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Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Man, 63, Dies In Piscataway House Fire
A 63-year-old man died in a Piscataway house fire Saturday. Smoke billowed from 827 Maple Ave., as firefighters arrived following a neighbor's 9-1-1 call, police said. Fire responders pulled the unconscious victim and started performing CPR, before he was taken to JFK Medical Center, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The New Market Fire Company, PSE&G, Piscataway Office of Emergency Management and the Piscataway Fire Inspector responded. Police did not release the victim's identity.
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
NJ's Top Health Official Judy Persichilli To Isolate After
Covid-
19 Exposure
New Jersey's top health official will be quarantining for 10 days after being exposed to COVID-19. Judy Persichilli will be voluntarily quarantining in her home until Dec. 8 "out of an abundance of caution and in line with the Department’s guidance," a statement from a DOH spokesperson said. The news comes after a member of Persichilli's office tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. The employee was last in the building on Nov. 24, and is isolating at home. According to the CDC, 71-year-old Persichilli is at higher risk of severe effects from the virus. She will not be partic…
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash
Two drivers were airlifted with serious injuries in a three-car Stafford Township crash Friday, authorities said. A 61-year-old Manahawkin woman was stopped in her 2000 Mazda Miata in the right lane on Route 72 at Marsha Drive when she was struck by a 2001 Nissan Altima, operated by an 82-year-old Ship Bottom man around 10:30 a.m., police said. A 2016 Honda CRV operated by a 75-year-old Delaware woman, stopped in the left lane, was struck by the cars on impact, police said. The Mazda and Nissan drivers were seriously injured, and airlifted by Hackensack Medical & Robert Wood Johns…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City Dirt Bike Rider, 26, Critical After Hit-Run Crash
A 26-year-old dirt bike operator was struck and seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Jersey City Friday. The man was heading north on MLK Drive on a motorbike when he was struck by an Infiniti making a lefthand turn onto Wade Street around 8 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where was listed in critical condition Saturday, Suarez said. The fleeing vehicle is described as an older model silver Infiniti M45 S. The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating this incident.…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
8 Newark Businesses Cited For Violating
Covid-
19 Orders In 2 Days
Eight Newark businesses were ticketed in the last two days for violating Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 orders, local officials said. Even further, Mayor Ras J. Baraka urged Newark residents to follow a 10-day lockdown that began Nov. 25, after 41 percent of East Ward residents and 21 percent of residents citywide tested positive. The 21 percent citywide rate is more than twice the rate of the statewide rate. The eight businesses were cited for failing to follow the orders issued Nov. 16, decreasing indoor and outdoor gathering limits, Baraka said. “Because the number of residents who have t…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
'Outrageous': 12-Year-Old Boy Struck By Stray Bullet In Newark Home
A stray bullet that flew through the window of a home struck and injured a 12-year-old boy Friday night in Newark's Central Ward, sparking outrage across the city. The boy was inside a home at 70-96 17th Ave., when the bullet entered from under a window where the victim was located around 9:55 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The boy was taken to University Hospital for treatment, and is "lucky to be alive," Ambrose said. “I’m outraged at the number of illegal handguns that are used to commit violence on our streets,” Ambrose added. “We have recov…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Know
HER? Authorities Seek ID Of Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth
Authorities are seeking more information relating to a woman's found over the summer in Elizabeth. The woman’s body was found on the afternoon of June 11 along railroad tracks off of the 300 block of Port Avenue, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said alongside law enforcement. Forensic examination determined that the woman was a Black and/or Hispanic female, 25 to 35 years of age with a slender build. She was approximately 5 feet and 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 125 to 140 pounds, authorities said. She had closely cropped hair, may have worn a wig or other head c…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Newark Police SUV Struck By Speeding Car At Crash Scene Injuring 7
Seven people including an off-duty Newark police officer were injured by a speeding vehicle that slammed a vehicle on Route 21, moments after a previous crash, authorities said. Police were assisting at the scene of an accident at Route 21 and Riverside Avenue around 10:10 p.m., when a gray Honda collided with two other vehicles on the roadway, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. One of the vehicles struck by the Honda crashed into the Newark police car on impact, Ambrose said. Seven individuals, including an off-duty Newark police officer, suffered non life-threate…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Instagram's 'Hottest Doc' With North Jersey Practice Slammed for Maskless Miami Birthday Bash
A North Jersey family practitioner dubbed "America's Sexiest Doctor" by People magazine was apparently caught breaking his own rules. Footage shows Mikhail Varshavski -- known as "Dr. Mike" -- partying without face masks on a boat surrounded by women in Miami earlier this month for his 31st birthday, the Daily Mail reports. One of Varshavski's representatives told the New York Post he only took his mask off to go in the water. The doctor's fans have been begging him to address the incident in the comment section of his YouTube and Instagram accounts. Varshavski, who practices in Chath…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Man Wanted For Aggravated Assault, Police Pursuit In Newark
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 33-year-old Hackensack man in Newark, authorities said. Roy Wilson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault for an incident that occurred Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police responded Schuyler Avenue near Nye Avenue on reports of a weapon fired following an argument around 9:15 p.m., Ambrose said. The Wilson fled in a black Nissan Pathfinder and ignored officers trying to initiate a motor vehicle stop, police said. Wilson then struck another vehicle on Elizabeth Avenue, got out o the …
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