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New Brunswick, NJ
Breaking News
Massive Data Breach Hits Rutgers During Finals Week Massive Data Breach Hits Rutgers During Finals Week Massive Data Breach Hits Rutgers During Finals Week
Massive Data Breach Hits Rutgers During Finals Week Rutgers students faced disruptions during finals week after a nationwide cyberattack targeted Canvas, the widely used classroom software platform used by colleges and schools across the country. The breach was claimed by a hacking group called “ShinyHunters,” which posted a message online warning schools they had until Tuesday, May 12, to contact the group before data was leaked. The message, posted alongside what appeared to be download links and references to “pay_or_leak,” claimed the group had “breached Instructure,” the company that operates Canvas. Rutgers was among thousands of inst…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Obituaries
Jersey City Police Officer John 'Johnny Boy' Mack Dies, 43 Jersey City Police Officer John 'Johnny Boy' Mack Dies, 43 Jersey City Police Officer John 'Johnny Boy' Mack Dies, 43
Jersey City Police Officer John 'Johnny Boy' Mack Dies, 43 The Jersey City Police Department is mourning the loss of officer and lifelong city resident John Mack. Affectionately known as "Johnny Boy," Mack died on Tuesday, May 5. He was 43 years old. Mack began his law enforcement career as a corrections officer at the Hudson County Correctional Facility before transferring to state youth corrections in Annandale, according to his obituary on the Riotto Funeral Home website. He later became a Jersey City police officer, serving the department for 24 years, his obituary reads. "His commitment to his city and to the people within it was a reflection …

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by Cecilia Levine
Doylestown, PA
Breaking News
This Ice Cream-Licking Crossing Guard Stole The Entire News Report This Ice Cream-Licking Crossing Guard Stole The Entire News Report This Ice Cream-Licking Crossing Guard Stole The Entire News Report
This Ice Cream-Licking Crossing Guard Stole The Entire News Report NBC showed up to a chaotic crash scene outside a Philadelphia elementary school looking for answers. Instead, they got an unforgettable interview from an ice cream-licking crossing guard who instantly captured the attention of the internet. Jamele Ransom, the crossing guard at 55th Street and Kingsessing Avenue, stole the show during an NBC10 interview Tuesday, May 5, after a stolen construction utility truck flipped into the playground at S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School.  The truck narrowly missed children and Ransom, who pulled one child from the wreckage of the crash, quickl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Kids Hurt After Bat-Wielding Home Confrontation Turns Invasion In Bergenfield: Police Kids Hurt After Bat-Wielding Home Confrontation Turns Invasion In Bergenfield: Police Kids Hurt After Bat-Wielding Home Confrontation Turns Invasion In Bergenfield: Police
Kids Hurt After Bat-Wielding Home Confrontation Turns Invasion In Bergenfield: Police A Jersey Shore man was arrested after a violent home invasion involving a bat left multiple people, including children, injured in Bergen County, police said. Nikola Lulaj, 52, of Seaside Heights, went to the victim’s Bergenfield home to confront him over an ongoing issue just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, Bergenfield Police Capt. Willian Duran said. Police said Lulaj kicked open the front door before a physical altercation began, Duran said. Police said Lulaj kicked open the front door before a physical fight broke out. When officers arrived, they found a group of males a…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Worried About A Hantavirus Pandemic? Monroe Traveler Shares Reassuring Update Worried About A Hantavirus Pandemic? Monroe Traveler Shares Reassuring Update Worried About A Hantavirus Pandemic? Monroe Traveler Shares Reassuring Update
Worried About A Hantavirus Pandemic? Monroe Traveler Shares Reassuring Update A Hudson Valley travel blogger has become one of the leading voices calming fears over a possible hantavirus pandemic tied to a cruise ship outbreak off the coast of Africa. Jake Rosmarin, a Monroe, NY-raised travel blogger now based in Boston, has spent the past few days posting updates from aboard the M/V Hondius expedition vessel, where confirmed hantavirus cases sparked growing concern online. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the ship was carrying 147 passengers and crew members when the outbreak was reported on Friday, May 1. As of Monday, May 4, the WHO said seven cases had b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ
Breaking News
Restaurant Chain Owes Bridgewater Commons $2.9M In Unpaid Rent: Suit Restaurant Chain Owes Bridgewater Commons $2.9M In Unpaid Rent: Suit Restaurant Chain Owes Bridgewater Commons $2.9M In Unpaid Rent: Suit
Restaurant Chain Owes Bridgewater Commons $2.9M In Unpaid Rent: Suit A New Jersey mall has filed a lawsuit against a shuttered restaurant chain seeking nearly $2.9 million in unpaid rent. Bridgewater Commons Mall II LLC filed the suit against Redstone American Grill in Somerset County Superior Court last month, saying the modern American restaurant defaulted on a lease agreement for its Bridgewater location. Court filings say the mall owner and the restaurant entered into the lease on or about March 31, 2015, and that Redstone American Grill owes $2,842,450.58 in rent and other payments due under the lease. Bridgewater Commons Mall II LLC is also …

