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Police: Manager of shop where marijuana was sold faces charges
WESTPORT — The manager of a Post Road East smoking products store has been charged with illegal marijuana sales at the shop. Omar Aliyhry, 29, of Bronx, N.Y., was charged April 26 with selling one kilogram or more of cannabis and conspiracy to sell one kilogram or more of cannabis.
Garfield Musician Struck By Car Sees Support Swell
Wyl White, a Garfield resident and local musician, was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, April 28, according to a fundraiser set up to support him. It was not immediately clear where the crash happened. White, a Paterson native remains hospitalized after breaking his jaw...
Hawthorne school board OKs $54.1M spending plan. Here's what trustees had to cut
HAWTHORNE — The school board had to cut an alternative education program and three full-time positions under a $54.1 million spending plan approved for next year. Schools Superintendent Richard Spirito said the budget includes funding for all extracurricular activities and clubs, but that officials were forced to absorb a $884,720 reduction in state aid by eliminating the HOPE program at Hawthorne High School.
Wild Past Of CNN Anchor, Jersey Shore Native Detailed In New Book
CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota was growing up on the Jersey Shore when she started following her a local punk rock band, spending her nights at iconic clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City.Camerota, who grew up in Shrewsbury, is out with a new book "Combat Love," which explores her tumultuous teen…
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
Person struck by train, multiple subway lines delayed: MTA
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A person was struck by a train early Friday, causing numerous subway lines to be delayed, according to the MTA. The person was struck near Second Avenue, the MTA wrote on X. F and M trains were running with delays in both directions. F and M trains are still running with […]
Haledon Planning Board nixes proposal for marijuana shop tied to RHONJ star
HALEDON — The Planning Board rejected an application for a new cannabis dispensary Thursday night after several people, including public officials and a would-be competitor, railed against the proposal. The business sought to take over a Dunkin’ restaurant at the busy intersection of Belmont and Haledon avenues. There would...
This co-op in the Bronx owes thousands of dollars to former tenants
NEW YORK -- The Amalgamated Housing Cooperative in the Bronx owes thousands of dollars to dozens of former tenants.It is the oldest nonprofit housing cooperative in the United States and was once praised by then-governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a success story, but CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas is uncovering the historic property's financial woes.Refunds from Amalgamated Housing Cooperative in limboThe Amalgamated Housing Co-op uses a model in which residents purchase a share in the development when they move in. They're supposed to get their investment back when they move out, but CBS New York Investigates has learned...
Who killed Dora Howell? Year later, Staten Island sub-basement murder unsolved
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was about a year ago a murder mystery unfolded on Staten Island when the body of a woman was discovered buried in the basement of a New Brighton home. And while police would go on to identify the victim as Dora Howell, 43, of...
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