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Newark man admits role in stealing checks from Keansburg post office to commit bank fraud
KEANSBURG - An Essex County man admitted his role in a scheme to steal checks sent through a Keansburg post office and commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Wednesday. Malachi Jefferson, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday in Newark federal court to an information charging him with bank...
Shawn Connolly Of Asbury Park Sentenced
Shawn Connolly, 37, was sentenced on Tuesday, Apr. 23 to 40 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced in a news release. He'll be eligible for parole after 34 years under the No Early Release Act. Asbury Park police responded to a home on Seventh Avenue just before...
Flavortown On The Jersey Shore: Guy Fieri To Visit Two Monmouth County Locations
"The Mayor of Flavortown" is visiting Low Dive on North Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park on Friday, May 3. The beachfront restaurant and bar posted an Instagram story on Monday, Apr. 22 announcing Fieri's appearance from 5 to 6 p.m. Fieri is promoting the Santo Tequila brand that he co-owns...
Dispute led to slashing at shopping plaza on Staten Island, NYPD says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A dispute prompted a slashing by a 14-year-old boy at a popular shopping center in Eltingville on Tuesday, according to police. The victim, a 19-year-old man, has been released from the hospital following treatment for the gash on his left cheek that he sustained during the assault around 7 p.m. in front of Greenridge Plaza at 3275 Richmond Ave., according to police.
Live rabbit left in freezer at N.J. research lab after botched euthanasia, feds say
A Union County research facility associated with the pharmaceutical giant Merck failed to properly euthanize a rabbit, then left the animal in a freezer, according to a federal inspection report. A federal Department of Agriculture report filed last month details the incident, which was deemed a “critical violation,” at an...
Radar, shovels needed to study Revolutionary War camp at proposed Monmouth warehouse
UPPER FREEHOLD - Residents of Allentown watched as Matt Tomaso, an archaeologist, highlighted possible British encampments on the west of the borough. Tomaso, who was hired as a historical consultant by the developer Active Acquisitions LLC of a proposed 453,720-square-foot warehouse, displayed a 1778 Revolutionary War map, part of the campaign that led to the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778.
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