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Man Hit in Head with Hammer, Cars Ramming Each Other: Violence Unfolds in Montclair BOE Lot
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Authorities disclosed a disturbing incident that occurred outside a Montclair Board of Education building April 12, characterized by a violent altercation involving construction tools and vehicles. The Montclair Police Department reported that around 8 p.m. on April 12, officers were dispatched to 22 Valley Road following reports of a fight with weapons involved. Multiple callers indicated witnessing two pickup trucks engaged in what was described as "ramming into each other" in the parking lot.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Upon arrival, law enforcement officers intervened and separated the individuals involved: a 58-year-old...
Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri is coming to Yonkers
Celebrity Chef and philanthropist Guy Fieri will be in Yonkers May 5 in support of his and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar’s Santo Spirits brand. The Cinco de Mayo appearance will take place at Stew Leonard's (1 Stew Leonard Drive) from noon to 1 p.m. for a "meet and greet" and sample sipping. Fieri will take photos with fans and sign bottles of Santo Tequila, a liquor that arose from a decades-old friendship between himself and Hagar.
Live Nation Concert Week offers $25 tickets for PNC, Stone Pony, PruCenter, MSG shows
Grab your ear plugs and credit cards, Live Nation Concert Week is coming. Live Nation, which operates, books and promotes shows at multiple area venues, is offering $25 tickets to more than 5,000 shows across the country, including concerts by Willie Nelson, Maroon 5, 21 Savage, Alanis Morissette, Cage the Elephant, Celeste Barber, Dan and Shay, Dierks Bentley, Feid, Janet Jackson, Meghan Trainor, New Kids On The Block, and more.
Light Rail Contractor From North Arlington Pleads Guilty
Joseph Ferrara, 56, of North Arlington, "submitted claims for compensation covering hundreds of hours relating to work allegedly performed during regular, overtime and double time hours" that was, in fact, never done, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said. Ferrara, who worked as an electrical supervisor for a subcontractor...
Cross County Parkway Ramp To Exit 7 In Yonkers To Close
The ramp leading from the eastbound Cross County Parkway to West Broad Street/Gramatan Avenue in Yonkers (Exit 7) will close overnight on Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 3, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. Officials added that both closures would go into effect between 11 p.m. and...
Police fatally shoot armed suspect in Manhattan
Police officers shot and killed an armed suspect during a violent struggle in a Manhattan store Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The incident happened in MaximEyes Optical at 202 West 24th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Chelsea at around 2:45 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Construction closes lanes on George Washington Bridge, Rt. 80 and Rt. 287
Scheduled road work, construction, utility work, overhead sign repair, drainage improvement, gas main work and guard rail repairs will cause daytime lane closures on the George Washington and Bayonne bridges; interstates 80 and 287; U.S. highways 46 and 202; and state routes 10, 15, 17, 20, 23 and 139. NY/NJ...
Pedestrian struck by NJ Transit train in Bergen County
A pedestrian was struck by an NJ Transit train early Wednesday in Bergen County, causing a disruption in service and delays during the morning commute, officials said. The train, which was out of service and not carrying passengers, struck a pedestrian about 5:33 a.m. just west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield, according to an NJ Transit spokesman.
Armed robbery reported in affluent N.J. suburb supermarket parking lot, officials say
An armed robbery occurred at a supermarket parking lot in an affluent North Jersey suburb last week, authorities said. The robbery was reported in the parking lot of 175 Franklin Avenue in Ridgewood on April 24 at 8:40 p.m., the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said. A Stop & Shop supermarket is located at the address, according to property records.
Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $617K sold at N.J. liquor store
A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket sold at a liquor store in Essex County hit the $617,241 jackpot on Monday night. The lucky winner bought the ticket matching all five numbers at White Oak Liquors on Union Avenue in Belleville, the New Jersey Lottery said. Monday’s winning numbers were: 11,...
NYPD officers shot and killed 25-year-old man suspected of assault, in Chelsea
NYPD detectives investigate a shooting in Chelsea where police officials say officers shot a suspect on April 30, 2024. The shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the department. [ more › ]
Be prepared for dense fog in 4 N.J. counties Wednesday morning
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 7:20 a.m. for dense fog until 9 a.m. for Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. "Patchy dense fog is being observed across the Lower Hudson Valley, portions of northeast NJ and portions of southern CT. The dense fog is expected to remain patchy and lift by 9 a.m. Use caution if traveling this morning. Use low-beam headlights and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you," says the weather service.
Eric Adams warns ‘outside agitators’ descended on Columbia campus to radicalize students as over 100 arrested: ‘A global problem’
Mayor Eric Adams warned Wednesday that “outside agitators” had descended on Columbia University’s campus to radicalize students — as he vowed to fight for the American “way of life” amid pro-terror protests rocking the city’s colleges. More than 280 anti-Israel demonstrators were cuffed at Columbia and the City of New York campuses overnight in a “massive” NYPD operation. In total, 109 people were nabbed at the Ivy League campus after cops responded to Columbia’s request to help oust a destructive mob that had illegally taken over the Hamilton Hall academic building late Tuesday, Adams and police said. Hizzoner blamed the on-campus chaos on insurgents who have a “history of...
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