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Monroe, NJ
Union, NJ
Weather
Heat Watch In Effect As NJ Braces For 106° Heat As Thousands Remain Without Power
A dangerous heat wave is heading for New Jersey next week, and thousands of residents are still without power, according to utility companies and the National Weather Service. AccuWeather says a "bubble of heat" is expected to drift across the U.S. through the end of this week into next, bringing some of the highest temps of the year. AccuWeather An Extreme Heat Watch is in effect from Monday morning through Wednesday evening in seven counties, where heat index values could soar to 106 degrees: Mercer Middlesex Somerset Morris Hunterdon Sussex Warren “Heat-related illnesses increa…
Hackensack, NJ
News
'Sounds Like Corruption': Elon Musk Slams NJ For Dropping Tesla
Elon Musk is raising eyebrows after the New Jersey Turnpike Authority confirmed it’s removing 64 Tesla Superchargers from Turnpike service areas starting Thursday, June 6. But officials say there’s a straightforward reason: Tesla’s contract expired. “Sounds like corruption,” Musk wrote on X in response to a Tesla post accusing the NJTA of cutting the company out in favor of a single third-party provider. Sounds like corruption — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 30, 2025 In a statement on May 30, Tesla said the NJTA had “chosen a sole third-party charging provider” and was “not allowing us to …
Monroe-Jamesburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Polygraph Test Helps Bust $30K Jewelry Thief: Monroe Police
An East Windsor man was arrested and charged with stealing $30,000 worth of jewelry from a home in Monroe after taking a lie detector test, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 16. On Friday, Feb. 21, a Monroe resident reported several pieces of high value jewelry, valued at $30,000, had gone missing from a bedroom while renovations were being performed on the house, Monroe police said. Several workers had access to the home, prompting detectives and the New Jersey State Police Polygraph Unit to administer a lie detector test to narrow down the list of suspects, police said. The lie d…
Monroe-Jamesburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts All Lanes Of NJ Turnpike In Monroe
An overturned tractor trailer closed a stretch of the NJ Turnpike in Middlesex County on Monday afternoon, Dec. 30. The crash happened in Monroe, closing all lanes of the outer roadway's southbound exit ramp to Interchange 8A at approximately 12:12 p.m. As of press time, all lanes were closed.
Hackensack, NJ
News
NJ Amazon Worker Deaths Spark Federal Lawsuit: What Really Happened?
A support group for warehouse workers has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), demanding transparency into three worker deaths at Amazon warehouses across the state in 2022. The lawsuit, filed in the District of New Jersey this week, accuses the DOL of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by failing to release Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation records. The complaint, submitted by Leonia resident Daniel Schlademan, highlights alarming allegations about the working conditions at Amazon facilities in Carteret and …
New Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Middlesex County Women Tried Using Dead Relatives' Identities To Vote, Prosecutors Say
Two Middlesex County women were accused of separate cases of voter fraud, authorities said. Katherine Fokas of Monroe and Lori Mulligan of Parlin were given voting fraud-related charges, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Friday, Nov. 1. The investigation began after prosecutors received from the county's elections board. Investigators said Fokas, 57, tried to apply for a mailed ballot using a dead family member's identity. She was charged with third-degree submitting a forged application for a mail-in ballot, impersonation, and forgery…
Morristown, NJ
Politics
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020
As President Joe Biden cruised to victory in New Jersey in the 2020 presidential election, he got some help from two counties that went his way after voting for former President Donald Trump in 2016: Morris and Gloucester. Morris County went to Biden, 51.14% to 46.90%, 153,881 votes to 141,134 votes. It was a remarkable turnaround for a county that hadn't voted Democrat at the presidential level since Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in 1964. In 2016, Morris County voted for Trump, who defeated Clinton 126,071 votes to 115,249 votes, 49.72% to 45.46%. In 2020, Sen. Cory Booker…
Williamstown-Monroe, NJ
Police & Fire
Monroe Woman Severely Burned In Sick Chemical Attack Facilitated By Ex-BF: Police
Three Florida residents are in custody after police said one paid two others to carry out a chemical attack on his ex-girlfriend in New Jersey, who was airlifted to a hospital with serious burns, police said. William DiBernardino, 49, of Boynton Beach, FL, recruited Jmarr McNeil, 39, and Betty Jo Lane, 38, in the Friday, July 26 incident in Monroe (Gloucester County), Police Chief Thomas Gilbert said. The 42-year-old victim was returning from work when the attack happened, police said. As she opened her car door, Lane threw a cup of a highly caustic acid on her, and she suffered burns acros…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Fiery Explosion Injures Multiple People In Old Bridge (
Developing
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Firefighters, EMS and police from five towns are on the scene of a fire at a commercial building on West Greystone Road in Old Bridge, authorities said. There was a report of an explosion at about 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, Old Bridge police said. UPDATE: Police ID Worker Killed In Old Bridge Explosion "There were multiple severe injuries" and two medical helicopters were called to help take victims to hospitals, police said. Superior Signal Co. is located across the road from Jonas Salk Middle School where students and staff sheltered in place as a precaution. Old Bridge had assist…
Edison, NJ
News
Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Tax Advisor Failed To Pay His Own Taxes In Middlesex County: Prosecutor
