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Rick Rickman
More strange lights seen streaking across New Jersey’s night sky
New Jersey residents keep seeing strange lights at night, with the most recent sightings reported Wednesday night around 8:35 p.m.
NJ man tried to kill Manville cop before intense police chase, cops say
Brian Niziolek of Somerville is charged with attempted murder and ten other offenses for a violent police pursuit that nearly killed a Manville police officer, authorities said.
Wildwood, NJ mayor resigns suddenly amid criminal indictment
Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron has resigned Thursday as he faces state health benefits fraud charges.
South Jersey romance scam artist swindled $1.4M from victims
Christopher Akeme, 39, of Sicklerville was sentenced to six years in prison for deceiving three people into giving him nearly $1.4 million from three victims.
2 children hospitalized, 2 dogs killed in Paterson, NJ home fire
Four people including a baby and a child have been hospitalized in a Paterson house fire on Madison Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
Tensions boil over at RWJ strike as nurses and security clash
Three people have filed police reports after striking RWJ nurses and a hospital security guard got physical on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
Brick, NJ man facing new disturbing child sex abuse charges
Christopher Budelman appeared in court virtually on Sept. 18, 2023 on new federal charges in connection to child porn and sex abuse, prosecutors said.
NJ is training Black men to become teachers for $500K a year
The state of New Jersey has budgeted $500,000 each year since FY 2022 to fund its MOCHA pilot program to train men of color to become teachers.
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites soar over Jersey Shore
New Jersey had 22 bright Starlink satellites travel across the night sky Saturday around 8:45 p.m. after they were launched from Florida.
NJ man charged with running over 75-year-old victim, fleeing
A Fort Lee man, Tae Lee, is accused of striking a 75-year-old pedestrian on Route 46 in Teterboro and fleeing the scene before police arrived.