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Elite NJ private school closes after ‘threatening’ racist graffiti found in bathroom
An elite private school in northern New Jersey was closed Wednesday after a threatening message targeting the black and Hispanic communities was found scrawled on a bathroom wall Monday evening, according to school administrators. The hateful messages were discovered at the posh Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood around 6 p.m., according to an email sent to parents that night by school head Jeremy Gregersen and obtained by The Post. The school would not detail what exactly the graffiti said. Gregersen wrote that it was scrubbed away and reported to law enforcement. Meanwhile, the school would remain shuttered Wednesday while cops and...
Ex-boyfriend charged after NYC woman’s remains found ditched in apartment bathtub: cops
A Manhattan man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death then ditched her bloody remains in her bathtub in a grisly scene, police and law enforcement sources told The Post. Melanie Woods, 33, of Second Avenue, was found with multiple stab wounds and a slash across her neck when cops and firefighters busted into her apartment for a welfare check at about 6 p.m. Tuesday night, police and sources told The Post. EMS workers declared her dead at the scene, and the city medical examiner said it was a homicide. Woods was supposed to go to California but she never made her plane,...
Biden vexes commoners with yet another election money grab
When the history of the 2024 presidential campaign is written, will citizens of Westchester County garner Churchill-type accolades: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”? But perhaps it is unwise to compare the victims of Biden fundraising schemes to the Royal Air Force pilots defeating Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Much of Westchester County was locked down Thursday thanks to President Biden and his vast entourage descending on Irvington for a fundraiser reception in Michael Douglas’ mansion. General admission tickets (bring your own pretzels?) started at $3,300, and the event likely raised at least $10 million for Biden’s re-election campaign. Though...
Box cutter–armed robbers terrorize subway riders on 2 line
Images released by the NYPD shows the suspects linked to three armed robberies on the subway line in the Bronx over the past week. None of the victims were physically injured in the muggings, which all happened in the early morning hours.
This Bergen Rite Aid is the latest set to close after company files for Chapter 11
A Rite Aid Pharmacy in Hackensack will close in just under two months, a spokesperson confirmed by email, the latest of more than 200 closures across the U.S. since the struggling retail pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy. The official closing date for the 219 Essex St. location will be June 16. The last date of operation for the pharmacy will be May 16, the spokesperson said. ...
Family of man killed by police ‘humiliated and insulted’ after grand jury clears officer
Bernard Placide's September 2022 killing by a Englewood police officer sparked protests and a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The post Family of man killed by police ‘humiliated and insulted’ after grand jury clears officer appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Stew Leonard's sets opening date for Clifton location. Here are the details
The Stew Leonard's grocery store chain is set to open its second New Jersey location at the Styertowne Shopping Center in Clifton on May 17. The new Clifton store will employ will more than 300 individuals and expand that to another 200 to support seasonal sale. Stew Leonard’s Wines &...
How Safe Are Kids on School Buses Without Seat Belts? Mother of 2 in School Bus Crash Speaks Out About Issue
“There was just glass everywhere. Blood. Kids everywhere. The worst thing you could ever imagine as a mother,” Bryson and Rigel’s mother, Brittany Fisher tells Inside Edition.
Armed robbery at Maywood jewelry store under investigation
Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Maywood on Tuesday morning. Maywood police responded to 42 West Pleasant Ave., home of Diamond Fantasy jewelers, after a 911 call at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, said a press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The Paramus and Rochelle Park police departments also joined the...
☀️These unbelievably great people live among us
Good Friday morning! It's April 26 and you are reading "The Sunny Side."☀️ First time reading? Sign up here to receive it for free. Last week I met some wonderful people who left me in awe about what just a few can accomplish. ...
Owner of Garfield bat cave says city 'turned their backs on us' as redevelopment planned
The Wildlife Conservation and Education Center in Garfield, known as the New Jersey "bat cave," is at risk of permanently shutting down as the property owners, Snowball Developments, want to create an industrial-commercial complex. A zoning board meeting to be held on April 29 will determine the fate of the center as...
Biden to appear at Westchester fundraiser hosted by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
President Biden will attend a campaign fundraiser on Thursday in Westchester County hosted by Hollywood A-listers Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. It’s the second time in less than a month that Biden, 81, will trek to New York and rub elbows with celebrities in an effort to raise cash for his re-election battle against former President Donald Trump. The invite, seen by The Post, will take place at an undisclosed address in Irvington, the same village that Zeta-Jones and Douglas call home. The celebrity power couple purchased a $4.5 million 12-acre riverfront estate in Irvington in 2019, after downsizing from their...
Violent Mahwah Crash Sends Rockland Bicyclist To Hospital (UPDATE)
A Rockland County bicyclist was hospitalized after an SUV struck him on a Mahwah road a mile or so from the state line.The 40-something victim was "lucid and responsive at the scene" following the crash on Island Road at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said.He was ta…
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