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Zombies Founder Rod Argent Retires From Touring After Stroke
Rod Argent, a founder and longtime keyboardist for the British Invasion band the Zombies, has announced his retirement from touring following a stroke. The group's management announced in a statement that said: "We are saddened to report that Rod Argent, founder, keyboardist and primary songwriter of the Zombies, has suffered a stroke. Rod had recently returned home from a triumphant Zombies tour of the U.K. and spent a weekend in London with his beloved wife, Cathy, celebrating his 79th birthday and their 52nd wedding anniversary, before the stroke occurred.
Walgreens Closing More Stores. What Should NJ Customers Do?
Walgreens has announced it plans on closing as many as 2100 stores over the next three years. That is roughly 25 percent of their 8600 locations throughout the country. These closings are in addition to the over 600 locations already closed by the company. The company blames poor performance, theft,...
Officials: Home burglars get off too easy in New Jersey
Right now in New Jersey, there's no looming threat that's stopping someone from breaking into your home, according to lawmakers and officials. A bipartisan measure moving through the New Jersey Legislature would upgrade penalties for burglary in certain cases, and that upgrade includes a presumption of jail time — even if the offender is a minor.
Manahawkin Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of $179K From Her Job
A Manahawkin woman pled guilty to the theft of $178,774.35 in checks taken from her former workplace and deposited in her personal bank account over six months in 2022. She is facing five years in state prison. Manahawkin Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft From Former Employer. On July 1, Dona...
Former Absegami boys and girls basketball coach Greg Goodwin passes away at 63
Former Absegami boys and girls basketball Greg Goodwin has passed at 63. Goodwin was on an annual golf outing in June of 2023 with other Cape Atlantic League coaches and friends. The morning the group was set to leave, Goodwin texted Ocean City boys basketball coach John Bruno that he...
Hurricane Beryl Update and 2024 Hurricane Names
Folks along the Texas Gulf Coast are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Beryl as it approaches areas like Houston early Monday morning. At one point Beryl was a category 4 Hurricane as it passed Jamaica. Now as it approaches Texas it is downgraded to a tropical storm but may increase and be upgraded to a hurricane once again before making landfall Monday morning. Stay with us as we monitor this latest tropical weather that is approaching the United States.
NJ’s most popular 4th of July food wasn’t what you thought
You might expect to see hot dogs and hamburgers at the top, but not in New Jersey. In fact, you won't find them in the top 5 anywhere in America for that matter. It's an unusual statistic for the 4th of July in 2024, but one that might not be totally unexpected. Before we get to the top 5 food items overall, there is one very odd increase, and it has to do with charcoal.
Atlantic City, NJ Woman Has Car Crashes With Children Involved
The Atlantic City Police Department managed an incident on Saturday, July 6, 2024, involving a woman who took elaborate measures in an attempt to evade her vehicle being repossessed. In the process, the woman struck multiple cars while fleeing the repo scene. This is the official statement from the Atlantic...
Sammy Hagar Says He’s ‘Way Over’ PTSD From 2004 Van Halen Tour
As he prepares to pay tribute to his old band with this summer's Best of All Worlds Tour, Sammy Hagar says he's over the PTSD from the 2004 Van Halen reunion trek -- a nightmare experience that he documented in detail in his memoir Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock.
Babies Waddling in Wildwood, NJ Will Be Summer’s Cutest Contest
Babies will waddle against each other in Wildwood, New Jersey in what's bound to be the cutest contest of the whole summer. Anything involving babies and animals provides the most adorable entertainment. Well, brace yourself for cuteness overload! Wildwood, New Jersey will bring on the smiles when the shore town...
Phil Collins Announces ‘Both Sides’ 30th Anniversary Box Set
Phil Collins' fifth solo album, 1993's Both Sides, will get an expanded reissue in an upcoming 30th-anniversary edition. Included in the five-LP vinyl set Both Sides (All the Sides), which will be available on Sept. 20, will be a remastered version of the original album, early demo tracks, live songs and other rarities.
A Three-Way Argument Over Nirvana’s Smiley Face Logo Has Ended
A complicated years-long three-way lawsuit involving Nirvana's famous smiley face logo has now been quietly settled out of court. The band sued Marc Jacobs in 2018, claiming the fashion designer infringed on their copyright with a T-shirt from the so-called Bootleg Redux Grunge collection that mimicked the image. Instead of X'd out eyes, however, Jacob's shirt featured the letters M and J. The word "Nirvana" over the face was replaced by "Heaven" in a similar font.
Why David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ Was Rush-Released
In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy set an ambitious goal for America: send a human being to the moon and bring them back in one piece. "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth," he said during a joint session of Congress. The endeavor became known as Project Apollo.
Why Queen’s ‘Hammer to Fall’ Made Brian May Insecure
Brian May discussed his challenge to overcome insecurity when writing a song, using Queen’s “Hammer to Fall” as an example. The track, which appears on The Works, was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. and a Top 20 hit in the U.K. when it was released in 1984. The band performed it during their iconic Live Aid set the following year.
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