DEAR ABBY: I am experiencing significant anxiety over losing another co-worker. I am happy for her, but I’m also sad because all her responsibilities will again be dumped on me. Our department consists of three employees. I’m the lowest-paid administrative assistant in the office and division. Our department is required by federal law to be … Read more
A Passaic County man has been charged after allegedly sending sexually explicit material to an undercover detective on social media, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Joseph Velazquez, 25, of Passaic, is charged with second- and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said. In February, … Read more
A New York City man who backed into a Drug Enforcement Administration vehicle in Elizabeth while trying to elude law enforcement after a botched drug deal has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Miguel Nuñez, 50, of the Bronx, was sentenced to five years, 10 months as well as four years of … Read more
One man was killed and another was wounded Tuesday in a shooting in Paterson, authorities said. Police were called shortly after 11:50 p.m. to the area of Watson and North Bridge streets, where officers found two injured men. Both had been shot in the neck and legs and were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical … Read more
