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North Bergen Man Busted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Hudson Prosecutor
Miguel Cortes, 37, was arrested outside his Paterson Plank Road home on Tuesday, May 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. North Bergen police caught wind of Cortes’s alleged offer of money for the deed, the prosecutor said in announcing the arrest on Friday. Suarez didn’t characterize the person...
GoFundMe Set Up For Next Door Neighbor of Northfield Ave. Condominium Fire
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The next door neighbors of the octogenarian couple who died in a fire earlier this week also lost their apartment due to the blaze. A woman and her daughter, a West Orange High School student, are now homeless with their dog and two cats. Their friend Alisa Vural organized a GoFundMe campaign to help them recover. According to Vural, “They need somewhere to stay until they find a new apartment, and then they will need first and last month's rent, furnishing, clothes, supplies and more.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Another friend,...
Inside Thor Equities $3B Proposal To Build NY Casino & Hotel In Coney Island
Thor Equities is one of several developers trying to obtain one of the three gaming licenses that New York is expected to issue. Their casino project is called “The Coney” and is designed to feature a 250,000+ square-foot hotel. Additionally, it would have 92,000 square feet of convention center and meeting space. On top of that, their design has 70,000 square feet dedicated to retail food and beverage space.
Meet the North Jersey adoptable pets of the week for May 17: Baxter and Frappe
Each week, NorthJersey.com would like to highlight adoptable animals from local shelters and rescues. If you foster, work at, or volunteer with a North Jersey animal shelter or rescue and know of some animals who are in need of a loving fur-ever home please send a photo, description, and adoption information to amwallace@gannett.com to have your adoptable pets featured in the next edition.
Man charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A man wanted in connection with the random attack on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was arrested on an assault charge Friday, police said. The 66-year-old star of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Fargo” was walking in midtown Manhattan on...
Parades, food festivals to close several NYC streets on May 18 and May 19
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Another weekend, another batch of road closures impacting travel throughout New York City. On Saturday, May 18, streets across various boroughs will be restricted to traffic as a result of planned parades and festivals. Those traveling in Brooklyn will need to navigate the detours originating from the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon.
8 Things to Know About Stew Leonard's New Store in Clifton
CLIFTON, NJ - Dubbed as “the Disneyland of Dairy Stores” by the New York Times, Stew Leonard's has opened in Clifton in the Styertowne Shopping Center. Here are eight things to know about Stew Leonard’s.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER 1. The family-owned grocery chain began in 1969 as a small dairy store with seven employees. It has since expanded to six locations in Connecticut and New York, employing more than 2,200 people. 2. The Clifton store is the second to open in New Jersey - the other being in Paramus. 3. The store is best...
NYPD to deploy 'first responder' drones in 5 NYC precincts
Drones will be responding to 911 calls in five New York City precincts beginning in a few months as part of a program dubbed “drones as first responders,” NYPD brass said at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday.
‘I just want him home.’ Jersey City high school student has been missing 10 days
A Jersey City teen has been missing for 10 days, despite his family’s arduous efforts to locate him. Matthew Fernandez, a 16-year-old sophomore at Dickinson High School, was last seen by his family May 8, his mom, Cynthia Amaya, told The Jersey Journal. She and her husband, Gianni Fernandez...
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