Lifeguard Charged With Giving False Statements in Drowning Probe
A former lifeguard in Bayonne, N.J., has been charged with lying to investigators during a probe into the 2022 drowning deaths of two teenage brothers at the Lincoln Community School. According to the Hudson County Review, Ashley Danback, 37, of Toms River, has been charged with one count of false...
Jersey City Woman Faces 10 Years In Series of Alleged Identity Thefts
A Jersey City woman is facing up to 10 years in prison after she allegedly used stolen identities to steal tens of thousands of dollars in a series of bank transactions throughout New Jersey. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times...
NJ Budget Boosts Essex County School Aid to $2.15B, But Some Districts See Cuts
As part of New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s freshly introduced state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Essex County’s K-12 school districts will see a big bump in state aid, rising to $2.15 billion, a nearly 4 percent increase from last year. According to state aid figures released...
Man struck by NJ Transit train in Essex County
MILLBURN, N.J. (Essex County) — A New Jersey Transit train struck an adult male trespasser Wednesday afternoon just west of Millburn Station, officials said. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. involving Morris & Essex Line train 6641, which had departed New York Penn Station at 4:15 p.m. and was scheduled...
‘Fafo’: Belleville Mayor Celebrates Charge Filed Against Man Who Shared His Address Online
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham appears to have filed a harassment complaint earlier this month, the NJ Courts site shows. The man posted a photograph of the mayor's house and published his home address, and then digitally altered his property to resemble an ICE detention facility, as previously reported by Daily...
AG: Jersey City woman ‘coopted the identities’ of 6 different people & stole $87k
A Jersey City woman “coopted the identities of six different people and stole a total of approximately $86,840, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice announced. Ibelis Gonzalez, 46, of Jersey City, is charged by indictment with one count of second-degree theft by...
This Secret New Jersey Recipe Is The Birthplace Of A Cult-Classic Dish Locals Guard...
New Jersey has a way of turning food into folklore, doesn’t it? Walk into a certain tavern and you’ll feel like you’ve stumbled into a secret society (one where the password isn’t whispered, it’s served on a plate). Locals don’t just eat this dish; they...
20 Jersey City cops disciplined for absenteeism, domestic violence, & more in ’25
20 Jersey City police officers faced discipline from the department, with some internal affairs actions pending, according to the JCPD’s 2025 Annual Major Discipline Report. There were 20 officers listed in the report, two of which were cited twice, totaling 22 disciplinary actions. While six officers resigned,...
Classic rock band retiring from performing after 54 years
A classic rock band is retiring from performing live after more than five decades. Orleans bassist-vocalist Lance Hoppen announced Tuesday that this will be the group’s last year touring. Just two concerts in New York state are scheduled on March 20 at SONY Hall in NYC and March 21 at the Paramount Hudson Valley...
Whacko beats down NYC doorman, 71, who called him ‘sir’ as he pleaded for...
A whacked-out maniac beat down a beloved 71-year-old doorman who blocked him from trespassing in a Manhattan building – as the kindly worker still politely called him “sir” as he pleaded for his life. Nicolaie Lica – known as “George” by residents of his building on West 88th Street – told The Post he was working in...
