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Memorial Day weather: What do forecasters predict for 2024 holiday?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Memorial Day is just a week away, and so far it looks like the unofficial start of the summer will be cloudy and wet in the New York City area. The early forecast, according to AccuWeather, calls for Memorial Day proper to be cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. Temperatures will reach a high of 66 degrees and cloud cover is projected at 78%.
Hackensack Man Throws Bleach In Mechanic's Face, Smashes Windshield: Rochelle Park PD
Alonge Jones, 33, went to the station at the corner of Rochelle and Central avenues after his girlfriend purportedly had some type of “negative interaction” with the mechanic a day earlier, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James M. DePreta said. Jones then assaulted the victim and smashed the windshield...
SEXTORTION: Out-Of-State Fugitive Freed After NJ Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000
A fugitive from Maryland charged with sextorting a New Jersey senior out of $20,000 online after getting him to take compromising selfies was immediately freed by a judge after surrendering to police.Posing as a woman, Ali H. Maman, 59, of Frederick, MD, communicated with an elderly Glen Rock resid…
Two men face kidnapping, robbery charges after Paterson break-in
Two men were arrested in Paterson on Friday after police caught them trying to break into a home on East 31st Street, authorities said. Michael Symons, a spokesman for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, said a 20-year-old Paterson man and a 21-year-old East Rutherford man were arrested and narcotics and handguns were...
Plainfield man sentenced to 23 years for fatal shooting
A 34-year-old Plainfield man has been sentenced to 23 years in state prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man. Haneef Welch was sentenced May 16 by Union County Superior Court Judge Candido Rodriguez on an aggravated manslaughter charge and ordered to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before he becomes eligible for parole, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney announced.
Bergen County cop sues again, says campaign of retaliation tarnished his reputation
A Lyndhurst police sergeant who was reinstated with back pay in February has filed another lawsuit against the township, the mayor, the police chief and a police captain, saying they violated the state's Conscientious Employee Protection Act. Richard Pizzuti said he was subjected to retaliation because he told his supervisors...
Agnoli & Hammer Show Montville’s Force Over No. 20 Lakeland
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Lakeland High School baseball team strutted onto the turf field on Horseneck Road in Montville on Friday, May 17 as the recently crowned Passaic County Champion and ranked No. 20 in the most recent NJ.com New Jersey State High School Baseball Rankings. They left with a 10-6 loss to the gritty Montville Mustangs. Lakeland came out swinging in the top of the first as a single by Peter Hammerle put Lakeland on the board with a 1-0 lead over the Mustangs as they moved into the bottom of the first inning.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
VOTE for the North Jersey Baseball Player of the Week for May 12-18
After an exciting final week of the high school baseball regular season, it's time to look back on the best performances and vote. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page. ...
Woman In Teaneck Street Fight Arrested, Victim Douses Her, Several Others With Pepper Spray
Fransheska Liriano-Benitez, 32, of Palisades Park had punched the other woman in the head outside a Palisade Avenue home between Griggs and Sherman avenues shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. The victim then tried to blast her with pepper spray, which affected Liriano-Benitz...
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