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A Franklin Township man, his father, brother and two others have pleaded guilty in a $1.3 million internet fraud scheme in which 200 businesses in the U.S. and abroad were tricked into paying for special aviation equipment that was never received. Antonio P. Signo, 36, also known as Tony Demetro,...

MORRISTOWN, NJ (Morris County) – The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a group of “rowdy and destructive group” suspected of hitting and/or damaging multiple signs in Morristown including a sign at the Church of the Redeemer last weekend. Multiple...

FLEMINGTON — A career criminal could be back behind bars permanently after a Hunterdon County jury last week convicted him of murdering a woman at a drug-fueled party in 2020. Brandon E. Petersen, 33, of Newton, faces at least 30 years to life when he is sentenced in July.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton police are investigating the fatal shooting of a reputed leader of the Bloods street gang on Friday night. Sharief Treadwell, a self-described ‘four-star general” of the Trenton Gangsta Killa Bloods sect, died after being shot in the area of Oakland and Hoffman streets. Trenton police were alerted to shots fired around 8:42 p.m, and spotted a car careening down Hoffman Street, smashing into several parked cars, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said.

With a new race, new nods to the first winners, bigger forecasted crowds and a bigger area for family fun, the 78th Tour of Somerville presented by Unity Bank is back with a bang on Memorial Day. “This race has touched almost every life in Somerville,” said Gabe Lloyd, co-event...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Just a few hundred feet from the front doors of the Somerville Post Office, the Tyrone Stackhouse Project delivered a first-class concert Saturday night to kick off the Downtown Somerville Alliance Summer Stage Concert Series. The 2023 Summer Stage Concert Series, features 16 Saturday evening concerts through Sept. 9th, starting at 6 p.m. on the Division Street pedestrian mall. This year's lineup features a diverse group of talented musicians who will perform a variety of genres, including rock, blues, funk, and tribute acts. "We're thrilled to present another summer of live music on Division Street," said Natalie Pineiro, Downtown Managing Consultant of the...

CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham mother Theresa Pallitto, a teacher in Cranford, is a semifinalist for the "Super Mom" contest being run by Woman's World Magazine.  Pallitto has placed first in the last five rounds of the contest heading into the semifinals and finals. The voting ends Thursday at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. The contest helps raise money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. According to the contest website: We’re searching for one extraordinary woman to take the title of Super Mom 2023. The winner will be awarded $20,000, a 2-page feature in Woman's World magazine, and a weekend getaway in Palm Springs, California! Voters can vote for free by either verifying they are a real person by logging into Facebook or by putting in a credit card (which does not get charged, they just want to make sure they are a real person and not a robot). The second way is through a hero vote which is a donation that goes to the Children's Miracle Network hospitals.

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – Thousands of car lovers were revved up for the Hackettstown Rotary Club Foundation’s 27th Annual ‘Memorial Motor Madness’ car show at Mars Wrigley in Hackettstown on Sunday. More than 500 of unique and classic vehicles were on display for car enthusiasts.

RANDOLPH,NJ- The following roads are tentatively scheduled to be resurfaced beginning Tuesday May 30, 2023 (weather permitting). Detours will be in place during road closures. Tuesday May 30, 2023 Combs Avenue — South Road to Shadowbrook Road South Road — Ironia Road to Canterbury Court Pleasant Hill Road — Springbrook to Park Avenue Pleasant Hill Road — Park Avenue to Chester Township Wednesday May 31, 2023 Ironia Road — Randolph Township to Golf Course Road Pleasant Hill Road — Park Avenue to Chester Township Thursday June 1, 2023 Everdale Road — Mountainside Drive to Shongum Road Righter Road — Park Avenue to Roxbury Friday June 2, 2023 Everdale Road — Mountainside Drive to Shongum Road Mountainside...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Yvonne Zirrith sort of tricked her parents into signing her up for the Navy when she was 17, but they soon realized there was no sense trying to deny this fierce sense of wanderlust she harbored in her heart. She wanted to see the world, but little did she know she would be embarking on a journey of self-discovery, too. Zirrith, who will serve as the grand marshal for the Memorial Day Parade spanning New Brunswick and Highland Park on Monday, May 29, said you learn a lot about yourself when you’re a trailblazer in the Navy. In 1990,...

A 21-year-old airman from Metuchen whose remains were identified nearly 80 years after his death will finally be laid to rest in his hometown this Memorial Day. Metuchen’s Memorial Day parade will be dedicated to Sgt. Michael Uhrin, who was declared missing in October 1943 after his plane was shot down by enemy fighters in Germany during World War II, according to military records.

EAST BRUNSWICK - New Jersey State Police are investigating an accident on Saturday night which killed a 29-year-old Hamilton man when his motorcycle collided with a four car pile-up on the New Jersey Turnpike. According to State Police spokesperson Sgt. Philip Curry, the accident occurred at 10:17 p.m. on the...

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – It’s not always people that the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad rescues. On Friday, at around 10:30 p.m., the rescue squad responded to the playground area at the Raritan Town Square on Route 31 in Raritan Township for a dog with its paw stuck in the playground equipment, according to a post on the squad’s Facebook page.

Is there anything in the world worse than hitting traffic on your commute every day? I'm lucky that my drive to work is usually a breeze, but most people in NJ don't have that same luxury. Stacker recently did a study on which New Jersey cities have the worst commutes....

BOUND BROOK, NJ — An out-of-court settlement has been reached over allegations of excessive force during a 2015 arrest by the Bound Brook Police Department. The borough will pay $675,000 to Alfred Lawson of Union County, who claimed police assaulted him while he was handcuffed. The settlement, initially reported by Transparency NJ, was agreed upon in March.

The unofficial start to summer is here! Memorial Day weekend is a time for many to honor and remember loved ones who have lost their lives serving our country. Mercer County is holding a remembrance ceremony, and we provide a list of offices and facilities that will be open and closed this holiday weekend, as well as some other informative and entertaining listings for your review.

A house in Basking Ridge that sold for $1.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Somerset County between May 15 and May 22. In total, 56 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $568,632. The average price per square foot was $303.

Do You Wanna Dance to songs with incredible harmonies?. Wouldn’t It Be Nice to do it locally in New Brunswick, New Jersey?. The Rock and Roll Music is sure to give you some Good Vibrations!. Help Me, Rhonda, I can’t stop making song puns!. All these forced references...

Vasa Park in Mount Olive is well known for its ties to the Scandanavian community and its many cultural events, but on June 3 it will take a different direction when it hosts its 2nd Annual Steampunk Festival. The Freaky Mutant Weirdo Festival, which will be held on the spacious...

Selinsgrove, Pa. — A New Jersey man allegedly recorded his fiancée while he grabbed, pushed, and kicked her, despite her emotional pleas to stop. The female accuser went to Selinsgrove Borough Police Department to report the incident days after Sebastian A. Freire, 21, of Clinton, N.J., allegedly assaulted her at a Selinsgrove home. Officer Chrstopher Baker says on April 30, Freire began provoking the accuser. When she told him to...