Friday, May 24, 2013
Tick Tock Diner manager released on $600K bail, convicted child abuser served new charges also make headlines.
Two people were found dead inside a Long Meadow Road home in the Smoke Rise section of Kinnelon, acting Morris Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said Thursday afternoon. What began with a Mendham High School junior’s quest for a varsity cheerleading letter devolved into harassment, bullying, intimidation and retaliation, according to her mother. Liquor was seized from Blackthorn Restaurant and about 30 other bars and restaurants throughout New Jersey Wednesday after authorities said they were charging premium prices for cheaper alcohol. The manager of the Tick Tock Diner charged with hiring a hitman to kill his uncle is free after posting $600,000 bail Tuesday. A speedy car pursuit that started in Hackettstown Wednesday afternoon ended with the …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Former football player's lawsuit partially dismissed, Internet celebrity charged in municipal lawyer's death also make headlines.
A Chilean man was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a NJ Transit train on a bridge over the Passaic River. A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said. Authorities have arrested an Internet celebrity they believe may have been involved with the death of Joseph Galfy Jr., a Clark resident and attorney to the Green Brook Planning Board. Family and friends will host a “celebration of Paige’s life” at Summit's Unitarian Church on May 21 to honor the College of New Jersey senior and Hillsborough resident whose body was discovered in the Hudson River on May 8. A portion of a federal lawsuit …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Fire chief accused of striking pedestrian, NBA player shares drug battle also make headlines.
The family of Paige Aiello has confirmed that a body discovered Wednesday in the Hudson River is the missing Hillsborough woman, according to the Find Paige Aiello Facebook page. A tractor trailer carrying bee hives from Florida to Maine lost some of its cargo Monday morning, Bernards Township police said. A Long Hill woman who had been missing since Wednesday was found safe Saturday afternoon. The search for a man who allegedly tried luring a teen boy into his car recently has ended, but not because he was found. Chatham Borough Fire Chief Peter Glogolich was issued a summons for striking a pedestrian with his borough-owned vehicle. Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community. Those looking to catch a movie …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Unconscious man revived, Jets sign local player also make headlines.
Picatinny Arsenal Army major and his wife served 17-count indictment on charges of abusing their children through 'neglectful and cruel acts.' A massive search was underway Thursday for a woman who never made it home from her parents' Basking Ridge home a night earlier. A mother who said her 6-year-old daughter was subjected to an unprovoked and "vicious" attack by an aggressive raccoon in her Bernardsville backyard on Monday said she wants to warn the public about what happened. Former Morristown Public Works Superintendent Charles E. Jones III, who was indicted in February on charges of distributing child porn over the Internet, took his own life last week. A 63-year-old man was resuscitated on the scene of an early-morning Route 202 …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Local stories of Boston Marathon runners also make headlines.
A Hillsborough woman and a trucker who tried to save her were killed Tuesday during a series of crashes on Route 287, New Jersey State Police reported. Leo Moran Sr. is mentally incompetent to stand trial and will not face murder charges after allegedly beating his wife to death in December 2011. A reward is being offered for information about the whereabouts of Paige Aiello, the family announced Thursday via the Facebook page "Find Paige Aiello." Janice Cazes of Long Valley ended the Boston Marathon just two blocks shy of where two bombs detonated, killing three people. One library patron's actions in viewing pornography on a public computer at the Montville Township Public Library not only elicited complaints from other patrons but also …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Missing Hillsborough woman, gun buyback program also make headlines.
Police are seeking information about the whereabouts of Paige Aiello, a senior at The College of New Jersey, who hasn't been seen since Tuesday. State police said a Pequannock driver was startled and suffered scrapes and cuts after a live turkey crashed through her windshield and ended up alive in her backseat on Route 80 in Montville Monday morning. A late Tuesday night brush fire scorched 1.5 acres of land at Schooley’s Mountain Park, requiring multiple fire companies to respond and cut down the flames, Washington Township police said. Agencies from throughout Morris County assisted to quell blazes in Mt. Olive. The manager of the iconic Tick Tock Diner in Clifton tried to have his uncle killed in an elaborate murder-for-hire plot, …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Sex assault indictment, car fires also make headlines.
Elizabeth Chesner went missing and was found Tuesday morning at her boyfriend’s house in Bloomfield, her former hometown. A red-tailed hawk spotted two eggs in a nest on Duke Farms recently, thinking they would make a delectable meal — but the unfortunate hawk didn't know the eggs were watched by an attentive parent, a bald eagle. The Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge, where former N.Y. Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum remains on the Board of Directors, announced on Wednesday that the deadline has been extended for YMCA members who wish to apply for this year's Tannenbaum family scholarship. A Warren County grand jury returned two indictments against Watchung resident Patrick Deck Thursday, stemming from investigations that followed…
Friday, March 29, 2013
Rising number of gun permits, cause of warehouse fire revealed also make headlines.
The Bridgwater school district is investigating a recently published Facebook page that is filled with videos of recorded fights at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Parsippany Police say a Mt. Arlington woman is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail in the Morris County jail following an early Monday morning theft at the Exxon on the Run gas station at Parsippany Blvd. and Route 46 in which she allegedly stole candy bars. The final journey for U.S. Army Sgt. Derek McConnell is set. McConnell, who lived in Parsippany, died Monday of causes yet to be announced. Embattled Hillsborough High School teacher Jeffrey Kampf, who had been suspended for a week earlier this month, has submitted his plans to retire. A war of words is brewing in the race …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Prom night followed by SATs, 33 citations for public urination also make headlines.
Watchung Mayor Gerald Mobus 70, died Sunday, Borough Administrator Tom Atkins confirmed Sunday afternoon. A 33-year-old man who died after he was struck by an SUV as he crossed Madison Avenue in Morristown last week was a learning disability specialist at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham. Parsippany mayor responds to Carifi/Valori allegations of job offer in exchange for not running. Public urination could be worth thousands to Morristown's coffers. U.S. Army Specialist Derek McConnell, who lived in Parsippany, died Monday, according to posts by his mother and fiance on the Facebook page “Team Derek.” The massive tree, like so many others, came crashing down and into the house, causing instant devastation. A sentencing …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Man killed crossing Morristown street, runaway teen found, athletic facility referendum vote fails also make headlines.
Authorities are investigating what they are calling the “suspicious” death of a Wayne resident whose body was found at the base of a gorge in Pennsylvania. A 33-year-old Hamburg man was struck by a driver and killed on Madison Avenue in Morristown Thursday night. Nearly three years after shooting Hopatcong’s Alyssa Ruggieri in her home five times and killing her, Giuseppe Tedesco will learn how long he’ll spend in prison for the murder on March 20. A teenager who ran away from her home in North Caldwell was found by Kinnelon police in a Ricker Road home that was later condemned as an unsafe structure when bath salts and marijuana led to seven arrests there. The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed one case of measles in Somerset …
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