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Grand Jury Indicts Two Men for Local Man's Murder
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A Somerset County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel Matthews, 44, of Brooklyn, and Andrew Mumby, 47, of New Brunswick for the December 29, 2023, murder of Franklin resident Artis Young, 46, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Matthews and Mumby were indicted on charges of 1st degree murder, 1st degree felony murder, 2nd degree conspiracy to disturb human remains, 2nd degree disturbing human remains and two counts of 3rd degree hindering apprehension. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Both men have been in custody at the Somerset County Jail since their arrests. McDonald provided the following account in...
Police: Bayonne man arrested for using fake gun to rob woman of $900 at bank ATM
A Bayonne man was arrested for using fake guns to rob a woman of $900 at a bank ATM earlier this week, according to Police Capt. Eric Amato. Saliu Konate, 20, of Bayonne, was charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm, Amato said in a statement. He was...
NYPD: Man, 34, removed copper pipes, damaged home in burglary on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 34-year-old man removed copper pipes and wrecked walls, a window and a door in a daytime burglary at a home in his Midland Beach neighborhood. Nicholas Romano of Grimsby Street also faces drug charges following the burglary, which occurred in the...
Here’s How Carteret, Woodbridge High Schools Stack Up Against NJ’s Best
Two Middlesex County magnet schools – in Woodbridge and nearby Edison – are among our nation’s top 100 high schools, and among the Garden State’s best, according to a new U.S. News & World Report evaluation. The Edison Academy Magnet School and Woodbridge’s Academy for Allied Health, respectively, rank at #39 and #65 on the well-respected news magazine’s 2023-24 list of the best American high schools. Both schools are part of the Middlesex County Vocational & Technical School District.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In fact, many county vo-tech and/or magnet schools fared better...
Middlesex County officials tout major transportation projects
EDISON – Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios highlighted major transportation projects during his annual State of the County address delivered last week at Middlesex College. Rios also reflected on the county’s progress over the past year and outlined future plans in areas such as education and workforce...
Fifth arrest made in violent Staten Island home invasion: NYPD
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion on Staten Island last December that involved robbers allegedly pistol-whipping a woman and a 5-year-old girl, police said Friday. Tyzay Bennet, 19, of Staten Island, was arrested and charged with burglary in connection with the Dec. 18 […]
Jersey City ‘eliminating unnecessary & outdated positions,’ including 11 DPW jobs
The City of Jersey City is “eliminating unnecessary and outdated positions,” including 11 jobs at the Department of Public Works, though those employees were offered continued employment, an official said. “Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 11A:8-1, this is to notify all employees that for reasons of economy...
NYPD: Man robbed at knifepoint, punched in face on Staten Island Thursday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police responded to a report of an armed robbery in New Dorp Thursday night. According to police, a male victim was approached by three male individuals who displayed a knife in the vicinity of New Dorp Lane and Richmond Road at around 6:30 p.m. The...
Whole Foods Worker Goes Missing After Shift At Vauxhall Store: Police
Rousier Romain did not return home after he left his shift abruptly at the Whole Foods in Vauxhall, Township of Union police said. Romaine left Whole Foods at 3:40 p.m. and was last seen on foot in the parking lot near the fence along the edge of Route 78, adjacent to the property, police said.
Curfew for kids will be enforced in Newark, N.J. this summer. Here's when.
NEWARK, N.J. -- The mayor of Newark, New Jersey says the city will enforce its curfew for kids this summer after an uptick in crimes involving suspects under 18. Starting May 3, no one under 18 will be allowed more than 100 yards away from their home without a guardian between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays."A child at 12 to 13 years old should not be out at 2 o'clock in the morning unaccompanied," said Mayor Ras Baraka.The curfew, part of the city's Summer Safe Program, will extend to seven days a week once school is...
NYPD cop cleared of assault charge after caught-on-camera clash with unruly Apple Store customer
An NYPD officer accused of punching an unruly man inside an Upper West Side Apple Store three years ago has been cleared of the charges, police union reps announced Thursday. Manhattan prosecutors had charged Officer Salvatore Provenzano with third-degree assault for hitting the man while Provenzano was trying to remove him from the store at 1981 Broadway in a caught-on-camera clash in October 2021. In a statement, PBA President Patrick Hendry said Provenzano was “simply doing his job” by protecting the public from a repeat offender — as the labor boss took a jab at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg...
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