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Bloomfield Jr. Bengals capture football championship
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Junior Bengals football team traveled to Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sunday June 23, and captured the North Jersey Spring 12U 7-on-7 championship by beating the MoBetter Jaguars by a score of 25-6. The Jr. Bengals defeated Elizabeth, 27-0, in the semifinals. The team members are...
Gospel music, prayer fill the air at Monte Irvin Park
ORANGE — A gospel festival was held on Saturday, June 29, in Monte Irvin Park. The event featured the Bethel Baptist Church Choir, pictured at upper right; Dawn Bowles, above left; and Charles Barner, above center. Also singing were the Cross and Crown Christian Church Choir and the St. Mathew AME Church Choir. The event began around noon and lasted until about 6 p.m.
NYPD search for missing swimmer on Staten Island all for nought, officials say
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Police called off a search Thursday amid reports of a missing swimmer after learning the person was apparently never in danger, an NYPD spokesperson said Friday. The incident was reported around 6 p.m. at South Beach, near the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, according to emergency radio...
NYPD: Raid in Stapleton nets drugs; woman, 42, and man, 39, arrested
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — NYPD officers raided an apartment in Stapleton where they allege they seized illegal stimulants while arresting a woman and man last month. Officers armed with a search warrant swarmed the dwelling of Angelica Colula, 42, and Cirilo Gatica Zeferino, 39, on Canal Street at about 1:40 p.m. on June 17. The defendants both were home during the search, according to the criminal complaint.
Forty Fort police arrest NYC man on identity theft charges
FORTY FORT — Police in Forty Fort arrested a man from New York City when he allegedly used a fraudulent passport to access an account at a credit union. Dinapolis Morales, 55, entered the Cross Valley Federal Credit Union on Wyoming Avenue and provided a passport to identify himself as an account holder, police reported.
Man Attacked While Waiting for Subway Train at St. Nicholas Station
NEW YORK, NY—The New York City Police Department is requesting public assistance in identifying an individual involved in an assault incident at the West 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Subway…
NYPD: Woman went for officer’s gun in Staten Island pool melee; video shows shove down stairs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 34-year-old woman is accused of trying to grab a police officer’s firearm from his holster during a wild melee at Faber Pool in Port Richmond last week. A video clip of the final seconds of that chaotic scene showing the officer shove the...
Boy, 8, stabbed to death by own brother who also knifed parents in July 4 bloodbath at home
Police were called to “an extremely small” unit inside 147-25 94th Ave. in Jamaica, Queens, New York just before 5:30 p.m following reports the mother of the family ran into the street screaming for help while covered in blood
Royal Caribbean Ship Must Depart Early Due to Container Vessel
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. Royal Caribbean International has reached out to guests booked onboard Symphony of the Seas for the ship’s July 5, 2024 departure to alert them to the need for an earlier departure from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey than originally planned.
Infant, toddler, and mother fight to survive after home stabbing attack in NJ
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (PIX11) — A young mother and her two children — one an infant, the other a toddler — are fighting for their lives after being stabbed early on Thursday morning. Police confirm that they’re searching for the attacker following the crime at the family’s home in an apartment on Park Avenue here, […]
Surveillance Video Captures Violent Motorcycle Accident in Jackson [Graphic Warning]
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a violent accident in Jackson, and it was all caught on surveillance video. As reported earlier this week on TLS Status (along with the video), the motorcyclist was traveling on E. Veterans Highway at about 7:30 PM on Saturday when it struck a vehicle turning into a driveway.
Pay to play: NJ does away with fee holiday for summer 2024
🏞 A perk that's been around for two summers has gone away. 🏞 The latest state budget is counting on your parking/entrance fees. New Jersey's budget this time around does not include a perk that residents have been able to enjoy for the past two summers. Once again,...
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 7/5
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT until 8 p.m. Saturday. Heat index values ranging from 100 to 103 degrees expected. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
New Jersey Stadium Ranked Among The Worst in America
According to a recent survey, New Jersey is where you'll find one of America's worst stadiums, and two local teams call it home. We have all heard New York Giants and New York Jets fans complain about how expensive MetLife Stadium is. New Jersey Stadium Is Among The Worst In...
New Jersey passes budget that boosts taxes on companies making over $10 million
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Democrat-led Legislature passed a $56.6 billion budget on Friday that hikes taxes on high-earning corporations, sending the measure to Gov. Phil Murphy, who's expected to sign it. Lawmakers were two days ahead of their constitutionally set deadline to enact a balanced budget, avoiding...
Are parents in NJ too relaxed about children’s social media use?
As if parenting wasn’t difficult enough, modern parents have a whole new world to manage with kids being on social media. It opens up many questions: what media should I allow my kids to be on? How frequently should I check them? Should I have access to my kids passwords to check in on them that way?
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