Newark NJ, The Mercy House, a resource and referral center run by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Respect Life Office, distributed nearly 200 turkeys to families in need during its annual Thanksgiving giveaway on November 23 at its base in Newark’s Clinton Hill section.
Bridgewater Twp NJ, the New Jersey State Police have arrested Russell T. Brown, 62, of Shallotte, N.C., after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist and led troopers on a motor vehicle pursuit that spanned multiple counties.
(Glen de Vries, is the man on the far right of the pic )
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Hampton NJ, a crew mate of William Shatner’s in last month’s historic rocket trip to the edge of space, was one of two men killed Thursday in a plane crash in New Jersey, officials said.
New Brunswick NJ, New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that it is planning to break up into two separate companies, splitting off its consumer health division that sells Band-Aids and Baby Powder from its large pharmaceuticals unit.
East Orange NJ, the mother of a 14-year-old girl who went missing in New Jersey is pleading for her daughter’s safe return as police and family desperately search for her. Jashyah Moore, of East Orange, was last seen on October 14, when mom Jamie Moore sent her to get some juice and paper towels at Poppies Deli on Central Avenue, not far from their 3rd Ward home.
Morristown NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that an attorney was sentenced today for her role in a scheme involving illegal use of straw donors to conceal campaign contributions and secure lucrative government contracts for her law firm.
Wayne NJ, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff announce that at approximately 10:33 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2021, members of the Wayne Township Police Department were dispatched to 21 Hinchman Avenue in Wayne, New Jersey in response to a report of a domestic dispute. Upon their arrival, officers were able to deescalate the matter between the two residents involved in the incident and left the scene.
A short time later, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Wayne Police again responded to the same location on a report of an unresponsive male. The officers discovered a male lying on the floor within an apartment, at which time they provided the victim, later identified as Frank Majuri, 60-years old from Wayne, with CPR. However, Mr. Majuri remained unresponsive and was declared deceased at the scene at approximately 12:02 a.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Marlboro NJ, a Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today for his participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for unlawfully prescribing large volumes of a powerful fentanyl narcotic, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Newark NJ, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey today reached a settlement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) to resolve findings that the rail station at Newark Liberty International Airport is not accessible to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Jersey City NJ, After an appearance with the most unpopular Democratic President in 40 years, Joe “Bare Shelves” Biden drew all the excitement of drinking warm milk while watching wet paint dry, failed Governor Phil Murphy is getting increasingly desperate. His solution? Call in the most famous Socialist obstructionist of all, comrade Bernie Sanders.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin greets a young parishioner on his way out of Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on October 17 following the Archdiocese’s Opening Mass for the Church’s global Synod.
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Newark NJ, The Archdiocese of Newark joined dioceses throughout the world in celebrating a special Opening Mass on October 17 to launch “Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church,” a two-year re-examination of the way the Catholic Church is listening to and walking with its parishioners.