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Pete Byrne Dies: Naked Eyes Frontman Leaves Lasting Pop Legacy
A defining voice from the MTV-era new wave boom has gone silent.
Naked Eyes announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the British synth-pop group, had died at age 74.
Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Sept. 14, following a brief illness, according to the announcement posted on the band’s website.
He was best known as half of Naked Eyes, the duo he formed with musical partner Rob Fisher in 1982. The pair scored one of the era’s most enduring pop hits with their synth-pop version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Always Somethin…
NJ Controller Stole $200K, Used Boss' Credit Card For Daughters' College Tuition: Officials
A former controller who stole more than $200,000 from a family-owned New Jersey company used a retired owner's credit card to pay his daughters' college tuition, authorities said.
Mark Malinosky, 60, of Tucson, AZ, was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to second-degree theft, computer theft, and financial facilitation of criminal activity, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Malinosky worked for M Eagle Tools Warehouse in Newark from September 2018 until April 2024, overseeing the company's accounting and payroll, authorities said.
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Wanted For Murder And Getting Help: Four Charged In Toms River Manhunt, Prosecutor Says
Four people are accused of helping a Toms River murder suspect evade authorities or giving investigators false information as the search for him continues, officials said.
Ronald Hagan, 50, of Brick Township; Sylvester Green, 43, of Bayville; Cherice Nicholson, 46, of Howell; and Jennifer Rizalvo, 48, of Lakewood were each charged with hindering the apprehension of another on Thursday, Sept. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
The charges are tied to the search for Douglas Cobb, 51, of Toms River, who is charged with killing Bruce Gress, 42, of Toms River, on Friday, Sept…
DUI Driver Was Speeding Before Crash That Killed Longtime NJ FedEx Worker 'Lady D': Officials
An Elizabeth man was drunk and speeding when he struck and killed a 64-year-old woman earlier this year, authorities said.
Adrian Campossevilla, 28, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, and charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide in the death of Donna Bass, of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said.
Elizabeth police responded to North Broad Street near the 500 block of Newark Avenue around 11:28 p.m. Saturday, May 16, on reports of a crash involving a pedestrian, authorities said. Bass was taken to a nearby hosp…
