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Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Charged With Stabbing Death During Burglary: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged With Stabbing Death During Burglary: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged With Stabbing Death During Burglary: Prosecutor A 36-year-old man from South Jersey has been charged with the murder and assault of a couple during a burglary, authorities said. Zachary M. Adamo, of Millville, was charged on a warrant with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, burglary, contempt, obstruction, tampering with evidence and weapons offenses, according to  Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. The charges are related to a homicide that occurred during the early morning hours of July 28, in the City of Vineland. It is alleged that the defendant entered a residence in the 600 block of Ridgewoo…

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by Jon Craig
Cumberland Salem
Police & Fire
Woman Dead, Man Critical After Being Flown In Vineland Double Stabbing Woman Dead, Man Critical After Being Flown In Vineland Double Stabbing
Woman Dead, Man Critical After Being Flown In Vineland Double Stabbing A woman died and a man was critical after both were stabbed overnight this week in South Jersey, authorities said. Vineland police responding to the 600 block of Ridgewood Avenue found Sharon Taylor, 60, and James Taylor, 51, both suffering stab wounds in their home around 1:45 a.m. Friday, July 28, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb McRae said. Sharon was pronounced dead at the scene while James was flown to Cooper Hospital and was last listed in critical condition. Their relationship was not immediately clear. Further details were not released. Anyone with information is as…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood
Events
Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC
Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Keb' Mo' is peaking once more. Playing with a stellar backing trio -- a nimble-fingered keyboardist and a rhythm section tighter than a clam -- he's shredding again, picking deftly again, melding sexy blues, bounce, swing and just-plain-funky licks with that sweet-sweet roots music that hits that warm spot where your heart lives. And he's bringing it all back to BergenPAC in Englewood on June 16. It's always a party with Kevin Roosevelt Moore, but his latest tour is much more. The setlist sequencing is superb (even when he goes rogue) and his soulful combo is equally effective in adding …

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by Jerry DeMarco
The Berkshires
Lifestyle
Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Pittsfield Musician Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Pittsfield Musician
Grammy Nomination Likely First Of Many For Acclaimed Pittsfield Musician Matt Cusson remembers the exact moment he learned about his first-ever Grammy nomination.  The Berkshires native was at his parent’s house in Pittsfield with his 2-year-old daughter when his phone started blowing up on November 15, 2022. “I just got a ton of texts saying, ‘Congratulations,” the musician told Daily Voice. “Then I remembered all the nominees were announced [that] morning.” Cusson then called his wife to tell her the good news while she was away for work in New York City. Once she caught wind of her husband’s nomination, she instantly put her job on hold. “I called her, an…

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by David Cifarelli
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Kills Father At West Babylon Home, Police Say Man Kills Father At West Babylon Home, Police Say
Man Kills Father At West Babylon Home, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police say he killed his father in their home.  Suffolk County Police say Third Precinct officers responded to 36 Phillips Walk in West Babylon after a woman called 911 at approximately 12:55 p.m. Friday, June 10 and stated her son strangled her husband.  Officers responded and found Robert Taylor, age 64, dead. Homicide Squad detectives arrested his son, James Taylor, age 34, at the scene and charged him with second-degree murder.  He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First Distri…

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by Joe Lombardi
Gloucester
Schools
NJ Assistant Principal Retiring After 20 Years Gets Surprise Sendoff She Won't Forget NJ Assistant Principal Retiring After 20 Years Gets Surprise Sendoff She Won't Forget
NJ Assistant Principal Retiring After 20 Years Gets Surprise Sendoff She Won't Forget A South Jersey school administrator got a sendoff she'll never forget. Andrea Brown retired as the assistant principal of Orchard Valley Middle School in Washington Township (Gloucester County) and was honored with a surprise rally from her students. The event was organized by Principal Colleen Cancila, officials said on the school's website. Students gathered in the school's gymnasium with signs and song on Dec. 23. The OVMS Band, led by Mr. Frank Appello, welcomed Brown with “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang.  Representatives from the school’s Student Council presented Brown with…

