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Caneiro trial in New Jersey | Live stream for Feb. 3

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February 3, 2026

Caneiro trial in New Jersey | Live stream for Feb. 3

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Paul Caneiro is charged in the 2018 murders of Keith Caneiro, 50, his wife Jennifer, 45, and their two children, daughter Sophia, 8, and son, Jesse, 11, on Willow Brook Road in Colts Neck.

The trial began Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It’s expected to last about 2.5 months. Court proceedings are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Live stream the trial above.

8-year-old girl’s DNA on bloody jeans in Paul Caneiro’s home, jury hears

FREEHOLD — The DNA of 8-year-old Sophia Caneiro was found in five locations on a pair of bloody jeans recovered from her uncle’s basement after she, her mother, father and 11-year-old brother were found murdered at their Colts Neck mansion in 2018, a scientist testified Feb. 2 at Paul Caneiro’s trial in the murders. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Video shows figure lurking outside Caneiro mansion before murders

FREEHOLD — A jury on Jan. 29 watched security surveillance footage showing a shadowy figure going back and forth outside Keith Caneiro’s garage in the early morning of Nov. 20, 2018, when prosecutors say Keith and his wife and children were murdered at the home. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Crime scene cop testifies of body bags and bullets at Caneiro mansion

FREEHOLD — A detective took jurors on a photographic tour of the crime scene at 15 Willow Brook Road in Colts Neck during his testimony on Jan. 28, showing the panel everything from body bag labels to bullets, cartridge casings and a chef’s knife missing from an 18-knife set in the kitchen of the Caneiro family’s home. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Detective tells jury what blood stains in Caneiro’s kitchen revealed

FREEHOLD — Blood stain patterns inside the kitchen of the Caneiro family’s charred Colts Neck mansion indicated the person who was the source of the blood was moving around a kitchen island in the room, heading toward a foyer that led to the front door, a retired detective testified on Jan. 27. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Angry texts between Paul and Keith Caneiro preceded murders: Detective

FREEHOLD — About two months before Keith Caneiro and his wife and children were murdered at their Colts Neck mansion, he shared a heated text message exchange with his brother Paul, in which he repeatedly threatened to sever financial ties with him, a detective revealed in court Friday. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Cop testifies he found bloody jeans, guns in Paul Caneiro’s home

FREEHOLD — A day after an arson fire damaged Paul Caneiro’s home on Tilton Drive in Ocean Township on Nov. 20, 2018, a search of the premises turned up a cache of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, a crime scene detective told a jury on Jan. 22. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Colts Neck man testifies hearing gunfire near Caneiro murder scene

FREEHOLD — Dennis Corpora was in bed at his home on Rivers Edge Drive in Colts Neck in the early morning of Nov. 20, 2018, when the sound of gunshots awakened him from a light sleep, he told a jury on Jan. 21. “I woke up, I heard the shots and I said, ‘Someone just got whacked,’” Corpora testified. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Caneiro jury hears frantic report of bloody corpse at Colts Neck home

FREEHOLD — Dr. Boris Volshteyn thought his neighbor, Keith Caneiro, was burning leaves in his backyard on Nov. 20, 2018, when he received a call from his landscaper alerting him to smoke coming from his neighbor’s Colts Neck mansion, he told jury on Nov. 20. Concerned that Caneiro would be fined for burning the leaves, Volshteyn tried calling him and his wife, but neither answered the phone, the plastic surgeon testified. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Colts Neck cops describe grisly Caneiro family murder scene at trial

FREEHOLD — The call came in as a structure fire at 12:34 p.m on Nov. 20, 2018, Colts Neck police Sgt. Daniel Mazzucola told a Monmouth County jury on Jan 15. As he approached the two-story residence set back from Willow Brook Road on several acres, Mazzucola could see some smoke coming from the building, he said. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Paul Caneiro’s neighbor testifies seeing mystery men before fire

FREEHOLD — Heather Capp was asleep in her Ocean Township home on Nov. 20, 2018, when she was awakened by voices outside about 4:30 a.m. She got up, opened her window shade and saw two unfamiliar men outside, dressed in dark clothing and black baseball caps, running across the street, she said. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Paul Caneiro financed brother’s funds for lavish lifestyle, detective says

FREEHOLD — On the evening before he and his family were murdered in their Colts Neck mansion, Keith Caneiro called his brother, Paul, demanding an explanation for money that was missing from a trust account his brother oversaw, a detective testified Jan. 13. “Paul, I need to know where that money went,” Keith demanded on the phone call, played in court for a jury during the detective’s testimony. “I just spent a half a day looking for it. I need to know where it went.” Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Heartbreaking details emerge in Paul Caneiro murder trial

FREEHOLD — As Paul Caneiro’s trial in the 2018 murders of four family members got underway Jan.12, a prosecutor revealed a startling detail never before made public – that the smallest victim, 8-year-old Sophia Caneiro, suffered 17 stab wounds before she was left to die of smoke inhalation in her family’s burning mansion. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

What happened to Caneiro Colts Neck house?

