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Doylestown, PA
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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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Bergenfield, NJ
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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
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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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Belleville, NJ
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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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Rockaway, NJ
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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
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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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Bergenfield, NJ
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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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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Man With Autism, 22, Fell To His Death At Oceanport Day Program, $35M Tort Claim Alleges Man With Autism, 22, Fell To His Death At Oceanport Day Program, $35M Tort Claim Alleges Man With Autism, 22, Fell To His Death At Oceanport Day Program, $35M Tort Claim Alleges
Man With Autism, 22, Fell To His Death At Oceanport Day Program, $35M Tort Claim Alleges The family of a 22-year-old Jersey Shore man who died after an incident at a Monmouth County day program has filed a $35 million tort claim alleging staff members failed to properly supervise and protect him before he fell to his death. The notice was filed on behalf of Justin McCafferty and his parents, Jeff and Kim McCafferty, over a Wednesday, April 15 incident at the Fort Monmouth Day Program on Sanger Avenue in Oceanport, according to the claim filed Tuesday, May 5. Staff members failed to maintain proper line-of-sight supervision and failed to prevent harm to McCafferty while he was i…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Rutgers Axes Graduation Speech Over Pro-Palestine Posts, Speaker Says Rutgers Axes Graduation Speech Over Pro-Palestine Posts, Speaker Says Rutgers Axes Graduation Speech Over Pro-Palestine Posts, Speaker Says
Rutgers Axes Graduation Speech Over Pro-Palestine Posts, Speaker Says A Rutgers graduation speaker says the university canceled his commencement address for engineering students after students complained about his social media posts supporting Palestine. Rami Elghandour, who graduated from the New Jersey university with a BS in electrical and computer engineering, released a statement accusing Rutgers of pulling him from this year’s engineering graduation ceremony over his advocacy and political views. “After a ‘few’ students complained about my selection as speaker because of my social media advocacy for Palestine, Rutgers has canceled my speech,” said Elgha…

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