A Sandy monument to frustration in Trenton | Di Ionno
Many still out of their homes three years after storm In the gleaming marble plaza of War Memorial Park in Trenton, where a bronze statue of Victory leans toward the Statehouse, another memorial went...
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Fugitive jumped from moving car to escape in Jackson, police say
Police say Thomas Ditre was wanted on outstanding warrants when he ran from officers Monday night JACKSON -- Police are looking for a man who they say jumped from a moving car Monday night as officers...
View ArticleMost Sandy victims still unhappy with N.J.'s recovery effort, poll shows
But more hard-hit residents are reporting satisfaction with the state's largest housing recovery program. A greater share of residents participating in New Jersey's largest Hurricane Sandy home...
View ArticleGardener or drug dealer? Man says he shouldn't be convicted for growing...
Jon Peditto is trying to convince the one-man, 11-woman jury that he should be acquitted because marijuana shouldn't be classified as an illegal drug. TOMS RIVER -- A jury in Ocean County has to...
View ArticleShore areas hardest hit by Sandy not interested in Christie's buyout program
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has spent more than $81 million of the money to close on nearly 400 homes. In May 2013, just six months after the state had endured one of the...
View ArticleWATCH: These school kids are serious about anti-bullying messages
For their second year in a row, the students of North Dover Elementary School in Toms River took a pop song, changed the lyrics and turned it into a fun video with an upbeat message about the need to...
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3 charged after drug bust turns up 1,300 heroin bags
Following a multi-agency investigation, authorities arrested John Irizarry, 35; Marissa Pyle, 29; and Jacqueline Armenia, 54, all of the same residence in Berkeley, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D....
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Court upholds tickets for couple who pushed dead truck to junkyard
Halvard and Karen Hvidstein, of Jackson, were almost to Blacey's U-Pick Auto Parts in Burlington County in January 2013 when they caught the attention of a police officer. A state appeals court upheld...
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Beach protection work still incomplete 3 years after Sandy
Three years after the state's most costly natural disaster, many of those beaches still are not rebuilt and the state is on the verge of taking property owners to court to get the sand-pumping...
View ArticleN.J. man who grew pot plants slams judge for seeking verdict from deadlocked...
His anger growing throughout the day, Jon Peditto reached his boiling point when Supeiror Court Judge James Blaney granted jurors' requests to hear and see potentially damaging testimony. TOMS RIVER...
View Article41% of Sandy victims still need money to fix homes, poll says
The share of hard-hit residents who said they needed financial assistance dropped from 57 percent last year. Financial concerns continue to weigh on many New Jerseyans hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy...
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N.J. man who grew 17 pot plants convicted of drug manufacturing
A jury on Thursday found John Peditto, 54, of Mays Landing, guitlty of the most serious charge against him, maintaining a drug manufacturing facility. TOMS RIVER -- A man who admitted to growing 17...
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Pedestrian seriously injured by driver in Stafford
Police seeking witnesses to incident Thursday STAFFORD -- A 79-year-old woman struck and seriously injured a pedestrian as she was driving on Rt. 72 Thursday afternoon, police said. Alex Napoliello |...
View Article6 ways to avoid the 'next Sandy' | Di Ionno
Build dunes, form a Coastal Commission, trim trees, fix FEMA, let non-profits help and listen to victims Watch video Three years ago this morning, millions of people in New Jersey woke to a gray-sky...
View ArticleSayreville H.S. Marching Band celebrates back-to-back wins (PHOTOS)
The band came home to a police escort through town and back to the school where they were greeted to a mob of cheering parents and dignitaries including Mayor Kennedy O'Brien and Councilman Arthur...
View Article3 years after Sandy, N.J. residents still struggling with hunger
Although many people struggled financially before Sandy, the storm was the breaking point for many of them, anti-hunger advocates said, plunging even middle-class residents into homelessness and...
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'American Idol' finalist goes undercover as Six Flags zombie (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
'American Idol' finalist Jax went undercover as a zombie clown at Six Flags Great Adventure's Fright Fest on Friday night. Watch video JACKSON - "American Idol" finalist Jax is used to people running...
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Woman, 76, dies after N.J. school bus crash
A 76-year-old woman died after her car was struck by a school bus as she left a restaurant parking lot in the township, officials said Saturday. A woman died after a school bus crash in Lakewood Oct....
View ArticleToms River celebrates Halloween with it's annual parade
TOMS RIVER—Residents and visitors gathered together on Main Street to watch the 77th Annual Toms River Halloween parade. One of the largest Halloween parades in the country, the event brought...
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Heroin epidemic spurs cops to charge friends, others who provide drugs that kill
A directive issued by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office a year ago urged more vigorous enforcement of the law to stem the state's heroin and opiate 'crisis' Enforcement of a 1987 law holding...
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