School were expected to return to in-person learning on Nov. 30. Ridgewood Schools reported nearly two dozen cases since the beginning of the academic year. An additional four cases were reported this week: Two each at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School. T…
COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January
Covid-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January Paramus Public Schools will be closed until January due to high rate of COVID-19 transmission within the schools, district officials said. In a letter to parents sent Nov. 25, Superintendent Sean P. Adams said the number and frequency of cases have risen to levels that place the district within the state's "very high risk of community transmission" category. The New Jersey Health Department apparently recommended the district close facilities, after an outbreak was detected by the state's Department of Disease Reporting and Surveillance System. Paramus Schools' switch to a full-remote lea…
Man Struck By Train In Montclair Survives With Serious Injuries Man Struck By Train In Montclair Survives With Serious Injuries Man Struck By Train In Montclair Survives With Serious Injuries
Man Struck By Train In Montclair Survives With Serious Injuries A pedestrian was struck by an NJ Transit train Wednesday in Montclair. The man was seriously injured but survived after he was hit by the train near the Upper Montclair station at Bellevue Avenue around 4:35 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Paul Milo said. Montclair-Boonton Line service was temporarily suspended but resumed with 45-minute delays shortly after.  None of the approximately 15 customers and crew members on board the train were injured, Milo said.  NJ Transit police are investigating.
HEROES: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks HEROES: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks HEROES: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks
Heroes: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks New Jersey Transit Police Officers rushed to save a woman suffering a seizure on railroad tracks at Newark Penn Station. Witnesses alerted nearby officers when a female commuter fell from the platform onto Track 4 just after 2 p.m. Monday, NJ Transit Spokesman Paul Milo said. "Officers immediately halted train traffic and rushed in to render crucial aid and assistance," NJ Transit Police said in a Facebook post. Service was out for approximately 25 minutes, but there were no delays, NJT officials said. Offices performed life-saving efforts for approximately 10 minutes, Milo said. The vict…
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in Elizabeth, authorities said. Jermaine Brockington was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m., Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The incident occurred on the 100 block of Third Street, around 12:20 p.m., reports say. A suspect was in custody as of 12:50 p.m., local officials confirmed. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff’s Office Cr…
Police: Drunken Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On Saint Clare's Hospital Worker Police: Drunken Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On Saint Clare's Hospital Worker Police: Drunken Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On Saint Clare's Hospital Worker
Police: Drunken Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On Saint Clare's Hospital Worker A drunken man who fled the Saint Clare's Denville parking lot later became combative and spit on a hospital worker, authorities said. Patrick D. Connor, 30, was taken to the Pocono Road hospital's emergency room for evaluation after running into the woods around 11:45 p.m. Nov. 23, Denville Police Capt. Jefferey Tucker said. While in the hospital, Connor, of Parsippany's Lake Hiawatha section became combative and spit on a staff member, Tucker said. He was charged with aggravated assault on a health care worker and is awaiting court date in Morristown Superior Court.
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth A speeding and swerving driver on Route 206 was busted with methamphetamine, authorities in Mount Olive said. Officer Sean Smith was patrolling the highway when he spotted the erratic driver around 12:20 a.m. in Flanders on Nov. 24, police said in a press release. Smith stopped the driver, Jason Frederick, 40, of Pennsylvania, when he saw drug paraphernalia in the passenger compartment and a detected a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said. A search of Frederick's car turned up raw marijuana, methamphetamine and an assortment of drug paraphernalia, p…
6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit 6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit 6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit
6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit A lawsuit seeking $15 million alleges the owner of an upscale Sussex County restaurant sexually harassed and abused six of his former employees. Filed Monday in Sussex County Superior Court, the suit calls Sparta's Mohawk House owner Stephen Scro a "sexual predator," and alleges his employees were subjected to countless acts of sex abuse and illegal discrimination for years. Scro is accused of creating a culture of intimidation and threatened his employees that in Sparta he had close connections with many powerful people, including the Sparta police department, judges and loc…
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