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Aggressive, Stray Cats Reported In Montville Aggressive, Stray Cats Reported In Montville Aggressive, Stray Cats Reported In Montville
Aggressive, Stray Cats Reported In Montville Montville's animal control officers are working on trapping at least one stray and aggressive cat spotted in a neighborhood, the health department said Thursday afternoon. The cats were spotted near Mary Drive, Harold Terrace and Weiss Drive in Towaco and will be tested for rabies. Officials are urging local residents to stay away from animals that appear to be ill or aggressive, and to contact Montville Animal Control at 973-334-6410 if you spot one. If you or anyone you know has been scratched, bitten or attacked by any animal, contact your personal health care provider and report t…
'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ 'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ 'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ
'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ Former "Melrose Place" actress and New Jersey resident Amy Locane was sentenced to more time in prison for a drunken 2010 crash that killed a woman and seriously injured her husband after a judge agreed her initial sentence was too lenient. The 48-year-old Hopewell Borough actress was sentenced Thursday to eight years in state prison without parole by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Chief of County Detective John W. Fodor jointly announced. The sentencing was the culmination of eight years of appellate litiga…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Queens Man Accused Of Knocking Victim Unconscious During Newark Dispute SEEN HIM? Police Seek Queens Man Accused Of Knocking Victim Unconscious During Newark Dispute SEEN HIM? Police Seek Queens Man Accused Of Knocking Victim Unconscious During Newark Dispute
Seen HIM? Police Seek Queens Man Accused Of Knocking Victim Unconscious During Newark Dispute Authorities in Newark have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Queens, NY man accused of knocking another man cold during a dispute earlier this month. Police responding to the 100 block of Ivy Street on reports of an injured person found a man knocked unconscious during an argument with a man later identified as Victor Perez on Monday, Sept. 7 around 1:20 a.m.,  Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and an arrest warrant was issued for Perez, 27, Ambrose said. Anyone with information about the…
KNOW THEM? Women Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting KNOW THEM? Women Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting KNOW THEM? Women Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting
Know Them? Women Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting Authorities in Newark are seeking a pair of women wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting. The women were in the vicinity of a firearm discharge reported on the 200 block of South 8th Street around 4:10 a.m., Aug. 25, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. When police arrived, no victim had been located. The women are wanted as part of the investigation, Ambrose said. Anyone with information about the identities of the pictured females to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Crime Stopper ti…
UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts UPDATE: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts
Update: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts Social media tips led to the arrest of a Middlesex man accused of shoplifting from a Burlington County grocery store. State Police on Sept. 9 asked for the public's help in identifying a man who stole items from the Hainesport ShopRite. Several tips subsequently identified Jamal Boone, 46, as a suspect, police said. Troopers located Boone on Saturday, and arrested him without incident at a home in Mount Holly, State Police said. He was charged with shoplifting, eluding, obstruction of administrative law, obstructing highways and other public passage, terroristic threats, crimina…
Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90
Caretaker Accused Of Neglecting, Siphoning $90K From Union County Woman, 90 A caretaker is accused of neglecting and stealing nearly $90,000 from an elderly Union County woman over the course of four years, authorities said Thursday. The 90-year-old victim had been living rent-free in her home on the 400 block of North Avenue in Fanwood when Castor A. Toro, 52, began opening credit cards in her name without her knowledge or consent,  Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. Toro used the cards for personal expenses, wrote himself checks from the woman's bank account, and tricked her into writing him checks -- claiming they were for investme…
COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County COVID-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County
Covid-19: Half Dozen High School Students Test Positive In Union County Half a dozen students at a Union County high school have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the school to go all-remote. The six Westfield students were exposed to the virus outside of school, and none are linked to each other, Westfield Superintendent Margaret Dolan said in an email to parents. The district reopened with a hybrid plan of remote and in-classroom instruction Sept. 10. The high school will go virtual for two weeks and return to its hybrid plan Oct. 1, according to Dolan. Meanwhile, cases at Chatham High School climbed from a dozen to nearly 30 over the course of a …
COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case COVID-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case
Covid-19: Mercer County School Goes All-Remote Due To Positive Case A Mercer County school is the latest to go all-remote after a COVID-19 case was reported. Hopewell Valley Central High School Central High School in Pennington will be going remote Thursday and Friday, though all other schools in the district will remain open, according to a notice posted on the district's website. All after-school activities will be cancelled and no students or staff will be allowed in the building until Monday morning for a deep-cleaning and contact-tracing, the letter says. It was not clear if the positive case was a student, faculty member or teacher.
KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River
Know HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a man whose body was found in the Passaic River last month. Belleville police found the unresponsive man possibly in his 30s floating in the river around 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 20, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The man was pulled onto the embankment by the North Arlington Fire rescue with help from North Arlington firefighters, and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 a.m., Stephens said. Since then, attempts to positively identify the man or locate next of kin have been unsuccessful, authorities said. A…
Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41
Nick Speranza Of Hawthorne Dies, 41 Nicholas Speranza of Hawthorne died on Monday, Sept. 14. He was 41 years old. A water at Puzzo's restaurant in Hawthorne, Nick was a Ridgewood native and enjoyed riding his bike and walking through Goffle Brook Park, his obituary says. He was remembered as an animal lover and artist. Visitation will be Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home. The funeral service and cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to FOWA – Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 3701, Wayne, NJ 07470 or to the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, N…
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