Bernard Van Houten

Bernard Van Houten

Founder and editor-in-chief of The Garden State Gazette. Telling the stories others won’t. No sugar, no fluff. Just the truth.
25
Nov
NEW JERSEY’S BIG GREEN BUST: SIX SUSPECTS, MILLIONS IN PRODUCT, ONE MASSIVE OPERATION SHUT DOWN.

NEW JERSEY’S BIG GREEN BUST: SIX SUSPECTS, MILLIONS IN PRODUCT, ONE MASSIVE OPERATION SHUT DOWN.

Six suspects are facing charges after New Jersey authorities dismantled a large-scale marijuana distribution network, seizing massive quantities of product and exposing a sophisticated operation hidden in plain sight.
3 min read
25
Nov
Former Middletown Teacher Admits to Sexual Relationship With Student.

Former Middletown Teacher Admits to Sexual Relationship With Student.

A former Middletown teacher confessed in court to a sexual relationship with a student, shaking a Jersey Shore district and raising urgent questions about school oversight.
3 min read
25
Nov
Community FoodBank of New Jersey Floods Hillside With Holiday Hope.

Community FoodBank of New Jersey Floods Hillside With Holiday Hope.

The Community FoodBank of New Jersey turned its Hillside warehouse into a full-scale holiday command center, distributing thousands of Thanksgiving meal boxes to families across the state. In a season of rising need, New Jersey answered with grit, compassion, and a statewide show of solidarity.
2 min read
25
Nov
Harrison High School Rocked by Swatting Incident, Sends Shockwaves Through Hudson County.

Harrison High School Rocked by Swatting Incident, Sends Shockwaves Through Hudson County.

Harrison High School became the latest target of a growing wave of swatting incidents, forcing a massive police response and locking an entire community in fear.
2 min read
24
Nov
Maywood Shuts Down Mailboxes After Bold Theft Spree — Two Bronx Men Snared in Overnight Sting.

Maywood Shuts Down Mailboxes After Bold Theft Spree — Two Bronx Men Snared in Overnight Sting.

Maywood police shut down several USPS mailboxes after arresting two Bronx men in an overnight mail-theft operation. Investigators say the case may be linked to a wider criminal ring targeting North Jersey residents’ checks and financial mail.
2 min read
24
Nov
ICE STORMS NEWARK SEAFOOD HUB IN DAWN RAID.

ICE STORMS NEWARK SEAFOOD HUB IN DAWN RAID.

Federal agents stormed Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark’s Ironbound district, detaining multiple workers in a dramatic raid that left a major immigrant workforce shaken and city leaders demanding answers.
3 min read
24
Nov
The Fall of a Once-Respected Principal.

The Fall of a Once-Respected Principal.

A former New Jersey school principal has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after federal investigators discovered a vast collection of child sex abuse materials on his devices—an explosive case that has rocked an entire district.
3 min read
24
Nov

Edison Drops New E-Bike Rules — And Riders Are NOT Happy

Edison just changed the game for anyone who rides an e-bike or e-scooter — and depending on who you ask, it’
1 min read
24
Nov
A Jersey Night Turns Deadly.

A Jersey Night Turns Deadly.

A late-night stabbing near the TGI Friday’s in Linden left one man dead and authorities urgently searching for a person of interest as the community demands answers and security concerns rise.
3 min read
21
Nov
Bus Mayhem in Jersey: NJ Transit Again Saves the Day — But Who’s Getting Left Behind?

Bus Mayhem in Jersey: NJ Transit Again Saves the Day — But Who’s Getting Left Behind?

In yet another dramatic move in New Jersey’s transit saga, NJ Transit has been forced to step in — for
1 min read