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This New Jersey Road is Called One of the Scariest Places in USA
"Holy Moly, Batman! I's afraid!" A road in New Jersey has been named one of the scariest haunted places in New Jersey!. If you guessed, "The road where the governor lives", you are incorrect. A road in West Milford has been awarded the honor by the travel website, Far And...
A tropical storm is headed up the East Coast. How will it affect NJ this weekend?
It definitely won't be a beach weekend. Or one to do much of anything outside in New Jersey, thanks to a system that's rolling toward the U.S. coast. The system — called Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen — is expected to become a tropical storm by the time it reaches the coast of North Carolina Friday night or early Saturday. A tropical storm warning was in effect Thursday evening from Cape Fear, North Carolina to southern Delaware.
Feds Help Dismantle Jersey City, North Bergen, WNY Fentanyl, Meth Ring: Police
Nilo Ibarra, a 38-year-old Jersey City resident, Ramon Lopez Arias, a 32-year-old West New York resident and Alexander Sanchez-Castillo, a 37-year-old North Bergen resident were arrested following an operation conducted by the Secaucus Police Department, the Jersey City Police Department Street Crimes Unit and the North Bergen Police Department, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
New Home Needed: Meet the Latest Adorable Pets Up for Adoption in Oakland, NJ
Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around Oakland.
Person riding scooter died in Paterson crash while being pursued by police, sources say
A person riding a motorized scooter was killed in a crash in Paterson on Wednesday night while being pursued by police from Totowa, multiple law enforcement sources said. The crash happened after 7 p.m. around McBride and Murray avenues after the police followed the scooter over a bridge crossing the Passaic River, the sources said. ...
What happened in a Paterson high school brawl? These are the details
PATERSON — Seven students were suspended in the aftermath of a melee last week at the city's alternative education high school, an incident that resulted in a large police response after one officer assigned to the building radioed for help. That’s what school district officials said during Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting, giving the most detailed account of an incident that authorities initially had described as a riot. ...
Cases of yet another deadly disease are increasing in NJ
It seems that every season brings a new disease to worry about. New Jersey, like any other state, has had its share of health threats, from Ebola to Zika and, of course, COVID-19. However, there's another concern that has resurfaced recently: Legionnaires' disease. This issue came to light again this...
Inside a Creepy Prison of Horrors in Upstate NY! Dare to Enter? (PICS)
Closed in 2011, the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility in Warwick, NY sits vacated, unless a few brave souls dare take a tour and walk through its supposedly very haunted hallways. Located about two hours south of Albany, it was originally used as a reform school for troubled boys and became an...
New details emerge on Garden State Plaza overhaul ahead of first hearing in Paramus
A planned overhaul for Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus will bring green plazas and luxury apartments to the mall and may eventually include a hotel, medical offices and senior housing. The details were included in a statement released Thursday by mall owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and its partner ahead of the...
NJ gets $3 million more to fight wildfires after worst season in a decade
For many, the 972-acre Kanouse wildfire in West Milford was a wake-up call. Forcing the evacuation of five homes and threatening stables that housed dozens of horses boarded in the township, the fire took almost four days to bring under control by firefighters from throughout the region. ...
'Medical Emergency' Leads to Car Fire in the QuickCheck Parking Lot on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne
WAYNE, NJ – On Wednesday afternoon, just after 2:00pm, Wayne Police confirmed the call of a working car fire as volunteers from Wayne’s Fire Department and First Aid Squad raced to the Quickcheck on Hamburg Turnpike. It was reported that a "medical emergency" may have led to an accident in the parking lot and "the car catching on fire." TAPinto was on scene just after the fire was put out. The driver was in a Wayne First Aid Squad ambulance being cared for by our volunteer EMTs. And, his car was a blackened wreck, with melting tires and steam rising lazily...
Most Haunted Place in the Country Could be in the Hudson Valley
One Paranormal Expert was obsessed with Rockland County and felt it was one of the most haunted places ever. When I was out in California I got hooked on this show called the 'Holzer Files' and you can stream it on Amazon. It's based off the research that Paranormal Expert Hanz Holzer did and now his daughter and team are continuing it. I was rewatching the show the other day and it showed how Hanz Holzer has some really strong feelings about Rockland County, NY.
Drivers Not Seriously Injured In Crash That Closed Garden State Parkway For Hours
Two drivers suffered minor injuries in a crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours, authorities said.A Nissan and Volkswagon collided in the northbound lanes just before 8 p.m. near mile post 168.1 in Hillsdale, right past Demarest Farms on Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to witnesses and…
Minivan Driver Wanted On Warrant Caught With Crack: Rochelle Park Pd
Officer Chris Kiszka found an outstanding traffic warrant for Randy Ward, 27, after pulling over his minivan on West Passaic Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, Capt. James DePreta said. A search following Ward's arrest turned up a sandwich bag with 15 individually packaged bags of crack, the...
Don Mattingly Swings By Waldwick Restaurant Owned By 5X World Series Champ
Don Mattingly, who was a six-time All Star and won an MVP award while playing for the Yankees, stopped by W's Village Grille in Waldwick this week, the restaurant shared on its Instagram page. The restaurant is owned by Charlie Wonsowicz, who won five World Series titles with the Yankees...
One Bergen resident dies of West Nile, with 8 cases in NJ. When will mosquitoes go away?
One Bergen County resident recently died from West Nile virus, and there were four other cases of the mosquito-borne disease reported in the county so far this year, according to the state Health Department's mosquito-borne illness report for the first week of September. Statewide, 632 mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile...
The Bergen County Office of Food Security is Currently Accepting Applications for the 2023 Sustainability Grant Program
HACKENSACK, N.J. - The 2023 Food Pantry Sustainability Grant Program is now taking applications, according to an announcement from the Office of Food Security at the Bergen County Department of Human Services in Hackensack. The Bergen County Sustainability Grant Program, which was formed in 2021, is available to qualified non-profit groups that run food pantries, conduct meal distributions, or provide food to low-income Bergen County residents. The Sustainability Grant Program provides financing for urgently required goods in important areas such as infrastructure renovations, technological enhancements, and weatherization. To date, 50 groups in Bergen County have received close to $1...