Saturday, May 18, 2013
Teen charged in fake luring incident, Route 57 closure also make headlines.
James Rigney Jr. set to appear in Allamuchy Court on June 13 on charges of driving Hackettstown First Aid & Rescue Squad ambulance while intoxicated. Kevin Rease charged with distributing images of child sex abuse over the Internet. School cites declining enrollment, loss of revenue as reasons to shut its doors. 13-year-old Mt. Olive resident falsely claimed a stranger in a van lied to him, tried getting him into car, police report. Construction activities seemed to be in full swing this week at the former Bergen Tool site in Hackettstown. Meghan Spitzer to join the Cyclones after coaching at Caldwell, Morris Hills. Bridge deck replacement project in full swing; westbound traffic detoured for next two months. Closer Chad Frankenfield has …
Kevin Rease charged with distributing images of child sex abuse over the Internet.
A Hackettstown man was indicted Friday in federal court on charges of distributing child pornography over the Internet. Kevin Rease, 33, a registered sex offender and employee of a Paterson law firm, was charged on two counts of distribution and one count of possession of images of child sex abuse, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman. Rease was charged last month with one count of distributing images of child sex abuse over the Internet and has been held in federal custody since. Since he is a previously registered sex offender, Fishman said Rease faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison or maximum penalty of 40 years in prison if convicted in addition to a possible fine of $250,000 per count. Rease could also face a …
Two homes came off the market in Hackettstown last week.
Two homes sold in Hackettstown last week, according to Garden State MLS. Here's a look at what came off the market:
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch has launched a new site, Small Business Patch (smallbusiness.patch.com), to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.
Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…
Swearing study ranked the most and least courteous states in the country.
Third place? We couldn’t do better than #&@$ing third place? New Jersey residents were beaten out by Ohio and Maryland in a survey ranking individuals most likely to drop swear words on a complete stranger during a phone conversation. On the flip side, analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Washington, Massachusetts and Arizona topped the list of state residents least likely to lose their cool. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. The mobile advertising company also ranked the most courteous states: South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. And the least courteous states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Indiana. Some other findings from the report…
Former football player's lawsuit partially dismissed, Internet celebrity charged in municipal lawyer's death also make headlines.
A Chilean man was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a NJ Transit train on a bridge over the Passaic River. A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said. Authorities have arrested an Internet celebrity they believe may have been involved with the death of Joseph Galfy Jr., a Clark resident and attorney to the Green Brook Planning Board. Family and friends will host a “celebration of Paige’s life” at Summit's Unitarian Church on May 21 to honor the College of New Jersey senior and Hillsborough resident whose body was discovered in the Hudson River on May 8. A portion of a federal lawsuit …
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in New Jersey and 42 other states, including New York, Florida, Texas and California. Tickets will be sold up to an hour before the 11 p.m. drawing. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was a $384 million win on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s …
Mt. Olive Police report a man in his late-30s approached two girls inside Dunkin' Donuts, then again in parking lot.
A man driving a black sedan in Flanders is being sought by Mt. Olive Police after two teen girls said he tried to lure them into his vehicle, authorities are reporting. The girls, ages 13 and 14, whose names have been withheld, said a man approximately 35 to 40 years of age approached them inside the Dunkin’ Donuts on Rt. 206 in Flanders about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and attempted to engage them in conversation, Officer Michael Russell said. The teens did not reciprocate or interact with the man, Russell said. When the girls left after making their purchase, the man, now in his vehicle, tried talking to them again, Russell said. He offered them a ride home, Russell said, but the girls refused. The man, driving what is believed to be a …
Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. It was just a little drinking and smoking on the weekends in high school. It was just a little cocaine offered by a friend in college. It was just one little yellow pill during the offseason. Then it was a career down the tubes. Then it was two drug overdoses, one of which was heart-stopping. Then it was a family that turned away because of too much pain. For more than an hour, Chris Herren, a once-heralded high school basketball star, college hoops standout and second round National Basketball Association draft …
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8:34 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Florham Park police should search each and every vehicle that enters and exits the Green on Park Ave and make sure they have a drug sniffing dog with them. more ›