TRENTON — A Toms River man who received more than $218,000 in Hurricane Sandy relief aid has admitted to filing fraudulent applications for funding from government-run storm recovery programs, authorities said. Gregory Wagner, 63, pleaded guilty in state Superior Court on Monday to third-degree theft by deception, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Wagner… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Republican front-runner Donald Trump hurled an attack at Gov. Chris Christie over Twitter Monday morning, accusing the governor of spending too much time away from his day job. The billionaire businessman questioned how Christie is running the “deeply troubled” state of New Jersey when he’s “spending all of his time” in New Hampshire. The… Read the rest of this entry »
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP — A Neptune Township woman was shot during a large fight that broke out at a party in town Friday night, authorities said. The woman, who was not identified, was in critical condition after being rushed to the hospital following the fight at the party at the VFW hall on Route 33, said Charlie… Read the rest of this entry »
New Jersey government offices had access to the internet restored early Friday afternoon after an outage by provider Verizon put them in the dark all morning. “We’re back up to full operations,” said Chris Santarelli, a spokesman for the N.J. Department of Treasury. The department’s Office of Information Technology expects to receive a report from Verizon… Read the rest of this entry »
ASBURY PARK — The boardwalk’s Third Avenue pavilion was bustling Thursday morning, as people packed inside Langosta Lounge for a free Turkey Day meal. Despite it being a holiday and the offseason, the restaurant had the feel of a mid-summer Saturday night, with people eating at tables on the boardwalk and a line to get in… Read the rest of this entry »
A Middletown, New Jersey, man died early Thursday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle on Route 639 in Pohatcong Township, police said. James Padden, 25, was visiting family in Hunterdon County when he went out for a ride on his Kawasaki ZX1, township police Chief Jeffrey Greenmeir said. About noon, the motorcycle crossed from… Read the rest of this entry »
All state access to the internet is down, impacting residents’ ability to conduct any business with state government today, according to a spokesman for the N.J. Department of Treasury.” The outage originates with Verizon, the state’s internet provider, said Chris Santarelli, a Treasurry spokesman. The outage was apparent when agencies opened this morning, said a spokeswoman… Read the rest of this entry »
BARNEGAT LIGHT — A Colts Neck man was charged Wednesday with killing a retired FDNY firefighter who was found dead at his home on Long Beach Island on Monday. Conrad Sipa, 52, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Long Beach Township Police… Read the rest of this entry »
ASBURY PARK – When the city’s first new hotel in more than a half century opens in 2016, it could set a new standard for beach hotels on the Jersey Shore. Work is steadily progressing to turn the derelict seven-story brick former Salvation Army building on Fifth Avenue into The Asbury Hotel, a 110-room boutique hotel… Read the rest of this entry »
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