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Edison, NJ
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These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine It's only a matter of weeks before several New Jersey hospitals receive an early shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, state officials said. As part of Operation Warp Speed, the nearly half-dozen area hospitals will get the frozen shipments of the vaccine to keep in Arctic-level sub-zero freezers -- even before it's approved by the FDA. While no dates were given, New Jersey was "weeks away from the first doses of a vaccine being ready for distribution to our health care workers... and months away from a vaccine being readily available for public distribution," Gov. Phil Murphy said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Dozen Cars, Apartment Door Vandalized In Bayonne Dozen Cars, Apartment Door Vandalized In Bayonne Dozen Cars, Apartment Door Vandalized In Bayonne
Dozen Cars, Apartment Door Vandalized In Bayonne A dozen cars and the door of one apartment were vandalized overnight Tuesday in Bayonne, authorities said. Police responded to West 54th Street where 12 cars had a squiggly line spray-painted onto them around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The front door and wall of 265 Avenue B had also been vandalized with graffiti.  The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter
Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter Charges have been upgraded for a 29-year-old Montgomery County dad who authorities said anally raped his 10-month-old daughter, killing her by way of blunt force head trauma. Austin Stevens, of Lower Providence Township, is accused of anally raping baby Zara Scruggs, who died hours after the incident at the hospital Oct. 4, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Stevens was initially charged with involuntary sexual intercourse, rape of a child, aggravated assault, child endangerment and aggravated indecent assault. Following this week's return of forensic test results t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals
PA Shooting Suspect Who Threatened To 'Get Even' With Victim Captured By U.S. Marshals A man wanted in a deadly shooting who allegedly threatened he was going to "get even" with the victim was captured nearly a month later by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at his home in Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday. Gerard Gethers was charged with first-degree murder for the Nov. 3 killing of Jerry White in Norristown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the 500 block of West Marshall Street around 3:35 p.m. Nov. 3, after hearing gunshots, Steele said. There, they found 34-year-old White, who was taken to Suburban H…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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PA Salon Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juvenile At His Job, Police Say PA Salon Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juvenile At His Job, Police Say PA Salon Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juvenile At His Job, Police Say
PA Salon Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juvenile At His Job, Police Say The owner of a Montgomery County nail salon was being held in jail after being charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile over the summer at his salon, authorities said. James Kit Vong, who owns Artisan Nails in Plymouth Township, was arrested Nov. 4 in Philadelphia on several charges stemming from the July incident, Plymouth Township police said. A preliminary hearing was held before District Judge Francis Bernhardt on Dec. 1. Vong was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility,with bail set at $250,000, authorities said. "As a result of this investigation, it…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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COVID-19: North Jersey Hospital Reports Outbreak Among Nearly 40 Staffers COVID-19: North Jersey Hospital Reports Outbreak Among Nearly 40 Staffers COVID-19: North Jersey Hospital Reports Outbreak Among Nearly 40 Staffers
Covid-19: North Jersey Hospital Reports Outbreak Among Nearly 40 Staffers Between 30 and 40 Palisades Medical Center staff members North Bergen have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a recent news report. The majority of the cases at the North Bergen hospital are nurses from two units, including one where patients require "significant attention," NorthJersey.com reports citing the president of the Health Professionals & Allied Employees union, Debbie White. According to a spokesperson for Hackensack Meridian Health, the hospital's parent company, less than 1.5 percent of the entire system's workforce were out sick. The cases have not impacted p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
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Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly
Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly Being busy is the norm for Tenafly's Melanie Landano. For the last six years, she's been managing all operations for popular meat purveyor and longtime friend Pat LaFrieda. She worked the company's food stand at the U.S. Open -- a high-profile job, selling 2,000 steak sandwiches a day. She hired and supervised 60 employees at all LaFrieda stores across New York City. Landano loved her boss, she loved her employees and she loved her job. "Then March 14 came," Landano said. "Everyone knows what happened on March 14." Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, Landano had no choice bu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek Ex-Con Accused Of Trying To Buy Firearm In PA SEEN HIM? Police Seek Ex-Con Accused Of Trying To Buy Firearm In PA SEEN HIM? Police Seek Ex-Con Accused Of Trying To Buy Firearm In PA
Seen HIM? Police Seek Ex-Con Accused Of Trying To Buy Firearm In PA Authorities in Montgomery County are seeking a 29-year-old former convict who they say provided a bogus ID to try to buy a firearm last year in Philadelphia. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Eddie Maurice Grant, who attempted to purchase the weapon from the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks on Dec. 21, 2019, Upper Providence Township police said in a news release. Due to a felony conviction, Grant is prohibited from acquiring a firearm, a background check performed at the time by the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) found. "Grant provided false informati…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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Prosecutor: Somerville Bicyclist Struck By Car Failed To Stop At Red Light Prosecutor: Somerville Bicyclist Struck By Car Failed To Stop At Red Light Prosecutor: Somerville Bicyclist Struck By Car Failed To Stop At Red Light
Prosecutor: Somerville Bicyclist Struck By Car Failed To Stop At Red Light A 65-year-old bicyclist who failed to stop at a red light in Somerset County was struck by an SUV with the right of way and hospitalized, authorities said. A Somerville officer was on patrol when he saw the collision at the intersection of North Bridge and West High streets around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A 75-year-old driver was heading east on in a 2019 Honda CRV on West High Street, when a 65-year-old man ran a red light on his bike, heading south on North Bridge Street, Robertson said alongside local officials. "Preliminary inves…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Landsale PD: Man High On PCP Pushed, Punched Officers During Thanksgiving Day Arrest Landsale PD: Man High On PCP Pushed, Punched Officers During Thanksgiving Day Arrest Landsale PD: Man High On PCP Pushed, Punched Officers During Thanksgiving Day Arrest
Landsale PD: Man High On PCP Pushed, Punched Officers During Thanksgiving Day Arrest A man high on PCP was arrested after pushing and punching police officers trying to arrest him on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said Wednesday. Officers responded to 291 North Broad St. on Nov. 26 around 1:25 p.m., on reports of a suspicious person threatening to hurt people and high on PCP, Landsale police said in a news release. The man, later identified as Elijah Derns, 24, began cursing and pushing officers, saying he refused to be arrested, police said. Derns started throwing punches, hitting officers twice before he was taken into custody, according to authorities. Both of…

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