COLTS NECK — The property that became the scene of the grisly deaths of Keith Caneiro and his family has been sold, its real estate agent said, in a deal made complicated both by the stigma attached to the location and new environmental rules making it tougher to build. The agent, David “DJ” Ten Hoeve, said most potential buyers knew the property’s history. But with 10 acres of land hard to find in Monmouth County, the tragedy wasn’t a deal breaker for many prospective buyers. Read more.

— Michael L. Diamond

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Newark-bound United flight returns to LA airport for evacuation after reported fire

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March 3, 2026

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Newark-bound United flight returns to LA airport for evacuation after reported fire

NEWARK, New Jersey — A United Airlines flight headed to Newark, New Jersey returned to the Los Angeles airport Monday about 40 minutes after taking off for an emergency evacuation after a reported fire, authorities said.

All flights at the LAX International Airport were ordered to remain on the ground for about half an hour during the flight’s return and evacuation, according to advisories from the Federal Aviation Administration. No injuries were reported.

The flight, which was en route to Newark Liberty International Airport returned to LAX to address an issue with one of the engines, the airline said in a statement. There was no mention of a fire, but the LA Fire Department said it responded and there was a fire that was contained as of an hour after the plane’s landing.

The flight took off at 10:43 a.m., began to turn around at about 11 a.m. and landed again at 11:19 a.m., according to flight tracker FlightAware.

The LA Fire Department said they assisted with the evacuation of more than 250 passengers and crew. Passengers exited the plane on the taxiway using slides and stairs and were taken to the terminal, the airline said.

The airplane was a Boeing 787-9, a variant of the popular line of 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft.

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Division 3 NCAA Tournament: Three NJ basketball teams make the bracket

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March 2, 2026

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Division 3 NCAA Tournament: Three NJ basketball teams make the bracket

Manasquan HS grad Matthew Solomon has special motivation in leading red-hot TCNJ. Montclair State, Stevens also repping the Garden State.

It was the kind of sequence that embodies everything we love about sports – and especially college basketball.

With 10 seconds left in the Saturday’s New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament final, TCNJ guard David Alexandre drove the lane, got cut off, spun around a whipped a pass into the paint as he fell backward. There to receive it was forward Matthew Solomon, a Manasquan High School grad, who finished his hard cut with a dunk that gave the Lions a two-point lead at Montclair State.

Then, on the other end, Montclair State star Jacob Morales had a long look at a game-winner with two seconds left – but Solomon closed out and blocked the shot as time expired.

Both teams are headed to the Division III NCAA Tournament, which unveiled its bracket today (so is a third New Jersey representative, Stevens Institute of Technology). It was an incredible moment on its face, so exhilarating that former Villanova coach and two-time March Madness champion Jay Wright spotlighted it on social media.

“That’s surreal,” Solomon said. “I grew up watching Nova, so to see that was really cool. He was giving Division 3 basketball some love, which is deserved.”

One of the best-kept secrets in college sports is just how high-quality D-3 hoops is, and Jersey has long been a hotbed, regularly sending squads to the Final Four. On the men’s side the Garden State’s last national champion was Rowan in 1996. That could change in the coming weeks.

But along with quality hoops, Division 3 ball features amazing stories, and the story behind Solomon’s heroics is even more incredible than jaw-dropping end to Saturday’s classic.

On his left wrist, the 6-foot-7 senior out of Spring Lake Heights wore protective tape over a wristband that read, “Paterno Strong” in honor of his cousin Billy Paterno, who died in 2024 at age 3 of leukemia. His parents, Point Pleasant residents Danielle and William, were at the NJAC title game.

“They’re an amazing family,” Solomon said. “The stuff they went through showed me what real strength looks like. Me facing adversity on the basketball court, when I look over and see them and look down on my wrist and see the Paterno Strong wristband, after what they did, I can keep playing for 40 minutes of basketball.”

Solomon finished the epic final with 22 points and 17 rebounds on 10-of-13 shooting, but he was quick to credit Saddle River Day grad Alexandre (24 points, 4 assists) and ace point guard and Don Bosco Prep grad Nick Koch (14 points) for their contributions.

For some context on the achievement: Montclair State was 24-0 and ranked No. 1 in all of Division 3 when TCNJ beat the Red Hawks twice in three-game span.

