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Two Men Allegedly Lead Police on High Speed Chase Through Sullivan and Orange
New York State Police said that they pursued two suspects from Westchester County, that lead them on a high speed chase that took them through two counties. The chase took police on two of the areas busier state routes, and then ended with a crash on the New York Thruway.
Former Plainfield mayoral candidate indicted on eight counts of election fraud
PLAINFIELD – A former city mayoral candidate has been indicted on charges of submitting hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications to Union County election officials and then attempting to cover up his actions. Dr. Henrilynn Ibezim, 70, was indicted on eight counts – the second-degree crimes of election fraud and trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person; the third-degree crimes of criminal attempt to commit false registration or transfer, tampering with public records or information,...
Jersey City Pride Festival celebrates LGBTQ communities and allies
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – Jersey City Pride is on display. The 23rd Anniversary Jersey City LGBTQ Pride Festival on Newark Avenue celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ communities and allies of Hudson County and the New York City Metropolitan area. Last year’s Pride Month festival attracted an estimated 25,000 attendees, showcasing its position as […]
Votebeat has a new look — and a public health sister site
Welcome to Votebeat’s new website!If you’re a regular reader, you might have noticed that things are looking a little different here. Nothing about our stories or functionality of the site has changed, but we’ve got a new look that we hope you appreciate: simple, modern, and proudly showcasing the journalism you know and value. Our new color palette is aimed at bringing visual energy and eye-catching urgency to our pages, wherever readers may see them out in the world. You’ll notice the rebranding on our newsletters, social media accounts, and online news platforms too.Votebeat’s makeover also brings a consistent visual...
These ants quietly took over Manhattan — and they're not stopping there
New York: The city that never sleeps, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of and more recently ... home to a mysterious ant spreading across the city — before continuing across metropolitan and even state lines. Scientists first noticed this ant — now dubbed the ManhattAnt — in...
Columbia receives $400 million for biomedical research, education
Columbia University has announced a $400 million gift from alumni P. Roy and Diana Vagelos in support of biomedical research and education and to catalyze opportunities for improving society’s health and well-being. With the single largest gift ever made to the university’s medical school, which already bears their names,...
What Are These Colossal Boats Doing in the Hudson River?
Hudson Valley residents may notice a new guest on the Hudson River recently: a massive boat slowly making its way south to New York City. The ship is like nothing that has floated on the Hudson River before. It's not a barge, a dredger, or even a cruise ship. Instead, it's a specialized vehicle that is part of a huge international project.
New York City to spray pesticides to help prevent spread of mosquitoes, diseases they may carry
Beginning Monday, the city will spray pesticides to prevent the spread of mosquitoes and any diseases they may carry. However, the spray can unintentionally harm some of nature's most beautiful creatures.Monarch butterflies have a sacred space on the grounds of an Inwood church."We created a nature sanctuary on the grounds of a sanctuary. So it's a sanctuary in a sanctuary," said Keith De Cesare.De Cesare, Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary Founder protects the butterflies through every stage of their lives - from eggs on milkweed leaves to tiny caterpillars that grow quickly as they gnaw their way through those leaves - to...
Car crashes into East Brunswick apartments exiting car wash
Video out of an East Brunswick car wash Sunday afternoon shows a vehicle drive off the road and into a neighboring apartment building. “All I heard was ‘bam!’” said Team Car Wash employee Rob W. “Just a loud crash, me and my boss come running over.”
Fire rips through Route 9 storage units (VIDEO with radio communications & GALLERY)
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Multiple fire departments responded to assist the New Hackensack and Hughsonville Fire Departments at a structure fire at a self-storage facility on Sunday afternoon. Dutchess County 911 dispatchers received several reports of a fire at Prime Storage on Route 9 in Wappingers Falls at approximately 1:40...
All newborns at N.J. hospital will have access to donated break milk
A donated breast milk program has expanded to another South Jersey hospital as an alternative option for the hospital’s newborns, officials announced this month. Inspira Health expanded its donor human breast milk program to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in Gloucester County on June 28 through an agreement with Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit group based in Pittsburgh.
Buying a car? NJ giving you a break if you get an EV
TRENTON — New Jersey is getting a fifth year of the state’s Charge Up New Jersey electric vehicle incentive program, which promotes clean vehicle adoption by incentivizing the purchase of EVs and EV chargers. Starting Wednesday, all eligible vehicles with a sticker price of $55,000 can receive a...
Newark Restaurant Fined $168K For Failing To Pay Workers In Overtime
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Swahili Village Bar and Grill in Newark willfully failed to pay 84 servers, cooks, and bussers overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. “Restaurant industry workers too often fall victim...
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