A judge has ordered a longtime tax preparer to stop doing anyone's taxes after discrepancies were identified in those returns, authorities said. He also failed to file one of his own tax returns, they said. Jerry R. Jones, 82, of Monroe had a five-year state prison sentenced suspended on Friday, March 1 assuming he follows the court's order, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Chief Griffin M. Banos of the Monroe Township Police Department, and the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Taxation’s Office of Criminal Investigation. Jones agreed t…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick Gets $500K Federal Grant For New Police Officers
South Brunswick has received $500,000 from the federal government to hire new police officers, according to Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. Hayducka announced the funding through a U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant. The grant was for four new officers. The federal award will support up to 75 percent of the new officers’ salary and fringe benefits for three years, the chief said. In addition to the four officers hired under the COPS grant, two other officers were hired recently to replace retired officers, he said. “We have a long history of excel…
Bergenfield, NJ
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Storm Intensifies In NJ
Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power as of Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, as the storm intensified. A State of Emergency ordered by Gov. Phil Murphy went into effect at 5 p.m., with state and local officials urging residents to stay off the roads. As of 7:25 p.m., more than 2,000 residents in Hunterdon County were in the dark, according to JCP&L, including 123 in Delaware; 729 in Lambertville City; 733 in Raritan; 437 in West Amwell, and more. In Morris County, 3,360 JCP&L customers were without power. Those are residents of Mount Olive where 2,449 people w…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Where To Watch Fireworks On The Fourth In Central Jersey, The Shore
If you missed the fireworks this weekend, no worries. There are plenty of places to watch fireworks in South Jersey on the Fourth of July. (and in a few cases, Monday, July 3.) Middlesex County East Brunswick will host its 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular starting at 6 p.m. on July 4 at the Community Arts Center at 721 Cranbury Road. Edison residents can enjoy a fireworks display starting at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd. Milltown will host its Fourth of July celebration on July 4. Fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m. Monroe will view firew…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County. The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Coach, Special Ed Teacher Filmed Sex Acts With Child: Prosecutor
A former wrestling coach and special education teacher has admitted to having sexual contact with a child, authorities said. John.Denuto, 46, of Spotswood pleaded guilty to child endangerment and other offenses on Friday, April 14, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Denuto, a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at numerous other schools and organizations who exploited his position as both a teacher and a wrestling coach to meet and abuse his victims was initially arrested on February 15, …
Edison, NJ
News
Couple In Their 90s Killed In Central Jersey Crash
A couple was killed in a weekend crash in Middlesex County, NJ Advance Media reports. Edward Mitnowski, 96, of Monroe, was driving east on Station Way at about 3:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 when he veered into the westbound lane and struck a car, the outlet said, quoting Cranbury police. Mitnowski's SUV partially overturned, and he was pronounced dead while is wife, Rita, 92, died during transport to the hospital, police said. The 38-year-old Elizabeth driver in the other vehicle declined treatment. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Child Porn Bust Nets 9 Arrests In Middlesex County: Prosecutor
Eight men and one child were charged in a child pornography bust spanning Middlesex County, authorities said. Dubbed "Operation Eagle Eye," the investigation was led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office with help from various police departments. The following arrests were made over the course of Nov. 17 and 18, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced: Albert Leonardis, 37, of Edison was charged with one count of second- degree Distribution of Child Pornography, one count of third-degree Possession of Child Pornography (under…
Edison, NJ
News
Driver, 56, Killed When SUV Crashes In Central Jersey: Police
A 56-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The man was driving a 2001 Ford Escape west on Prospect Plains Road in Monroe at 2:11 am. Wednesday, Sept 28 when the crash occurred, police said. His vehicle veered off the road before striking a curb and a fire hydrant after flipping over, Monroe Township police said. The driver was then ejected from the vehicle, they said. The driver's name had not been released pending notification of next of kin. Anyone with information is asked to call Monroe Township Police Traffic Safety Div…
Edison, NJ
News
21-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Central Jersey Crash: Police
South Brunswick Police continue to investigate a fatal crash that killed a 21-year-old passenger from Monroe. At 10:32 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, South Brunswick police received multiple 911 calls of an overturned van on Route 130 near Deans Rhode Hall Road. Officers found a 2003 Ford Econoline van had been traveling Route 130 southbound being driven by Eli Szmer a 32-year-old man from Monroe. Szmer for unknown reasons lost control of his vehicle and crossed the grass divider, the northbound lanes of travel then struck the guardrail off the northbound shoulder of the highway…
Edison, NJ
News
Man Barricades Himself In Central Jersey Home
A special response team was able to assist a man who was barricaded inside his home, authorities said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Operations Response Team (SORT) assisted with negotiations during an incident on Nicholas Avenue in Monroe on Sunday, July 10. Monroe Police Department responded to Nicholas Avenue after a report of a man being barricaded in his home. Over the course of several hours, numerous attempts to contact the individual had been unsuccessful. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office SORT was called in to assist wi…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple-Injury Crash Reported On Route 130 Central Jersey
A multiple injury crash was reported in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 on Route 130 at Ridge Road in South Brunswick, initial reports said. The route was closed for several hours during an investigation, South Brunswick police said. Police and EMS crews from South Brunswick, Monroe and North Brunswick responded. At least one crash victim had to be airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Helping Homebound Victim With Groceries Wanted For Racking Up $22K Bill: Police
A New Jersey woman entrusted with the credit card of a medically incapacitated victim she had been grocery shopping for was arrested for racking up a $22,000 bill on the victim's card for her own personal gain, authorities said. Lisa Pryor, 55, of Monroe, was arrested at her job in Plainsboro on a warrant for theft and fraud-related offenses on Tuesday, March 22, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella said. The victim, a Branchburg resident, in September 2021 told police that someone had used their card and other identifying information, resulting in the loss of thou…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man, 40, Sentenced In DWI Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old man from Central Jersey has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a fatal DWI crash, authorities said. Sergio Seixeiro of Monroe previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault by auto. Seixeiro also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. The crash resulted in the death of a woman and injury to three others, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Old Bridge Police Chief Joseph Mandola. On July 18, 2021, police responded to Route 9 South near Texas&…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ News Reporter 'Randomly' Drove Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing 1: Prosecutor
Charges have been upgraded for a Central Jersey news reporter who intentionally drove her car into into oncoming traffic, killing a 95-year-old woman, authorities said. Lisa Pollitt, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and obstruction in connection with the Thursday, Feb. 10 crash in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Pollitt was identified by her editor, Charlie Kratovil, as a reporter for "New Brunswick Today." "It's a tragedy," Kratovil told Daily Voice. "Our hearts go out to the victims and their families." Pollitt was headin…
Edison, NJ
News
School Bus Crash Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
There was a school bus crash in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 4 p.m. Thursday on the 200 block of Prospect Plains Road in Cranbury, initial reports said. The bus was loaded with children and EMS crews from Cranbury and Monroe were responding, an unconfirmed report said. Cranbury police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES ALSO SEE: Tickets Issued In Lakewood School Bus Crash
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
East Coast Ring Stole High-End GPS Devices From Boatyards In NJ, Elsewhere, State Police Charge
An ex-con with a previous history of boat-related thefts was part of a Miami-based ring that stole GPS systems from boatyards along the East Coast, including more than $300,000 worth in New Jersey, authorities said. Mizael Alfonso, 47, and co-defendant Marie Frometa Rodriguez, 41, were captured at a motel in Plymouth, MA, New Jersey State Police said. A third defendant, Manuel Barbosa Mendiluza, 58, was arrested by Miami police, while a fourth, Ciro Perez Martinez, 29, was nabbed by the Miami-Dade Marine Theft Task Force. All were extradited to New Jersey, NJ State Police said. Troopers f…
Edison, NJ
News
NJ Transit ID's Victim Struck, Killed By Train In New Brunswick
NJ Transit officials have released the name of the man killed by a train. Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Monday as 34-year-old from Middlesex County. Eric Zankel, 34, of Monroe was struck by a Northeast Corridor train at about 6:20 p.m. in New Brunswick station, according to JIm Smith, a NJ Transit spokesman. The train destined for Trenton carried nearly 500 passengers. Train service was temporarily suspended.
Edison, NJ
Politics
Council Candidate Arrested For Stealing Campaign Signs, Middlesex County Prosecutor Says
A 51-year-old town council candidate from Middlesex County has been charged with stealing election signs from the roadway, authorities said. Timothy Eosso, of Monroe, was arrested and charged Tuesday with one count of disorderly persons theft by unlawful taking, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Eosso is a Republican candidate for Monroe Township Council in the 2nd ward. An investigation by members of the Monroe Police Department found that, on Oct. 7, Eosso allegedly removed roadside campaign signs from the area of Applegarth Road, the…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Of 3 Dead, 21-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Old Bridge Crash
A 39-year-old man died and another was hospitalized in a fiery Old Bridge crash early Sunday morning, authorities said. The driver of a Nissan Versa lost control on a sharp bend on Texas Road and crossed into oncoming traffic before hitting a Hyundai Elantra around 2:15 a.m., police said. The Nissan overturned and burst into flames, killing the 39-year-old Monroe driver, Ryan Pomales, said police and those who knew him. The Hyundai driver, a 21-year-old man from Manalapan, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries. More than $5,800 ha…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Of 3 Dead, 21-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Old Bridge Crash
A 39-year-old man died and another was hospitalized in a fiery Old Bridge crash early Sunday morning, authorities said. The driver of a Nissan Versa lost control on a sharp bend on Texas Road and crossed into oncoming traffic before hitting a Hyundai Elantra around 2:15 a.m., police said. The Nissan overturned and burst into flames, killing the 39-year-old Monroe driver, Ryan Pomales, said police and those who knew him. The Hyundai driver, a 21-year-old man from Manalapan, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries. More than $5,800 ha…
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