October 13 Morning News
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT AN EX-NEW JERSEY LAWMAKER AND CURRENT PASTOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT CHARGES. ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL COURT RECORD, 58-YEAR OLD REGINALD W. ATKINS WAS ARRESTED IN ROSELLE (ROW-ZELL), NJ, AT AROUND 5 PM THIS PAST SUNDAY ON 2 COUNTS OF ASSAULT AND 1 COUNT OF HARASSMENT, AND HAS SINCE BEEN BOOKED INTO ESSEX COUNTY JAIL. ATKINS, WHO WAS A FORMER STATE ASSEMBLYMAN, AND IS THE CURRENT SENIOR PASTOR AT GREATER MT. MORIAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWARK AND ROSELLE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CHAIR, IS SCHEDULED FOR A VIRTUAL COURT APPEARANCE ON NOVEMBER 3RD AT 10:30 AM ACCORDING TO COURT RECORDS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT THE AMAZON OWNED COMPANY, AUDIBLE, IS OFFERING UP TO 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING TO RETAIL BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN OCCUPYING ONE OF THE TWO REMAINING SPACES AT THE PILLARS, THE COMPANY’S RETAIL AND COMMUNITY DESTINATION IN NEWARK. THE OPPORTUNITY INCLUDES SUBSIDIZED RENT, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND EMPLOYEE STIPENDS AS PART OF AUDIBLE’S BUSINESS ATTRACTION PROGRAM. TWO SPACES REMAIN AVAILABLE AT THE 15,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, WITH ONE SPACE SPANNING 2,500 SQUARE FEET, AND ANOTHER SPANNING 4,500 SQUARE FEET. AUDIBLE IS SEEKING RETAILERS WITH AT LEAST ONE EXISTING RETAIL OPERATION OR REGULAR POP-UPS SHOWING CONSISTENT CUSTOMER DEMAND. APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS OF PROFITABILITY AND BRING A BOUTIQUE, EXPERIENTIAL RETAIL CONCEPT ALIGNED WITH THE PILLARS’ VISION AND NEWARK’S REVITALIZATION. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 15TH, AND MUST INCLUDE A BUSINESS PLAN, THREE YEARS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROOF OF EXISTING RETAIL OPERATIONS, A PRELIMINARY FITOUT BUDGET AND DESIGN CONCEPT, AND COMMERCIAL REFERENCES.
NJ.COM REPORTED POLICE IN HACKENSACK ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE AN ABANDONED GAS STATION NEAR HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO HACKENSACK POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL ANTISTA, THE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE PREMISES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CORNER OF AMERICAN LEGION AND FIRST STREET. THE ABANDONED BUILDING IS LOCATED ACROSS FROM ATHLETIC FIELDS BELONGING TO HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL. ANTISTA EXPLAINS THAT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PERSON WAS USING THE LOCATION AS SHELTER. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. POLICE DID NOT SAY WHETHER THEY HAD DETERMINED HOW LONG THE BODY HAD BEEN THERE. CITY POLICE CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH MONDAY.
NJ.COM REPORTED AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SUPERINTENDENT IN MONMOUTH COUNTY HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR BREAKING INTO RESIDENTS’ APARTMENTS AND STEALING THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THE ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED NICHOLAS BRENT, SUPERINTENDENT OF HERITAGE SQUARE APARTMENTS, AFTER RESIDENTS ALLEGED HE USED HIS ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO STEAL VALUABLES, INCLUDING JEWELRY. ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP OFFICERS URGED RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX TO CHECK THEIR APARTMENTS FOR MISSING ITEMS. ACCORDING TO ONLINE COURT RECORDS, BRENT WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARY, THIRD-DEGREE THEFT AND FOURTH-DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS. RESIDENTS WHO BELIEVE THEY WERE TARGETED ARE ASKED TO CONTACT DETECTIVE RONALD OSADACZ (AH-SADAKZ) JR. AT (732) 566-2054.