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NJ teen stabbed at popular boardwalk, 'civil unrest' hits another beach town
Police in Ocean City, New Jersey are investigating a stabbing incident and another nearby beach town declared a state of emergency on Memorial Day weekend. Police responded to the boardwalk Saturday evening to find that a 15-year-old male had been stabbed by an unknown male suspect. The individual was transported to an area hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries.
See all homes sold in Middlesex County, May 20 to May 26
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Middlesex County reported from May 20 to May 26. There were 126 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,064-square-foot home on Fox Hollow Drive in Piscataway that sold for $515,000.
Here are 8 of the newest speed camera locations on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An engine roars, the car blows past, and a telltale flash can be seen just moments later. Getting caught off guard by a speed camera is an all too familiar situation for Staten Islanders. The cameras are placed with intention, often in speeding hotspots. If you...
Social Security latest COLA update for 2025 increase means bad news
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The roughly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits are expected to see the smallest bump in their monthly checks since before the pandemic. Each year, Social Security benefits are subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) based on inflation rates to ensure that monthly...
New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
8 injured after porch collapsed in New Jersey: officials
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — Several people were injured after a porch staircase collapsed in Newark, N.J., on Sunday, according to officials. The porch fell at a home on Kearny Street, injuring eight adults, around 6:30 p.m., according to officials. The victims were taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries, according to officials. […]
Rain, thunderstorms pummel NY, NJ on Memorial Day
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Memorial Day will bring storms with heavy rains and cloudy skies to New York and New Jersey Monday. Rain and thunderstorms will move through the region toward the evening, and a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for New York City and New Jersey through 9 p.m. Monday.
4-year-old boy dies after drowning in NJ pool
NEW JERSEY - A four-year-old boy died after drowning in a pool Saturday night, the North Brunswick Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutor said. The North Brunswick Police Department got a call at 7:46 p.m. reporting that a child was found in a pool and not breathing. When the police...
‘Landmark’ NYC ice cream parlor faces eviction as locals say it’s a sign neighborhood just isn’t the same
An iconic, decades-old Brooklyn ice cream shop is set to be evicted this summer – leaving neighbors and longtime customers distraught over the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. “We have been here since May 1984 – 40 years,” said Anthony “Tony” Fongyit, 74, the owner of Scoops Ice Cream Parlor on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. “A lot of people have been upset. It’s heartbreaking right now to see what’s going on with this lease situation,” he told The Post. Fongyit was ordered to vacate the storefront within four months when his landlord brought him to civil court earlier in May, following about five...
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