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Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats
Jersey City Mall Infested With Gnats Gnats from a leaky sewer pipe have been driving customers away at a Jersey City shopping center. The city's health department was notified of the gnats at the Hudson Mall Shopping Center on Route 440 on Dec. 30, 2019, several media outlets report. Vendors say the tiny flies have been keeping business at bay. Several bothered customers took to Yelp to complain. "As soon as me and my friends walked in, I had a fly, flying around me,” one Yelper said. "And they’re not big ones, they’re little fruit flies, but still nasty.” The mall's owner, Urban Edge Properties, said they jumped …
Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire
Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire A 28-year-old Bound Brook man was charged with arson following a massive fire that tore through the downtown district Sunday night. Juan Hector Padilla, of East Second Street, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree arson and hindering investigation apprehension, along with providing false information, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said. Investigators said Padilla was seen walking near the building several times before the seven-alarm blaze broke out around 7:55 p.m., at the site of the Meridia II building on East Main Street and Mountain Avenue. The Bound Brook F…
Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School
Truck Fire Evacuates Rockaway Township's Copeland Middle School A Rockaway Township middle school was evacuated Tuesday morning after a delivery truck caught fire in the loading dock area outside. The first-floor fire alarm at Copeland Middle School went off around 10:25 a.m. after smoke entered the custodial room -- evacuating students and staff, Principal Alfonso Gonnella said in an email. The Lake Shore Drive building was cleared for re-entry around 11 a.m.
Person Struck By Train In Montclair Suspends Service On Montclair-Boonton Line Person Struck By Train In Montclair Suspends Service On Montclair-Boonton Line Person Struck By Train In Montclair Suspends Service On Montclair-Boonton Line
Person Struck By Train In Montclair Suspends Service On Montclair-Boonton Line Service was suspended on NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton line Monday evening after a person was struck by a train. The identified pedestrian was struck near the Clairmont Avenue crossing around 7 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The train had left Hoboken at 6:33 p.m. and was bound to arrive in Lake Hopatcong at 8:14 p.m. The victim was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. None of the 400 passengers or employees on the train were injured, officials said. Service had resumed around 8 p.m. with delays of up to an hour reported.
'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say 'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say 'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say
'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say Slain veteran Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals likely prevented dozens of other deaths that day, authorities said Monday. Seals, 40, of Lyndhurst, was investigating the death of a livery driver in Bayonne when David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, shot him in the Bayview Cemetery just before 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10, and drove off, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They were killed in a gunfight with police, but not after killing three other people. Based on the arsenal of guns and a viable bomb found in their U-Haul truck, as well as Google searches and more, authorities beli…
Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash
Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash A Jersey City woman sustained serious injuries after being ejected from a vehicle in an accident over the weekend, authorities said. A white Infiniti Q50 driven by 32-year-old Joseph Morales, of Jersey City, struck a gold Toyota 4Runner, driven by a 67-year-old Arcenilia Encarnacio, of Jersey City around 10:40 p.m. Friday, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. A 43-year-old passenger in the 4Runner was ejected and taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where she remained in critical condition on Monday, the prosecutor's office said. the other three occupants in the Toyota were hospital…
Newark Man Identified As Third Victim Of Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash Newark Man Identified As Third Victim Of Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash Newark Man Identified As Third Victim Of Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
Newark Man Identified As Third Victim Of Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash Authorities have identified the three victims of last October's Route 80 crash that killed three people. Ronald Francois, 28, of Newark, Jalen Davis, 20, of Stanhope, and Julia Wells, 20, of Mine Hill, were killed after being struck by Miguel Botero of Dumont on Oct. 18, 2019 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, the Daily Record reports. Online campaigns had been created after the crash for Wells and Davis, but this is the first time in the nearly three months since the accident that the third victim was identified. Botero, a 28-year-old car salesman, was headed west on the eastbound side of the high…
All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Opens Teaneck, Kids Under 10 Eat For Half Price All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Opens Teaneck, Kids Under 10 Eat For Half Price All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Opens Teaneck, Kids Under 10 Eat For Half Price
All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Opens Teaneck, Kids Under 10 Eat For Half Price An all you can eat sushi restaurant is now open in Teaneck. Sushi House has replaced Sushi Buffet on Teaneck Road. The menu boasts unlimited sushi, sashimi and specialty rolls, along with various Japanese appetizers, noodles and more. Lunch starts at $14.99 and dinner at $22.99. Children under 10 eat for half price. Sushi House, 972 Teaneck Road, Teaneck
Family Of Female Passenger Killed By Wrong-Way DWI Route 80 Driver Demands Justice Family Of Female Passenger Killed By Wrong-Way DWI Route 80 Driver Demands Justice Family Of Female Passenger Killed By Wrong-Way DWI Route 80 Driver Demands Justice
Family Of Female Passenger Killed By Wrong-Way DWI Route 80 Driver Demands Justice The family of one of three people killed in a wrong-way drunk-driving crash on Route 80 last October is demanding justice. Miguel Botero of Dumont was charged Jan. 10 with three counts of reckless vehicular homicide in connection with the Oct. 18, 2019 deaths of passengers Jalen Davis and Julia Wells, 20, as well as another driver whom authorities haven't yet identified. Botero recorded a .20 blood-alcohol content -- 2½ times the legal limit -- following the crash in Parsippany-Troy Hills, said Morristown attorney Scott Leonard, who is representing Davis's mother. "Prosecutors must pursue…
AFTERMATH: Bound Brook Recovers From Massive Fire AFTERMATH: Bound Brook Recovers From Massive Fire AFTERMATH: Bound Brook Recovers From Massive Fire
Aftermath: Bound Brook Recovers From Massive Fire A seven-alarm fire tore through downtown Bound Brook Sunday night. The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. in an unoccupied pair of buildings under construction on East Main Street near Mountain Avenue in the commercial district. Firefighters continued to douse hot spots into Monday morning. Several streets were closed and some residents remained without power morning, prompting a two-hour school delay. One firefighter suffered a sprained ankle but otherwise, no injuries were reported. Neighbors said it was a matter of seconds before flames consumed the structures. "This is a disastrous…
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