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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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: Girl Sexually Assaulted By Parsippany Man Who Gave Her A Ride, Prosecutor Says
A Parsippany man was lodged in the Morris County Jail after sexually assaulting a girl who took him up on his offer for a ride in his car, authorities said. The girl was walking in Morris Township when she was Deonarini Jairam, 38, pulled up in his silver 2001 Toyota Solara and asked if she wanted to hop in on Oct. 1, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint statement with local police. The girl agreed and got into Jairam's vehicle -- but it wasn't long before he began touching her while driving, the prosecutor said. Jairam eventually parked his car and offe…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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: Sweet Passaic County Pit Bull Attacked By Dog Siblings
A 6-year-old pit bull who was attacked by his two dog siblings is being put up for adoption so he will be in a safer environment, said the Bergen County rescue that helped save him. Capone came from a loving home in Bloomingdale with two other dogs and a baby, and often had playdates with his grandmother's cat, Ramapo-Bergen Animal Rescue said in a joint statement with Jersey Pits Rescue. The sweet pit bull was often picked on by the other dogs in the house and on Wednesday night, was viciously attacked, rescue officials said. It became apparent to his family that he was no longer safe at…
Jersey City, NJ
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Authorities Seek Thief Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Before Abandoning Both
A thief stole a car with a baby inside before abandoning both a few blocks away, authorities said. A woman got out of the car when the thief jumped behind the wheel and drove off at North Broad Street and Newark Avenue Thursday -- the infant still in the car, NJ.com says. Police found the car with the baby safe inside less than a mile away at North and Stanton avenues, but the thief was nowhere to be found. No description was provided of the thief, who is still at large.
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
These NJ Cities Among 100 Best Places To Retire In America
Who says you need to retire somewhere warm? You can also stay right here. The Chamber of Commerce released its annual list of 100 best U.S. cities for retirement, among them two in New Jersey. Clifton and Bayonne took numbers 31 and 99, respectively, the top three places all in New England. The Chamber of Commerce considered the following eight variables when compiling the list: Percentage of the population above 65 Percentage of retirees in the 65+ population Overall Poverty rate Percentage of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higher Median monthl…
Newark, NJ
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Measles
: Case Confirmed At Nutley School
A case of the measles has been confirmed at a Nutley elementary school. The health department and school officials had bee tracking the Washington School case before it had been confirmed, Nutley Superintendent of Schools Dr. Julie Glazer said in a letter to parents. The building has been sanitized and disinfected by custodians, Glazer said in the Sept. 27 letter. Neither staff nor students are at risk, and school officials will continually follow guidance from state and local health departments, the superintendent said. The state health department urged anyone who suspects exposure to ca…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Employee, 47, Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash
A communication systems technician for New Jersey State Police died after being ejected from his motorcycle in a Budd Lake crash, local police said. John Zaki of Landing was headed eastbound on Route 46 when he was struck by a 2002 Toyota near Chamberlain Road on Sept. 29 around 2 p.m., Mount Olive police said. Responding officers found Zaki's motorcycle under the Toyota driven by Brielle Kraus, who was turning left onto the roadway from a driveway, authorities said. Zaki -- thrown from his bike -- was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he died of injuries sustained in the crash,…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Police: Man Who Had Warrants, Passenger Found With Heroin At Budd Lake Shopping Center
An Ogdensburg man with two warrants out for his arrest and a Hackettstown woman were charged with heroin possession after police saw the car they were in speed to the back of a Budd Lake shopping mall, authorities said. Mount Olive Police Officer Spotts was on routine patrol when he saw a 2011 Ford in the parking lot of Mall at Wild Geese just before midnight Sept. 30, Mount Olive police said. The Ford driver, later identified as Thomas Curtin, 31, sped away when he saw Spotts, police said. Spotts pulled the Ford over near Wolfe Road where he made contact with Curtin, 31, and identified th…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' NJ Teen, Took Money Back
A New York corrections officer from Sullivan County is accused of forcibly penetrating a 16-year-old girl in northern New Jersey -- then taking back the money he gave her in exchange for sexual acts and walking out, said authorities who charged him. Michael Rivera, 26, of Glen Spey, contacted the girl online and then offered her money in exchange for sexual acts around the time of Fourth of July 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Rivera gave the teen money in exchange for sexual acts when they met a few days later in Mount Olive, N.J., Knapp said. "When the victim i…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Community Rallies For Florham Park Family Devastated By Fire
The community is pulling for a Florham Park family who escaped a house fire unscathed but lost nearly all of their personal belongings. A GoFundMe had raised more than $15,000 as of Thursday for Sal Iossa, his wife Leighann and their two, young daughters. The family has had to restructure their entire life on Tuesday, when their Ridgedale Avenue house went up in flames. "The family feels grateful and blessed that no one was in the home at the time of the fire," the page says, "but are now faced trying to put the pieces back together, so they can rebuild their family life." An appreciation…
Hackensack, NJ
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New Jersey Pizzerias Named Among 101 Best In U.S.
New Jersey pizza joints snagged six spots on the Daily Meal's annual list of 101 best pizzerias in the U.S. High-end mozzarella seems to be the common thread for many of the Garden State's greatest pies, according to the website. Here are the New Jersey spots on the list: 55. Bread and Salt, Jersey City "Rick Easton is one of the country’s most meticulous and renowned bakers, and he first gained recognition back in 2015 for a stone-milled, high-extraction wheat flour 'local bread' sold at his shop in Pittsburgh. So it goes without saying that the pizza dough he’s turning out at the Jersey…
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