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Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home
Firefighters put out a blaze at a Newark funeral home Wednesday. Sixty members of the Newark Fire Division responded to the Churchman Funeral Home on 13th Avenue around 12:45 p.m., Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire started on the building’s second floor and extended to its third floor, according to Amrbose, and was under control by 1:10 p.m. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
'Permit Karen': Viral Video Of Fight Between NJ Black Couple, White Neighbor Sparks Protest
Footage of a white woman accused of harassing her black neighbors has gone viral and brought dozens of protestors to the North Jersey street where the alleged dispute over a backyard patio went down. The footage was posted to Facebook by Fareed Nassar Hayat of Montclair on Monday evening. Hayat said his neighbor Susan, who he refers to as "Permit Karen," called the police on him and his wife Norrinda Brown Hayat three times in 30 minutes to lodge a false assault complaint. Susan apparently had come onto the couple's property three times in 30 minutes, demanding to know if he and…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
'We'll See Them In Court': Prosecutor Slams Jersey City Bars For Overcrowding, No Masks
A Jersey City official has taken to Twitter to call out Jersey City bars for allowing overcrowding and failing to enforce the use of face masks. The Factory "regularly violated COVID restrictions throughout the pandemic," Jersey City Chief Prosecutor Jake Hudnut said in a tweet. Hudnut also tweeted a video of crowds gathered at Bistro. "This is 1 example of many pics/videos we’ve been sent about overcrowding at Bistro. Officers address it, but the moment they leave the Bistro lets more people in," Hudnut said. "If this continues tonight: summonses will be issued and I will reque…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Sussex County Ex-Con Had 140 Pot Plants, Pellet Guns
State Police responding to a domestic dispute found a marijuana grow house that they said was operated by a Sussex County ex-con, authorities said.In addition to 140 marijuana plants, troopers reported finding pellet guns and ammunition -- both of which Steven McKenzie, as a convicted felon, is prohibited from having, they said. Troopers responding to McKenzie's Stillwater home on June 21 found plastic bags taped over the windows and smelled raw marijuana, the NJ Herald, citing police records, reports. A warranted search of the home reportedly turned up the plants, along with the two p…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Man Who Pushed Victim Onto Morris County Train Tracks Breaking 9 Ribs Arrested
An East Orange man who pushed a victim onto the railroad tracks at a Morris County train station while a train was coming has been arrested on assault charges, NJ Transit officials said. A Lake Hiawatha resident told police he was on the platform waiting for a train to Morristown at the Dover station on Dec. 3, 2019, NJ Transit spokesman Paul Milo said. The resident began assisting another customer at a ticket vending machine when he was approached by a man, later identified as Paul E. Stewart, demanding he get out of his way, Milo said. The victim refused, noting Stewart had enough room t…
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Know
Anything
? Newark Woman Beaten To Death In Elizabeth, $10K Reward Offered
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest or indictment in the investigation of a Newark woman beaten to death over the weekend, authorities in Union County said. The body of Nohora Cely Agudelo, 32, was found near the railroad tracks at East Broad and North Broad street early Sunday morning, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. An autopsy revealed the cause was blunt-force trauma and the manner a homicide, Ruotolo said. Anyone with information about Agudelo’s death is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Christopher Scuorzo a…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Man Arrested In Double Newark Shooting
A 27-year-old Newark man was arrested in a shooting that sent two victims to the hospital, authorities said. Police officers responding to reports of shots fired responded to Hillside Avenue near Avon Avenue around 4 p.m. Monday, April 6, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Two victims were treated for gunshot wounds at University Hospital, and later reported in stable condition. Surveillance footage from several locations identified Zireek Wyckoff as the driver of the vehicle which the gunfire originated, Ambrose said. Wyckoff was arrested Monday, June 29, on aggr…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
On Your Side
How This Bergen County Pizzeria Survived
Covid-
19 Pandemic, Opened Third Storefront
Loyal customers. Hardworking staff members. Sheer luck. That's how Francesca Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta owner Sal Reina says his pizzeria was able to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, and then open a third Bergen County location. With stores in Glen Rock and Elmwood Park, the new Fair Lawn location on Broadway was set to open in March -- just one week before COVID-19 swept the state. As neighboring businesses fell one-by-one, Reina couldn't help but wonder if it would happen to his, too. "Once I heard schools were closing," said Reina, "I knew something drastic was going to happen…
Middletown, NJ
Your Community
Iliza Shlesinger, Queen Cover Band Performing At Jersey Shore Drive-In Concert
Comic Iliza Shlesinger and "Queen" cover band "Almost Queen" have been added to Drive-In Live at Monmouth Park The band will play Wednesday, July 29, with Shlesinger set to perform Thursday, July 30. The drive-in show is presented by the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. Tickets are $110 to $250 per vehicle for "Almost Queen" and $135 to $250 for Shlesinger. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2 on Ticketmaster.com. "Almost Queen" is a deliberate, four-piece band that delivers a live performance showcasing four-part harmonies and intricate musical in…
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Postponed
: Murphy Cancels Reopening Of Indoor Dining In NJ Citing 'Knucklehead Behavior'
Citing "knucklehead behavior," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy postponed the resumption of indoor dining for the foreseeable future. Restaurants were given the OK to reopen indoor facilities at 25 percent capacity with tables spaced six feet apart Thursday, after more than three months of being limited to takeout and delivery options due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Given the current situation in numerous other states we do not believe it is prudent at this time to push forward with what is, in effect, a sedentary indoor activity -- especially when we know that this virus moves differently indoor…
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