Rutherford, NJ
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Felician University Named To TIME's Best Colleges List Felician University Named To TIME's Best Colleges List Felician University Named To TIME's Best Colleges List
Felician University Named To Time's Best Colleges List Felician University has been named to TIME’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges 2026–2027 list, which recognizes 500 institutions nationwide. According to Felician University, the ranking evaluates colleges using federal data and considers student outcomes, the learning environment, and attractiveness to prospective students. Thousands of colleges and universities were analyzed before 500 were selected for the list. The recognition is presented by TIME and Statista Inc., which publishes industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. “Felician’s recognition in TIME…

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Saratoga Springs, NY
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Saratoga Hospital Earns 2 Workplace Culture Awards Saratoga Hospital Earns 2 Workplace Culture Awards Saratoga Hospital Earns 2 Workplace Culture Awards
Saratoga Hospital Earns 2 Workplace Culture Awards Saratoga Hospital has received two 2026 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards recognizing its workplace values and employee flexibility. According to Albany Med Health System, the Saratoga Springs hospital earned honors in the Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility categories. The awards are presented by Energage and are determined through an employee engagement survey. The Purpose & Values category recognizes organizations whose mission and values are reflected in their workplace culture, while Work-Life Flexibility focuses on employers that support workers' needs and provi…

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by Daily Voice
Jersey City, NJ
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$16.5M Deal Backs Acquisition Of Luxury Jersey City Apartment Building $16.5M Deal Backs Acquisition Of Luxury Jersey City Apartment Building $16.5M Deal Backs Acquisition Of Luxury Jersey City Apartment Building
$16.5M Deal Backs Acquisition Of Luxury Jersey City Apartment Building A newly built luxury apartment building in Jersey City is changing hands with the help of a $16.5 million acquisition loan and a new real estate partnership. JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing for the acquisition of Jasmin Terrace II, a 56-unit apartment building at 412 Whiton St. in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood, the real estate firm announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Built in 2024, Jasmin Terrace II is an eight-story building with two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units include private terraces, nine-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, vinyl plank floori…

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by Cecilia Levine
Nutley, NJ
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Mucinex Maker Unveils $600M Nutley 'Germ Protection Hub' As Part Of Major US Expansion Mucinex Maker Unveils $600M Nutley 'Germ Protection Hub' As Part Of Major US Expansion Mucinex Maker Unveils $600M Nutley 'Germ Protection Hub' As Part Of Major US Expansion
Mucinex Maker Unveils $600M Nutley 'Germ Protection Hub' As Part Of Major US Expansion The company behind Lysol and Mucinex is investing up to $600 million in its U.S. operations, including a new science and innovation center in North Jersey. Reckitt announced the multi-year investment in Nutley on Wednesday, Sept. 16, saying it will expand operations in New Jersey and North Carolina. The company recently relocated its North American campus to 100 Metro Blvd. in Nutley, where its commercial and operational teams are based. Reckitt will next break ground on a new science and innovation center at the New Jersey campus, bringing its research and development and commercial o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Farmingdale, NY
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Community-Favorite Farmingdale Coffee Shop Closing Doors — But Not Shutting Down For Good Community-Favorite Farmingdale Coffee Shop Closing Doors — But Not Shutting Down For Good Community-Favorite Farmingdale Coffee Shop Closing Doors — But Not Shutting Down For Good
Community-Favorite Farmingdale Coffee Shop Closing Doors — But Not Shutting Down For Good A Long Island coffee and doughnut shop is shutting down its permanent location — but it’s not closing entirely. Vice Doughnuts & Coffee will stop running its store at 314 Main Street in Farmingdale, but the owners will continue slinging breakfast fare from a food truck, the business announced Tuesday, Sept. 15 on Instagram. “The last few months have brought a season of change for Vice Doughnuts and Coffee,” the company wrote. “With change brings opportunity to refresh our focus and ultimately that led to our decision to pivot our operations solely to the Vice Truck.” Joe and Gina O’Bri…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Fairfax, VA
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Case Against 3-Time Deportee Released In Fairfax County Gets Even More Disturbing: Feds Case Against 3-Time Deportee Released In Fairfax County Gets Even More Disturbing: Feds Case Against 3-Time Deportee Released In Fairfax County Gets Even More Disturbing: Feds
Case Against 3-Time Deportee Released In Fairfax County Gets Even More Disturbing: Feds The case against Roni Mendez Escobar got uglier. The 33-year-old Guatemalan national was sentenced in Virginia on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to six years and five months in federal prison after investigators found 46 images and 65 videos of child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices. But prosecutors say Mendez Escobar wasn't just collecting it. He used WhatsApp to distribute child sexual abuse material, encourage others to consume it, and chat and video-call young girls, according to federal court documents. Some of the material depicted the sexual abuse and exploitation of prepubesc…

