Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ COVID-19 'Knuckleheads' Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ COVID-19 'Knuckleheads'
Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ Covid-19 'Knuckleheads' One man walked back and forth along a highway carrying obscene poster boards while giving passing motorists the finger, while two others resumed a huge crap game that was shut down last month. Here's today's list of New Jersey coronavirus state-of-emergency violators provided by authorities. Paterson police charged Elizabeth Fernandez, 56, of Woodland Park and city resident Juan Rosario, 60, of Paterson with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of emergency directives by opening their Quilvio Bar and Liquors on Main Street, where customers were found drinking inside and outside, state Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze
Heroes: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze Two children and an adult trapped on an upper floor were rescued by Perth Amboy firefighters during a Friday night house blaze. Four people in all were hospitalized in the Market Street fire, all with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, firefighters said. A total of 18 people were displaced, they said. Arriving units said they found heavy fire in the basement shortly after 9 p.m. They raised a bucket ladder to a third-floor window to rescue the three trapped occupants, getting them all down safely and securely, the Perth Amboy Fire Department said. They were then turne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl
NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl A New Jersey priest who admitted sexually abusing a young girl was sentenced Monday to a plea-bargained four years in state prison. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 64, of Phillipsburg admitted abusing the girl from when she was 14 until she was 17, beginning in 1990, while he was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. Ganley had supervisory authority over the victim as head of the Youth Ministry for the parish, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The charges were the first ever brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which Grewal created la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
News
Off-Leash Dog Park Coming To Branch Brook Park In Newark Off-Leash Dog Park Coming To Branch Brook Park In Newark
Off-Leash Dog Park Coming To Branch Brook Park In Newark Construction has begun on an off-leash dog park at Branch Brook Park in Newark and Belleville, officials said Friday.  "We are always looking for opportunities to improve our open spaces and create recreation opportunities for the public. The development of the dog park transforms an underutilized area of the park into a vibrant location where community members and their canine pets can gather and socialize," Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said.  The dog park is scheduled to be completed by the end of next month.  "We are happy to work with the Forest Hills Neighbo…

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest
New NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force Makes First Arrest A massive investigation by New Jersey authorities into the sexual abuse of young boys by priests has produced its first arrest. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 63, of Phillipsburg remained held in Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center in North Brunswick pending a detention hearing Friday on various sex assault counts. Ganley was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge when he abused the youngster from 1990 through 1994, from when the boy was 14 until he was 17, authorities said. The charges are the first brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which Grewal c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Business
Bar Louie Set To Open Sunday In Paramus Bar Louie Set To Open Sunday In Paramus
Bar Louie Set To Open Sunday In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. — Bar Louie will be opening on Sunday at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, BoozyBurbs reports. It will be the franchise’s third in New Jersey. There are also locations in East Brunswick and Iselin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine