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No more Daylight Saving Time in New Jersey — NJ Top News
Here’s the stories you’ll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show with Eric Scott on Friday:
A little February sunshine. (Dan Zarrow, Townsquare Media)
• Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 am on March 9, 2025, requiring clocks to spring forward to 3 am.
• Studies indicate a 24% increase in heart attack risk and higher rates of car accidents and strokes in the days following the time change.
• To prepare, experts recommend gradually adjusting sleep schedules, prioritizing daylight exposure, and practicing relaxation techniques.
Emmanuel Tolentino (Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office)(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
🔴 Police responded to 9 burglaries in less than a week
🔴 Cash registers were pried open
🔴 He was released and remains wanted
SOMERVILLE — A North Jersey man has been charged in connection with nine burglaries at businesses throughout Somerset County late last year, according to authorities.
Emmanuel Tolentino, 26, faces seven counts of third-degree burglary, four counts of third-degree theft, one count each of third- and fourth-degree criminal mischief, and two counts of having burglary tools.
The man from Scotch Plains has been arrested and released three times since in the past three months, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Investigators are now trying to find Tolentino and arrest him for a fourth time.
Ryan Ramsay listing in Manchester High School staff directory
✅ A woman told police about her relationship with a Manchester teacher in 2012
✅ The teacher was the longtime boys basketball coach
✅ She told police they met in a bathroom on ‘numerous occasions’
MANCHESTER — A longtime high school teacher and basketball coach faces sexual assault charges from incidents that happened 13 years ago.
Ryan Ramsay, the head boys coach and social studies teacher at Manchester Township High School, is being held at the Monmouth County Jail on a charge of sexual assault by someone with supervisory authority over a minor. Officials tell New Jersey 101.5 that Ramsay is no longer teaching and stopped coaching the team in January.
According to the affidavit, the victim began messaging Ramsay while playing the computer game “Words with Friends,” where she said their conversations turned “flirtatious.” In February 2012 and continuing until June, the victim said she met Ramsay met in a bathroom at the high school on “numerous occasions.” They also met at his apartment in Seaside Heights.
Tanker on fire after being rear ended on Route 22 west in Bridgewater 3/5/25 (Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department)
🔥 A tanker was rear-ended by a sedan after pulling onto Route 22
🔥 The impact fused the tanker and sedan
🔥 A Bridgewater police officer on patrol pulled the car driver out
A Bridgewater police officer is being hailed a hero after dragging an unconscious driver out of a burning car that crunched into a tanker truck early Wednesday morning.
The truck pulling onto Route 22 west from a Speedway gas station near Thompson Avenue was rear-ended by a Hyundai Elantra around 2:10 a.m., according to Bridgewater police safety officer Joseph Greco. The tanker and car caught fire and became fused together.
The Hyundai was dragged approximately 685 feet before the driver of the tanker, Zachary J. Roslin, 33, of Freehold, brought them to a controlled stop.
Roslin told Bridgewater police officer Noah Allat, who stopped at the scene, the tanker was empty but had been carrying a load of kerosene.
Body cam footage shows that after speaking to the tanker driver, Allat ran to the Hyundai, opened the door and dragged passenger Della-Ventura out by the hood of his sweatshirt.
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• As spring break approaches, the TSA warns New Jersey travelers about the dangers of using public USB charging ports at airports.
• This practice, known as “juice jacking,” can allow hackers to install malware on devices, potentially accessing sensitive information and locking users out of their phones.
• Travelers are advised to bring their own AC adapters and power bricks to safely charge devices without risking data security.
It’s something we all do, plug devices into USB power ports at airports. Most of us do not have our devices fully charged before boarding a plane and especially when we have those annoying delays at the airport. I know, you want your phone or tablet charged before boarding the plane.
There are a lot of charging stations at the airport with a USB port, either on the floor or a pole, waiting for the plane to board. But, now we have to worry about this? Now we have to worry about the charging stations. This is called juice jacking and/or port jacking?
TSA shared a warning on their Facebook page cautioning travelers against using those public ports. They explain: “Hackers can install malware at USB ports (we’ve been told that’s called “juice/port jacking”). So, when you’re at an airport do not plug your phone directly into a USB port.”
