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Clark LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Scotch Plains In Custody, Cops Say
Officers responded to the LA Fitness at 1255 Raritan Rd. and located the victim, while the perpetrator, Antonio Lampon, fled from the scene before law enforcement arrived, Clark police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, police said. Lampon...
Buffalo Diocese to close nearly 80 parishes and worship sites in Western NY
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will close nearly 80 parishes and worship sites in Western New York due to financial trouble, the diocese announced Tuesday. The Buffalo Diocese initially recommended 40 churches to close or merge in June, four years after filing for bankruptcy. The diocese is also facing declining numbers in priests, parishioners and donations as it also pays out at least $100 million to settle nearly 900 cases of child sex abuse.
This grocery chain is hiring 13K workers with a starting pay of up to $23 per hour
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Discount grocery chain Aldi – which is opening its first Staten Island store this week - will add 13,000 workers to its staff this holiday season and boost the average hourly wage to $23. “Whether it’s our in-store team filling shelves with fresh produce, warehouse...
NJ wildfire burns near 2 schools in Ocean County
BERKELEY — A wildfire described as "erratic" that started Monday afternoon continues to burn near two schools and the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County. The Fishers Pit Wildfire off Northern Boulevard in Berkeley is located near the Garden State Parkway and Central Regional Middle and High schools. It is also not far from Double Trouble State Park.
Nine towns sue New Jersey to stop next round of affordable housing mandates
Fed up with new, court-enforced state mandates to facilitate the construction of more affordable housing, nine municipalities have joined forces to sue New Jersey, seeking to halt a dramatic wave of new residential complexes rising above the landscape in recent years. “This is about standing up for all New Jersey communities,” read a...
Newark School Locked Down After Shooting: Police
At 1:52 p.m., police responded to Bergen Street and South Orange Avenue on a report of shots fired, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police did not locate any victims but recovered ballistic evidence of a shooting at a gas station on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue, Fragé said.
Bergenfield police to conduct pedestrian crosswalk decoy operation
BERGENFIELD, N.J. — The Bergenfield Police Department will conduct a pedestrian crosswalk decoy operation on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at various locations throughout the borough. The operation, carried out in…
Baby born weighing 1 pound finally goes home after four months in NICU: ‘She’s my Miracle’
Tiffany Murray is relieved her first daughter is out of the NICU. The tiny champion, Miracle, who is currently five months old, was admitted to the intensive care unit for four months after being born at twenty-three weeks. Murray, who already has four sons, told Good Morning America, “When I was in the hospital, that’s...
New York Statewide Speed Awareness Week Campaign Enforces Speeding Laws: September 9-14
From September 9 to 14, New York State will launch a major enforcement initiative as part of Speed Awareness Week, focusing on reducing speeding—a major traffic safety issue. Funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the campaign will feature increased patrols aimed at preventing accidents caused by excessive speeds.
NY Cannabis Control Board approves new licenses, proposes waiver for dispensary location rules
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next full-day conference in Albany on Sept. 25, 2024. Tickets available now. New York’s Cannabis Control Board pushed forward a measure that would relax distance requirements between dispensaries, and approved 123 more marijuana business licenses at a Tuesday meeting. Current rules prohibit retail...
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