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Convenience Store Executive Works 40th Straight Christmas

Convenience Store Executive Works 40th Straight Xmas

Dec 25, 2015 4:45 PM CST

Convenience Store Executive Works 40th Straight Xmas

If his employees work, then he does, too

(Newser) - A New Jersey convenience store executive has fulfilled his Christmas tradition of working in one of the company's stores for the 40th consecutive year. QuickChek Senior Vice President Mike Murphy worked Friday at a store in Mount Arlington. Murphy says he's always felt he should work the holiday...

Man Finds Lost Wedding
Ring at Bottom of the Ocean

Dec 25, 2015 3:35 PM CST

Man Finds Lost Wedding Ring at Bottom of the Ocean

He had to sift through thousands of mussels to find it

(Newser) - A New Jersey man has been reunited with the wedding ring that fell off his finger and sank to the bottom of the ocean while he was fishing. The Asbury Park Press reports that Jay Bradford's ring fell in the water off Long Branch while he was pulling an...

'Panicking' Girl
Calls 911 Over
Elf on the Shelf

Dec 23, 2015 1:02 PM CST

'Panicking' Girl Calls 911 Over Elf on the Shelf

Isabelle LaPeruta thought she had ruined Christmas

(Newser) - 'Tis the season for adorable emergencies. NBC New York reports a 7-year-old New Jersey girl called 911 after unintentionally disturbing her family's Elf on the Shelf. And as any Elf on the Shelf owner knows, Elves on the Shelf only have one rule: "Please do not touch...

As Boy Scout Leader Enters Cave, Bear Grabs His Foot

Dec 21, 2015 7:35 AM CST

As Boy Scout Leader Enters Cave, Bear Grabs His Foot

Christopher Petronino struck bear with rock hammer, then assumed the fetal position

(Newser) - Since the time he was a much younger man, Christopher Petronino has been exploring a cave at Split Rock Reservoir in Rockaway Township, NJ. On Sunday, the 50-year-old Boy Scout troop leader decided to show the cave he first entered some three decades ago to his son and the two...

Ex-Wife Sends 'Bum' Checks for 'Adult Child Support'

Dec 20, 2015 7:39 AM CST

Ex-Wife Sends 'Bum' Checks for 'Adult Child Support'

Who says divorce has to be civil?

(Newser) - Love might be a battlefield, but divorce for one New Jersey couple adds a definite element of playground free-for-all: As the Daily Record reports, Francis and Diane Wagner divorced in July 2014, with the latter agreeing to pay the "nonworking" former $186.04 a week for six years in...

Driver in Jersey
Was 'Looking
for Jersey,'
Gets Busted

Dec 7, 2015 12:54 PM CST

Driver in Jersey Was 'Looking for Jersey,' Gets Busted

Police say her BAC was 3 times the legal limit

(Newser) - When in New Jersey, don't tell the cops you're "looking for New Jersey." That was apparently Karol Andino's big mistake after getting out of her car near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel and telling police officers just that. Sensing perhaps that alcohol might be...

City Councilwoman
Quits Over the
Word 'Christmas'

Dec 6, 2015 7:00 PM CST

City Councilwoman Quits Over the Word 'Christmas'

Charlene Storey walks out on Roselle Park's city council

(Newser) - A city councilwoman quit her job on Thursday over the word "Christmas"—then made an apparent deal to return to work, the Star-Ledger reports. Charlene Storey, a councilwoman in Roselle Park, NJ, resigned after council voted 4-2 to change the name of its tree-lighting ceremony from "A...

5th-Graders Busted in
Attack Plot Against School

Dec 3, 2015 10:46 AM CST

5th-Graders Busted in Attack Plot Against School

Kids accused of bringing vinegar, cinnamon mix to school

(Newser) - Five fifth-graders in northern New Jersey were suspended after they were detained by police for allegedly plotting to attack a high school during a field trip. The students from School 11 in Clifton were detained on Wednesday after allegedly bringing a device filled with vinegar and cinnamon to school. The...

Giuliani on Trump's 9/11 Claim: He's Exaggerating

Dec 1, 2015 2:28 PM CST

Giuliani on Trump's 9/11 Claim: He's Exaggerating

Former NYC mayor is the latest person to refute Trump

(Newser) - Donald Trump's claim that he saw thousands of New Jersey Muslims celebrating after the 9/11 attacks has been refuted by ... just about everyone, as Yahoo News reports. And as of Tuesday, "everyone" includes Rudy Giuliani, New York mayor when the attacks occurred. Though Giuliani acknowledges there were as...

Woman Spends Final Hours in
Diner She Owned for 36 Years

Nov 28, 2015 10:23 AM CST

Woman Spends Final Hours in Diner She Owned for 36 Years

'She was a tough little old lady but with a big heart'

(Newser) - After operating Chubby's Luncheonette in Hopewell Borough, New Jersey, for more than three decades, Carol "Chubby" Montello decided to spend her last night on Earth at the now-closed restaurant last month, NJ.com reports. Montello bought the 1950s luncheonette in 1979, quickly turning her regulars into a happy...

