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Dog trainers in NJ don’t have to be certified — should that change?
Just say you're a dog trainer, and voila, you're a dog trainer. There's no legal requirement that one be certified in order to be hired to teach a dog behaviors and skills. But advocates say it's time for that to change. And a bill introduced in Trenton paves the way for New Jersey to become the first state in the U.S. to make the move.
Senate approves resolution honoring NJ Purple Heart veterans
💜 New Jersey could soon become a Purple Heart state. 💜The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan joint resolution. 💜 If signed into law, NJ would become the fourth Purple Heart state in the U.S. To honor our veterans, a bipartisan joint resolution that would declare New Jersey...
10 businesses added to NJ’s list of cheating employers
⚫ A list created in September now has 178 entries. ⚫ State officials say the entries are cheating tax and benefit laws. ⚫ 10 businesses added to the list owe close to $1 million. New Jersey's list of bad employers keeps expanding. For the month of July, the New Jersey...
Loud Booms Heard Across New Jersey May Have Been Caused By A Meteor
Did you hear the loud booms that screamed across the Garden State earlier this week?. Some people could have sworn that what they heard was an earthquake, other people were convinced that what they heard was actually an explosion. Reports of hearing the boom came in from North Jersy, parts...
Creepy NJ teacher loses certification for weird comments, state finds
EAST ORANGE — The state has revoked the teaching certification for a North Jersey English teacher after he made unsettling remarks to a female student. Alim A. Hasan's certificate to teach English was officially revoked in late June by the State Board of Examiners. A Division of Child Protection...
Social media street racer 'Squeeze.benz' charged in a string of NJ burglaries
Antonio Ginestri of Queens, New York, known by his thousands of online followers as "Squeeze.benz," was charged Tuesday in a string of robberies that took place around North Jersey earlier this year. At around 1:56 a.m. on Feb. 6, Fairfield police officers were dispatched for a burglary to the Speedway...
Ex-Solomon COS Bustamante joins Kim campaign as statewide political director
Laura Bustamante, a former chief of staff to Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon, has joined the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Andy Kim, the congressman in New Jersey’s 3rd District. “I am excited to welcome Laura to our team to help restore integrity and trust to...
Has New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Actually Backfired?
A question for all New Jersey residents: How many reusable bags do you have piled up in your house right now?. If they're cluttering your pantries and closets, untouched, and ironically not reused, you're not alone. And according to a study, it's causing a bigger problem in New Jersey. The...
NY Boy, 5, Found Dead Had Methadone in His System, Police Say
A 5-year-old Bronx boy who died suddenly in his Bronx apartment is believed to have ingested his father’s methadone before the little boy was found unconscious and foaming at the mouth in his bed. Deneil Timberlake’s dad called 911 just before 3:35 a.m. Sunday after he found his young...
Rapper Lil Uzi Falls In Love With Mini Pig At NJ's Largest Exotic Pet Store In Lodi
The popular rapper, whose real name is Symere Bysil Woods, fell in love with a mini pig at NJ Exotic Pets in Lodi. Uzi flew into Teterboro on Monday, July 15, according to the store's spokesperson Chris Rivera. He came to the pet shop specifically looking for a mini pig.
Record Names Dan Borchert New Ad Sales Director
Dan Borchert has been named the new ad sales director of The Rye Record. Borchert, who joined The Record on July 8, has managed ad sales and marketing for the Robb Report, Departures, Fortune, Conde Nast, and Calvin Klein. Most recently, he was sales director for GHP Media, a printing and digital communications company.
Late NYPD officer’s alma matter offers his children scholarships
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – The Bronx alma mater of late NYPD officer Edgar Ordonez has offered his two children scholarships. St Anselm School, a Catholic school in South Bronx, announced the scholarships Thursday during a funeral for the NYPD recruit who died earlier in July. “Our school created the Teresa Lopes Memorial Scholarship to provide […]
These six cannabis stores were shut down in New Rochelle. Here's why
Six cannabis stores in New Rochelle have been shut down for illegal sales. The New York State Office of Cannabis Management said the following stores were shut down in July for selling illegal cannabis products without a license: ...
With Rikers in crisis, power struggle within jail watchdog board overshadows oversight efforts
It would make sense if tensions were high at the start of the Board of Correction’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. As part of an energy saving measure, air conditioning in the Manhattan municipal building the oversight hearing was held in had been reduced, and with temperatures hovering above 90 degrees outdoors, the room began to swelter. There also was the fact that the board, which has oversight over the city’s Department of Correction, was planning to spend the next several hours examining the city’s failed efforts – thus far – to build four borough-based jails to replace the crumbling jail complex on Rikers Island. The original plan to shutter Rikers is in crisis, and the Adams administration has yet to present an alternative.
Gunman In Double Shooting That Wounded Clifton Woman, Paterson Man Held Pending Trial: Cops
Daeron L. Jones is accused of shooting a 56-year-old Clifton woman and 35-year-old Paterson man at Broadway and Main Street around 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. The victims were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical...
Man Charged With Embezzling $1.2 Million From Employer
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ.- On Wednesday, following a months-long investigation by Bergen County Authorities, a 44-year-old Belle Mead, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and charged in connection with a 4-year, $1.2 million embezzlement scheme. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, in December 2023, Detectives of the Ridgefield Police...
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