Middletown, NJ
Lifestyle
'Food Insider' Video Highlights Jersey Shore Deli's Pork Roll (Or Is It Taylor Ham?) 'Food Insider' Video Highlights Jersey Shore Deli's Pork Roll (Or Is It Taylor Ham?)
'Food Insider' Video Highlights Jersey Shore Deli's Pork Roll (Or Is It Taylor Ham?) Eggs go on top or between the meat, but never below. That's just one secret an excellent breakfast sandwich at Slater's Deli in Leonardo (Monmouth County), recently featured on "Legendary Eats" by Food Insider. The video is titled "The Pork Roll (Or Taylor Ham), Egg, And Cheese," of course, egging on the never-ending debate: Is it Taylor Ham, or Pork Roll? Never mind what you call it, the sandwich is a rite of passage in New Jersey, the website says on the video description. And quite frankly, they're right. The Route 36 deli has been featured in several other news reports over the y…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
News
Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated COVID-19 Violations Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated COVID-19 Violations
Overnight Operation: Cuban Pete's Closed For Repeated Covid-19 Violations Cuban Pete's in Montclair is closed after the owner repeatedly failed to obey COVD-19 orders. Police on Monday changed the locks on the Bloomfield Avenue eatery because it was not in compliance with Gov.Phil Murphy's orders, following an overnight investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office,  Essex County Sheriff’s Office and Montclair Police Department, NJ.com reports. The State Health Department and Attorney General's Office sought the order after owner Dominick Restaino refused to comply with a DOH order to stop operating, the media outlet said. Restaino was ord…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Business
Owners To Reinvent Shuttered Sussex County Diner Owners To Reinvent Shuttered Sussex County Diner
Owners To Reinvent Shuttered Sussex County Diner A Sussex County diner that fell victim to COVID-19 is expected to reopen as a new restaurant, NJ.com reports. The Double S Diner in Wantage closed Oct. 13 after nearly 60 years in business. Owners Norbey Arango and Keith Yodice, however, will be transforming the Route 23 eatery into a "specialized restaurant," which means cutting down the extensive menu to a few perfected items, according to NJ.com. Yodice told reports that the pandemic caused business at Double S to drop by more than 60 percent since March. Setting up an outdoor dining area in recent months didn't appear to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
News
Nearly 36 NJ Students Switched To Remote Learning After HS Party Cancels Football Opener Nearly 36 NJ Students Switched To Remote Learning After HS Party Cancels Football Opener
Nearly 36 NJ Students Switched To Remote Learning After HS Party Cancels Football Opener The Bulldogs and the Bluejays' home opening football game was cancelled after a high school party where guests were not wearing masks or social distancing, officials said. As a precautionary measure, Metuchen High School administrators nixed this weekend's opener, even though no one at the party was suspected of having COVID-19, NJ.com reports. Approximately 36 individuals who attended the party -- many of them football players ready to rumble this weekend -- were switched to remote learning out of an abundance of caution, the report says. Metuchen Superintendent Vincent Caputo told t…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents 'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents
'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents A 49-year-old mom vacationing with her kids on the Jersey Shore drowned trying to save them from dangerous tides Tuesday, authorities said. “It was not at all a beach day," Fire Chief Dominick J. McClain told NJ.com, noting there were not any lifeguards on the beach. "The water was very rough and the rip currents were very dangerous." The unidentified mom from Wernersville, PA noticed her kids ages 8, 10 and 19 were having trouble swimming to shore at the 18th Avenue beach in North Wildwood, and so she went in to get them around 3 p.m., local fire officials said. The mom scooped …