Trooper Allegedly Tried to Bribe Woman After Crash

Nov 18, 2015 2:22 PM CST

Trooper Allegedly Tried to Bribe Woman After Crash

Kimberly Wilson didn't take Sgt. Michael Roadside up on the alleged offer

(Newser) - "His shirt was inside-out, his hair was disheveled, his belly and back were exposed." This is Kimberly Wilson's written description of the man she alleges rear-ended her at a rest stop on Oct. 26—a New Jersey state trooper. If that sounds weird, well, it gets weirder....

Mom Upset About
Son's Homework on
Drinking, Sex, Herpes

Nov 5, 2015 6:38 PM CST

Mom Upset About Son's Homework on Drinking, Sex, Herpes

Her 13-year-old son thought it was funny

(Newser) - A New Jersey mother said she was shocked when her eighth-grade son showed her a homework assignment that asked him to consider what he would do if he contracted herpes after drinking and having a one-night stand. Amy Loper said her son was given the assignment in his language arts...

NYT to Christie: 'Go Home'

Oct 30, 2015 2:31 AM CDT

NYT to Christie: 'Go Home'

Christie to 'NYT': No

(Newser) - Chris Christie isn't much of a governor, but his state still needs him, the New York Times writes in a blistering editorial telling him it's time to "go home and use the rest of his term to clean out the barn." New Jersey is "in...

Jersey's Haunted Highway Can Be a Spooky Trip

Oct 28, 2015 5:21 PM CDT

Jersey's Haunted Highway Can Be a Spooky Trip

Cannibals, satanists, ghosts, and Pepsi instead of Coke

(Newser) - Need a bone-chilling story of a haunted highway to prepare you for Halloween? Just want to listen to someone slag off Los Angeles and gently roast New Jersey? Either way, Atlas Obscura has you covered with a very personal investigation into the Garden State's spooky Clinton Road. Legend has...

Did Pork Roll Company
Fire Man for Farting?

Oct 2, 2015 6:30 PM CDT

Did Pork Roll Company Fire Man for Farting?

His wife certainly seems to think so

(Newser) - An employee of one of New Jersey's top pork roll makers was fired for passing too much gas in the office, at least according to his wife, who's suing the company. Louann Clem claims her husband suffered serious consequences, including extreme gas and uncontrollable diarrhea, from gastric bypass...

Chatty Parrots
Land Owner
in NJ Court

Sep 29, 2015 10:22 AM CDT

Chatty Parrots Land Owner in NJ Court

Somebody didn't like their porch greetings

(Newser) - A pair of parrots in Avalon, NJ, apparently didn't get the memo that the borough would rather they shut their yappers. Birds Edmund and Arthur landed their owner Elaine Scattergood in court on Monday on a noise citation after police received a complaint in May, reports the Press of ...

High School
QB Died
of Internal
Bleeding

Sep 28, 2015 5:00 PM CDT

High School QB Died of Internal Bleeding

New Jersey teen suffered lacerated spleen during game

(Newser) - A New Jersey teen died during a football game Friday night, and now the medical examiner has determined the cause. An autopsy found that Warren Hills quarterback Evan Murray died from a lacerated spleen, the Morris County medical examiner says, partly because the 17-year-old had an abnormally large organ that...

Christie to National Guard Leader: Lose Some Weight

Sep 22, 2015 8:41 AM CDT

Christie to National Guard Leader: Lose Some Weight

Governor's order comes in wake of Pentagon reprimand

(Newser) - Gov. Chris Christie is demanding that the leader of New Jersey's National Guard lose some weight. The governor has given Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Cunniff 90 days to slim down and meet his obligations. The action comes after the Pentagon reprimanded Cunniff about his weight and for repeatedly...

Wrong-Way Driver Busted, 'Didn't Want to Go to NJ'

Sep 17, 2015 3:02 PM CDT

Wrong-Way Driver Busted, 'Didn't Want to Go to NJ'

Alleged drunk driver in NYC drops burn on the Garden State

(Newser) - A 34-year-old fashion designer allegedly drove the wrong way in traffic, riding onto the sidewalk to skirt a Port Authority officer and nearly hitting five vehicles, all in what she told police was a valiant effort to avoid going to New Jersey, the New York Daily News reports. Police say...

Mom Accused of Forcing Surgeries on Child for Years

Sep 17, 2015 8:20 AM CDT

Mom Accused of Forcing Surgeries on Child for Years

Malinda Lugin allegedly did so for 7 years—beginning when she was pregnant

(Newser) - A New Jersey woman was indicted by a grand jury yesterday for allegedly forcing her 7-year-old daughter to undergo "unnecessary and potentially harmful" surgeries and tests, the Star-Ledger reports—and authorities say the 36-year-old started the abuse while she was pregnant with the girl, per the New Jersey Herald ...