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Weather
Towns With The Most Rainfall In New Jersey
The National Weather Service has released the rainfall totals from the Tuesday, Aug. 6 storm. Residents across the Northeast woke up Wednesday, Aug. 7 to several inches of water — in some places, feet. Here are the towns that got the most amount of rain: Bergen County: Ridgewood 5.79 inches Bogota 5.60 inches Oakland 3.86 inches Leonia 3.81 inches Lyndhurst 3.77 inches Hillsdale 3.56 inches Hasbrouck Heights 3.42 inches Hackensack 2.9…
National Interest
Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week
The Northeast is in for a wild week of weather. AccuWeather forecasters say episodes of drenching rain and heavy winds are working their way across the country and are expected to arrive in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 6. AccuWeather The above AccuWeather map shows which part of the region will be most impacted by the storms arriving Tuesday afternoon and lasting into the evening. Those include the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, South Jersey, and the Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. Tuesday will be sunny and hot with a high of 90 before storms roll in,…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Somerset Teen Gets Five Years For Assaulting Employee, Fracturing Face: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old Somerset teen was recently sentenced to five years in prison for brutally beating an employee at a business in Franklin Township in Nov. 2022, authorities said. On Nov. 23, 2022, Thanksgiving Eve, Yahmir Brown, along with a juvenile, assaulted an employee of a local business on Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. The employee suffered multiple facial fractures, McDonald said. Brown was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated assault in May following a weeklong trial, authorities said.
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
6 Charged In Luxury NJ Car Thefts: Prosecutor
Five men and one juvenile were recently arrested and charged with numerous residential and vehicle burglaries in Somerset County, authorities said. In October 2023, broke into a Bernards Township home through a rear sliding window and stole a 2023 Mercedes Benz, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald announced. A 2020 Kia, previously stolen from Newark, was let behind at the scene. Several days later, entry was made into a home in Bernardsville and two BMWs were stolen, authorities said. In November, a Dodge Charger and BMW were stolen, authorities said. In December, police from Gre…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Cash For Life! Somerset County Lotto Player Wins Big Prize
A Somerset County lottery player will hopefully be getting a check for a very long time. A lottery player in Bernardsville matched all five balls in the New Jersey Lottery Cash4Life drawing on Monday, July 22, winning $1,000 a week for life. The winning ticket was sold at Bernardsville Shop Rite. The winning numbers were: 11, 16, 21, 34 and 45. The Cash Ball was: 01.
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Two Queens Men Busted After Burglarizing Vehicles At Parks: Somerset County Prosecutor
Two Queens men were arrested and charged with breaking into vehicles in Somerset County, authorities said. Jose Cabanzo-Pena, 28, and Luis Eduardo Pena-Garzon, 32, were targeting parks throughout Somerset County to commit motor vehicle burglaries, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr.,, Bernards Township Chief of Police Jon Burger and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon said. The duo were detained by police after being spotted at Mountain Park in Bernards Township on the morning of …
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
73-Year-Old Driver Dies Days After I-287 Crash In Central Jersey:
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A 73-year-old driver from Somerset County died of his injuries on Sunday, July 21 — five days after a single-car crash on Interstate 287 in Middlesex County, authorities said. Bill Schocklin was driving south near milepost 8.8 in Pisscataway at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16 when his Nissan veered off I-287, struck a guard rail and overturned, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Schocklin, of the Somerset section of Franklin, was ejected from the Nissan, Lebron said. He was brought to an area hospital with moderate injuries, he said. The crash remains under inves…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Somerset Resident Tampered With Evidence In Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old Somerset County resident was arrested and charged on Friday, July 12, with possessing child pornography, authorities said. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office involving the uploading of child sexual abuse material by Allana Arrieta, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. A search was conducted at Arrieta's Somerville home where they were were placed under arrest, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Somerville Chief of Poli…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Greedy Employee Manipulates Payroll To Steal $1.2M From Ridgefield Park Company: Prosecutor
A Somerset County man is facing theft charges after manipulating his employer's payroll and employee reimbursement systems to steal $1.2 million over the course of several years, authorities in Bergen County said. Sang Park, 44, of Belle Mead used various internal payroll and expense systems to steal the $1.2 million from a Ridgefield Park company between 2018 and 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The alleged thefts came to light in December 2023, when they were reported to Ridgefield Park police, who notified the prosecutor's office's financial crimes unit, Musella sai…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Winner
! Scratch Off Ticket Nets Big Bucks In Somerset County
It was a sensational Sunday for a scratch off player in Somerset County. A Loteria Grande scratch off ticket won $100,000 in Bound Brook on Sunday, July 7. The ticket was sold at Quick In Food Store. Loteria Grande tickets feature four play areas, two "playing boards", a "caller cards" play area and a "bonus card" play area. The "caller cards" and "bonus card” play areas will reveal 15 loteria symbols and each of the "playing boards" will be four spaces high by four spaces wide. The game is played by gently removing the scratch-off material on the "caller cards" and "bon…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Solar Paneled Roof Catches Fire In Somerset County, Police Say
Firefighters from multiple companies across Somerset County knocked down flames that erupted on the roof of a commercial building in Franklin Township Wednesday evening, July 10, officials said. Franklin police said flames erupted on the solar paneled roof of a School House Road building just before 5:10 p.m. Arriving units observed heavy smoke and flames from the roof of the commercial building. Today at 16:11 the South Bound Brook Fire Department and Bound Brook Fire Department were dispatched to canal road for a... Posted by South Bound Brook Fire Department on Wednesday, J…
Paterson, NJ
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Wanted Paterson Woman, 21, Sends Two Arresting Clifton Officers To Hospital, Police say
A 21-year-old Paterson woman was arrested and hit with multiple charges after she assaulted three arresting officers in Clifton, and bit one, on Monday, July 8, authorities said. At 11 p.m., police saw a suspicious vehicle and a passenger, Fadwa Alchamas, who was also the owner of the vehicle, parked on Circle Avenue, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Alchamas gave officers a fake name, but they confirmed her true identity — and that she was wanted out of Somerset County, Anderson said. Alchamas was arrested and taken to police headquarters for processing, where Anderson said Alcham…
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