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by Cecilia Levine
Belleville, NJ
Breaking News
Music Producer Loses Studio In 12-Alarm Belleville Fire Music Producer Loses Studio In 12-Alarm Belleville Fire Music Producer Loses Studio In 12-Alarm Belleville Fire
Music Producer Loses Studio In 12-Alarm Belleville Fire Music producer Steve Evetts says his recording studio was destroyed in the massive 12-alarm warehouse fire that broke out Sunday, May 3 in Belleville. Evetts confirmed the loss in social media posts shared Tuesday, May 5, as crews continued working at the scene. He said the building owner planned to demolish the structure so firefighters could extinguish the remaining flames. "This is a clear view of water flooding into what used to be my control room," he wrote in a subsequent post. "Talked to the building owner today. They’re bringing in cranes to rip it down, in order to put out wha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rockaway, NJ
Breaking News
91-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-80 Exit Ramp 91-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-80 Exit Ramp 91-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-80 Exit Ramp
91-Year-Old NJ Driver Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-80 Exit Ramp A 91-year-old Boonton man was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 80 in Morris County Thursday morning, May 7, police said. Troopers responded to the crash at 8:40 a.m. on I-80 west near milepost 34.4 in Rockaway Township, New Jersey State Police Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan said. A Chevrolet SUV, Hyundai SUV, Honda passenger vehicle, and Kia passenger vehicle were traveling west when the crash occurred. Investigators said the Chevrolet was reversing on the right shoulder of Exit 34B before entering the exit lanes, where it was struck by the Hyundai. The Hyundai then…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
On Your Side
90-Year-Old Jersey City Hot Dog Spot Forced Out For Whole Foods: Report 90-Year-Old Jersey City Hot Dog Spot Forced Out For Whole Foods: Report 90-Year-Old Jersey City Hot Dog Spot Forced Out For Whole Foods: Report
90-Year-Old Jersey City Hot Dog Spot Forced Out For Whole Foods: Report One of Jersey City’s oldest food landmarks is facing an uncertain future after nearly 90 years in business. Boulevard Drinks, a longtime Journal Square staple known for its hot dogs and sandwiches, said it is being asked to leave its current location to make way for a new development. “After 90 years of continuous service to the Jersey City community we are now being asked to vacate our historic home to make way for a new development,” the post by longtime owner Effie Bardis said. “The old Jersey City is losing a right of passage.” Manager Victor Victoratos told ABC7 that the new develope…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Downed Power Line Sparks Brush Fire Near New Milford Swim Club Downed Power Line Sparks Brush Fire Near New Milford Swim Club Downed Power Line Sparks Brush Fire Near New Milford Swim Club
Downed Power Line Sparks Brush Fire Near New Milford Swim Club A downed power line sparked a fire near a swim club in Bergen County on Wednesday evening, May 6. Emergency crews were called to Trotta Drive just before 6 p.m. May 6 for reports of an arcing wire near the swim club entrance, according to the New Milford Volunteer Fire Department. A department chief who was nearby at a baseball game arrived first and found a primary wire down in a wooded area that was actively burning, officials said. Public Service Electric & Gas was called to shut off power to the line before crews extinguished the fire, according to the department. The fire was…

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