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Perth Amboy police officer sues, claiming religious discrimination over facial hair
A Perth Amboy police officer is suing the city, police department and Chief Lawrence Cattano, alleging racial and religious discrimination. Traffic Officer Hani Tawfik, who was hired in 2017 shortly after Capt. Roman McKeon was named acting chief, is an Egyptian immigrant born in Cairo and raised in the Coptic Orthodox Religion of which members grow beards to demonstrate their belief in God, according to the lawsuit.
Three Democrats, one Republican file in Perth Amboy’s first partisan mayoral election
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal Court judge and former Councilman Kenneth Gonzalez, and attorney Joseph B. Vas on the Democratic side. Vas also ran for mayor four years ago.
Truck and car collide in Woodbridge, causing fuel spill on Route 1&9
A car and fuel truck collided Thursday, creating a fuel spill on Routes 1 & 9 south in Woodbridge and causing massive backups. The site of the crash has been cleared, and all lanes reopened after being closed for several hours. The condition of the truck driver and the driver...
Cheerleader Remains Hospitalized Weeks After Alleged Hit-and-Run That’s Left Her Tragically Injured
As the sun dipped low on the horizon, casting long shadows across the bustling streets of Newark, New Jersey, Chiara Jones, a vibrant 18-year-old senior at Arts High School, stepped off the bus. The air hummed with the lingering excitement of the cheerleading competition she had just competed in, her...
Watch: Video shows truck colliding with 8 vehicles, sending them flying on busy Staten Island street
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A flatbed work truck slammed through a Dongan Hills intersection, sending cars flying in multiple directions and a work van careening into scaffolding outside a firehouse Wednesday afternoon. In video obtained by the Advance/SILive.com, in what looks like a scene out of a summer blockbuster,...
Video shows retired cop shooting machete-wielding man in Staten Island road rage feud
Tense video captures the moment a retired NYPD cop shot and wounded a man who threatened him with a machete during a broad-daylight road rage incident on Staten Island this week. The brief clip obtained by The Post shows a light-colored SUV with a 45-year-old man behind the wheel whizzing into a parking spot at Vineland Avenue near Grantwood Avenue in Annadale at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. As the 50-year-old ex-cop pulls up in a maroon SUV behind his vehicle, the first driver gets out and runs around the front of his rival’s ride, holding a machete. Hire more cops, Mr. Mayor That’s when...
N.J. woman killed in crash following medical emergency on Route 35
A 67-year-old died after she suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a telephone pole last week in Woodbridge, authorities said. Barbara Czyzewska was traveling south on Route 35 about 10:40 a.m. Friday when she lost control of her vehicle, Woodbridge police said Thursday. Czyzewska, of Aberdeen, crashed about a...
See homes sold in the Perth Amboy area, Mar. 18 to Mar. 24
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Perth Amboy area reported from Mar. 18 to Mar. 24. There were 7 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,463-square-foot home on Rector Street in Perth Amboy that sold for $390,000.
West Point Cadet Dies In Drowning Accident
Havin Morris, age 21, of Pleasanton, California, a student at West Point in Orange County in the town of Highlands, drowned on Monday, March 25, while on leave in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “Cadet Morris was a valued member of the Corps of Cadets, committed to serving his country as an...
NYC task force cracks down on 'ghost cars,' results in arrests, intercepts, and seized plates
The MTA announced on Wednesday that officers intercepted vehicles, issued summonses, confiscated fake license plates, and arrested drivers over the past few days as unpaid tolls and fees totaled over $450,000.
2 suspects busted in violent NYC home invasion that left girl, 5, with concussion, mom hurt: NYPD
Two suspects were busted Wednesday in connection to the terrifying December home invasion in which a Staten Island mom of two was pistol-whipped and her 5-year-old daughter was concussed, police said. Elliott Knight, who has more than 30 prior arrests, and Michael Conley, who has 17 previous busts on his rap sheet, were both picked up at their homes on a Supreme Court indictment and charged with burglary, cops said. Knight and Conley, both 28, were part of an “amateurish” team of four who authorities previously said appeared to have targeted the Manor Heights home near Livingston Avenue and Queen Street around...
Rainy Thursday is in the forecast for North Jersey
Rain is expected throughout Thursday in Northern New Jersey as the Bergen County area is expecting precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch, according to National Weather Service. The chance of rain throughout the day sits at 80% as of now. The temperatures will not be too cold with a high of 51 degrees and light wind in the area. ...
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