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
News
COVID-19: Jersey City MVC Agency Closed After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: Jersey City MVC Agency Closed After Worker Tests Positive
Covid-19: Jersey City MVC Agency Closed After Worker Tests Positive A state Motor Vehicle Commissions agency in Jersey City closed on Monday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Summit Avenue agency only handles transactions, and will remain shut until Oct. 6, the agency said in a tweet. MVC spokesman William Connolly told NJ.com the center will remain closed until contact tracers have ensured a required quarantine is complete, and cleared a "sufficient number of employees."  The agencies reopened July 7 after months of being closed due to the virus. Lines wrapped around nearly every facility in the state, with some drivers camping out over…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Union County Police Officer Injured Escorting Motorcyclists On 50-Mile Charity Ride Union County Police Officer Injured Escorting Motorcyclists On 50-Mile Charity Ride
Union County Police Officer Injured Escorting Motorcyclists On 50-Mile Charity Ride A Union County police sergeant was injured while escorting motorcyclists on a 50-mile charity ride for a local cancer foundation on Sunday, county officials said. The county officer collided with a participant in Clark during the Jason’s Friends Foundation ride, NJ.com reports, citing county spokesman Sebastian D'Elia. The crash occurred around 12:40 p.m. on Lake Avenue, at the Cellar Avenue intersection, according to initial reports. The officer and participant were treated at the hospital for non life-threatening injuries, D'Elia said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive
Covid-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive Teachers in at least two Bergen County school districts have tested positive for COVID-19. One middle school teacher in Woodcliff Lake tested positive, while two teachers in Lodi tested positive, district and union officials confirmed. Woodcliff Lake Middle School is closed for two weeks after a teacher reported testing positive last Thursday, NJ.com reports, citing Superintendent Lauren Barbelet.  The district's schools had been open Monday through Friday, until 12:30 p.m., when students returned home for virtual learning in the afternoons. Barblet subsequently switched middle s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive An Elizabeth school closed for a day after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy closed Friday for cleaning and will reopen Monday, a district spokesperson told NJ.com. There were no other known cases in the district and it was likely that the staff member contracted the virus outside of work, the spokesperson said. The district was among the first in the state to push for virtual learning. The year began with students learning virtually and teachers live-streaming in the classrooms Friday.

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Pinned Under Car, Airlifted In Union County Crash Teen Bicyclist Pinned Under Car, Airlifted In Union County Crash
Teen Bicyclist Pinned Under Car, Airlifted In Union County Crash A teenage boy was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a car and subsequently pinned under it in Fanwood Saturday morning. The 14-year-old was struck at the intersection of La Grande Avenue and Helen Street around 10:10 a.m., initial reports show. The boy was pinned on his stomach and then extricated before being flown to a nearby hospital in a State Police helicopter, NJ.com reports. His condition was unknown as of 12:40 p.m. Fanwood and Scotch Plains rescue squads and Fanwood police responded. A 15-year-old girl was airlifted after being struck by a car riding her bike…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests COVID-19 Positive Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests COVID-19 Positive
Chatham HS Goes Remote After Student Who Went To Party Tests Covid-19 Positive Just two days into the academic year, students at Chatham High School have been rolled back to remote-only classes after a student who attended a weekend gathering tested positive for COVID-19. Chatham Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa sent an email to parents Wednesday night stating that the high school’s students will begin fully remote classes as of Thursday, NJ.com reports. “This case may be linked to a non-school event that took place over the holiday weekend and about which we communicated with our local public health officials yesterday and earlier today,” said LaSusa. The Chatham S…

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail
Judge Orders Atlantic County Husband Charged With Wife's Fatal Beating Held In Jail An Atlantic County man accused of beating his wife to death was ordered to jail until his trial. Robert Declementi, 36, was charged with murder after police found his wife Rachel Declementi unconscious and bleeding in the entryway of a home around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 22, authorities said. Robert Declementi was also covered in blood, and told police his wife admitted to having an affair when she came home that night, according to police. Judge Bernard DeLury Jr. on Friday ordered Declementi held in jail until his trial, NJ.com reports. The manner and cause of Rachel Declementi's death had …

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by Cecilia Levine