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Rescue That Saves Dogs From Chinese Meat Trade Opening First U.S. Shelter In Jersey City Rescue That Saves Dogs From Chinese Meat Trade Opening First U.S. Shelter In Jersey City Rescue That Saves Dogs From Chinese Meat Trade Opening First U.S. Shelter In Jersey City
Rescue That Saves Dogs From Chinese Meat Trade Opening First U.S. Shelter In Jersey City An international dog rescue group that saves dogs from the Chinese meat trade is opening its first U.S. shelter in Jersey City. The No Dogs Left Behind shelter will open at the end of March at 10 Webster Ave. The nonprofit organization rescues dogs from Chinese slaughterhouses and then provides them with medical care, before flying them to the U.S. for adoption. The Jersey City digs will serve as an all-vegan base station that will house up to nine dogs, and serve as the hub for the junior volunteer program, fostering program and social media outreach, HobokenGirl reports. The organizatio…
Upscale Mexican Restaurant Coming To Clifton Upscale Mexican Restaurant Coming To Clifton Upscale Mexican Restaurant Coming To Clifton
Upscale Mexican Restaurant Coming To Clifton An upscale Mexican restaurant and bar is coming to Clifton. Bitol Mexican Kitchen and Handcrafted Cantina will open on April 1. The owners have more than two decades of experience in the restaurant industry, with establishments across New York and New Jersey. Head chef Julieta Vallesteros studied at the French Culinary Institute and worked as the executive chef of several Mexican restaurants. According to BoozyBurbs, she has also been a guest consultant chef on several cooking shows including "Iron Chef America," "Gordon Ramsey's "Kitchen Nightmares" and more. Bitol promises "high qualit…
2 Jersey Shore High Schools Remote After COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked To Student Parties 2 Jersey Shore High Schools Remote After COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked To Student Parties 2 Jersey Shore High Schools Remote After COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked To Student Parties
2 Jersey Shore High Schools Remote After Covid-19 Outbreaks Linked To Student Parties A pair of Jersey Shore high school switched to remote learning following student parties later deemed the source of COVID-19 outbreaks, district officials said. Remote instruction began at Monmouth Regional and Holmdel high schools March 19. Holmdel had approximately 100 teachers and students in quarantine, while it was unclear how many individuals were affected at Monmouth Regional. “We all want the pandemic to end, so we can return to our normal routines," Holmdel Superintendent Lee Seitz said in a letter to families. "But the here and now still requires a degree of vigilance if we…
Plane Damaged After Landing Short Of Runway At Doylestown Airport Plane Damaged After Landing Short Of Runway At Doylestown Airport Plane Damaged After Landing Short Of Runway At Doylestown Airport
Plane Damaged After Landing Short Of Runway At Doylestown Airport No injuries were reported when a small plane landed short of the runway at Doylestown Airport Monday afternoon. The plane suffered minor damage in the crash around 4:05 p.m., Airport Manager Marcel Bishop said. The plane was not associated with Leading Edge Aviation, the airport operator said. Have photos? Email [email protected]. Crews responded to Tactical Box 19025 in the 3600blk of Old Easton Road at 1550hrs for a small aircraft reported down.... Posted by Doylestown Fire Company No. 1 on Monday, March 22, 2021
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Support is surging for a New Jersey corrections officer who was critically injured while stopping to help at the scene of an Interstate 195 crash. Jason Rawa was headed eastbound when he saw a vehicle on the westbound side swerve to avoid a couch that had fallen off a vehicle in Hamilton, State Police said. Rawa stopped on the median to help the driver of the vehicle that went into the guardrail when another car struck the couch, crashing into the first vehicle -- pushing it into Rawa, police said. The officer was hospitalized in stable but critical condition. More than $17,700 had been r…
Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say
Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say An Edgewater man was driving drunk in a wrong-way Hoboken crash that injured another driver, and toppled a fence and street sign, authorities said. Off-duty Hoboken police officer Marin DeJesus came upon a two-car crash at 15th Street and Park Avenue around 12:15 a.m. on March 21, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The victim was heading northbound through a green light at the intersection when the other driver -- later identified as James Kittredge, 30 -- was heading the wrong way on 15th Street and struck him on the driver's side, police said. Kittredge’s vehicle ended up crashing into a…
Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel
Police: Paterson Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Secaucus Motel A 28-year-old Paterson man was busted with a loaded handgun in the parking lot of a Secaucus motel early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the Red Roof Inn on the Meadowlands Parkway on reports of a man with a gun found Damere Demarest, who matched the description, inside a vehicle in the parking lot around 7:05 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun was recovered from Demarest, who was subsequently arrested and charged with unlawful possession of handgun ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm, the chief said. …
Police: Newark Burglar Sets Clothes On Fire, Kicks Officer, Jumps Off Balcony As House Burns Police: Newark Burglar Sets Clothes On Fire, Kicks Officer, Jumps Off Balcony As House Burns Police: Newark Burglar Sets Clothes On Fire, Kicks Officer, Jumps Off Balcony As House Burns
Police: Newark Burglar Sets Clothes On Fire, Kicks Officer, Jumps Off Balcony As House Burns A 34-year-old Newark burglar was arrested after setting clothes on fire in the living room igniting of the victim's home, igniting a two-alarm blaze -- then kicking a responding officer and jumping off a balcony, authorities said. Naim Workman, 34, knew the victim whose Hobson Street home he entered around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Workman used lighter fluid to ignite clothing on a living room sofa on fire, then threw the burning garments at police, Ambrose said. Workman kicked an officer before jumping off a balcony, as nearly 70 firefig…
WINNER: Powerball Good For $150K Sold In Passaic County WINNER: Powerball Good For $150K Sold In Passaic County WINNER: Powerball Good For $150K Sold In Passaic County
Winner: Powerball Good For $150K Sold In Passaic County A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $150,000 was sold in Passaic County. The ticket from Saturday's Powerball drawing was sold at Jackpocket on  Warwick Turnpike in Hewitt. That ticket was purchased with the Powerplay, multiplying the prize to $150,000. The ticket was sold at n Passaic County. The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 20, drawing were: 01, 06, 22, 42, and 61. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Multiplier number was 03.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $220 million for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, March 24, at 10:59 p.m.
Police ID 17-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Shooting Police ID 17-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Shooting Police ID 17-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Shooting
Police ID 17-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Shooting A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday night, authorities said. Police responding to reports of shots fired near 116 MLK Dr., found  Zaimier Bell with gunshot wounds to his upper body around 5:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and deceased at 6:10 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case.  No arrests have been made as of Monday mornin…
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