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by Zak Failla
Pikesville, MD
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Caroll Spriggs II Makes History As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Makes History As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Makes History As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal
Caroll Spriggs II Makes History As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Maryland has its first African American State Fire Marshal in the department's 132-year history. Caroll H. Spriggs II, 53, was appointed to a six-year term leading the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Maryland State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Spriggs takes over the nation's oldest state fire marshal's office after a career that has included leadership roles in Prince George's County and Annapolis, along with work involving federal explosives investigations. Before his appointment, Spriggs served as a deputy fire chief with the Prince George's County Fire and Emergency Medica…

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by Zak Failla
Riverdale, MD
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One Year Out Of High School, Riverdale Teen Becomes Millionaire With Massive Lottery Win One Year Out Of High School, Riverdale Teen Becomes Millionaire With Massive Lottery Win One Year Out Of High School, Riverdale Teen Becomes Millionaire With Massive Lottery Win
One Year Out Of High School, Riverdale Teen Becomes Millionaire With Massive Lottery Win At 19 years old, one Maryland teen already has made his first million. And then some. Just a year removed from high school, the Riverdale resident was learning the ropes as an electrician's apprentice when an occasional lottery ticket turned into a life-changing $4.2 million Multi-Match jackpot. Before the win, there wasn't much of a lottery routine. "I just buy them sometimes," he said. A few tickets every other week was about it, usually from Town Center Market on Queensbury Road in Riverdale. Then came a clue he couldn't ignore. The teen was browsing the Maryland Lottery website when…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
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3 School Resource Officers To Serve Lakeland Central School District In New 5-Year Deal 3 School Resource Officers To Serve Lakeland Central School District In New 5-Year Deal 3 School Resource Officers To Serve Lakeland Central School District In New 5-Year Deal
3 School Resource Officers To Serve Lakeland Central School District In New 5-Year Deal Three police officers will serve in a Northern Westchester school district under a new five-year agreement to strengthen school safety, officials said. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins finalized the agreement with the Lakeland Central School District, the county announced on Monday, Sept. 14.  Under the deal, three members of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety will serve as School Resource Officers, or SROs, in the district. The contract will run through the 2030-31 school year. SROs have served in Lakeland schools since the fall of 2018.  In addition…

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by Ben Crnic
Ronkonkoma, NY
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Cherished Long Island Soccer Coach, Father Dies Suddenly From Cardiac Arrest Cherished Long Island Soccer Coach, Father Dies Suddenly From Cardiac Arrest Cherished Long Island Soccer Coach, Father Dies Suddenly From Cardiac Arrest
Cherished Long Island Soccer Coach, Father Dies Suddenly From Cardiac Arrest A beloved Long Island father and soccer coach has died suddenly from cardiac arrest, and the community has rallied in a fundraiser for his family. Carlos Javier Mejia, also known affectionately as “Coach Gato,” spent 21 years as a soccer coach with youth clubs on Long Island, including 15 at Connetquot United Soccer Club, according to the fundraiser. Before he got into youth coaching, he served in the U.S. Army. “He touched the lives of so many people through his family, his community, and the soccer families he loved so much,” his daughter, Karla Mejia, wrote in the GoFundMe. Mejia said m…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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$576K! Marlton Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $576K! Marlton Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $576K! Marlton Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
$576K! Marlton Lotto Player Hits Jackpot It was a magical Monday for a lottery player in Burlington County. A ticket sold in Marlton matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Monday, Sept. 14, winning $576,830. The ticket was sold at Tamu Food Mart at 27 N Maple Ave. The winning numbers were 05, 08, 15, 38 and 41. The Bullseye was 41 and the XTRA was 05. 

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by Sam Barron
Northern Highlands, NJ
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$5.6M Deal Sets New Record In USR For Third Time This Year $5.6M Deal Sets New Record In USR For Third Time This Year $5.6M Deal Sets New Record In USR For Third Time This Year
$5.6M Deal Sets New Record In USR For Third Time This Year A newly built Bergen County home has sold for $5.6 million, marking the borough’s third record-breaking sale this year, and they were all set by the same real estate company. The home at 16 Robin Ridge Road in Upper Saddle River was sold by realtor Taylor Lucyk of the Taylor Lucyk Group at The Agency before construction was completed and entirely off-market. The deal gave Taylor Lucyk his third sales record of the year in the borough. In June, Lucyk broke the record with the $5.325 million closing of 26 Glen Carl Road in an off-market deal. That sale topped the previous record set by the $…

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by Cecilia Levine