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Two NJ lottery tickets split $150,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. Here's where tickets were sold
Two North Jersey lottery players split the $150,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Thursday, the New Jersey Lottery announced on Friday. The $75,000 tickets were sold at the Mini Mart Deli & Grocery on New York Avenue in Union City (Hudson County) and Smart Saving $.99 Cent & Up on Main Avenue in Passaic (Passaic County). ...
NJ school will change its name after Menendez conviction
WEST NEW YORK — A public school in New Jersey is responding to the criminal conviction of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. After Menendez was found guilty in his federal corruption trial of 16 crimes, officials decided to rebrand the school, which had been renamed in honor of the Hudson County political figure, according to the New Jersey Globe.
Man Gets 25 Years For Kearny Holiday Home Invasion
On Dec. 22, 2017, Evin Ferman-Argueta was one of three men who entered a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her while demanding money, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The men left with her vehicle and numerous personal items, Suarez said. Ferman-Argueta had previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping, robbery and...
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Arrested In Slaying Of Bayonne Boy One Month Shy Of 18th Birthday
At 2:30 p.m., officers arrived to 124 West Third Street and discovered John “Johnny” Dominguez, 17, unresponsive inside an apartment after being shot in the torso, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Suarez said the boy was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Dominguez’s family has created a fundraiser...
O’Dea unveils Jersey City Councilman-at-Large Rivera as second running mate
Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea (D-2), a declared candidate for Jersey City mayor, unveiled Councilman-at-Large Daniel Rivera as his second running mate earlier this morning. “The reason that we’re here today at the [Roberto Clemente] little league field is that we’re gonna introduce, in a little while, [someone] who...
Two NJ police officers among trio accused in menacing burglary
JERSEY CITY — Two off-duty Jersey City police officers and a third man have been accused of threatening individuals earlier this year, while one defendant was armed with a baseball bat. Adrian Tejada and Robert Nunez were each charged with burglary and three counts of terroristic threats. The 28-year-old...
Jersey City Pension Fund to Invest in Bitcoin ETFs
Mayor Fulop announces Jersey City is updating SEC filings to reflect Bitcoin ETF investment, drawing parallels to the Wisconsin Pension Fund. Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, has announced that the city’s pension fund will allocate a portion of its investments into Bitcoin ETFs. Fulop also...
Jersey City ordered to reinstate cannabis cops or face $100 daily fines
Forgive us if this one sounds familiar: Jersey City has been ordered by a state hearing board to reinstate police officers who were fired for legal cannabis use. The city remains winless in its quixotic quest to bar police officers from using cannabis while off-duty after Wednesday’s identical rulings in the cases of Norhan Mansour and Omar Polanco, among the first officers to be disciplined by the city for testing positive for the drug that was legalized in 2020.
Paradise lost: Reservoir group says Jersey City is stripping urban oasis of all that makes it special
Heather Sporn used words like “bucolic” and “magic” to describe the hiking trail around Jersey City’s Reservoir 3 in the Heights, an urban oasis hidden behind 20-foot walls. Sporn and other board members at the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance (JCRPA), stewards of the property...
Crumbl Cookies Opening Outpost in Jersey City
A cookie chain that has blown up in the biggest way since launching just seven short years ago will be coming to Downtown Jersey City as Crumbl Cookies has picked out their latest storefront. For those uninitiated with the brand’s pink boxes of delectable cookies, the Utah-based cookie company was...
JT, New Kids Headline ‘We Can Survive’
• Audacy announced the lineup for 2024’s We Can Survive, the annual event supporting the Company’s mental health initiative, I’m Listening — Justin Timberlake will be joined by New Kids On The Block, Tate McRae, Benson Boone, Khalid and emerging artist Isabel LaRosa at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on Saturday, Sept. 28.
12 North Jersey residents arrested for alleged gun trafficking as 74 firearms seized
PATERSON — New York authorities seized 74 firearms — including 17 assault weapons — in busting an alleged North Jersey gun-trafficking ring coordinated by a 24-year-old Paterson man who reportedly got help from his 42-year-old mother. Twelve of the 13 people arrested in the takedown lived in Paterson, Hackensack, Wayne, and Passaic, according...
Kohl’s tells corporate workers it’s time to come back to the office.
Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Kohl’s is the latest national retailer to issue a return-to-office mandate to headquarters staff. All corporate employees living within 30 miles of Menomonee Falls must start working from the office on Monday through Thursday beginning Oct. 14, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The move is designed to improve collaboration.
Meet the North Jersey adoptable pets of the week for July 26: Peter Pan and Vera
Meet NorthJersey.com's adoptable pets of the week for July 26! Each week, NorthJersey.com would like to highlight two adoptable animals from local shelters and rescues. If you foster,...
Jazz and R & B singer and TV host Volora returns to Newark for a special concert on August 6
On this episode of The Art of the Story, Jazz and R & B singer and TV host Volora talks about her school days in Newark. Volora performs August 6 in Independence Park in Newark as part of the Essex County Concert Series. You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview...
The Giants might have a starting corner emerging from the pile
One of the weaker position groups on the New York Giants is their secondary, a unit that lacks experience and, to a degree, potential upside. Aside from former first-round pick Deonte Banks, the prospects at CB2 and in the slot are somewhat limited. Assessing the Giants’ Secondary: Competition Heats Up...
Empty Passaic County jail used to film the movie 'Motor City' — complete with explosion
PATERSON — The Passaic County Jail is going out with a bang. In its final month before demolition, the empty corrections facility in Paterson’s downtown area is being used as a location for filming a movie, including a special-effects explosion and trail of fire. ...
Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $612K sold at liquor store
A Jersey Cash 5 lottery player who bought ticket at a liquor store in Passaic County won Wednesday’s $612,515 jackpot, officials said. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at Allen Liquors on McBride Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey Lottery officials said. Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 7, 14, 20,...
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