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Newark, NJ

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Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield A 60-year-old Bloomfield woman was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday, Oct. 20, authorities said. Nelly Fernandez was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead after being struck around 7:25 p.m., at Bloomfield Avenue and Grove Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Bloomfield Police Chief George Ricci said. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7…

by Cecilia Levine

10/21/2023

Vineland, NJ

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Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey Charges have been upgraded for the gunman now accused of shooting two partygoers dead in an incident that killed a total of three and wounded nearly a dozen in 2021 in South Jersey. Arthur Armstead, 30, of Fairfield Township, has been charged with first degree murder, one count of first degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and other related offenses in connection with the deaths of Kevin Elliott and Brailyn Holmes, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Asia Hester, a 25-year-old healthcare worker, was also killed. Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, was previously charged…

by Cecilia Levine

10/21/2023

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

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NJ High School Sweethearts Make Deal On 'Shark Tank,' Fry Bar Expands Across State: Report A pair of high school sweethearts running a Latin-inspired French fry company struck a deal this week on "Shark Tank." James and Johanna Windon, who met at Morristown High School and are now married with three children, started Buena Papa Fry Bar in Raleigh, N.C., with just $18 in their bank account during the pandemic. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Buena Papa Fry Bar 🍟 (@buenapapafrybar) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Buena Papa Fry Bar 🍟 (@buenapapafrybar) In two…

by Cecilia Levine

10/21/2023

Lower Merion-Narberth, PA

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King Of Prussia Mall Shooting: Sneaker-Seller Targeted In Parking Garage Police are investigating a shooting that broke out at the King of Prussia Mall Friday night, Oct. 20. The victim said he was trying to sell sneakers in the lower level of the Blue Parking Garage outside of Macy’s and, while he was distracted, the suspect put a gun to the back of his head around 8 p.m., Upper Merion police said. The two began to fight and the victim, who is licensed to carry, fired his own handgun.The suspects also fired a weapon, police believe. Witnesses in the area reported seeing three or four males, all dressed in black with black masks, get into a vehicle and flee the…

by Cecilia Levine

10/21/2023

Washington Township, NJ

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Motorcyclist Dies After Passing Line Of Stopped Cars In South Jersey A 61-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a pickup truck this week in South Jersey. Michael McCulley, 61, of Woolwich, was heading west on Mullica Hill Road in Harrison Township, when he passed westbound cars stopped at a red light around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, local police said. McCulley went into the Lambs Road intersection and struck the passenger side of the pickup truck, which had been turning left from Mullica Hill Road east onto Lambs Road north. The truck driver was hospitalized for evaluation and McCulley was pronounced dead at the scene.

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

Arlington, VA

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Survivor Of Hamas Attack In Israel Recounts Nightmare At Washington DC Synagogue (Video) Noa Ben Artzi, a 25-year-old industrial engineering student who survived the Hamas attack on Saturday, Oct. 7 at a music and nature festival in Israel, shared her story this week in Washington D.C. Government officials were among the audience members at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, where Ben Artzi spoke on Tuesday, Oct. 17, of the horrors that she saw. In a video posted by AIPAC, Ben Artzi said she heard what people thought were fireworks but later learned with missiles flying over Re'im. She first tried escaping in a car but ended up taking shelter in small cement enclos…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

Alexandria, VA

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Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner He's just not that into her. Retired Alexandria, VA interior designer Nancy Hulkower has left ABC's "Golden Bachelor" after Gerry Turner admit he has stronger feelings for other women. Already in physical pain from a stress fracture endured during the pickleball group date, the 60-year-old said in a one-on-one with Turner: “You’re a lot more passionate with other people. I think you’ve in a way narrowed it down. But maybe I’m not in that group." Turner replied, "Um, I'm really not going to dispute that." The two hugged and Nancy said a tearful goodbye to the other women. Last week, Joan…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

Arlington, VA

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Terror Threats Cancel CAIR Banquet At Arlington Marriott Hotel The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has cancelled its annual banquet slated to happen this weekend in Arlington, VA over death and bomb threats that may be connected to the war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from CAIR said managers and staff at the Crystal Gateway Marriott received death threats, and threats to place bombs in the parking garage were also made, ahead of the Saturday, Oct. 21 event. Important community update: over the past 24 hours, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian extremists have made dozens of... Posted by CAIR on Thursday, October 19, 2023 Both this…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

Washington Township, NJ

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Bridge Project Shuts NJ Diner After More Than 30 Years In Business: Owners After 34 years in business, a South Jersey diner is closing its doors. The Frangos family announced that their Gateway Diner, located on Broadway near Route 47 in Westville, will shutter on Sunday, Oct. 22. The diner will be acquired through eminent domain due to the Route 47 bridge reconstruction project, and "we are being forced to close our business," Gateway Diner said in a Facebook post on Thursday, Oct. 19. "Every sacrifice and attempt has been made to keep our doors open, especially for our loyal employees and customers. Through the years you have all become like family to us.&…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

North Hunterdon, NJ

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NJ Councilman Who Once Sold Meth To Undercover Cop Stole $1K From Democratic Club: Prosecutor A 47-year-old councilman in New Jersey been charged with stealing from the borough's democratic club. Malik D. Johnston, who also goes by Pippin Folk, has been charged with third-degree theft by unlawful taking after withdrawing a $1,000 check from the Flemington Democratic Club's bank account, at a branch in Bridgewater, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. Johnston was a former officer of the club at the time of the transaction, and did not have permission or lawful authority to make the cash withdrawal and keep the funds, Robeson said alongside the borough's police chi…

by Cecilia Levine

10/20/2023

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