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Elizabeth Trio Nabbed In Newark Spray Paint Incident Elizabeth Trio Nabbed In Newark Spray Paint Incident Elizabeth Trio Nabbed In Newark Spray Paint Incident
Elizabeth Trio Nabbed In Newark Spray Paint Incident Three Elizabeth residents were arrested for spray painting in a Newark underpass, authorities said. Police spotted three people get out of a BMW spray painting an underpass wall near Chester Avenue East and Riverside Avenue and around 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Paige N. Gonzalez, 28, Ramon A. Arroyo, 27, and Anthony Rolon, 25, were arrested without incident, Ambrose said. Police recovered six spray paint cans and one marker at the scene. All three face charges of criminal mischief. Anyone with information about any criminal…
Revamped Wayne Licensing Center Reopens Monday With These Improvements Revamped Wayne Licensing Center Reopens Monday With These Improvements Revamped Wayne Licensing Center Reopens Monday With These Improvements
Revamped Wayne Licensing Center Reopens Monday With These Improvements The new and improved MVC licensing center in Wayne will open Monday, Oct. 19. The new 21,672-square-foot licensing center is nearly triple the size of the previous building (approximately 8,200 square feet), making it one of the largest MVC Centers in New Jersey. It will have more than four times the number of service counters as before. A new road test field house, office building for inspection workers, and expanded parking lot, with nearly double the number of spaces as before, also have been constructed on site. “Wayne is one of our busiest locations in North Jersey and the n…
VIDEOS: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff VIDEOS: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff VIDEOS: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff
Videos: Boy, 5, Rescued In Hoboken SWAT Standoff A 5-year-old boy was rescued and a 41-year-old man arrested after an hours-long SWAT Team standoff in Hoboken Friday, authorities said. The unidentified man was charged with child endangerment and the boy was reunited with his mother after the more than 5-hour standoff, Hoboken Police Chief Kenneth F. Ferrante said. Hoboken police responded to reports of a possibly endangered family on the 700 block of Garden Street, after social workers could not contact them, Ferrante said. A second attempt to make contact with the family was made around 2:30 p.m., and it was soon discovered multiple pe…
Female Struck, Killed By Train In Monmouth County Female Struck, Killed By Train In Monmouth County Female Struck, Killed By Train In Monmouth County
Female Struck, Killed By Train In Monmouth County A person was struck and killed by a train just before the Red Bank station Saturday morning, NJ Transit officials said. North Jersey Coastline Train 7216 struck the female pedestrian at 8:10 a.m. -- four minutes after leaving the Long Branch Station, NJT Spokesman Jim Smith said. Service was suspended between Little Silver and Middletown, with bus service offered as a substitution. None of the 37 customers or crew were injured, Smith said. The train was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station at 9:43 a.m. Local and NJ Transit police were on scene investigating.
Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run
Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run A 75-year-old Bergen County resident was killed Thursday night in a hit-and-run Nutley crash. Roseann Ratz and a friend were crossing the street near Washington Avenue and Rutgers Place when she was struck by a car around 7:30 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo said. Ratz, of Lyndhurst, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 8 p.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon.
SEEN HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death SEEN HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death SEEN HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death
Seen HIM? Bayonne Man Facing Murder Charge In Girlfriend's Death A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Bayonne man wanted for killing his girlfriend in her apartment last week, authorities said Friday. Crystal Ojeda, 40, was found unresponsive with visible trauma around 1 p.m. Oct. 9 in her Lord Avenue apartment by authorities performing a wellness check, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ojeda was pronounced dead approximately an hour later. Erick Acosta, 32, was charged with murder and weapons offenses for the incident, Suarez said. It was not clear how he knew Ojeda. The two were believed to be in a relationship, a spokes…
COVID-19: Possible Case Closes Passaic County High School COVID-19: Possible Case Closes Passaic County High School COVID-19: Possible Case Closes Passaic County High School
Covid-19: Possible Case Closes Passaic County High School Another Passaic County school has closed due to a possible COVID-19 case. Lakeland Regional High School students had classes moved online Friday, Oct. 16 due to a possible case among students, NorthJersey.com reports. Students had been split into two groups and attending classes Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a hybrid schedule. A decision as to whether or not the school serving Ringwood and Wanaque students was expected to be made over the weekend.
NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Essex County NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Essex County NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Essex County
NEW Rankings: Website Runs Down Top Public High Schools In Essex County We’ve seen the top public schools in New Jersey, but what about Essex County? Niche.com graded every school across the U.S. based on a "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," it said. According to the newly-released set of rankings, the top public high school in Essex County is Millburn High School, which was also ranked No. 10 best in the U.S. Here are the other top-rated high schools in Essex County, according to Niche.com. State test scores, college readiness, graduation rates and teacher q…
Newark Trio Facing Murder Charges In Hillside Shooting Newark Trio Facing Murder Charges In Hillside Shooting Newark Trio Facing Murder Charges In Hillside Shooting
Newark Trio Facing Murder Charges In Hillside Shooting Three Newark men including two already jailed on previous charges were charged in a Hillside shooting that left one man dead last March, authorities said Friday. Ameer J. Holcomb, 22, Maleak S. Williams, 22, and Ismael Merrill, 28, were each charged with first-degree murder and two related weapons offenses,  acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Hillside police officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 1400 block of Center Street around 9 p.m. March 29, Ruotolo said. There, they found Rafee H. Carter, 27, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Union …
2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County 2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County 2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County
2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County Two people were struck and one killed by cars in a pair of separate hit-and-run crashes Thursday night in Essex County, authorities said. The fatal crash happened around 7:30 p.m. in Nutley, at the intersection of Rutgers Place and Washington Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman's identity had not been released as of 10:30 a.m. The prosecutor's office was also investigating an incident at Pennsylvania Avenue and Emmet Street in Newark, which happened around 10 p.m.  The victim was hospitalized in traumatic arrest, while a BOLO was issued for a while sedan …
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