A Bayonne man detained for breaking into a vehicle downtown was identified as the person who stole a vehicle uptown a day earlier, authorities said. Jose A. Quinones, 53, Quinones was taken into custody at 12:24 a.m. on May 20 from the area of 16th Str…
Couple pays credit card bill, but company says payment is missing. Where did it go?
When you pay a bill, you expect the money to be taken out of your bank account and the payment credited to you by the lender. You probably don’t expect late fees, interest and multiple demands for payment. It’s been happening since January for Rocco an…
This Memorial Day, remember Bayonne’s Ukrainian-American war hero | Opinion
By Michael Embrich My day started like any other working in the Mayor’s Office at Bayonne City Hall. I was checking my email and phone messages. One particular message caught my eye. It was from a fellow veteran whom I had worked with in local veterans…
Jif recall: How to find the lot code number on your peanut butter jar
Jif’s parent company, The J.M. Smucker Company, has issued a nationwide recall on its peanut butter products. Given it’s such a popular household item, many people have been checking their peanut butter jars, and there is some confusion around how to a…
The rooms, suites and dining coming to Ocean Casino Resort this summer as part of $85M project
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City will open hundreds of rooms and suites this summer as part of an $85 million project. They include new hotel rooms and suites, The Gallery Bar Book & Games, and several new dining and beverage outlets. The bulk of t…
N.J. reports 4 COVID deaths, 2,402 cases as Pfizer seeks approval for shots for kids under 5
New Jersey on Monday reported four COVID-19 deaths and 2,402 new confirmed positive tests as Pfizer announced plans to get its three-dose COVID vaccination series for children under 5 approved by regulators. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed …
Cops looking for missing, endangered Linden High School student
Police in Linden are looking for a Linden High School student who went missing Sunday night and might endangered. Keyara Hollman was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. at Fourth Ward Park on McCandless Street in Linden, city police said Monday. A sophomore …
Pedestrian struck, killed by 2 hit-and-run vehicles
Investigators are trying to find the drivers of two vehicles that that fled after striking and killing a 46-year-old pedestrian in Orange last week. Felipe Chay, of Orange, was hit on the 100 block of Scotland Road in Orange around 11 p.m. on May 14, t…
N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorms could hit parts of N.J. Temps expected to fall.
New Jersey may get a break from the sweltering temperatures Sunday evening, as strong scattered thunderstorms are expected to roll into parts of the state. At 2 p.m., a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for eight states, including New Jersey, New Yo…
Man killed, another wounded in Trenton shooting
Authorities are investigating after one man was killed and a second wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning in Trenton. City police received three Shot Spotter activations for multiple locations in the 100 block of West Hanover Street around 1 a.m.,…