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Bear spotted wandering near Route 1 businesses in N.J. town
A bear was seen near businesses on Route 1 in North Brunswick on Friday morning, township police said. A witness called police at about 9:30 a.m. to report the bear was behind Malouf Chevrolet in the area of Route 1 and Adams Lane, Capt. Brian Hoiberg said. An officer responded...
New United Way in Perth Amboy offers financial, job opportunities for underserved
PERTH AMBOY – The United Way of Central Jersey's Financial Opportunity Center has opened to offer families in need with individualized employment services, financial education and coaching, as well as assistance in applying for federal support with housing and nutrition assistance. U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., joined local leaders Wednesday for the official opening of the center at 313 State St. Pallone assisted in securing $425,000 in federal funds for the project. ...
Stop & Shop’s Shocking Decision: How It Hits New Yorkers
Stop & Shop's recent announcement to close underperforming stores nationwide by 2028 has raised eyebrows among New Yorkers. With over 100 locations in the state, particularly on Long Island, many are left wondering if their local stores will be affected. While the decision is framed as a strategic reallocation of...
NYC Taylor Swift tour guide wanted: "Ultimate Swifties" only
NEW YORK - "Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you!" Well, there's no Swiftie like a Big Apple Swiftie--one who understands just how critical NYC has been for Taylor Swift's career. From NYU, where she received her honorary doctorate in fine arts, or the Empire State Building, where...
2 different New Jersey cities are dirtier than New York City, study says
NEW JERSEY - Living in the city is never as glamorous as you may think, especially when you find yourself in the dirtiest cities in the country!. That's the case for two cities in New Jersey that both cracked the Top 5 in a recent "Dirtiest Cities in America" study.
Jersey City Police Lieutenant's Cremation To Follow Saturday Funeral Mass
Ugolini died Tuesday evening, May 28. The 19-year department veteran, who was promoted to lieutenant six years ago this month, worked in the city's North District. Ugolini was an alumnus of Jersey City Medical Center and Ambucar EMS who "took pride in helping people by devoting her life to serving those in need," her obituary says. "She transported the first medical patient to the New Jersey Medical Center when it was relocated in 2004.
Pair arraigned on heavy fentanyl charges in Staten Island takedown
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two men accused of dealing fentanyl on Staten Island were arraigned last week on heavy charges in state Supreme Court, St. George. Carlos Sepulveda, 30, of the 600 block of Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, and Alexander Ramos, 58, of Townsend Avenue in the Bronx, had been indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The Bayonne Bridge was raised to let bigger ships pass. Now comes more dredging
Preparing for a future of bigger ships and more cargo was the focus of three announcements Wednesday —including a project to dredge the Kill Van Kull five feet deeper beneath the Bayonne Bridge — at the ports of New York and New Jersey. Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New...
This Monmouth County bar has been named among the best in America
Esquire magazine has released its "Best Bars in America" list, and one in New Jersey made the cut. The publication named "42 noteworthy watering holes from coast to coast and everywhere in between," and in the Garden State, the honor went to La Otra in Aberdeen. The bar, which opened...
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