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Bergen County lottery player wins $50,000 on scratch-off ticket
A trip to a convenience store turned into a big payday for one Bergen County lottery player. The New Jersey Lottery announced Thursday on social media that a $50,000 prize was recently won at the Quick Mart on Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah. The lottery player spent $30 on a $50,000...
Robber Large Knife 7-Eleven Wallington Passaic Bcpo
Tymear Haskins grabbed an employee from behind as the victim took out the trash in back of the 7-Eleven on Main Avenue in Wallington shortly before 4 p.m. April 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. After making the employee convince a co-worker to open a locked side door, Haskins...
Paterson Fugitive US Marshals East Orange Prospect Park Shot
It was just before 5 a.m. this past Jan. 1 that the 25-year-old victim from Prospect Park arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle. She’d been shot near the corner of Market Street and East 33rd Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement.
What turned this Bergen County brook bright green? We found the answer
"Who had 'radioactive river' on the Garfield bingo board?" asked one Garfield resident on Facebook on Wednesday morning alongside a photo of an unnaturally green body of water. This post in the Garfield Deserves Better Facebook group stirred up a conversation with several residents, all wondering why the Fleischer Brook near Price Rite on Outwater Lane was bright green. ...
Editor’s Note: 4/20 isn’t just for smoking this year
It feels like the celebrated 4/20 cannabis holiday keeps getting more and more positive attention with each year that passes since former Gov. Andrew Cuomo legalized the smoking of recreational pot in 2021. It’s a day when people celebrate marijuana and its consumption, whether by smoking weed or eating edibles – and it’s most fun when done in groups and communities. Manhattan’s Washington Square Park seems to get more and more crowded every year, taking on a festival-like atmosphere with crowds puffing away among music performers and vendors. Even local businesses are helping celebrate 4/20 with special deals. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema this year cleverly rebranded as Alamo Dankhouse Cinema, offering a menu catering to moviegoers with the munchies.
Exclusive look inside Gateway Tunnel construction
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Crews are working on both sides of the Hudson River to build the Gateway Tunnel Project. The $16 billion project will add two new tracks for NJ Transit and Amtrak and double the available capacity between New York and New Jersey. PIX11 News was given an exclusive tour of the construction […]
Earth Day is April 22. Here are 5 ways to celebrate in North Jersey
Earth Day is April 22, and it's always the perfect opportunity to show our appreciate for the world in which we live. From simply going on a long outdoor walk or planting some fresh flowers, to participating in a park or beach cleanup, take some time this weekend to celebrate our planet. In North Jersey, there are several events taking place throughout the weekend before and in the week following Earth Day.
Woman Stabbed On Cliff Street In Yonkers
The incident happened on Thursday evening, April 18, when a woman was stabbed in her leg at 35 Cliff St. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio. The woman is now in stable condition, DiDomizio said. Police are now investigating the incident. This is a developing story....
Sprain Brook Lanes Closing Between Yonkers, Mount Pleasant
A series of single and double-lane closures along both directions of the Sprain Brook Parkway between the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers and the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant are scheduled for Monday, April 22 through Wednesday, April 24, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The closures...
Here's Timing For Latest Round Of Rain, Showers, Weekend Outlook, 5-Day Forecast
Friday, April 19, will be mostly cloudy throughout the day and not as cool, with a high temperature in the mid-50s to lower 60s. But it will stay dry until Friday evening when a season moves in, bringing precipitation that will last on and off until around midday on Saturday, April 20.
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