After accusations of bias, all Bloomfield patrol cops to wear a body ...
BLOOMFIELD — Officers patrolling the township will soon have their every action recorded on camera. In what was described as an "effort to continue improving police accountability and community relations," starting next month all patrol officers will utilize body cameras during their shifts, Ralph A. Marotti, a spokesman for the department announced Tuesday. "When I became mayor I could not have imagined how far our Bloomfield Police Department would have come in such a short time, and toda..>> view originalJon Bon Jovi welcoming Hillary Clinton to N.J. Wednesday
TRENTON — When Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton returns to New Jersey Wednesday, her campaign will get a bump from Garden State rocker Jon Bon Jovi. The New Jersey native is scheduled to speak to the crowd when Clinton campaigns at the Golden Dome Athletic Center at Rutgers University in Newark. It's the first time Bon Jovi, who was raised in Sayreville, will appear at a public event with Clinton in his home state. Bon Jovi will headline a Boston fundraiser for Clinton la..>> view original'Nanny cam' jury sees attack video a 4th time; hears victim's hospital ...
NEWARK — Jurors in the "nanny cam" attempted murder trial on Tuesday again viewed the video of a burglar beating a woman in her Millburn home with her two young children nearby. The jurors requested to see the video, and to again hear the video of the victim being interviewed in a hospital hours after the beating, and to again watch videos of the suspect, Shawn Custis, in a pawn shop and walking near a automobile repair shop a short distance from the victim's home. Custis, 45, is charged wit..>> view originalEx-Uber driver from N.J. seeking to sue about overtime pay
NEWARK — A former Uber driver from New Jersey is hoping to establish a class action lawsuit against the low-cost car service, joining drivers from other states charging that the company failed to pay them overtime. According to a complaint filed in federal court, Jaswinder Singh of Hazlet is asking the court to permit a class action on behalf of those who worked as drivers for Uber Technologies or UberX, its lowest-cost service. The lawsuit says that Singh worked as a driver for UberX from A..>> view originalAlligator pulled from campground lake in Jackson
JACKSON — Police captured an alligator that was found in a lake on the site of a campgrounds on Monday. The gator, identified as an American alligator, was approximately 2-feet in length. It was found shortly after 4 p.m. at the Maple Lake Campground on East Veterans Highway, police said. Jackson police Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said authorities believe a resident in the area had it as a pet and released it into the lake once it grew too big. American alligators can grow up to 11-feet in leng..>> view originalDenville mushroom experts host 'Fun with Fungus' event
Log-grown shiitake mushrooms.(Photo: Photo courtesy of Gemma Pescevich)For Ray Pescevich, teaching others how to grow mushrooms is not only fun but beneficial.“I always liked mushrooms. They have a good taste. Mushroom soup, I always liked that. But we like to grow them mainly to help people,” said Ray Pescevich, New Jersey Mycological Association Cultivation Chair.“Shiitake mushrooms, they’re very famous for their medicinal qualities. They’re actually anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-inflamm..>> view originalAt least 14 killed during N.J.'s wild and deadly Memorial Day weekend
Emergency responders and emergency rooms all over New Jersey were busy this holiday weekend following a spate of shootings, car crashes, falls and people being hit by vehicles. At least 13 people were killed from Friday night through Monday and dozens of others hurt in incidents ranging from a plane crash to a drowning to a cowboy trampled by horses at a rodeo. Middletown firefighters battled a blaze at the Belford Seafood Co-Op ice house on Friday. The building was damaged, but no one was inj..>> view originalNewark chief gets sendoff after departing amid shakeup
NEWARK — The chief of the state's largest municipal police department got a ceremonial sendoff on Tuesday, when Chief Anthony Campos signed out of work for the last time. Mayor Ras Baraka had announced in December that Campos would retire sometime in the following months under a broader shakeup that put both the police and fire departments under a single, civilian "public safety director," Anthony Ambrose, a former Newark police director and Essex County chief of detectives. Ambrose is now ..>> view originalComing soon to the Princeton Shopping Center: Lillipies Bakery ...
Princeton resident Jen Carson has always dreamed of having her own bakery. That dream will become reality with the upcoming opening of Lillipies Bakery & Cafe in the Princeton Shopping Center. By Pat Tanner Since 2007 Jen Carson of Princeton has grown a substantial business and accumulated many fans for her small-batch, scratch-made breads and baked goods that celebrate New Jersey flavors, first under the name Jen’s Cakes & Pastries and since 2014 as Lillipies. Until now her wares have been..>> view originalNew Jersey child care centers may have to lead-test water
TRENTON — A state lawmaker wants to require child care centers have their water tested for lead. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Subscribe Thank you for reading and relying on pressofAtlanticCity.com for your news and information. You have now viewed your allowance of free articles. Login Subscribe ..>> view original
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