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Newark, NJ
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? Rash Of Porch Thefts Under Investigation In Bloomfield
Police in Bloomfield are seeking three men they say stole packages off residents' porches this month. According to Bloomfield Public Safety Director Sam DeMaio, the following incidents occurred earlier this month: The first was on Dec. 2, on the 100 block of North 17th Street. The suspect was captured stealing a package containing $60 sneakers from his front porch on the resident's ring doorbell. that same day, officers responded to Myrtle Street, where a resident said packages containing a Nike Jacket, Vapor max shoes, Nike pants and a Nike Jacket valued at $740 were stolen…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Iconic South Jersey Diner Reopens After Employee Tests Positive For
Covid-
19
A popular South Jersey diner has reopened with new hours after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Ponzio’s Diner-Bakery-Bar -- a Cherry Hill institution -- closed on Dec. 1, and reopened Dec. 9 with new business hours. One of the oldest South Jersey eateries around, Ponzio's opened in the 1960s on Route 70 near the old Ellisburg Circle -- and has been growing ever since. Ponzio's is open for takeout and indoor dining from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Ponzio's, 7 West Route 70, Cherry Hill, 856-428-4808
Edison, NJ
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Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car
A heart-stopping video posted by a Middlesex County police department shows an officer running out of his car to rescue a driver from a burning vehicle in a Thanksgiving Day crash. The 3-minute and 40-second dashcam tape shows Monroe Township officer Douglas Perrone jumping out of his vehicle to Pergola Avenue near Namsan Drive around 8:40 p.m., and running straight to the fully-engulfed Ford Fusion -- the driver trapped inside. Perrone tried using his fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, but when that wasn't working, he climbed inside of the vehicle and pulled the driver from the …
Jersey City, NJ
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Hoboken PD: Shoplifter Who Injured Officers Charged With Terroristic Threats, Resisting Arrest
A Hoboken man who stole several bags of shrimp and Tide products from a local ACME market injured officers trying to arrest him later that day, authorities said. Police responded to the ACME Supermarket on Clinton Street around 12:20 p.m. Dec. 5, where an employee told police that a man later identified as Ricardo Burgos had stolen several items throughout the day, Hoboken Police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Police stopped Burgos in the back of the store, where he was found with unpaid Tide products, authorities said. Burgos ran out of the store but was later found near 300 Marshall …
Jersey City, NJ
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Hudson County District Remote Since August Extends Virtual Learning Through January
A Hudson County school district whose students haven't been in the classrooms this year yet will have to wait even longer. West New York schools have extended remote learning until Jan. 31, 2021, Superintendent Clara Brito Herrera said in a letter to parents Dec. 7. "This decision is not one that is made lightly, but safety and instruction have been our priority during this unprecedented time," she said. " Our comprehensive reopening plan will still be phased in throughout the second half of the school year and our goal remains to eventually enter hybrid learning in the near future."…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Cranford Crash
A pedestrian was struck and killed in an early-morning crash Tuesday in Cranford, authorities said. The pedestrian was crossing Springfield Avenue when they were struck by a 51-year-old Kenilworth man heading south and approaching Orange Avenue, in a 2006 Hyundai Sonata, local police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, where they later died. The Hyundai driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. Anyone with information regarding the crash can contact Det. Steven D’Ambola of the Cranford Police Traffic Bureau by calling 908-709-7336.
Paramus, NJ
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: Hero Paramus Officer Breaks Doll Stroller Rescuing Girl -- Then Buys Her Brand New One
All that a pair of Paramus police officers had to do on one particular call Tuesday afternoon was free a toddler who had somehow gotten her doll's stroller stuck around her waist. But that wasn't enough for one of the officers, who not only talked 4-year-old Yasmeen "Nina" Saleh through the whole rescue, but returned less than an hour later with a brand new stroller since he broke the other one during the rescue. "I felt like it was the right thing to do," Officer Robert Sobocinski said "This is a human job. When you're dealing with people, everything is different." "Our emergency service…
Franklin Township, NJ
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Covid-
19: Iconic Somerset County Bridal Shop Shutters
A family-run Somerset County bridal shop will close after several decades in business. Jefre Bridal in the Green Brook Shopping Center on Route 22 is expected to shut its doors at the end of the month. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefre Bridal to go by appointment only, and everything in the store is currently at 50 percent off. The shop opened as Carol's Bridals in Plainfield, in 1958, and was renamed when current owner Jeffrey Rabinowitz relocated the store to its present location in 1971. Jefre Bridal is dressing its third generation of brides from returning families, its website says.
Elizabeth, NJ
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U.S. Marshals Capture Linden Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Nursing Home Industry Sues Pennsylvania, Demands $150M In Federal Funding
A lawsuit filed by the nursing home industry against Pennsylvania alleges more than $150 million intended to help longterm care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic was illegally withheld by the state. The suit was filed in state court Monday by LeadingAge PA, Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities and Pennsylvania Health Care Association -- three trade groups representing more than 900 longterm care facilities in Pennsylvania. The suit alleges that the Wolf Administration ignored law requiring funding for longterm care facilities, many of which we…
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