Tag Archives: New Jersey

Dem New Jersey Gov Calls On Menendez To Resign

Via press release from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four other defendants are deeply disturbing These are serious charges that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the ability …

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Sen. Bob Menendez And Wife Charged With Bribery

CNN reports: New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years, prosecutors will announce Friday morning. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, were indicted on bribery offenses “in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen,” the US attorney in New York tweeted. Prosecutors with the US attorney’s …

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New Jersey GOP Official Arrested On Child Porn Charges

The New York Post reports: A one-time aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was arrested this month for allegedly paying for a photo of a 6-year-old girl being sexually abused. Kevin Tomafsky, 41, was nabbed Aug. 15 after a grand jury indicted him in July on multiple child sexual abuse charges. Tomafsky had been under investigation since October …

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New Jersey Extremist Indicted On 15 Counts For Pepper Spray And Smoke Bomb Attack On Pro-LGBTQ Church

Via press release from New Jersey’s Attorney General: Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, of Toms River, was indicted for aggravated arson (2nd degree); two counts of causing or risking widespread injury or damage (2nd degree); two counts of possession of a destructive device (3rd degree); unlawful possession of a weapon (4th degree); two counts of possession of a weapon for unlawful …

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Dem New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dies At Age 71

CBS News reports: New Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor, Sheila Oliver, died at age 71, her family and Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday. Oliver had been filling in as acting governor while Murphy was out of the state on a family vacation in Italy. Then on Monday, she was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed medical issue. Oliver made history in …

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NJ Sues To Block Manhattan Congestion Pricing Plan

Bloomberg News reports: A plan to charge motorists driving into midtown Manhattan in New York City was challenged by neighboring New Jersey, which seeks to block the proposal as unfair to commuters. The challenge came in a federal lawsuit the state filed Friday against the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, or FHWA. Drivers may have to …

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Police Respond To NJ Town School Board Meeting After Altercations Break Out Over Pride Month Sign [VIDEO]

NewJersey.com reports: Tensions in the Westwood Regional School District came to a boil Thursday, at a chaotic board meeting where LGBTQ+ students and opposing activists traded catcalls and accusations and local police were called in to keep the peace. Hundreds of people packed the high school auditorium during the meeting, which came after the K-12 district’s interim superintendent abruptly resigned …

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REPORT: Chris Christie Days From Announcing WH Bid

The New York Post reports: Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is preparing to announce his entrance into the 2024 GOP presidential race “in the coming days,” according to a report. The report came from “New Hampshire Today” host Chris Ryan on Thursday, who cited “multiple sources with direct knowledge.” The report notes that the Christie campaign will focus …

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Bush Judge Strikes Down NJ Ban On Guns In Schools

Courthouse News reports: A New Jersey law that bars firearms from schools, beaches and other areas deemed sensitive was gutted on Tuesday by a Republican-appointed federal judge. The 235-page ruling from U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb guts most of the provisions of Chapter 131, which had prohibited carrying a firearm in 25 designated “sensitive places,” including beaches, parks, schools, …

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NJ Gov Declares State “Safe Haven” For Trans Health

Via press release from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 326 establishing New Jersey as a safe haven for gender-affirming health care by directing all state departments and agencies to protect all persons, including health care professionals and patients, against potential repercussions resulting from providing, receiving, assisting in providing or receiving, seeking, or …

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NJ Woman Gets Three Years In Viral GoFundMe Scam

The Associated Press reports: A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison on state theft charges. Katelyn McClure, 32, wasn’t present in the Mount Holly courtroom Friday because she is serving a one-year …

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NJ Youth Pastor Gets 27 Years On Child Sex Charges

The New Jersey Advance reports: A youth pastor at a church in Burlington County pleaded guilty this week to blackmailing four underage boys into performing sex acts online, which he recorded for his enjoyment, authorities said Thursday. Sean Higgins, 32, of Palmyra, pleaded guilty Tuesday in New Jersey Superior Court to four counts of endangering the welfare of children in …

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NJ Lawmakers Seek To Shield Their Home Addresses

Gothamist reports: After several threats or attacks against government officials and their families in recent years, New Jersey state legislators want to shield their home addresses from the public — over the objections of government transparency activists. Three bills moving through the state’s Legislature would no longer define a public official’s home address as a public record and would remove …

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FBI Identifies Extremist In Threat To NJ Synagogues

The New York Times reports: Hours after issuing a rare warning about a security threat at New Jersey synagogues, the FBI identified a man who holds “radical extremist views,” a federal official told faith leaders Friday morning. “He no longer poses a threat to the community at this time,” James E. Dennehy, the special agent in charge of the F.B.I.’s …

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NJ School Board Candidate Dresses As Pelosi’s Attacker

The New Jersey Advance reports: A candidate running for a school board seat in Hunterdon County, pictured in a photo on social media, said he wore a T-shirt on Saturday saying “Where is Nancy?” for a Halloween party that had a theme of “scary costumes.” Tom Gregor, who is running unopposed for a three-year term on the Bethlehem Township school …

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New Jersey Gun Law Would Mandate Liability Insurance

The New Jersey Advance reports: New Jersey’s top lawmakers unveiled sweeping gun legislation Thursday that would significantly restrict when and where guns can be carried outside of the home, a bill they touted as “the nation’s strongest measure concerning concealed carry.” The bill would, among other things, require people wanting to carry guns in public to purchase liability insurance — …

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Hate Crime: Cultist Threatened To Kill Amazon Driver

New Jersey’s 101.5 radio station reports: John Vincentini, 62, followed an Amazon driver into a cul-de-sac on Sept. 5 and parked his vehicle in an attempt to block the driver, prosecutors said. Vincentini confronted the driver, asked the driver why he was in his neighborhood, and asked the driver whether he knew he was in a racist neighborhood, police said. …

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NJ Gov Condemns Manhattan Congestion Pricing Plan

Gothamist reports: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is defending the text message to state E-ZPass users that urged them to publicly comment against the MTA’s congestion pricing program proposal. The message, which was sent this weekend and which made the rounds on social media, simply said congestion pricing “will increase cost and congestion for NJ drivers.” The MTA is in …

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NJ Shoppers Have Stolen Thousands Of Baskets

NBC New York reports: Call it an unintended side effect of the state’s plastic bag ban. New Jersey supermarkets say shoppers are walking off with baskets and are loading up the store baskets and taking those home, instead. Statewide, supermarkets and grocery stores are reporting that handheld baskets have gone missing by the thousands. Forgetful shoppers who might be trying …

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NJ Man In Infamous GoFundMe Scam Gets Five Years

The Daily Beast reports: A New Jersey man who raised $400,000 on GoFundMe with a fake story about a homeless man has been sentenced to five years in prison. Mark D’Amico, who pled guilty to misapplication of entrusted property in 2019, will serve time in New Jersey state prison concurrent with his previous 27-month federal sentence, county prosecutors said Friday. …

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