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Vegas man arrested for making threats to federal, state officials
A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment charging a Las Vegas man with threatening to assault and murder federal officials, including federal judges, and state employees in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Montana.
Five New Jersey Cities on list of the Top 25 Most Expensive Assisted Living Facilities
The good news is modern medicine has so many solutions to health issues that come with aging in today's world. The "bad news" is many treatments are specialized and you may not be able to properly take care of your aging parents. According to research from NORC at the University...
Prosecutor says N.J. man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo offered for the first […]
N.J. Supreme Court rules against rabbi who accused school of falsely branding him a ‘pedophile’
The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that a New Jersey yeshiva had a right to tell families why it fired a rabbi, dismissing his claims that the school falsely branded him a “pedophile.”. In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court found that “ministerial exception” applied to Rabbi...
McKnight: ‘Disappointing’ that Hudson wasn’t part of community crisis funding
State Senator (D-31) Angela McKnight is lamenting that it is “disappointing” that Hudson County wasn’t part of the first round of Community Crisis Response Team state funding made possible by the Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act. “The Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act is a deeply personal piece...
New York Yankee executive’s wife found dead in NJ, report says
🔵 Former Mets general manager now works for the Yankees. 🔵 His wife was found dead in their Bergen County home, according to the New York Post. The wife of New York Yankees executive Omar Minaya was found dead in their New Jersey home, according to a report by the New York Post.
NY men face burglary charges for car break-ins at NJ parks
A pair of New York City men has been accused of a series of car burglaries at two park areas, roughly 20 miles apart in New Jersey. The arrests of 28-year-old Jose Cabanzo-Pena and 32-year-old Luis Eduardo Pena-Garzon, both of Queens, involved police in Bernards Township and Hillsborough, as well as the office of Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald.
Justice for Ellie: NJ sicko gets max prison for sex-torture of cat
ASBURY PARK — A man who admitted to sexually torturing and killing his pet cat received a maximum five-year sentence in prison. Bani Mezquititla, 19, of Asbury Park, was arrested in March 2023 after a "concerned citizen" brought a dead cat to Asbury Park police headquarters, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago. The cat named Ellie belonged to Mezquititla and had suffered greatly before its death.
Produce recall in New Jersey expands due to possible listeria contamination
🔴 Ohio-based produce farm expands recall due to possible listeria contamination. 🔴 The affected produce was shipped to several states, including New Jersey. Out of an abundance of caution, an Ohio-based produce farm has expanded its July 12 recall to include additional produce because it may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Drug and Food Administration has announced.
Walmart building massive new warehouse of the future in NJ
PILESGROVE — Walmart giveth and taketh away in Salem County with the closing of one facility and the announcement of a new one. A Walmart distribution center under construction in Pilesgrove is one of five being built around the country as part of a plan to make its online grocery business more efficient.
$470 million Pfizer expansion in Pearl River on hold until at least fall
PEARL RIVER – Pfizer’s $470 million project to expand its Pearl River campus has been put on hold until at least the fall, several sources have confirmed to Mid-Hudson News. In 2022, the pharmaceutical giant announced that it would build a new 260,000-square-foot facility, including 55,000 square feet...
Brownstone owner says Paterson councilman didn't pay his wedding bill
PATERSON — Councilman Luis Velez faces a theft of services complaint for allegedly not paying for his wedding last August at The Brownstone banquet hall. The Brownstone co-owner Albert Manzo filed the complaint against Velez in Paterson municipal court on Monday. He said he thought it was “sad” that an elected official who...
Ridgewood rejects Route 17 digital billboard proposal after 10 hearings
RIDGEWOOD — The village has rejected a proposal to install a digital billboard on a strip mall property along Route 17. Outfront Media LLC wanted to install a double-sided digital billboard that was 35 feet wide by 10 feet tall at the site of the Tire and Wheel Performance Center at 500 Route 17 south. ...
New Jersey lottery player wins $4 million in Mega Millions. Here's where ticket was sold
A trip the market turned into one lucky New Jersey lottery player into a millionaire. The ticket sold in Monmouth County won $4 million by matching the five white balls in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing and having the Megaplier option. The winning ticket was sold at the Laurel Market on Laurel Avenue in Hazlet Township, the New Jersey Lottery announced. ...
Damar Johnson transfers to Lincoln Park ahead of freshman season
MIDLAND — Highly touted freshman prospect Damar Johnson has officially transferred to the Lincoln Park program coming into his freshman year of high school. Athletic Director and head coach of the Lincoln Park boy’s basketball program Mike Bariski is excited to have Johnson join the school and also join the basketball program after he toured the Midland-based charter school earlier in the summer. ...
NJ woman sues Wawa after falling into dangerous hole
FLORENCE — A woman who says she fell into an open manhole in a Wawa parking lot has filed a lawsuit against the company. Courtney Barlow, 20, of Ewing, said she suffered permanent injury after the fall in the Route 130 store parking on Oct. 22, 2023, according to the lawsuit, which NJ.com first reported this week.
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