Avenel News

Facing a rape charge, Stephen Brooks turned down an offer of seven years in prison in exchange for admitting he attacked a woman in East Orange.

A Franklin man faces heroin and weapons charges after narcotics detectives arrested him Tuesday night at an Avenel motel, police said.

A Somerset man allegedly carrying 25 bags of heroin and a .32-caliber handgun faces several charges after he was arrested Tuesday night, police said.

A burglary was reported at a Sunny Mart store in Woodbridge. Around 7 p.m. Dec. 27, the owner of the shop received a call from his alarm company.

Avenel, N.J.-based Bradco Supply appointed Larry Stoddard as its CEO, succeeding Tom Karol, who continues to serve as Executive Chairman.

Woodbridge authorities are investigating two suspicious overnight fires reported within about 24 hours this week in the township's Avenel section.

A thief stole an Avenel man's car overnight Monday from outside his North Smith Street home, police said.

Sal Cursi doesn't do roofs, but he still gave his neighbor a great deal when the 59-year-old Fords contractor saved her from an unscrupulous roofing company trying to skimp out on materials.

Armed services personel from communities throughout Central Jersey are making a difference every day.

Fire officials said they are searching for the cause of an intense wind-fueled blaze early Friday morning that destroyed an unfinished building in the township's Hopelawn section and damaged several homes across the street.

A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Thursday morning after trespassing on to the tracks at the Avenel station, authorities said.

A burglar stole a laptop, a digital camera and a leather ski jacket Friday from a pickup truck parked outside an Avenel restaurant, police said.

As a stay-at-home mom with three children, Angela Vanco of Fords wants to stretch the money for her holiday shopping as far as possible.

Vandals may have used fire extinguishers to smash the window of an Avenel man's car Saturday morning, police said.

A city man charged with raping and killing two young neighbors has died in prison of kidney failure, authorities said today.

Nov. 9 at 3:15 p.m. a ' In the vicinity of Lexington Boulevard, Officer John Ehling arrested Toma TMs River resident Ronald Stevenson, 59, on outstanding warrants from Manalapan and Wall Township for contempt of court/motor vehicle violations.

An Avenel man and two 17-year-old youths face robbery charges after allegedly grabbing a woman's purse as she walked on Central Avenue.

BLOOMFIELD a ' Bloomfield College held a ceremony to honor students named to the Deana TMs List for the spring semester on Oct.

Three pets were killed in a fire that broke out at a Madison Avenue home late Thursday morning, police said.

Two dogs and a cat were killed in a fire today that started on the porch of a Woodbridge home and spread through the roof, officials said.