OT: Somerville homicide

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

I believe quite a few Somerville residents here.

A young lady was shanked to death on N. Bridge St.
Horrible

Hopefully the murderer is captured asap.

UPDATE: Police Identified Somerville Stabbing Victim

By: Najla Alexander

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[kupuna133]

I believe quite a few Somerville residents here.

A young lady was shanked to death on N. Bridge St.
Horrible

Hopefully the murderer is captured asap.

UPDATE: Police Identified Somerville Stabbing Victim

By: Najla Alexander

www.rlsmedia.com

Awful story.

I hope it’s not who I think it is.

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[MulletCork]

I believe quite a few Somerville residents here.

A young lady was shanked to death on N. Bridge St.
Horrible

Hopefully the murderer is captured asap.

UPDATE: Police Identified Somerville Stabbing Victim

By: Najla Alexander

www.rlsmedia.com

Man, that's terrible. Grew up in Hunterdon County and spent a lot of time going to places on Main Street as a kid, and then bars later as an adult. Haven't been back in a decade. What a sad story, in what has been seemingly a reborn area.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Awful story.

I hope it’s not who I think it is.

A sister’s role in getting brother off opioids | Emily's Hope

On this episode of Grieving Out Loud with Angela Kennecke: Maryrose Fealey gained TikTok fame as she shared her relationship with her brother, Ian, who suffers from opioid use disorder, through a series of raw videos. Maryrose’s efforts to get Ian off substances and into recovery are shown in a...

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Oh man, it’s bad enough already but if it was her own brother. 😢

 

[JayDogSmooth]

Somerville was super sketchy back in the day
Last 10 years it’s really been on the up and up

 

[Plum Street]

Somerville was super sketchy back in the day
Last 10 years it’s really been on the up and up

Yeah I went there around Christmas .Very nice downtown with holiday music filling the streets. Very nice downtown

 

[kupuna133]

Oh man, it’s bad enough already but if it was her own brother. 😢

She’s one of our own. She’s a Rutgers grad!

 

[JCin128]

Terrible story. This stuff can happen everywhere. I love Somerville. Great downtown area which keeps getting better. My kids are graduates from The Ville High. We live in Branchburg. Matter of fact heading to the Readington Farm and Brewery for a pint and then over to Tapastry in Somerville for dinner tonight.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Terrible story. This stuff can happen everywhere. I love Somerville. Great downtown area which keeps getting better. My kids are graduates from The Ville High. We live in Branchburg. Matter of fact heading to the Readington Farm and Brewery for a pint and then over to Tapastry in Somerville for dinner tonight.

Chances are whoever killed her knew her.
But until police make arrest people will feel uneasy walking around town.

Just an awful story.

 

[koleszar]

When I was younger, the bike races in Somerville were always a fun drunken time. Also way, way back in the day, used to go to Somerville vs Bound Brook Thanksgiving game as well. It was always a packed house. Really, from my recollection never thought it was sketchy, but then again never was in the whole town.

 

[RUPete]

Somerville was super sketchy back in the day
Last 10 years it’s really been on the up and up

Hasn’t been sketchy in a long time. Very sad story and unfortunately, these crimes generally aren’t random. Meaning the victim knew the attacker. Either way, need the facts to come out.

 

[bac2therac]

The town is completely fine. Its never been sketchy. Some sketchy rentals but there would be no reason to be on those streers unless you were looking for drugs

 

[JayDogSmooth]

The town is completely fine. Its never been sketchy. Some sketchy rentals but there would be no reason to be on those streers unless you were looking for drugs

It was sketch in the 90s Bac

 

[RUPete]

It was sketch in the 90s BacM

Not really. I worked there in the early 90s and there were no issues.

 

[Plum Street]

Not really. I worked there in the early 90s and there were no issues.

Where did you work ? Hospital ?
I hope you aren’t Cullen

 

[T2Kplus20]

Know the mayor very well. He did an amazing job for about a decade getting Somerville back on the right track. Then he became a county freeholder for a while, but just was elected to become mayor again. The town is in great hands! He is a true leader and in it for the right reasons.

 

[toby83]

Was at McCormicks not long ago, hit cple of the other bars also, has been safe for a while. Remember being 21 at Lips Lounge.

 

[bac2therac]

It was sketch in the 90s Bac

Ive lived in the area all my life. No it wasnt. You would have no reason to be in any sketchier area

 

[bac2therac]

Was at McCormicks not long ago, hit cple of the other bars also, has been safe for a while. Remember being 21 at Lips Lounge.

Lips Lounge...wow totally forgot about that place

 

[bac2therac]

Not really. I worked there in the early 90s and there were no issues.

