Newark, NJ
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NJ Newlyweds' Pride Flag Vandalized During Hawaiian Honeymoon (VIDEO) NJ Newlyweds' Pride Flag Vandalized During Hawaiian Honeymoon (VIDEO)
NJ Newlyweds' Pride Flag Vandalized During Hawaiian Honeymoon (Video) Coming out was difficult for Natalie Ferrazzano.  It was about 4.5 years ago, and she wanted to live her truth. The following year, she met her future wife: Kara Ferrazzano. That was when she began to feel free. The two married last September, and as the saying goes, they lived happily ever after. Mostly... While honeymooning in Hawaii last month, the newlyweds got some bad news from their neighbor back home in Bloomfield: Someone had ripped down the gay flag on their porch, and ripped a pride sign from their garden. Kara and Natalie checked their Ring doorbell footage and, sure enough,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Glen Burnie, MD
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher MD Gas Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher MD Gas
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher MD Gas “Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Vineland, NJ
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher NJ Gas Prices Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher NJ Gas Prices
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher NJ Gas Prices “Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher PA Gas Prices Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher PA Gas Prices
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher PA Gas Prices “Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Elizabeth, NJ
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SHAMELESS: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam SHAMELESS: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam
Shameless: NJ Con Woman Admits Swindling Elderly Victims Of $675K In 'Lottery Winner' Scam A New Jersey woman admitted scamming seniors nationwide out of huge sums of money -- including $500,000 from one 94-year-old victim -- by telling them they'd won the lottery. Shanile Lyle, 28, of Orange, was part of an international crew that called and conned seniors across the U.S. out of at least $675,000, federal authorities said. The vulnerable victims “received telephone calls alerting them that they had won large sums of money and various other prizes,” according to a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. They were then told they'd have to "pre-pay" taxes in order to c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
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CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him
Chilling Audio: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him "Patrick, drop it," a New Jersey police officer says in a calm, steady voice, pleading several times with a man wielding a 3-foot sword to surrender. "Listen to me, I know you're going through some...," the officer says before his voice rises. "Patrick drop it! Get on the ground! Get on the ground!" he screams. "Drop the knife!" Then four shots are heard. The confrontation in Somerset County early last fall lasted barely a minute. About an hour and 20 minutes later, Patrick Chin, 43, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The comman…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rivertowns, NY
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COVID-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus COVID-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus
Covid-19: Half Of Group Who Attended NYC Convention With Omicron-Infected Man Now Have Virus Half of a group of about 30 people who traveled together to New York City with a Minnesota man who was the second American to test positive for the COVID-19 Omicron variant have become infected with the virus, the man told health officials in Minnesota, according to a report in The New York Times. It has not yet been determined how many of the 15 who tested positive for COVID are infected with the new strain, the report said. They all attended an Anime convention held the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. Those attending were required to be vacci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bronxville, NY
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COVID-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention COVID-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention
Covid-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19 that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in Connecticut and Massachusetts. "This evening we confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in CT," Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Saturday night, Dec. 4. "This is not a cause for alarm. We have life-saving tools available and I urge everyone to take the necessary precautions to fight this pandemic. Get your vaccination. Get your booster." The case involves a man in his 60s from Hartford County who developed mild symptoms on Saturday, Nov. 27. An at-home COVID-19 test…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bronxville, NY
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COVID-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant COVID-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19 that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in eight New York residents. On Saturday, Dec. 4, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced three more cases have been identified, two days after the state announced its first five cases. So far, the cases appear unrelated and have been confirmed through sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the New York State Health Department.  All three of the new cases are from New York City. Nationally, a total of 23 people have been infected in 11 states: Utah, California, Minneso…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newark, NJ
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COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey
Covid-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey The first case of the new COVID-19 variant has been detected in New Jersey, state officials announced Friday. The woman, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa, Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said in a joint statement. The woman has been kept in isolation since she tested positive on Nov. 28. She had moderate symptoms and is now recovering after being treated in a North Jersey emergency department, officials said. Officials are awaiting the results of a sequencing report from The New Jer…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant COVID-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Philadelphia Resident Tests Positive For Omicron Variant UPDATE (8:30 p.m.):  New Jersey officials announced the first detection of the Omicron variant in the state just hours after this report was published. CLICK HERE to read "COVID-19: First Case Of Omicron Variant Reported In New Jersey" *** (4:55 p.m.): A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in a Minnesota man who traveled to New York City, a Philadelphia resident has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. The person is a man in his 30’s from Northwest Philadelphia, the city's health department announced Friday. It was unclear when he tes…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bronxville, NY
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COVID-19: Number Of US Omicron Cases Now At Nine; Here's Info On Conditions Of Those Infected COVID-19: Number Of US Omicron Cases Now At Nine; Here's Info On Conditions Of Those Infected
Covid-19: Number Of US Omicron Cases Now At Nine; Here's Info On Conditions Of Those Infected Omicron, the new strain of COVID that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in five states, with a total of nine cases. New York is the only state with multiple infections so far. Here's a rundown, with the number of cases in parentheses following the name of the state: New York (5): Four of the five infected are from New York City and the other was a 67-year-old Long Island woman who lives in Suffolk County and had recently traveled to South Africa, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced early Thursday evening, Dec. 2. All five had mild symptoms, Hoc…

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by Joe Lombardi