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Newark, NJ
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Essex, Union County Lottery Tickets Split $111G Jackpot Essex, Union County Lottery Tickets Split $111G Jackpot Essex, Union County Lottery Tickets Split $111G Jackpot
Essex, Union County Lottery Tickets Split $111G Jackpot A pair of winning New Jersey Lottery tickets will split a $111,404 jackpot. The tickets from Thursday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing are each worth $55,702. The winning numbers were 03, 05, 10, 30, and 33 and the XTRA number was 02.  The tickets were sold at the BP gas station on Main Street in Belleville and Food Express on Broad Street in Summit. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Newark Man Charged In Beating Death Of 60-Year-Old City Resident Newark Man Charged In Beating Death Of 60-Year-Old City Resident Newark Man Charged In Beating Death Of 60-Year-Old City Resident
Newark Man Charged In Beating Death Of 60-Year-Old City Resident A 31-year-old Newark man was charged in the beating death of a 60-year-old city resident, authorities said. Eddie Feliciano was assaulted on the 300 block of West Market Street around 8:45 p.m. March 25, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said Friday. He died of his injuries on April 8 at University Hospital, Ambrose and Stephens said. Leonard J. Melvin was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter Thursday, they said. Anyone with information regarding this incident can call the Essex County Prosecut…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
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Walmart In Freehold, North Bergen Closed Friday Walmart In Freehold, North Bergen Closed Friday Walmart In Freehold, North Bergen Closed Friday
Walmart In Freehold, North Bergen Closed Friday Walmart closed its Freehold and North Bergen stores Friday for sanitization and restocking, reports say. The stores will reopen Saturday, April 18 with associate health screenings and temperature checks, NorthJersey.com reports. All workers will be given face masks and gloves, too. Earlier this month, Garfield's Walmart closed for the same reason. Walmart didn't say whether the closure was in response to a positive case among employees.

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Jersey City, NJ
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AG: 'If I'm Going To Die, You're Going To Die,' Jersey City Man Tells Police AG: 'If I'm Going To Die, You're Going To Die,' Jersey City Man Tells Police AG: 'If I'm Going To Die, You're Going To Die,' Jersey City Man Tells Police
AG: 'If I'm Going To Die, You're Going To Die,' Jersey City Man Tells Police A 35-year-old Jersey City man who tried kicking in a window of a relative's house coughed on police and said, "If I'm going to die, you're going to die," state officials said. Eric Rock tried breaking into his relative's house after she refused to let him in around 6 a.m. Tuesday, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Colonel Callahan said. Rock, who had no belongings inside of the home, began coughing on officers and claiming he had coronavirus when being taken into custody by Jersey City police, Grewal and Callahan said. He was charged with making terroristic threats, aggrav…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus
Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City police officer Alex Ruperto has died of coronavirus, the department said. He was 52 years old. “Alex was kind, patient, soft-spoken and genuine," Chief Nichelle Luster said. "Alex was a good person and an exceptional officer and I know we will all remember him fondly.” Ruperto of Glen Ridge graduate from Emerson High School in 1986, and then the Bergen County Police Academy (Class No. 82) in 1999. He was a founding member of the city's Emergency Services Unit (ESU) and most recently assigned as a detective in the training division. Ruperto is survived by two adult ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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Restaurant Openings: Bergen County Eateries Fire Up Grills Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Restaurant Openings: Bergen County Eateries Fire Up Grills Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Restaurant Openings: Bergen County Eateries Fire Up Grills Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Restaurant Openings: Bergen County Eateries Fire Up Grills Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Although the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countless businesses closed, others remain steadfast in their commitment to opening. These Bergen County eateries are firing up their grills. For now, only takeout and delivery are available, although outdoor dining could be coming next for restaurants across the said -- should Gov. Phil Murphy allow it. The Hearth Tavern, Garfield: American classics with an Italian twist, a bar fully-stocked with 21 bottles of wine and 12 types of beer on rotation. Ordering and bill-paying can be done through Hearth Tavern's mobile app, which shows diners the stat…

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Newark, NJ
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Murphy Cancels School Through May 15 Amid Coronavirus Crisis Murphy Cancels School Through May 15 Amid Coronavirus Crisis Murphy Cancels School Through May 15 Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Murphy Cancels School Through May 15 Amid Coronavirus Crisis New Jersey schools will be closed until at least May 15, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday amid the coronavirus crisis. "There is no one who wants to reopen schools more than I do," Murphy said. "We cannot be guided by emotion. We have to be guided by the facts on the ground." New classroom configurations and more testing are needed before schools can be opened again, the governor said. "There is no doubt we are saving lives and we must maintain the course," Murphy said. There were 75,317 coronavirus cases as of Thursday in New Jersey, including 3,518 fatalities.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach
Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach More than 21 percent of coronavirus deaths in New Jersey are black residents, figures show.  And in Newark, where African Americans comprise 47 percent of the population, the risk of death is two percent higher than other communities in the state, City Mayor Ras J. Baraka said. Baraka recognizes the increased risk for his residents, and is cracking down. "The measures we take have to be a little more stringent," he said. "We have to be a little more disciplined than everyone else." Poor access to health care and healthy food, lack of exercise along with the presence of underlying dis…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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NJ Transit CEO Tests Positive For Coronavirus NJ Transit CEO Tests Positive For Coronavirus NJ Transit CEO Tests Positive For Coronavirus
NJ Transit CEO Tests Positive For Coronavirus NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett has tested positive for coronavirus, the agency announced. Corbett is feeling well and maintaining his regular work schedule while isolated at home, according to a statement from the company. He was last in the office on Tuesday, April 7. "Kevin remains focused on the health and safety of NJ TRANSIT's customers and employees and ensuring first responders, hospital staff and other essential personnel can get to and from work during this health crisis," according to a company statement. Three NJ Transit workers died as a result of COVID-19 as of Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off 2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off 2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off
2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off More than 2,700 employees were laid off from Tropicana Atlantic City with state-ordered casino closures extended another month, according to a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Last Saturday, Eldorado Resorts -- which owns Tropicana -- moved to the minimum workforce necessary to maintain basic operations, according to an April 8 report to shareholders. New Jersey's nine casinos were ordered closed along with gyms, concert venues and movie theaters by Gov. Phil Murphy March 16 to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Atlantic City …

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