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Written by KOTW
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013 07:01 |
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January 30, 2013 (Kearny, NJ) Kearny Police have charged Cruz Martinez Jr., 41, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania with the fatal shooting of Alisha Colon, 16, in her Belgrove Drive apartment. Martinez is currently in the Wilkes-Barrie Jail in Pennsylvania awaiting a court hearing in his hometown of Hazelton, Pennsylvania on an unrelated theft charge. Martinez is expected to be extradited to New Jersey after the court hearing which is now scheduled for February 13, 2013.
Neighbors of Martinez were surprised to hear that he was the suspect in the fatal shooting. Martinez has confirmed that he was a former member of the Latin Kings. It is unknown what the motivation for the fatal shooting was and police authorities have not commented on or discussed details of the shooting with the media.
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Written by KOTW
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Saturday, 19 January 2013 18:58 |
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January 19, 2013 (Kearny, NJ) The Kearny Police are seeking the public's cooperation in obtaining information on the shooting death of sixteen year old Kearny resident Alisha Colon.
Colon was shot in the head in the second floor bedroom in her Belgrove Drive home. Police arrested earlier in the day Edwin Mendez, Jr, from Belleville, for unlawful possession of a weapon, a machete, and terroristic threats after he was involved in a street fight across the street from Colon's apartment. Colon was not involved in the fight but other family members were.
Kearny police are asking that anyone with information to please call the Kearny Police Detective Unit at (201) 998-1313 or the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Squad at (201) 915-1345. All information will be kept confidential. |
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Tuesday, 06 November 2012 22:46 |
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November 6, 2012 (Kearny, NJ) The following are the results of the Kearny Board of Education Election
James DORAN Jr. 2,396 19.41%
Deborah LOWRY 1,843 14.93%
Cecilia LINDENFELSER 1,830 14.82%
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Monday, 05 November 2012 21:26 |
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November 5, 2012 (Kearny, NJ) On the heels of Hurricane Sandy and her devastating damage many would be voters may be too overwhelmed to think that their vote counts in tomorrow's election.
KOTW's Discussion Board has been very active with Kearny's Board of Education election with various posters trying to convince our readers that particular candidates deserve their vote. Some have argued that particular candidates and/or particular slates should not get an individual's vote.
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Friday, 02 November 2012 07:46 |
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November 2, 2012 (Kearny, NJ) Electrical power was restored to the Town of Harrison earlier this morning bringing online the last of the communities covered by KOTW. PSE&G had stated earlier that power would not be restored until Monday but the early return of electricity was welcomed by the residents of Harrison.
Harrison's power was disrupted when the power station which provides power to the town was flooded. PSE&G worked around the clock drying and cleaning the electronic equipment. KOTW celebrates the return of power and welcomes comments on its Discussion about how life was without electrical power and what can be done to prevent another outage. |
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