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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency on Wednesday night after remnants of Hurricane Ida touched down in the city, brining heavy rain and flash flooding. Hurricane Ida also hit other parts of the state, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Nearly 30,000 people are without power in New York while over 80,000 are in the dark in […]
A lifeguard was killed and six others were injured after lightning struck a beach in New Jersey on Monday afternoon, New York Post reports. The incident occurred at the Island Beach State Park in South Seaside Park, even though the closest thunderstorm to the area was about four miles away. “Lighting bolts have been known to travel 30 miles outside of an […]
A New Jersey woman is facing charges after being caught on video yelling racial slurs at a hotel clerk. The woman, 46-year-old Elizabeth Trzeciak, was staying a hotel nearby the Super 8 hotel in Mount Laurel but still appeared at the front desk at 12:30 a.m. Monday, and called the clerk the N-word several times. She […]
Police are looking for a group of people who reportedly assaulted and kidnapped a waitress at a New Jersey restaurant this weekend after not paying their bill. The reported attack took place around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night at the Nifty Fifty’s in Turnersville, as Washington Township police claim the group of customers tried to exit the location without paying […]
A New Jersey city has paid tribute to George Floyd by erecting a 700-pound statue in his image. According to CBS News, the bronze structure was unveiled Wednesday outside Newark’s city hall, where it will remain on display for at least a year. The piece, which shows Floyd sitting on a bench, was commissioned by actor/director Leon Pinkney and created by […]
Back in April a tiny New Jersey-based deli made headlines after it was valued at $100 million on the stock market, and now we know why. Last year, the Your Hometown Deli only made $13,976 in revenue, but its market capitalization sat at a ridiculous $113 million. As the sole location for the company Hometown […]
Two people were killed and another 12 injured at a mass shooting at a house party in Bridgeton, New Jersey last night. One of the 12 people injured was in critical condition, and the two victims, whose names have not been released, were a 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man. The motive remains under investigation, police […]
A meth lab was found in the basement of a New Jersey police officer’s home, as well as explosives, poison, and a number of guns. The Washington Post reports that Long Branch police made the discovery following a report of a domestic disturbance at the home, where officer Christopher Walls lives with his wife and […]
Workers are accusing a Hindu sect known as BAPS of luring them from India and forcing them to work for $1 an hour as they build a New Jersey temple. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, which has built temples around the world, is being accused of exploiting hundreds of low-caste men, who say they’ve been confined to […]
Sara Erwin, a police officer in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, has been fired after she compared the Black Lives Matter movement to “terrorists” in a post on social media. NJ.com reports that Erwin was fired for the post she made on Facebook, while officer Sgt. Mandy Grey will be suspended for six months for replying to a comment. […]
