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Musician Billy Joel awarded with Key to the City of New York
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Bronx-born piano man now holds the Key to the City of New York. Coming off the heels of his historic 10-year residency at Madison Square Garden, musician Billy Joel was awarded the Key to the City of New York by Mayor Eric Adams. The pianist and philanthropist was given the […]
Early Addition: Olympic swimmers pee in the pool
Because that's how a true competitor marks their territory, here are your early links: A deep dive on the + POOL, tree branches are increasingly falling on subway tracks, actors in movies about the Roman Empire should have Italian accents, and more. [ more › ]
Ex-law firm CFO who gave himself a 6-figure raise sentenced to prison
The former chief financial officer of a Morris County-based national law firm who admitted earlier this year to embezzling over $1.5 million from the business was sentenced Friday to five years in state prison, officials said. John Dunlea, 61, of Westfield, was also ordered to pay more than $1.5 million...
Impact Theatre presents ‘Pages of Hope’ this weekend: How to get tickets
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — ImpACT Theatre, a Staten Island based non-profit performing arts company, is presenting two performances for their original musical, “Pages of Hope,” at Salem Church. The shows are scheuled for July 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. “Pages of Hope,” an original musical written...
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Woman charged with DWI, assault by auto after hit-and-run crash in Somerset County
PEAPACK & GLADSTONE BOROUGH, NJ (Somerset County) – A Somerset County w0man is facing drunk driving and assault by auto charges after a hit-and-run crash last week in Peapack & Gladstone Borough, according to Peapack & Gladstone Police Chief Stephen C. Ferrante. On Wednesday, July 17, at 10:09 p.m.,...
As NYC begins scanning subway riders for weapons, civil liberties groups are preparing lawsuits
Friday was the official launch of a New York City pilot program that will attempt to make the subway system safer by scanning riders for weapons, a measure against which civil liberties groups have already begun preparing litigation.
West Bank Cafe Fundraiser to Save the Beloved Institution Is Now Live
With the announced closing of the West Bank Cafe/Laurie Beechman Theatre by owner Steve Olsen, the theater and cabaret community has sprung into action. A GoFundMe is now active to save the beloved institution from an August shuttering. Here are the words of organizer Tom D’Angora on the GoFundMe page:...
Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets sold in California, Illinois and New Jersey
INGLEWOOD – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday (July 27) evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery. There were three tickets sold matching five numbers in California, Illinois and Jew Jersey. The tickets sold in Illinois and New Jersey are worth $1...
Day of Champions event raises $125,000 to help Grieving children
Fun event raises $125,000 to help Grieving children. Hundreds of people attended the “Day of Champions” event held on June 2, 2024, in Warren, NJ for a day of family-friendly fun and fierce competition. It was all tied into one glorious morning of camp-inspired challenges and activities to benefit Experience Camps.
Video shows MTA bus driver’s dramatic rescue of child wandering street on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A video released by the MTA captures the moment when a hero bus driver saved a child who was running alone in traffic on Staten Island. Peter Warner of Arden Heights was operating an S61 bus headed toward the St. George Ferry Terminal when he said he spotted the unattended toddler on the morning of June 19 in the vicinity of Harold Street and Sunset Avenue in Meiers Corners.
Annual NYPD basketball tournament honors memories of 2 slain detectives
Hundreds of student athletes competed Friday in a youth basketball tournament hosted by the NYPD.The annual Detectives Rivera and Mora Basketball Classic on Manhattan's Lower East Side honors the memories of two NYPD detectives who were killed in the line of duty.This marked the third year for the tournament, which was held at Basketball City at on South Street.Eyewitness News was there as boys teams - including those from Suffolk County, Bridgeport, CT and Newark, NJ and Houston, TX - faced off on one side of the massive facility and girls teams battled it out on the other.Not only were...
Is the new Edison Sports Building a 'money pit?' Here's the new cost
EDISON - The cost of the new Edison Sports Building has gone up again. The project, originally envisioned as a $5 million investment, has more than doubled in price and is now up to more than $11 million. That prompted one resident to say the project is "a money pit." The Township Council...
Truck explosion destroys residential sound wall along NJ Route 3
CLIFTON — A truck explosion obliterated a sound barrier along Route 3 and melted the siding of a house Monday morning. Route 3 was closed in both directions where the highway meets Route 46 and passes over Valley Road in Clifton after the tractor-trailer went up in flames around 9 a.m. The highway remained closed as of 11:45 a.m.
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