A Paterson police officer who pleaded guilty Thursday to DWI for a crash that left one person injured will enter a pre-trial intervention program to avoid serving jail time, authorities said Friday. Noel Ramos, 27, of Garfield, was arrested March 24 by…
N.J. police department fired cop who sought substance-abuse treatment, lawsuit says
A former police officer has filed a lawsuit against the North Plainfield Police Department, claiming he was fired after seeking treatment for an addiction to medication he was prescribed after a work injury. Francis Steinhauser, 35, states in court pap…
Five companies fined $360K for not putting medical patients first during N.J. legal weed launch
EDITOR’S NOTE:NJ Cannabis Insider is hosting an in-person business networking event July 14 at The Asbury in Asbury Park. Tickets are limited. Five multi-state marijuana companies were fined a total of $360,000 for violating medical patient-first proto…
NJ university campus is evacuated after bomb threat
The New Jersey City University campus in Jersey City was evacuated Friday morning because of a bomb threat. In a note to students and staff, acting school President Jason Kroll said officials at the Kennedy Boulevard school were notified of the bomb th…
Family of 92-year-old N.J. man killed in crash seeking answers from investigators
Family members of a 92-year-old man killed in a two-vehicle crash last month in Teaneck say they are waiting for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office to complete an investigation that may provide them with answers on how the crash occurred. Albert Sch…
Homeowner asks contractor to refund $14K after canceled job. Where is the money?
All facets of our lives have been affected by supply chain problems. We’ve seen it with cars and baby formula, tampons and Sriracha hot sauce. The problems are everywhere. So when Anne and Joseph Herzog decided to redo their bathroom, they went on the …
Today’s mortgage rates for July 8, 2022
Looking for the most up-to-date mortgage rates to empower your purchasing or refinancing decisions? We’ve got you covered. Here, you can view today’s mortgage interest rates, updated according to data from CNET, so you can have the most current data wh…
Watch N.J. police officer climb into burning home to rescue dog. ‘Get me in there!’
As Julia Caldwell watched a fellow Ewing police officer get partially into the window of a burning home last month, where a dog was in a cage, her adrenaline surged: “Get me in there!” she exclaimed. Her sergeant expressed doubt. “You can’t go in there…
Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe critically shot while giving speech
TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an arch-conservative and one of the country’s most divisive figures, was shot and critically wounded during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan. He was airlifted to a hospital but officials …
Anti-Trump group runs uses cable ads to tweak ex-president staying at his N.J. golf club
Residents living in and around Bedminster will begin seeing an ad proclaiming how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stolen Donald Trump’s thunder. The ad is aimed at one person: the former president. “We’ve got this thing we call the audience of one, basic…