Cecilia Levine

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Jersey City, NJ
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Teen Girl Abandons Newborn Baby In Arms Of Customer At Jersey City Restaurant (VIDEO) Teen Girl Abandons Newborn Baby In Arms Of Customer At Jersey City Restaurant (VIDEO) Teen Girl Abandons Newborn Baby In Arms Of Customer At Jersey City Restaurant (VIDEO)
Teen Girl Abandons Newborn Baby In Arms Of Customer At Jersey City Restaurant (Video) A Jersey City couple was left in shock Wednesday when a 14-year-old girl handed her newborn to them during lunch at a local restaurant and walked out, according to news reports and witness accounts on social media. Walter Little-Cocca documented the incident in an emotional Facebook Live video around 4:05 p.m., still inside of El Patron restaurant on JFK Boulevard. The video had 410,000 views as of Thursday evening. "I'm at my neighborhood restaurant with my special friend and a lady comes in and hands her a baby, apparently a newborn, and runs out," he said. "You probably won't believe thi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Hoboken Chef Wins Food Network's 'Chopped' Taco Brawl Hoboken Chef Wins Food Network's 'Chopped' Taco Brawl Hoboken Chef Wins Food Network's 'Chopped' Taco Brawl
Hoboken Chef Wins Food Network's 'Chopped' Taco Brawl A Hoboken eatery is sharing the secret sauce they've been holding on to for weeks. Kiersten Gormeley, founding owner and executive chef of SHAKA, won the Taco Brawl episode of "Chopped" on Food Network, taking home the $10,000 grand prize. The episode aired May 18. Gormeley felt confident going into the competition.  As an all-state swimmer in high school, she learned how to manage pre-match nerves, and the variety of tacos she’s served since SHAKA’s opening in 2016 gave her a solid foundation to work from, the restaurant said in a press release. Her rivals were talen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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$10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother $10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother $10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother
$10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother The Essex County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000 reward for  information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for killing a Newark grandmother on her front porch. Debra Derrick, 63, was shot on the front porch of a home on the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue, while celebrating her late twin sister around 8 p.m. on March 11, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office previously said. Authorities would like to speak to the two young men in the photographs above in connection with Debra Derrick's shooting death.Essex County Prosecutor's Office Essex County S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Somers, NY
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Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway
Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway Emily Hardman had a general idea of how she wanted the birth of her second baby to go: Vaginally and unmedicated. The professional opera singer, who lives in Northern Westchester, got just that early last Saturday morning, May 15. The only thing was, though, she wasn't in a hospital with midwifery care and her doula. She was in the backseat of her family's Honda Accord -- with her husband Travis Hardman, the CEO of Daily Voice, behind the wheel -- on Route 78 in New Jersey, guided by nothing but a meditation app and cues from her own body. At 5:47 a.m. on that special day, baby girl Rosem…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
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NY Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy NJ Highway NY Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy NJ Highway NY Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy NJ Highway
NY Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy NJ Highway Emily Hardman had a general idea of how she wanted the birth of her second baby to go: Vaginally and unmedicated. The professional opera singer, who travels around the country singing as a contralto, got just that early last Saturday morning. The only thing was, though, she wasn't in a hospital with midwifery care and her doula. She was in the backseat of her family's Honda Accord — her husband Travis Hardman, CEO of Cantata Media, Daily Voice’s owner, behind the wheel — on Route 78 in New Jersey, guided by nothing but a meditation app and cues from her own body. On May 15 at 5:47 a.m., b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting
Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities have identified the victim who was killed in a Newark shooting Wednesday evening. Akram Brown, 42, was shot in Mount Vernon Place and pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. No arrests had been made as of Thursday. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.  Calls will be kept confidential.

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Jersey City, NJ
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Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says
Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says A Hudson County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, authorities announced Thursday. Jeison Ulloa Madrid, 20, of Union City, met the 14-year-old girl through social media and was arrested on May 19 around 10:30 a.m., at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Madrid was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit for the investigation and arrest. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime s…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
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West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station
West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station A West Chester man was arrested on child porn charges after someone brought the laptop he was apparently viewing the images on into police headquarters, authorities said. A subject arrived at the West Chester police station saying that Damion Bovell, 24, had been watching obscene material on it last February, West Chester police said. The laptop was confiscated and a search warrant was obtained.  The computer was sent to Chester County detectives for a forensic examination, which turned up numerous images of child porn, police said. Bovell was arraigned on May 8 at District…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Driver Suffering Medical Episode In Somerset County A 38-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver suffering a medical episode Wednesday afternoon in Somerset County, authorities said. Harishbha Patel of Franklin Park was walking in the shoulder of South Middlebush Road near Old Vliet Road when he was struck by a 2010 Toyota Corolla around 5:40 p.m., Franklin Township Capt. Philip J. Rizzo said. Officers performed life-saving measures on Patel, who was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The 40-year-old vehicle driver was hospitalized for treatment of an undisclosed medical condition, authoriti…

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Bristol, PA
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Man Banned From Owning Firearm Had Stolen Gun In Routine Bucks Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Banned From Owning Firearm Had Stolen Gun In Routine Bucks Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Banned From Owning Firearm Had Stolen Gun In Routine Bucks Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Banned From Owning Firearm Had Stolen Gun In Routine Bucks Traffic Stop, Police Say A routine traffic stop in Bucks County turned up a stolen gun on a man prohibited from possessing firearms, authorities said. Officers stopped Michael Bradford for a traffic violation near Route 309 and Bergey Road around 1 a.m. May 15, when they saw a firearm in his waistband, Hilltown police said. Bradford, 42, was arrested and an investigation found that the gun had been listed as stolen, and that Bradford was prohibited from possessing a firearm, authorities said. He was held on charges of: 1 count Possession of Firearm Prohibited (F1)  1 count Receiving Stolen Property (F2…

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