Did you work at Somerset. My mom worked in the lab

 

[oldtimer67]

One of my college jobs was bartending at Orlando's restaurant in Somerville. A great Italian restaurant and the owner, Tont Orlando,, was a legend. Have a terrific story that happened while working there, but won't bore you with it now. Anyone know what happened to that place?

 

[bac2therac]

The area where it happened is a pretty safe area..right outside her townhouse complex

 

[T2Kplus20]

The area where it happened is a pretty safe area..right outside her townhouse complex

How far from Main Street?

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

One of my college jobs was bartending at Orlando's restaurant in Somerville. A great Italian restaurant and the owner, Tont Orlando,, was a legend. Have a terrific story that happened while working there, but won't bore you with it now. Anyone know what happened to that place?

Had a great time at Mannions a few years ago - had an old school pub feel

 

[bac2therac]

The area where it happened is a pretty safe area..right outside her townhouse complex

Couple blocks not far from from Hangmans Hill which used to house Edison Media research who did handled alot of polling stuff

 

[RW90]

Not really. I worked there in the early 90s and there were no issues.

Personally I recall the downtown really taking off with the advent of the summer Friday night car shows.

 

[fsg2]

The town is completely fine. Its never been sketchy. Some sketchy rentals but there would be no reason to be on those streers unless you were looking for drugs

So it wasn't sketchy but there were streets you couldn't be on unless you were looking for drugs?

It was definitely sketchy.

 

[bac2therac]

So it wasn't sketchy but there were streets you couldn't be on unless you were looking for drugs?

It was definitely sketchy.

Where?

 

[RUaMoose]

It was sketch in the 90s Bac

My GF lived in Somerville for a time in the early 90s, think 1991 so I spend some time there. It was above a furniture store (landlord) which later became a Chinese buffet (long after she moved out) across from Woolworth. Used to have to park in the back and walk up the steps. There was a PathMark like a 30 second walk away. Maybe a little sketchy but I don't mind a little sketch. It was a lot better than NB where she moved from.

 

[RocktheRac]

The sketchy area is Southside St. area. That's across the street from the New Cemetary. Always has been for drugs. The other area was on Veterans Memorial Dr. by the little cottage house by the train station. Me and Bac used to plow the lot and the sidewalks. It was a lawyers office. Homeless people used to camp out in the corner. One time about 3 am someone stole one of my snowshovels and about 5 yrs ago someone stole $100 and my phone from my truck when we were cutting the lawn.

 

[93RUDoc]

R.I.P.
A woman trying to make the world a better place

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

My GF lived in Somerville for a time in the early 90s, think 1991 so I spend some time there. It was above a furniture store (landlord) which later became a Chinese buffet (long after she moved out) across from Woolworth. Used to have to park in the back and walk up the steps. There was a PathMark like a 30 second walk away. Maybe a little sketchy but I don't mind a little sketch. It was a lot better than NB where she moved from.

Raritan is probably sketchier than Somerville

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

Ive lived in the area all my life. No it wasnt. You would have no reason to be in any sketchier area

We'll agree to disagree

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

Had a great time at Mannions a few years ago - had an old school pub feel

Bar above it was good times

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

Raritan is probably sketchier than Somerville

Raritan is (or used to be) all Italians

Maybe b/c I'm Italian, but I always felt safe there
Uncle Vinny's Clam Bar was the spot

Now cross 206, and it was a different story

 

[RocktheRac]

My whole family was from Raritan. Parents grew up there in the 40-50's. Both grandparents and aunt uncles cousins all grew up there. It was Slovak/ Italians. There was an unspoken rule that non whites were not welcome to live there this was into the late 80's.

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

My whole family was from Raritan. Parents grew up there in the 40-50's. Both grandparents and aunt uncles cousins all grew up there. It was Slovak/ Italians. There was an unspoken rule that non whites were not welcome to live there this was into the late 80's.

There definitely was a "connected" aspect to Raritan

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

My whole family was from Raritan. Parents grew up there in the 40-50's. Both grandparents and aunt uncles cousins all grew up there. It was Slovak/ Italians. There was an unspoken rule that non whites were not welcome to live there this was into the late 80's.

I used to stop in the liquor store on Somerset St next to the Quick Chek before we partied at one of my ex’s friend apartment

 

[T2Kplus20]

Raritan is (or used to be) all Italians

Maybe b/c I'm Italian, but I always felt safe there
Uncle Vinny's Clam Bar was the spot

Now cross 206, and it was a different story

Uncle Vinny's Clam Bar is still the shiznit. Back in the day, politics was flowing there as a few heavy hitters used it as their Ravenite Club. LOL!

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

I used to stop in the liquor store on Somerset St next to the Quick Chek before we partied at one of my ex’s friend apartment

I liked the Barn looking one next to the river across from the 3 story haunted house