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N.J. pharmacy officials admit roles in $33M kickback scheme
Two high-ranking officials with a pharmacy in New Jersey pleaded guilty to their roles in a $33 million kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Wednesday. Jeffrey Andrews, 73, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and Adam Brosius, 55, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to separate charges. The two ran a pharmacy in Clifton that was accused of providing prescription pads to marketers that included formulas for compound medications that would provide large reimbursements from health insurers.
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ is back in jail for 2nd time this year
Manhattan landlord Daniel Ohebshalom (center) in an earlier court appearance in Manhattan. A housing court judge ordered landlord Daniel Ohebshalom to serve 60 days in jail for again failing to complete repairs in two Washington Heights apartment buildings. [ more › ]
‘Give it a try’: NYCHA’s trash terminal goes live, eliminating rats and pests
NEW YORK (PIX11)—For the first time, TV cameras were allowed to see the state-of-the-art trash terminal at NYCHA’s 60-year-old Polo Grounds campus. Inside is a $31 million vacuum-powered system that is set to be used in just days. “These 150 horsepower fans will suck an air stream. The garbage will be sucked from 20-inch steel […]
NJ church destroyed by arson reopens 5 years later
FRANKLIN LAKES — A Bergen County church destroyed by arson in 2019 is up and running for the local faithful once again. Sept. 17 was the relaunch date for the Most Blessed Sacrament. A special "Mass of Dedication," attended by hundreds of parishioners, was led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin,...
Manhattan bars to ramp up safety protocols to keep NYC patrons from being robbed
To curb crime creeping into the Manhattan cocktail scene, some bars are getting schooled. A local business group is trying to help Greenwich Village-area bars keep their patrons from being robbed with a new accreditation and training program, dubbed Village Safe Spot, tackling safety protocols. “People are coming out of establishments, and maybe they’ve been a little overserved and are … by themselves, and they’re getting pickpocketed,” Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce executive director Jesse Gericke told The Post. The program could take as little as a few hours to complete as the chamber of commerce reviews a bar’s existing policies relating...
Hoboken Council Approves Western Edge Settlement Despite Union City Opposition
The Hoboken City Council has approved a settlement with developers to allow new high-rise buildings and over 1,700 apartments on the Western Edge. Despite the decision, Union City strongly opposed the plan and vowed to keep fighting it in court. This controversial project has sparked heated debates between local officials,...
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