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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Monroe Township
The driver was eastbound on Buckelew Avenue near Grace Hill Road at about 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 when he struck the man walking in the roadway, Monroe police said. The driver was unable to avoid the pedestrian, police said. The driver and a front-seat passenger were not injured. Monroe...
NYCHA’s not just a landlord. It's going to train young adults to work in construction.
The workforce training program comes as the city's need for affordable housing is reaching an apex. The $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Labor Department will fund the workforce development program for 40 months. [ more › ]
New supermarket in Old Bridge opening Wednesday
OLD BRIDGE – SuperFresh is opening Wednesday in the Browntown Shopping Center, according to signs posted outside the store. The more than 20,000-square-foot supermarket will be located at the former Walgreens site in the shopping center at Route 516 and Gaub Road, township officials previously told MyCentralJersey.com. Walgreens relocated to the front of the site several years ago.
Keyport father of two, whose business revived old skateboards, dies in motorcycle crash
A 37-year-old Keyport man was killed early Saturday when the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding crashed into a truck crossing a ramp on the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark from an access road, the New Jersey State Police said. State police were called to the scene of the crash...
Armed man who allegedly chased individual down Staten Island street takes plea
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A South Beach man who authorities said chased an individual in his community with a loaded gun has taken a plea. The case was headed toward trial when Markim Quick, 36, of Lamport Boulevard, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court, St. George, to a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
N.Y. weather: First heat wave of 2024 to bring scorching temperatures to Northeast
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island has seen its fair share of summer-like days in the last few weeks, but with a heat wave on the horizon, the true sweltering heat of the season will soon kick into high gear. AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping an eye on what appears...
WINNER! Jersey City Lotto Player Nets Big Bucks
It was a magical Monday for a lottery player in Jersey City.One player purchased a $10 Team USA Fast Play ticket and turned it into $49,712 on Monday, June 10. Fast Play Progressive is a series of games that offers quick play play styles and are printed on demand from the lottery termina…
Staten Island man, 36, accused of kicking senior, slashing his tires, resisting arrest
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 36-year-old man wielding a knife kicked a senior and slashed the tires on the victim’s luxury car during an incident in his home community of Annadale. Paul Lauletti of Detroit Avenue pointed and waved a knife at the senior, chased...
Astrology mixes with murder as Staten Islanders in 1990 feared NYC ‘Zodiac Killer’ would strike here
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It was June of 1990, and New York City’s “Zodiac Killer” had already shot four victims, killing one, in shootings along the Brooklyn-Queens border and in Manhattan’s Central Park. Staten Island residents lived in fear that Zodiac, who vowed to take...
Summer heat ahead for the second half of June
The summer solstice isn’t until June 20, but summer heat arrives Friday. We’ve already gotten a few tastes of summer warmth this year, including an 87-degree day in New York City in April (still our warmest day of the year to date), but so far this year, stretches of summer weather have been fleeting. That is going to change quickly in a big way.
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