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School Bus Carrying 12 Children Crashes In Jersey City School Bus Carrying 12 Children Crashes In Jersey City School Bus Carrying 12 Children Crashes In Jersey City
School Bus Carrying 12 Children Crashes In Jersey City A school bus carrying a dozen students struck a parked car Monday morning in Jersey City. The privately-owned bus was parked near Stuyvesant Avenue and JFK Boulevard when it rolled into a parked vehicle around 10:10 a.m., city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. None of the students, ages 10 and 11, were injured.  The driver of the other vehicle, however, was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said.
WINNER: Bergen County Stop & Shop Sells $1 Million Lottery Ticket WINNER: Bergen County Stop & Shop Sells $1 Million Lottery Ticket WINNER: Bergen County Stop & Shop Sells $1 Million Lottery Ticket
Winner: Bergen County Stop & Shop Sells $1 Million Lottery Ticket A New Jersey Lottery ticket good for approximately a million bucks was sold at Bergen County supermarket. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from Sunday's drawing was sold at the Stop & Shop in Lyndhurst. The winning numbers were 12, 24, 28, 41, and 42, and the XTRA number was 02. The lucky winner will take home $1,089,300, and the retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.
'Jack Potatoes' Opens In Bergen County 'Jack Potatoes' Opens In Bergen County 'Jack Potatoes' Opens In Bergen County
'Jack Potatoes' Opens In Bergen County A new potato-centric eatery has opened in Bergen County. Jack Potatoes in Westwood offers all types of baked potatoes -- including make-your-own, which come with up to 16 toppings to choose from.  Paninis, salads and wet burger are also on the menu. Owners Ahmet Kas and Guray Ozbekrem have years of experience working in the hospitality business, BoozyBurbs reports. Jack Potatoes, 288 3rd St., Westwood
COVID-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth COVID-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth COVID-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth
Covid-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth Support is surging for the family of a North Jersey mom who died days after giving birth. Joanna Jimenez, of Paterson, was diagnosed with COVID-19 when she was eight months pregnant with her third child. Jimenez delivered baby Ashton on Feb. 13, but died days later -- never able to hold her newborn. More than $38,100 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Jimenez's three sons -- Jordan, 15, Christian, 8 months, baby Ashton -- and husband, Chad Augustus, left mourning her unexpected death. "She is a light of love, peace, and positivity which illuminated everyone around her,"&n…
EMT Accused Of Targeting Four EMS Agencies With Molotov Cocktails Nabbed In Pennsylvania EMT Accused Of Targeting Four EMS Agencies With Molotov Cocktails Nabbed In Pennsylvania EMT Accused Of Targeting Four EMS Agencies With Molotov Cocktails Nabbed In Pennsylvania
EMT Accused Of Targeting Four EMS Agencies With Molotov Cocktails Nabbed In Pennsylvania A Connecticut EMT wanted for targeting at least four EMS agencies with Molotov cocktails over the weekend was apprehended in Pennsylvania, authorities said. A warrant for the arrest of Richard White, 37, of Torrington, CT, was issued on charges of third degree arson and burglary, NBC reports. White is accused of targeting agencies in Meriden, Old Saybrook and Roxbury Saturday night. No injuries were reported in the alleged attacks and White was pending extradition to Connecticut. It was not immediately clear where in Pennsylvania White was arrested. Pennsylvania State Police did not…
Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector
Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Support is surging for the family of a 34-year-old Jersey City man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local shopping center Sunday night. Police responded to the BJ’s Parking Lot on Marin Boulevard and Second Street around 8:20 p.m., where Christian Parra was found with a gunshot wound to the torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Parra was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. More than $17,700 had been raise…
LAWSUIT: NJ Nursing Home Chef Says Boss Tried Making Himself Her Sex Slave LAWSUIT: NJ Nursing Home Chef Says Boss Tried Making Himself Her Sex Slave LAWSUIT: NJ Nursing Home Chef Says Boss Tried Making Himself Her Sex Slave
Lawsuit: NJ Nursing Home Chef Says Boss Tried Making Himself Her Sex Slave “I would like to be your slave, and you can be my master." Those were the words 51-year-old AnnaMarie Ferrara says her new boss Howard Lawton said to her on her very first day of work, the New York Post reports citing a lawsuit filed in Mercer County Superior Court. The grandmother was just hours into her new job as the chef for Healthcare Services Group, Inc., at its Phillipsburg location on Aug. 22, when Lawton expressed his own desires, The Post reports. “Lawton made clear that he hired [Ferrara] specifically because he desired to enter into some sort of sado-masochistic …
Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana
Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana An Upper Makefield Township dad was arrested after his infant baby was found unsupervised next to an open bag of marijuana, police said. Officers responded to a domestic dispute in progress on July 11, 2020, after a 911 caller said she got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Mason, over custody of their child, Upper Makefield police said. A friend of the caller used the “Find my iPhone” application to locate 27-year-old Mason, police said. Officers and Mason's landlord were able to get inside of the home where they found the infant baby uninjured and unsupervised, according to…
Authorities ID Passenger Killed, Driver Critical In Jersey City Crash Authorities ID Passenger Killed, Driver Critical In Jersey City Crash Authorities ID Passenger Killed, Driver Critical In Jersey City Crash
Authorities ID Passenger Killed, Driver Critical In Jersey City Crash Authorities have identified the man who died and the driver left critical in an overnight Jersey City crash. A 30-year-old Jersey City man was heading westbound and approaching the roadway split on Columbus Drive when his 1996 Honda Civic struck the attenuator-projected guardrail around 3:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The passenger, Jesus Gonzalez, 30, of Jersey City, was found lifeless at the scene. The driver, whose name was not released, was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon. The Hudson …
SEEN HIM? Arrest Warrant Issued For Man Accused Of Mugging Woman On Newark Street SEEN HIM? Arrest Warrant Issued For Man Accused Of Mugging Woman On Newark Street SEEN HIM? Arrest Warrant Issued For Man Accused Of Mugging Woman On Newark Street
Seen HIM? Arrest Warrant Issued For Man Accused Of Mugging Woman On Newark Street Newark police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of mugging a woman on a local street earlier this month. Miguel Nieves is accused of robbing a woman of her belongings near Verona and Mt. Prospect avenues on Feb. 10 around 7:15 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Nieves then fled northbound on Verona Avenue, Ambrose said. Nieves is 5’8” and 130 pounds with a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of Miguel Nieves to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper ti…
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