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High Levels Of Fecal Contamination Found At 4 More New Jersey Beaches
Summer at the Jersey Shore means long days on the beach, ice cream on the boardwalk, the sound of seagulls swooping overhead, and high levels of bacteria in the water. 4 more NJ beaches are now under advisory due to high fecal bacteria contamination. It's not something we're unfamiliar with.
Saturday Blurbs: Interesting Little Stories From the Past Week
The website WalletHub has placed Jersey City at the bottom for recreation. WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 47 key metrics that speak to the benefits of recreational activities. Jersey City came at in at 93. Jersey City did score well in some areas, coming in first for...
Seven most expensive homes sold in Hackensack, July 8-14
A house that sold for $675,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Hackensack in the past week. In total, seven residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $438,000, or $379 per square foot.
2 years in a row: USA Today names NJ sub shop best in America
🔵 USA Today names NJ-based sandwich shop chain the best in America. 🔵 The shop earned the top spot for the second consecutive year. Sandwiches…they are the typical choice for lunch. There are so many combinations to choose from including ham and cheese, turkey and Swiss, grilled...
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
North Jersey doctor allegedly wrote illegal prescriptions for 36,000 opioid pills
PATERSON — Two city women pleaded guilty this week in a federal case in which a doctor who practiced medicine in Paterson for 30 years is accused of illegally providing prescriptions for more than 36,000 oxycodone pills. The physician, Lisa Ferraro, allegedly provided illegal prescriptions to one of the...
Pair Convicted In Worldwide Ransomware Attacks, Victimizing NJ Residents: Feds
LockBit was described as "one of the most destructive ransomware groups in the world," by U.S. Justice Department officials. Ruslan Magomedeovic Astamirov, 21, a Russian national from the Chechen Republic and Mikhail Vasiliev, 34, from Bradford, Ontario, a dual citizen in Canada and Russia, pleaded guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group that targeted critical infrastructure, schools, small, businesses, hospitals, non-profit organizations, police departments, municipalities and multinational corporations as well as individuals, the U.S. Justice Department said in a press statement.
Union City Honors Colombian Independence With Flag Raising
Union City raised the Colombian flag at International Plaza on Friday afternoon, as the South American country celebrates 225 years of independence from Spain. The ceremony was well attended. The Union City Board of Commissioners presented two proclamations to local, Colombian Americans. Poet Gilma Camargo Aguirre and recently retired North...
Heat Wave Impact: Low-Income New Yorkers Battle Power Issues in NYC
WFCN – A recent report was presented on Thursday by an anti-poverty group that found that over two-thirds of low-income New Yorkers are experiencing electricity bill fallbacks. A study conducted by the Robin Hood Foundation and Columbia University examined energy insecurity in the five boroughs. The findings revealed that...
Peruvian Civic Association Hosts 2024 Peruvian Day Parade & Festival
The Peruvian Civic Association of NJ Inc. (PCA) is set to host its annual Peruvian Day Parade and Festival on Sunday, July 21, 2024. This vibrant and colorful event will feature a lively parade beginning in Harrison, NJ, and a festival at the picturesque Frank Vincent Marina Park in Kearny, NJ. Given the limited parking at the festival site, attendees are advised to use side streets between Kearny Avenue and Passaic Avenue for convenience.
D'yan Forest, 89-year-old known as world's oldest female comedian, sucker-punched in Manhattan attack: NYPD
NEW YORK - Police are searching for a suspect after yet another shocking, seemingly random crime on the streets of New York City, this one seeing an 89-year-old woman punched in the face. The victim, D'yan Forest, is best known for being the oldest working female comedian in the world.
Ex-Marine and commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management Zach Iscol
Zach Iscol served in Iraq as a Marine and is now commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management. “We are always activated. We’re always responding to stuff,” he says. How to prepare for the worst.
Jazz and R & B singer Volora returns to her roots in Newark and a chat with NYO Jazz ensemble members heading to South Africa
On the July 20 WBGO Journal... Host Doug Doyle chats with Jazz and R & B singer Volora Howell about her upcoming concert at the Independence Park in Newark on August 6 as part of the Essex County Concert Series... and WBGO's Emily Springer interviews Privyanka Magavi and Ben Schwartz,...
Peter Jovanovich, Textbook Titan and Former City Councilman, Dies at 75
Peter Jovanovich, a peerless educational and academic publisher, died on July 15 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He was 75. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 1949, he grew up in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. He was the son of Martha (Davis) and William Jovanovich. His father started off as a...
Local artist’s work to be featured on Times Square Jumbotron in New York City
HMVC Gallery New York has selected Marion Kahn’s oil on canvas painting titled, “Cowboy Dream,” to be featured on the Times Square Jumbotron for the summer show at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kahn, a Steamboat Springs artist representing the Zandee Gallery, modeled the 72-inch by 48-inch...
Union II see unbeaten run conclude at New York City FC II
Eddy Davis netted his 10th goal of the season but two goals late from the hosts saw Philadelphia Union II’s three-game winning streak end by a 2-1 scoreline at New York City FC II. With the first team in the midst of two games in three days there were...
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