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Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Eddie Negron, Longtime North Jersey Detective, Dies At 46
Eddie Negron, a longtime police officer who worked in East Newark and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, died on Saturday Feb. 10 in Philadelphia at the age of 46, according to his obituary. Born in Hoboken, Negron joined the East Newark Police Department in July 1998 and moved to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office as a detective in 2005, later achieving the rank of sergeant. Negron retired in 2022 when he had a double-lung transplant after contracting COVID-19. Negron also served in the East Newark Fire Department. It is with deep sadness that we must bid fare…
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police
A Georgia man turned himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department over the weekend and admitted to strangling his girlfriend to death in Accokeek, authorities announced. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, has been charged with murder in Maryland after admitting to his role in the death of 38-year-old Patrina Best, whose body was found by police on Saturday morning during a welfare check. Police say that at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 17, Kearny walked into the Division V Clinton police station and advised officers that he had strangled his girlfriend inside her home that morning …
Rutherford, NJ
Sports
Sports-Loving Crab From American Dream Mall Aquarium Makes Super Bowl
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Prediction
Maybe he appreciates the Kansas City Chiefs' young and talented defense, maybe he's a Swiftie, or maybe he just likes red more than gold. Whatever the reason is, the sports-loving spider crab at SEA LIFE Aquarium New Jersey has made his prediction for Super Bowl LVIII. The crab from the Shark River in Monmouth County has picked the Chiefs to beat the San Francisco 49ers, according to the East Rutherford aquarium. Even though the Niners were listed as two-point favorites on DraftKings on Thursday, Feb. 8, the prognosticating crustacean went against the oddsmakers. "Without any hesitation, h…
Rutherford, NJ
Sports
American Dream Mall Aquarium's Sports-Loving Crab To Be Named After Super Bowl-Winning QB
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have a little something extra at stake in Super Bowl LVIII: The naming rights to a Jersey Shore crab. SEA LIFE Aquarium New Jersey, located at the American Dream Mall, said it will name a nine-spine spider crab after whichever quarterback wins Super Bowl LVIII. The male crab will share the name of either Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes or Niners gunslinger Brock Purdy. The two-year-old crab was found in the Shark River in Monmouth County, according to SEA LIFE. When he's not picking NFL winners, guests can see the unnamed crab buried…
Hackensack, NJ
Sports
2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey
The world's biggest sporting event is coming to the East Rutherford. According to multiple reports, the 2026 men's World Cup final is set to be staged at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after FIFA spurned bids from those representing Dallas' AT&T Stadium and Stan Kroenke's palace in LA. The majority of the action will still take place in Texas, with action shared across venues in Mexico and Canada. But the Garden State drew the big straw, bringing the big event back to the area after Giants Stadium played host during the 1994 event. "While this stadium has been more used to hosti…
Towson, MD
Weather
Purple Rain: Storm To Soak Ravens Flock At Baltimore AFC Game
Maryland was in a fog on Thursday, but it could be all Purple Rain on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens look to make their way back to the Super Bowl. Unseasonably warm temps with a chance of rain are expected through the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service. Come Sunday, Jan. 28, when the visiting Kansas City Chiefs arrive for the AFCs Championship, temps will have dropped to below 50, with a "chilly rain" expected in the Washington DC-Baltimore area, AccuWeather says. Monday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 45, the National Weather Service shows. …
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Obituaries
NJ Exec Dies Walking His Dog, Obit Says: 'Treated Clients Like Family'
John McTague, a financial executive from the Jersey Shore, had died at 51 years old, according to his obituary. The online memorial said McTague died while walking his dog on Wednesday, Jan. 10. He was born in Jersey City and grew up on the Jersey Shore in Spring Lake Heights. McTague's LinkedIn page said he was a senior vice president and certified financial planner at Buckman, Buckman & Reid, a brokerage firm in Little Silver. "He treated his clients like family," McTague's obituary said. "Many of whom received daily phone calls from John, not just about finances and invest…
Newark, NJ
Sports
NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims
Aaron Rodgers does not believe Jimmy Kimmel is a pedophile. That was about the nicest thing the Essex County resident had to say about the late night talk show host. Rodgers appeared on his weekly spot on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," on Tuesday, Jan. 9, where he attempted to clarify his previous comments where he implied Kimmel was a patron of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and a convicted sex offender. The New York Jets quarterback, who purchased a mansion in Cedar Grove following his trade to Gang Green, said by saying Kimmel didn't want Epstein's client list to be released, he w…
Newark, NJ
Sports
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On NJ's Aaron Rodgers Over False Epstein Claims
Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Rodgers implied the late-night talk show host was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During his opening monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, Jan. 8, Kimmel called for Rodgers, a New Jersey resident who bought an Essex County mansion in Cedar Grove after his trade to Gang Green, to apologize for saying on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" last week that Kimmel would be on a list of clients who flew on the disgraced financier's private jet. Aaron Rodgers warns ESPN's audience about "the alphabet g…
Newark, NJ
Sports
NJ's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN
Aaron Rodgers will continue to appear on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" after setting off a firestorm when he implied late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following Rodgers' comments on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Kimmel took to Twitter and threatened a lawsuit against the quarterback, who bought a mansion in Cedar Grove after he was traded to the Jets, and McAfee apologized for the exchange the next day. Mike Foss, an ESPN senior vice president who oversees “The Pat McAfee Show,” issued a statement to several media outlets on Friday, …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Jet Muhammad Wilkerson Busted For DWI, Gun Loaded With Hollow Points In North Jersey Stop
Former New York Jets pass rusher Muhammad Wilkerson was busted for driving drunk in North Jersey again, only this time with a loaded gun under his seat, according to a published report. Wilkerson told police who stopped him in an unidentified Morris County town shortly after 6:30 a.m. Dec. 22 that he was coming from a club in New York City, TMZ. reported. Police said the retired defensive end smelled strongly of alcohol and was arrested after failing a field sobriety test, according to documents filed in Superior Court in Morristown. Wilkerson, a 34-year-old Linden native, reportedly claim…
Newark, NJ
Sports
Rodgers Vs. DeVito: Coffee Shop's Tip Jar Competition Stars Starting QBs From Same NJ Town
Are you team Aaron Rodgers or Tommy DeVito? The two Cedar Grove residents are going head to head, whether they know it or not, in the form of tips at a local coffee shop located in the town they both live in. Cedar Bean's Coffee Joint has set up two tip jars. One for Rodgers, and one for DeVito, who lives with his parents in the same town that Rodgers famously bought a $9.5 million mansion in, just before his short-lived playing time with the Jets. Cedar Bean owner Dave Fletcher says he's been doing tip wars for several years, really, to help his baristas. And so, when Rodgers …
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