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Noesen’s Power Play Goal Pushes Devils Past Mammoth | GAME STORY | New Jersey Devils
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Devils spent much of the night against the Utah Mammoth searching for answers on the power play, watching chances come and go, starting the game 0-for-4 with the man-advantage. That frustration finally broke when Stefan Noesen planted himself in the crease and finished in tight on Karel Vejmelka to give New Jersey the breakthrough they desperately needed.
“Great road win,” Brett Pesce said. “Didn’t have our best, myself included, felt like I hadn’t played in two months,” Brett Pesce said. “You know what, we got a win, we grinded it out, good teams find ways to get to two points.”
Noesen’s conversion provided a much-needed release on an ailing power play, and the timing made it even more significant. Not only did it snap the drought, but it also handed the Devils their first lead of the night against the Mammoth, one they would hang on to win 2-1 in Utah.
Not to be outdone, Jacob Markstrom was rock solid, allowing just a single goal to Utah, in the first period. As the Devils tried to find their footing in the game, with failed power play opportunities, and Utah pressing hard, Markstrom held the fort.
“This one is on him tonight,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said. “We don’t get the opportunity to hang around in the game and have big moments like we did in the third with the penalty kill and power play, if not for Marky and how held us in. We were outplayed for long stretches of the game, but it’s going to happen from time to time.”
The Devils had a gut-check moment at the end of the third period, when Dawson Mercer took a penalty in the dying minutes of the game and the Mammoth pulled their goalie for a 6-on-4. New Jersey came up with the clears and the blocks to hang on for the victory.
The Devils weren’t going to be denied the opportunity for a win, as Connor Brown explained:
“Marky deserved the win at that point, it was a bit scrambly, maybe a bit more scrambly than we would have liked but they got two extra guys on the ice, so it was nice to gut one out.”
Utah opened the game scoring with a first-period power-play goal by Daniil But, before Connor Brown tied the game in the second period, his second goal in as many games and his third in four.
“I’m playing my brand of hockey,” Brown said. “I’m being empowered a little more, playing a little more minutes than typically have over the last couple of years and it’s leading into a little bit more confidence, little bit more plays, so just kind of running with it.”
The Devils have started to find some more stride in their game and are winning four of their last six, including two straight on the two-game road trip through Vegas and Utah.
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NJ corrections officer charged with sexually assaulting prison inmates
What happens when someone is arrested and charged with a crime?
When someone is arrested and charged with a crime, police departments observe a protocol that includes the reading of Miranda Rights.
A Piscataway man who works as a New Jersey Department of Corrections officer in the state’s prison for sex offenders has been charged with sexually assaulting two inmates.
Anthony Nelson, 37, was charged with sexually assaulting the inmates at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced.
Nelson was arrested without incident on Dec. 15 and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Ciccone said.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office was alerted by New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division on Dec. 1 that two inmates reported they were sexually assaulted by a correctional police officer over that past weekend, the prosecutor said.
An investigation led by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit along with the New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division determined that Nelson allegedly sexually assaulted two inmates under his supervision, the prosecutor said.
Nelson was lodged at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center awaiting a preliminary hearing before a Superior Court judge.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detectives Christopher Van Eerde or Tammy Colonna at 732-745-3300 or Investigator Sean Smith at 856-812-3310.
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White Christmas in the Philadelphia region this year? Cecily Tynan breaks down our chances
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Is there anything more magical than waking up on Christmas morning to a fresh blanket of white outside?
Well, if you’re dreaming of a white Christmas in the Philadelphia region, keep dreaming. Our chances are really low.
By definition, a white Christmas is defined as having at least an inch of snow on the ground.
But since 1950, we’ve only had eight of those in Philadelphia, the latest in 2009, 1998 and 1995.
Statistically, the chance of a white Christmas in the Poconos is 40%. But then it really drops as you head to the south — Lehigh Valley at 90%, Trenton 12%, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and the Jersey Shore are all less than 10%.
And this year, it’s even less than that because temperatures will be at or above average from Christmas Eve through the 28th.
So Cecily’s official forecast for Christmas: it’s not white, it’s mostly cloudy, seasonable highs in the mid to upper 40s.
There’s always next year!
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