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SAYREVILLE – A self-storage facility has been proposed for the Club Pure site on Route 35. InSite Development Partners, of Torrance, Calif., has filed an application with the Planning Board for preliminary and final major site plan approval to build the facility, consisting of one three-story building and a one-story building, totaling approximately 130,162 square feet, with associated site improvements, at 1970 Route 35, in the 1970 Route 35 Redevelopment Area.

Eyewitness News has learned new details about the connection between a Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour and the man accused of murdering her.

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) — Family and friends of slain Sayreville, N.J. Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour have the “who” but are still in search of “why”; as in a motive for why alleged 28-year-old suspect Rashid Ali Bynum wanted to kill her.   Sayreville Council president Christian Onuoha ran on the same ticket with Dwumfour and also […]

Police say there have been 29 thefts reported in southern Middlesex County since May 21.

ELIZABETH — Authorities have been trying to solve the gruesome mystery of several human body parts — including a torso — washed ashore in Union County. The partial remains were found in Elizabeth in the area where Front Street ends at the body of water known as the Arthur Kill, according to law enforcement.

They seemed to take over the state last summer, and it looks like this summer won't be any different. We may be getting ready for the summer of the spotted lanternfly, round 2. We asked you to tell us where you have already spotted the baby lanternflies. Remember, at this...

With summer fast approaching, that can only mean one thing. Outdoor concert season is officially here. And, per usual, Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center has shows for each and every kind of music fan from June through October. You like pop? Well, you just might enjoy Charlie Puth (June 3), Big Time Rush (June 30) or Pentatonix (Aug. 20). Prefer hip-hop and R&B? TLC and Shaggy (June 10), Snoop Dogg with Wiz Khalifa (Aug. 2) and 50 Cent (Sept. 20) are perfect for you. Rock and roll more your speed? 3 Doors Down (June 28), Counting Crows with Dashboard Confessional (July 6), Matchbox Twenty (July 15), Foreigner...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – We know that Staten Island is home to all kinds of wildlife, from turkeys to deer. And that includes increasing numbers of foxes being seen across the borough in recent years. A homeowner on the North Shore recently caught a fox on video wandering very...

A group of men stole $160,000 cash and watches worth $2.5 million on Staten Island Monday night, police said. Thiefs take $160k, $2.5M in watches in SI robbery: …. A group of men stole $160,000 cash and watches worth $2.5 million on Staten Island Monday night, police said. Behind the...

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ - Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lisa Thornton died over the weekend at 59. Judge Thornton made history when she became the first Black woman assignment judge in the state's court system. Former Governor Jon Corzine nominated Thornton in 2008 where she presided over Family, Civil, and Criminal Divisions in Monmouth County. In 2014, after Thornton was appointed to her position, she said, “I know that well before me there were many talented and brilliant African American women. The question is: Why am I the first? Why didn’t it happen before?” Thornton earned her law degree from Rutgers-Newark in 1992.  From 1999 to 2001, she served...

MATAWAN – There is going to be gunfire – lots of gunfire – plus arson and death on Matawan’s Main Street Saturday afternoon. The gunfire will be real. The arson and death, dramatized. It’s all part of a reenactment of a dark moment in the Monmouth County Bayshore’s Revolutionary War past – the raid of the Burrowes Mansion.

On Thursday, May 17, police responded to a report of a robbery at gunpoint by two men armed with ski masks on the 1400 block of S. Wood Ave, Captain Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police Department said. The suspects fled the scene in a black Nissan driven by a woman, Guenther said.

(CNN) — An 85-year-old man and a passerby in a New Jersey neighborhood are being hailed for their quick action after spotting smoke coming from a home and alerting the sleeping family inside of the danger. Santo Livio, a longtime early-riser, was checking his front yard around 5:30 a.m....

A man has been arrested in connection to the February shooting death of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, officials said Tuesday. Arrest made in killing of NJ Councilwoman Eunice …. A man has been arrested in connection to the February shooting death of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, officials said Tuesday. NYC...

STATEN ISLAND (PIX11) — A group of men stole $160,000 in cash and watches worth $2.5 million from a watch store on Staten Island Monday night, police said. The bandits broke into The Wrist Watcher on Arthur Kill Road around 10:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. The suspects, dressed in all black, took a safe […]

The Monmouth County natives who were high school sweethearts at Red Bank Catholic High School were profiled in "Dark Side of the Ring: Chris and Tammy" on Vice. Candido grew up wanting to be a professional wrestler and trained at the Monster Factory in Bellmawr, working local promotions throughout New Jersey. Candido and Sytch later joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling in Tennessee in the early 90s, where Sytch's admiration for Hillary Clinton made her one of the most hated characters in the promotion.

“Shadow Stalker” was built by 17-year-old Sammy Trechak and his friends. They have been working on the coaster for about a year in their East Brunswick backyard.

A tractor-trailer overturned on Route 33 in Monmouth County, authorities said.The crash occurred at about 1:40 p.m. eastbound at Route 537 (West Main Street) In Freehold Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.One right lane of three lanes was closed, 511nj.org reported.A…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 13-year-old girl reported missing from Eltingville. Kristina Ndrey most recently was seen on Tuesday around 7 a.m. leaving her home in the vicinity of Cortelyou and Katan avenues, according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

I couldn't believe it when I saw it on my Facebook page. Zoni's Brooklyn Brick Coal Oven Pizzeria in Middletown is giving away a free large Margherita pizza through Thursday no purchase necessary. You have to eat it there. See the coupon here. See the David Portnoy review here. (Photo:...