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North Haledon NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that an unregistered investment adviser has been charged with stealing $644,000 from 24 investors he recruited to invest in an unregulated commodities trading group he founded called Think Big Institute, LLC (“Think Big”).
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Hackensack NJ, The Passaic County Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program, or SLAP, is back after more than a year’s hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The SLAP program works with counties to allow non-violent offenders to fulfill their sentences without incarceration through labor to many municipalities and organizations. SLAP crews perform jobs like the removal of trash along the roadways, highways and off-ramps.
Continue reading For Passaic County it’s “Back On The Chain Gang”
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East Orange NJ, an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Haddonfield NJ, a New Jersey, man under investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for child pornography-related offenses was indicted today for allegedly paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have the 14-year old child victim murdered, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading Sex Offender Indicted For Attempting To Hire A Hitman to Bump off A 14-Year Old
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Union NJ, A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted to knowingly receiving child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
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Morristown NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that an attorney pleaded guilty today to tampering with public records to conceal an illegal straw donor scheme. She was charged in an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).
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Clifton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Bronx, N.Y., man was sentenced to state prison today for stealing a total of $142,900 from eight older adults in New Jersey using a “grandparent scam.”
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Roxbury NJ, it was a very sad day on Thursday for diner lovers and New Jersey history buffs , the famed Tom’s diner was demolished . Built in the 1930s, the diner achieved iconic status when it was used as the setting for Cyndi’s Lauper’s “Time After Time” hit music video.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook
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Hawthorne NJ, a three (3) vehicle, Monday afternoon, 03/29, crash at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Utter Avenue in Hawthorne required Hawthorne firefighters to deploy the “Jaws of Life” to extricate an adult female passenger from a Kia SUV that was broadsided in the collision. Once extricated, the victim was attended to on the scene by a EMT/Paramedic team from The Valley Hospital before being transported to a hospital by ambulance. The adult male driver of a Jeep sustained a minor hand injury but refused medical aid. No injuries were reported by occupants of the third vehicle involved, a Mercedes sedan. All three (3) vehicles were removed from the crash site by tow trucks. Glen Rock Police assisted Hawthorne Police with traffic control.
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Bayonne NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a New Jersey state trooper was indicted today for allegedly stalking a female motorist in his patrol vehicle while on duty.
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New Brunswick NJ, Rutgers University will require the COVID-19 vaccine for students who are enrolled for the 2021 fall semester.
Assurances from the federal government that vaccines will be available for all Americans by the end of May and assessments by public health experts prompted university leaders to adjust the vaccine requirements for the fall semester.
Continue reading Rutgers University to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
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Hudson County NJ , NJ GOP State Committeeman Joshua Sotomayor Einstein launched a video to help prospective Hudson County Republican Committee members. Explaining the process and discussing why the Hudson County GOP needs to transform into an organization that builds the Republican Party, the video is approximately 6 minutes long.
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Newark NJ, Catherine Wilson, President & CEO of United Way of Greater Newark (UWGN), announced that their University of Chicago’s My Very Own Library (MVOL) program in Newark will distribute 240,000 books to participating Newark schools in celebration of its 10th anniversary. UWGN’s University of Chicago MVOL program aims to promote childhood literacy and foster a love of reading in young children. Since it was founded in 2011 in Newark, the program has provided more than 2 million books to elementary school students.
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Secaucus NJ, a husband and wife were arrested on weapons charges after a standoff at a Hudson County hotel, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