“Jersey basketball, you know how it is – the best in the country,” Solomon said. “We got a taste of playing the top team in the country and that definitely prepared us for what’s next, and hopefully we prepared them, so we can both show the whole country what New Jersey basketball is about.”

There’s one more powerful aspect to Solomon’s story. His father Larry Solomon died of Covid in February 2021, and a month later his brother Andrew Solomon hit the game-winning shot with one second left in the Shore Conference A final, capping a perfect season for Manasquan High. Andrew went on to serve as a manager with Monmouth’s basketball program.

“People are trying to compare my shot to his, but Andrew’s got me topped by a million,” Matthew said.

But between his father and his cousin Billy, “I’ve got people watching me from above,” Matthew said. “All the things I do are for them.”

Keep that in mind as TCNJ (21-6 overall, 14-4 NJAC) opens the Division 3 bracket against Johns Hopkins (20-7) Friday Randolph-Macon in Ashland Virginia. The winner will face either host Randolph-Macon (25-3) or North Carolina Wesleyan (21-6) Saturday at the same site.

“We know we can run with the best of them,” Solomon said. “We’re not pleased with just being here now. Maybe the past two years, just making it was enough. This year that’s not enough. We’ve got a special group.”

In a new wrinkle this year, the D-3 quarterfinals, semifinals and final will take place in Indianapolis, sharing a stage with the Division I Final Four. It’s a fitting reward.

“Playing Division 3 basketball has changed my life,” Solomon said. “You’ve really got to love the game, but I’ve built relationships with teammates, coaches and alumni – connections that I’m going to have the rest of my life. If I were to go back to high school, I would make the same exact decision a thousand times out of a thousand.”

Montclair State (25-1, overall, 17-1 NJAC)

The Red Hawks reached No. 1 in the nation after reeling off 24 straight wins to open the campaign. They average 92.1 points per game shooting a whopping 40.4 percent from 3-point range and hitting 13.1 triples per game.

They will play host to Maine-Farmington (22-5) on Friday, and if they win will host the winner of Bates (18-8) vs. Yeshiva (20-8) in the second round on Saturday.

Leading the way is senior forward Jacob Morales, a Montvale native, Pascack Hills High School grad and former Rutgers walk-on. The NJAC Player of the Year averages 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 39 percent from 3-point range.

Sophomore guard and Trenton native Kabrien Goss (14.7 ppg), freshman guard and Morris Catholic grad Cristian Nicholson (11.4 ppg) and sophomore forward and Lenape High School grad Myles Primas (9.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg) are key contributors.

Under head coach Justin Potts, the Red Hawks reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year and also made the field in 2022-23.

Stevens (18-9 overall, 10-4 MAC Freedom)

The Ducks are four-time MAAC Freedom champions under head coach Bobby Hurley, who won his 300^th game at the program’s helm in February.

They will visit Christopher Newport (21-5) in Newport News, Va., on Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s second round at the same site against either Mount Union (23-3) or Washington and Jefferson (22-6).

Junior guard Tommy Scholl, the MAC Freedom MVP, averages 18.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Junior forward Harmehar Chhabra, a South Brunswick High School grad, averages 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists and recorded a triple-double (12 points, 11 boards, 11 assists) against Lebanon Valley last month.

Junior guard Kyle Maddison (14.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.0 apg) and senior guard Matt Leming out of Haddonfield (9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg) add to an offense that shoots 47 percent from the field.

This is the program’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, all under Hurley. The Ducks reached the second round in 2022.

Jerry Carino has covered the New Jersey sports scene since 1996 and the college basketball beat since 2003. Contact him at jcarino@gannettnj.com.

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Blizzard causes heavy damage to New Jersey animal refuge

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1 day ago

March 2, 2026

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Blizzard causes heavy damage to New Jersey animal refuge

A New Jersey animal shelter is asking for the public’s help after last month’s blizzard did heavy damage to its property in Ocean County.

On social media, Popcorn Park Animal Refuge posted a video and described the fury of the storm. saying that the blizzard “caused unexpected damage… impacting habitats, fencing, structures, and critical infrastructure.”

The nonprofit animal haven says its team “worked tirelessly to keep every animal safe during the storm,” however, “the aftermath has left us facing urgent repairs and significant financial strain.”

Photo: Popcorn Park Animal Refuge

The refuge says this winter has been “especially challenging.” It says “repeated severe weather has forced extended closures to the public, further limiting vital support and creating an added burden during an already difficult recovery period,” adding “we need our community now more than ever.”

Popcorn Park was established in 1977, according to its website. It’s part of the Associated Humane Societies — which bills itself as New Jersey’s largest animal welfare organization. Popcorn Park describes itself as “a sanctuary for abandoned, injured, ill, exploited, abused, or elderly farm animals, birds, and wildlife (domestic and exotic).”

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