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by Cecilia Levine
Somerset
Events
Musician Peter Mayer's 'Stars & Promises' Holiday Tour Has Stop In Somerville Musician Peter Mayer's 'Stars & Promises' Holiday Tour Has Stop In Somerville
Musician Peter Mayer's 'Stars & Promises' Holiday Tour Has Stop In Somerville Peter Mayer, a Nashville-based musician who has performed with Jimmy Buffet, James Taylor, Don Henley and many others during a decades-long career, will be appearing Friday at United Reformed Church, 100 W. Main St. in Somerville, as part of his Echoes of the Seasons-Stars & Promises Tour.  Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.  As a young child in India (where his parents were Lutheran Missionaries), Mayer had a passion for music, according to his bi…

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by Paul Milo
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield
Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield A man out on bail for allegedly shooting his ex-wife to death and attempting to kill his stepson was found dead in a storage container after a standoff with Fairfield Police. James Taylor, 75, was found dead inside a container in the rear of his Bronson Road home Tuesday, Aug. 6, following a standoff with police that began when an alert went off on his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor, Fairfield Police said. Taylor has been on GPS monitoring since February after being charged with murder, home invasion, criminal attempt to commit murder, burglary, illegal discharge of a firearm and assault i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield
News
Fairfield Father Accused Of Killing Ex-Wife Freed On $2M Bond Posted By Son Fairfield Father Accused Of Killing Ex-Wife Freed On $2M Bond Posted By Son
Fairfield Father Accused Of Killing Ex-Wife Freed On $2M Bond Posted By Son The son of a Fairfield man accused of killing his ex-wife earlier this year has been released after his son posted a $2 million bond. Following a hearing this week in Bridgeport Superior Court, a judge allowed James Taylor, 75, to be released from custody under the condition that he lives with his son Chris Taylor, a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education. Taylor was arrested in February after he allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife. Officers responded to a Catamount Road home at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, where Catherine Taylor was found dead at the scene. According to repor…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins
Maywood PD, State Police Produce Arrests In Cold Case Burglary, Recent Break-Ins Maywood police cracked a cold-case burglary and two recent break-ins in one shot. Officers were responding to an apartment burglary on April 13 when they got a call that someone had broken into another a block away, Detective Sgt. Matthew Parodi said Thursday. While borough Detective William Phayre reviewed area surveillance video, NJSP Detective Sgt. Dennis Cappello produced a sketch of a burglar who, Parodi said, turned out to be 50-year-old James Taylor of Carteret. Driving the getaway car, he said, was Tammy Harrell-Brayboy, also 50 of Carteret. Maywood police seized Harrell-Brayboy a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield
News
ID Released For Woman Allegedly Killed By Ex-Husband In Fairfield ID Released For Woman Allegedly Killed By Ex-Husband In Fairfield
ID Released For Woman Allegedly Killed By Ex-Husband In Fairfield A woman who was allegedly shot and killed by her ex-husband has been identified by Fairfield Police. Catherine Taylor, 70, of Redding Road in Fairfield, was killed by her ex-husband, James Taylor, 76, also of Fairfield, around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The woman was found when officers from the Fairfield Police Department responded to a home on Catamount Road for a domestic violence call, said Kalamaras. Initial officers arrived on scene and found a serious a domestic assault had taken place inside the home and quickly took the ex-husband into cus…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield
Lifestyle
Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield
Almost Cut My Hair? CSN Legend David Crosby Will Play In Ridgefield David Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, is returning to Ridgefield.  On this tour, he will be performing music from his latest album -- Sky Trails -- alongside some of his best-loved songs and greatest hits.  Crosby graces the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m., part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity.  For tickets, which cost $126 apiece, call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts…

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by Jon Craig
New Canaan
Lifestyle
ALS Won't Get Him (Or His Mom) Down: New Canaan Singer Writes From Heart ALS Won't Get Him (Or His Mom) Down: New Canaan Singer Writes From Heart
ALS Won't Get Him (Or His Mom) Down: New Canaan Singer Writes From Heart NEW CANAAN, Conn. – You might not think of New Canaan in the same breath as Nashville, New York or Los Angeles when it comes to launching musical careers. But it works for singer-songwriter Nick Depuy. Depuy, a New Canaan resident who recently launched his debut album, calls his music “folksy with a few twists" -- think a combination of James Taylor meets Mumford & Sons. His goal, he said, is to tell a meaningful story through his music. “I’ve always written music as a certain therapy for myself,” said the 24-year-old who found his passion for guitar in high school.  “My hope is t…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz