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Amazons Big Change That Will Affect New Jersey Residents
There is a change with Amazon shipping today and will impact the upcoming Prime Day next week. We've all ordered stuff from Amazon and we've seen what I'm going to write about. Those plastic air pillows that we receive from packages in New Jersey and North America. But, Amazon recently...
Costco change to a popular food item upsets customers in NJ
Costco has made a big change to its rotisserie chickens and customers are not thrilled about it. The change is not about the taste of the $4.99 chickens but the way they are packaged. As of March, the membership-only warehouse store began replacing its hard-plastic packaging with flexible plastic bags,...
More than 20 bank branches in NJ set to close
💰 The merge means 22 NJ bank branches will close. Any New Jersey resident who banks at Lakeland or Provident will want to know about this. Lakeland and Provident Banks have decided to merge, and that means 22 branches in New Jersey will close. The parent companies of the...
Man swept from NYC beach found by fishermen 2 miles from NJ shore
A man was pulled out to sea by the tide from a New York City beach and was found by fishermen almost two miles away from the shoreline in New Jersey.Police said a 34-year-old man went into the water at Breezy Point in Queens when he was swept out by the tide.The man said he was treading water for several hours until he was found by the fishermen.Police received a call at 9 a.m. that a commercial fisherman spotted a swimmer in distress about two miles away from the shoreline of Sandy Hook.The fisherman and his son brought the man...
Your chemicals contaminated our water supply, N.J. city says in lawsuit against Dow
Garfield is suing Dow Chemical Company and others for allegedly contaminating the Bergen County city’s drinking water with a synthetic industrial chemical suspected of causing cancer. The city’s water supply was allegedly contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a solvent and component used in paints and ink that the International Agency for...
Discussions to reopen Route 611 continue
Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. — Discussions continue between local state legislators, PENNDOT and the National Park Service (NPS), as they work to figure out a plan to reopen Route 611. The route has been closed since December 2022 after a rockslide along Mount Minsi. Senator Rosemary M. Brown (R-40) has...
Severe thunderstorm watch affecting Pike County Monday night
On Monday at 6:52 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 p.m. for Pike County. Preparing for impending lightning strikes: Expert safety recommendations. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each year, with the bulk of these electrical discharges occurring during...
Former Morris County baseball star selected by St. Louis Cardinals in MLB Draft
Jack Findlay’s big-game mentality and ability to perform when the stakes are high landed the former Roxbury High School pitcher on the biggest stage. The Notre Dame junior and Roxbury resident was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the No. 6 pick of the eighth round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Judge in Megan McDonald murder trial denies defense motion, won't leave case
GOSHEN – Edward Holley wasn’t there to see it — there were problems transporting him from the county jail. But his attorneys failed in all but one respect Monday to convince Orange County Judge Hyun Chin Kim that their pre-trial motions should be granted, including one that she step aside. Holley faces 25...
Tragedy Strikes Again: NJ Family Killed In Second Fire
A woman who was displaced by a fire months ago is reeling again in New Jersey after a second blaze claimed the life of her own mother and two children over the weekend in Essex County.At around 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, the West Orange Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire on Liberty…
New York State Police Say Orange County Man Died in Head-On Crash
State Police says that they are continuing to investigate a fatal three-way crash that claimed the life of a Hudson Valley man Thursday. The victim wasn't even involved in the initial crash either, according to a preliminary report. However, the impact from the first collision subsequently sent a semi-truck into the opposite lane, which then struck the victim's vehicle, says offcials.
Pa. coroner’s office seeking next-of-kin for Warren County woman
BELVIDERE, NJ (Warren County) – The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is asking for help finding the next-of-kin for a Belvidere woman. Authorities says 77-year-old Shirley J. Smith was pronounced dead on Friday, July 12 at 12:36 a.m. at St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. The cause of death...
Suspect wanted for alleged retail theft at CVS
CHESTNUT HILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they are searching for a suspect involved in a retail theft at CVS. On July 12 around 8:30 p.m., troopers were called to CVS at the intersection of Route 209 and Route 115 in Chestnuthill Township for a reported retail theft. Through investigation, police say […]
2,000 bags of heroin/fentanyl seized, man convicted of drug delivery resulting in death
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury verdict convicted a man in the death of a victim who died of an overdose after was found with over 2,000 bags of heroin/fentanyl. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced a jury convicted Kenneth Smith, 42, of Honesdale in the death of a Pike County resident in April […]
Woman Dies After Fall From Golf Cart In Monroe County: Coroner
Brenna Abbinanti, 35, of Mount Clare, died from blunt-force trauma to the head on Friday, July 12, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, officials said. The accident happened a week earlier on Saturday morning, July 6, on the 6000 Block of Timothy Lake Road, according to the coroner. She was reportedly a passenger in the golf cart.
Somerset County man dies weeks after being struck by falling branch while cutting tree in Pennsylvania
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA (Monroe County) – A Somerset County man died of his injures weeks after being struck by a falling branch while cutting a tree in Monroe County, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 29, at around 1:30 p.m....
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