http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged jersey en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:24 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/alabama-utility-crew-told-they-couldnt-help-restore-electricity-in-new-jersey-because-they-are-non-union/ SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY (WAFF) - The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they could not help out in New Jersey unless they affiliated with a union. A six man crew from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees. The general manager of Decatur Ut... ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:34:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/alabama-utility-crew-told-they-couldnt-help-restore-electricity-in-new-jersey-because-they-are-non-union/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hooters-of-hair-the-jersey-barber-shop-where-sexy-stylists-will-cut-your-hair-in-bikinis/ He considers himself to be the Hugh Hefner of the hairdressing world and wants his salons to be as big as Hooters. Jeff Wulkan, 29, from Long Beach, opened Bikini Barbers in February 2011. The premise? Customers get their hair cut by beautiful young women in bikinis. Not surprisingly, the shop is booming, so much so that it has its own reality TV series - AXS TV’s Bikini Barbershop: Jersey - and Jeff is being asked to open franchises of the beach-the... ]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:47:22 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hooters-of-hair-the-jersey-barber-shop-where-sexy-stylists-will-cut-your-hair-in-bikinis/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-charged-with-killing-man-by-injecting-his-penis-with-silicone-at-pumping-party-pleads-not-guilty-to-reckless-manslaughter/ A woman who posed as a cosmetic surgery professional has plead not guilty today to charges of reckless manslaughter after one of her penile enhancement 'patients' died from the silicone injection. Kasia Rivera was arrested in December last year following the death of Justin Street, a 22-year-old man who attended a 'pumping party' at her East Orange home in May. Street suffered a clot to the lungs owing to a a silicone embolism and authorities believe Rivera, 3... ]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:25:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-charged-with-killing-man-by-injecting-his-penis-with-silicone-at-pumping-party-pleads-not-guilty-to-reckless-manslaughter/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/vocal-catheter-opponent-jailed-in-florida-flap/ Opposition to catheterization, efforts to bum rides for cigarettes and repeated storytelling were among actions ascribed to a 25-year-old man during what some might consider a fairly jacked up couple of hours in South Florida. ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:12:57 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/vocal-catheter-opponent-jailed-in-florida-flap/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/naked-man-with-no-memory-found-wandering-through-new-jersey-woods/ US police in New Jersey were working today to identify a man who was found wandering naked through the woods covered in mud. He was spotted at around 12pm local time on Sunday in a wooded area near a highway on-ramp in Mahwah, Bergen County, NJ.com reported. He had no signs of head trauma or injury but was unable to tell police who he was or where he was from, Mahwah Police Chief James N Batelli said. Officers found clothes that may belong to the man in th... ]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:57:16 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/naked-man-with-no-memory-found-wandering-through-new-jersey-woods/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/nj-buckle-up-your-dog-cat-or-face-fines/ Garden State drivers who fail to buckle up their cat or dog could face criminal charges as well as fines totaling up to $1,000, according to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. “You should not be driving down the road under any circumstances with a dog driving the car,” said Elyse Coffey, a spokesperson for the New Jersey MVC. “We don’t want dogs driving with the steering wheel and we don’t want cats who sit on the dashboard.�%8... ]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:46:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/nj-buckle-up-your-dog-cat-or-face-fines/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/hackensack-man-stabs-self-accused-of-throwing-intestines-at-police/ HACKENSACK — A man who stabbed himself repeatedly in front of police — and then threw his skin and intestines at them — remains in critical condition Tuesday morning, police said. Police said they got a call at 10 p.m. Sunday from someone saying Wayne Carter, 43, had a knife and was threatening to hurt himself. When police officers arrived at the Clay Street home, they kicked in a door to his room, which had been blocked with furniture, s... ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 16:29:43 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/hackensack-man-stabs-self-accused-of-throwing-intestines-at-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/36-dead-pets-found-in-home-covered-in-excrement-and-showing-signs-of-cannibalism/ A retired New Jersey teacher is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty charges after authorities recovered 36 dead cats from her home. Lorraine R. Smith, 65, will be fined a maximum of $1,000 for each of the 36 counts after the dead animals were discovered lying in one-feet of their own faeces at her Bradley Beach property. Responding to a 2 a.m fire alarm call at the La Reine Avenue home, emergency services and Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Crue... ]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 12:02:45 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/36-dead-pets-found-in-home-covered-in-excrement-and-showing-signs-of-cannibalism/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guy-falls-out-of-house-during-live-news-shot/ Is this typical of Lodi, NJ? ]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 18:06:57 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guy-falls-out-of-house-during-live-news-shot/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/tooth-tattoo-may-someday-help-doctors-detect-diseases/ Feeling sick? Doctor’s may one day check your tooth to figure out what’s wrong. A so-called “tooth tattoo” is being fashioned by Princeton University scientists that could be used to analyze bacteria on a person’s breath and allow doctors to detect potential illnesses. A wireless sensor made out of graphene — described as a layer of carbon just one-atom thick — would be adhered to the tooth’s surface just l... ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 08:56:37 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/tooth-tattoo-may-someday-help-doctors-detect-diseases/