Are migrants housed at the shore? NJ Top News

Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Friday:

⬛ Driver in Nutley hit-and-run stopped to look at body and left

Wiston Perlaza, Jocelyn Pietri ( Jocelyn Pietri via Facebook), Crash scene on Milton Avenue in Nutley (RLS Metro Breaking News)

NUTLEY — The man charged with running down a man and his girlfriend as they walked together on Valentine's Day night tried emptying his pockets of drugs while he was being frisked by police.

It's one of several shocking details that came from the complaint and affidavit obtained by New Jersey 101.5 in the arrest of Dhkir Robinson, 43, of Lumberton.

⬛ NJ woman killed boyfriend as he tried to get her into rehab

Tina Lewis, sentenced for death of Craig Everett (right) (ACPO, Tributearchive.com)

A 35-year-old Burlington County woman has been sent to prison after admitting to a drunken hit-and-run in which she killed her boyfriend after he tried to check her into rehab.

On Thursday, Tina C. Lewis, of Mount Holly, was sentenced to 10 years, after pleading guilty last year to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the death of Craig Everett, also 35.

⬛ Rumors swirl of buses dropping off migrants at Toms River motel

A photo of buses at the Toms River Motel 6 (Jersey Coast Emergency News via Facebook)

TOMS RIVER — Baseless rumors about dozens of migrants staying at a Motel 6 in Toms River are creating a firestorm on social media but local officials say it's not happening.

Several people said they went to the Motel 6 on Route 37 demanding answers after Jersey Coast Emergency News posted the reports on Facebook. The page says it is New Jersey's number one source for "providing news, laughs, and speaking the truth" but often posts unverified statements citing unnamed sources.

⬛ Target is about to open its newest store in NJ

One of New Jersey’s most popular retail chains, Target, has been hiring employees for its newest store in the state.

An opening date has been set for April, alongside a new ShopRite grocery store also opening that’s part of a sprawling new, mixed-use development, Glenwood Green.

⬛ TV superstar Guy Fieri has new restaurant opening in NJ

Getty Images for Vegas Uncork'd

NEWARK — Something packed with flavor has arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wanted to enhance the food and dining options at the airport's year-old Terminal A with the addition of Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen + Bar, operated by SSP America.

These NJ town are getting poorer

In these 20 municipalities in New Jersey, the median household income has decreased or grown the least in a decade. The data is based on U.S. Census' American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for the years 2012 and 2022.

Gallery Credit: Erin Vogt

New Jersey's St. Patrick's Day Parades 2024 (by date)

It's the marching of the green as St. Patrick's Day parades step off all over New Jersey. Dates are subject to change without notice.

Gallery Credit: Dan Alexander

Biggest NJ company layoff notices in 2022 and 2023

In some cases, workers may be offered back their jobs or transfers to different locations.

Here’s a look at more than a dozen of the biggest announcements within two years.

Gallery Credit: Erin Vogt

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