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'Mammoth Pile of Dirt' on Pompton Plains Crossroads Threatens Wayne’s Water Supply - Officials
WAYNE, NJ – Over the past three township council meetings, Mayor Chris Vergano has updated council members and the public about the difficult situation at the old Topsoil Depot - now run by a company called XRDS Recycling, LLC. The company accepts topsoil, piles it up so that it towers over Pompton Plains Crossroad in Wayne Township, processes it and resells the dirt. According to Vergano, this operation is run against township, state and Department of Environmental Protection regulations and fines are piling up, with about $250,000 in violations handed out by Wayne Township alone. RELATED STORY:...
LI man gets over 7 years for $1M Ponzi scheme
A former investment broker was sentenced today to seven and a half years in prison for running a $1,000,000 Ponzi scheme that targeted friends and acquaintances, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced Thursday.
NYC hospital-building boom on Upper East Side roils upper-crust residents
The Upper East Side, once known as the Silk Stocking District, has embraced cotton scrubs — but not everyone’s thrilled about it. CBRE cited growing demand for healthcare services, especially for those over age 75, for the tony area becoming the “central node” in the Tristate region’s health sector, according to a new report by the company. Five major new hospital and medical projects are rising amid the upper-crust neighborhood’s fancy homes and shops — and three more enormous, highly controversial ones are proposed. New leases and expansions for health facilities in Manhattan totaled nearly 5.4 million square feet since 2018, much of...
Hackensack approves plans for former YMCA site on Main Street. Here's what's coming
HACKENSACK — A seven-story, 254-unit apartment building is planned for the site of the former YMCA building on Main Street, a longtime city landmark that closed two years ago. The city Planning Board approved plans last week for the mixed-use building at the corner of Main and Passaic streets,...
Black Lives Matter NY founder Hawk Newsome busted for clash with court officer
Black Lives Matter Greater NY founder Hawk Newsome was busted at Bronx courthouse following a fierce caught-on-camera clash with a court officer he called “a vagina.” Newsome was in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday to attend a court hearing for an NYPD narcotics sergeant accused of killing moped operator Eric Duprey by throwing a cooler at the escaping suspect. Newsome got upset by court ...
New Ice Cream Spot Coming To Bergen County
Just in time for summer, Bergen County is getting another ice cream spot.Bruster's Real Ice Cream will be opening in Westwood early this summer, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.This will be New Jersey's second Bruster's store, the other in Washington Township (Gloucester County).The compan…
Macy's Opening New Format Store In Ramsey
Macy's will be celebrating the grand opening of its new format store at the Interstate Shopping Center in Ramsey on Saturday, May 25 at 9:45 a.m. The event will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony and giveaways for customers. The department store is promising an immersive shopping experience with its new...
Passaic County to unveil permanent memorial wall to those lost in the Vietnam War
Passaic County officials are set to unveil a permanent memorial for the lost veterans of the Vietnam War on Saturday. A 368-foot concrete wall clad with the names of the 58,318 U.S. soldiers who were killed or went missing in the conflict, the county's new Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall off Oldham Road in Wayne should officially become one of the largest in the nation, county officials said.
Leafology Cannabis Company: The First Dispensary in Westchester Reopens!
This family-owned business, which offers a comprehensive range of cannabis products from vapes to edibles, concentrates, and flower, is a funky and fun gathering place where everyone is welcome. “Leafology is not your typical dispensary,” said Raphael Bassalobre, partner. “We are a family business, and every one of our team...
Roberta’s Vast Midtown Location Will Open Next Month
The first standalone Roberta’s in Manhattan, at 1 Pennsylvania Plaza, between 33rd and 34th streets, is finally on track to open in June. The destination will include a second location of the newly-minted R Slice; an upstairs, full-service Roberta’s; and a vast patio with a tiki bar, similar to the outdoor one at the Bushwick flagship.
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